yea this seems very very unlikely. i have a feeling he was sucked into some sort of smart buy deal in which they dropped the price down to that and he's still paying more then the car is worth. I bet anything his last payment is huge

 

No way I'd even pay 38 for a MR. I saw a GSR for 38k and a 42k STI when I was shopping for an EVO.

 

Tony Domiano's in Eynon (sp?) PA... outside of Scranton... i bought this car last end of june... see, they allocated this BBY Evo based on my request, but, it had the SSL... so, even though when i sat in the seat it felt like i was being cuddled by the hot clingy girl next door... not that i know or anything... and i loved it, i made a scene that i didn't want leather cause it sucks... so, they knocked it off and let the car go... good ppl there... a lil, well, seemingly on the Mafia side, but, hey, those guys were awesome... never went for service there yet though, and i'm bpu+... but, they said just so i didn't way overboost the motor, nor changed the turbo or internals, and i'm alright... yay for me... (even though cams will be going in soon, hehehe)

 

I pay for a new 03 GSR in July 04 for $24k + TTT

 

I'm about to pay 34,923 on an MR here in Cali (including destination). OTD is going to be a hair over 38k with TT&L. Unlike people who aren't specific about what they paid for their car but insist they got a good price (I've seen numerous "pm me for price") I have no problem letting you guys know what I am paying.

 

Your purchase price is 1k lower than mine was, but your OTD is higher by 1k. 1k of the difference was my $500 deposit and $500 customer loyalty, but I guess the other 1k is higher taxes in Cali? My sales tax was 4.5%.

 

Oh yeah. Tax is like 8 and a quarter? Not positive. I live in LA county, but am registering my car in Ventura county (thank you fiance's mom). I think it's either a 1/4 or 1/2 aq point lower for sales tax in Ventura County. Oh wat, just looked at a receipt. It is 8.25% tax here in LA county. I need to move to Oregon, geez...still got a good deal though. Some guys are getting 39k OTD on MRs here (with tax).

 

I did a lot of shopping around before I bought my Evo last month...like 4 months worth. You couldn't get a used '04 STi OTD for the $28k, much less a used '05 STi. I'd be surprised if you could get a new '05 STi OTD for the $32k. I think your friend is full of ish.

 

i didnt buy it, but here in st. louis they had a white '04 evo with SSL with 7 miles on it in the showroom floor, and my wife talked them down to $28,500. (before taxes) i didnt buy it because i found a '03 with moonroof that was brand new never sold for $24,900.. although white was my number one choice and i ended up with rally red.

 

i got my o5 gsr with ssl package for 31900! the best thing about it is that its the show room car and the only electric blue in the NW. (oregon)

 

I got my MR for $32 (before tax) - it was a dealer rollback with 200 miles on it. I have looked at some STi's in NorCal and I have a really hard time believing the "$28 OTD" price! Most have "dealer mark up" all over them.
Just my $.02
RAW

 

exactly

 

My Evo was 27k before taxes...

 

Yeah my 05 was about 29 AFTER taxes, dest, everything. And that was a half a year ago when the 05's were only out for a couple months. Could have gotten an 04 GSR for 28-28.5 easy.

Sounds like the guy got a pretty good deal, but not unheard of.

 

i paid 38k for a normal evolution 8 2005 no ssl package