26 Sti's in stock at Subaru of Countryside in IL

greg davis · 10-23-2004, 05:07 PM

I was on Subaru.com searching dealer inventories for a '05 Legacy GT when i noticed Subaru of Countryside home page describing the amount of each model they have in stock. They had 44 Legacys and 26 STi's.

My local Indianapolis dealer acts like his one STi is a prize possession and you should be lucky to be allowed to buy it.

Anyone ever dealt with them, looks like it may be worth the drive up for this kind of sales power dealer.

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AWDfury · 10-23-2004, 05:21 PM

wow 26 sti's? i would think that would be bad thing. i mean after having variations in color and certain features, what would be the point in having so many? they will just sit there on the lot, collecting dust.

CADesigns · 10-23-2004, 08:07 PM

i bought my car from countryside, but the associate i dealt with was from the pontiac dealer next door (owned by Wolf Family as well). Dealership seemed nice, but I really wouldn't know. Got my headgasket fixed at gerald in naperville and I had the same just "meh.." feeling of apathy. Wasn't particularly great, but then there weren't any problems so....

Ace009 · 10-24-2004, 12:01 AM

That's where I got my 04 WRX from. Look for Ted, he's a cool guy.

Bumble Bee 03 · 10-24-2004, 12:34 AM

26? wowww thats a lot!!!

FaastLegacy · 10-24-2004, 02:58 PM

You sure that's not an error? That's kind of hard to believe. I could see 26 WRXes but that many STis? If they're not moving them you'd think SOA would stop delivering them.

-faast

tinger00 · 10-24-2004, 08:20 PM

the are offiering 1.9-3.9 financing.

http://www.danwolfsubaru.com/en_US/frm_index.chtml?
pageName=HomePage_1&noc=1&overrideUrl=f_HomePage_1 .chtml

click on the sale/specials

they had 44 total (includes cars that are inroute). they are trying to blow them out.

greg davis-might be worth it for you to drive up.

they are right off la grange road and I-55. very easy to get to.

Marcin · 10-24-2004, 08:55 PM

My sis bought her '05 WRX there. It was a good experience. The dealership has its own Subaru building now.
Lat time I was there (2 weeks ago) they had 7 STI's in the front lot, 1 in the garage, 2 in the showroom. So 10 in the front, I don't know about the back lot. I'm just interested in a CGM WRX Wagon 5-speed, which they don't have ATM.

whesung · 10-26-2004, 04:33 PM

So does that mean we can get a super deal on them?! I think this is the time of year when companies try really hard to make their year end numbers, perhaps we'll see some good incentives. Do you all think we'll start seeing some killer deals in the near future?

greg davis · 10-26-2004, 05:07 PM

I would have to think it would be hard to give you the ole "its a rare car, the only one we have in stock" full price BS song and dance like my local dealer does when you got 26 of them sitting there.

Nelly · 10-26-2004, 05:27 PM

I know the sales manager there. They are great guys to deal with! As of this post they have 26 Sti's on there grounds, with a couple more inbound. Ask for Dave Edwards, and tell him Dave Nelson sent you for the best price!!

hillman · 10-26-2004, 09:03 PM

I bought our WRX from Dan Wolf, too. Sounds like things are changing there. They had, IIRC, four WRX in stock when I bought mine... and they didn't even let Subarus into the showroom, which was all Pontiacs and GMCs.

Yotsuya · 10-26-2004, 11:32 PM

There's a dealer in CT that advertises a large selection of STIs in AutoWeek; sounds like Countryside's doing the same thing, though I haven't seen any advertisements.

Nelly · 10-27-2004, 09:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hillman

I bought our WRX from Dan Wolf, too. Sounds like things are changing there. They had, IIRC, four WRX in stock when I bought mine... and they didn't even let Subarus into the showroom, which was all Pontiacs and GMCs.

Yeah, alot has changed! They have there own showroom /building now. Its still under construction, but very close to being done!! Dont hesitate to buy from them, they are good people!!

Joker 13 · 10-27-2004, 09:07 AM

Greg- I wouldn't buy a car here in Indy unless they have exactly what you want. When my buddy went to buy his first STI the local lots were like "we can't get that color for 6monthes, it's hard to get" "we can't get that color either it's hard to get" "we can get a blue one though (because it was already on the lot) if you want it". He ended up flying to New York and driving back his white one. After it was stolen he went back up there and tried again. Same story. "those are hard to get, but we do have a blue one" So he ended up finding one at another dealer in New York flying out and driving it back. Hell I flew out to Texas and drove mine back to Indy.

Minnysubaru · 10-27-2004, 12:15 PM

Yeah you've got to there and check out there awesome inventory. Not to mention how great they are to deal with. The sales manager Dave and his sales people are so easy work with. You have to stop by or give them a call. The building is almost done and it looks sweet!!!

scooter4483 · 10-27-2004, 02:03 PM

well, i gotta go check out countryside. a lot of rides, and i just met a hot girl from there over the weekend.

ChicagoDM · 10-27-2004, 05:15 PM

7,800 lb/ft of torque! Awesome.

26 STi's:
9 Black
7 Crystal Grey
4 Platinum Silver
4 Blue
2 White

**RANT**: I HATE HATE HATE how the Subaru dealer websites no longer provide the optional equipment data for their inventory. Maybe I'm missing something, but now there's no way to tell which car is equipped the way I'd want it, without a physical trip to the stealership. IIRC, they revamped the websites sometime this summer.

greg davis · 10-27-2004, 06:29 PM

I agree that without knowing the options it makes it a lot less usefull. I have seen other manufactures show you a copy of the window sticker online.

hillman · 10-27-2004, 08:47 PM

Quote:

Dont hesitate to buy from them, they are good people!!

I agree. I bought the WRX for my wife for Christmas, and they had no problem with all my goofy requests. "Can you guys just leave it out front, with the keys in it, on Christmas Eve, so I can pick it up on my way home from work, and surprise her?"

"No problem."

Nelly · 10-27-2004, 10:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ChicagoDM

**RANT**: I HATE HATE HATE how the Subaru dealer websites no longer provide the optional equipment data for their inventory. Maybe I'm missing something, but now there's no way to tell which car is equipped the way I'd want it, without a physical trip to the stealership. IIRC, they revamped the websites sometime this summer.

Go to http://www.danwolfsubaru.com/en_US/frm_index.chtml? Under vehicles click on "search new". Then in the box called "search by model and trim" select wrx Sti. It will then pull up all the Sti's avaliable. pick one and click it and it will bring up the options for that particular car. The first thing it should show is the optional equipment.

greg davis · 10-28-2004, 07:53 AM

Nelly , thanks, it must be up to the individual dealers to put in this options info, as most do not list this when you search the individual dealer inventory.

Just another plus for Countryside as a dealer.

Nelly · 10-28-2004, 09:10 AM

You are correct, and up untill yesterday their website was the same way. I made a little phone call for you guys, pulled a couple of strings and a couple of hours later it was added!

ChicagoDM: Becareful what you wish for!

ChicagoDM · 10-28-2004, 01:12 PM

Nelly, thanks! Its a miracle.

So that's one less barrier to my entry into the world of STi-dom, though my preferred dealership, Evanston Subaru, still doesn't provide the option data.

Unfortunately, I have to travel quite a bit in November, so I'd hate to buy my brand new STi and then have to leave it outside, all by its lonesome self.

Doug

whesung · 10-28-2004, 03:08 PM

anyone doing the gtp? You have till Nov 1 ... I'm thinking about it ... quite tempted!!! Minimum criteria is that I get Invoice.

10-23-2004, 05:07 PM	#1
greg davis Scooby Newbie Member#: 72937 Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Cornfield County, Indiana Vehicle: 2004 STi, 65 Riviera 68 GS, 71 Wagon, 05 VUE	26 Sti's in stock at Subaru of Countryside in IL I was on Subaru.com searching dealer inventories for a '05 Legacy GT when i noticed Subaru of Countryside home page describing the amount of each model they have in stock. They had 44 Legacys and 26 STi's. My local Indianapolis dealer acts like his one STi is a prize possession and you should be lucky to be allowed to buy it. Anyone ever dealt with them, looks like it may be worth the drive up for this kind of sales power dealer. * Registered users of the site do not see these ads.

10-23-2004, 05:21 PM	#2
AWDfury Scooby Newbie Member#: 29819 Join Date: Nov 2002 Chapter/Region: MWSOC Location: glendale heights, IL Vehicle: 02 wrx wagon sedona red pearl	wow 26 sti's? i would think that would be bad thing. i mean after having variations in color and certain features, what would be the point in having so many? they will just sit there on the lot, collecting dust. Last edited by AWDfury; 10-23-2004 at 05:28 PM.

10-27-2004, 12:15 PM	#16
Minnysubaru Scooby Newbie Member#: 30545 Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Chicago Vehicle: 2005 Legacy Black	Subaru of Countryside Yeah you've got to there and check out there awesome inventory. Not to mention how great they are to deal with. The sales manager Dave and his sales people are so easy work with. You have to stop by or give them a call. The building is almost done and it looks sweet!!!

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CADesigns Scooby Specialist Member#: 54785 Join Date: Feb 2004 Chapter/Region: MWSOC Location: Elmhurst, IL Vehicle: 1998 Subaru Impreza 2.5rs SOLD!	i bought my car from countryside, but the associate i dealt with was from the pontiac dealer next door (owned by Wolf Family as well). Dealership seemed nice, but I really wouldn't know. Got my headgasket fixed at gerald in naperville and I had the same just "meh.." feeling of apathy. Wasn't particularly great, but then there weren't any problems so....

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Bumble Bee 03 Scooby Specialist Member#: 25448 Join Date: Sep 2002 Chapter/Region: MWSOC Location: u know where i live... Vehicle: '09 Forester 5MT '11 Outback 6MT	26? wowww thats a lot!!!

10-24-2004, 02:58 PM	#6
FaastLegacy Scooby Specialist Member#: 11671 Join Date: Oct 2001 Chapter/Region: MWSOC Location: STL Vehicle: '11 Mustang GT Kona Blue	You sure that's not an error? That's kind of hard to believe. I could see 26 WRXes but that many STis? If they're not moving them you'd think SOA would stop delivering them. -faast

10-24-2004, 08:20 PM	#7
tinger00 Scooby Newbie Member#: 42878 Join Date: Sep 2003 Chapter/Region: MWSOC Location: *630* Vehicle: 04 Forester 2.5x 03 WRX wagon R.I.P.	the are offiering 1.9-3.9 financing. http://www.danwolfsubaru.com/en_US/frm_index.chtml? pageName=HomePage_1&noc=1&overrideUrl=f_HomePage_1 .chtml click on the sale/specials they had 44 total (includes cars that are inroute). they are trying to blow them out. greg davis-might be worth it for you to drive up. they are right off la grange road and I-55. very easy to get to.

10-24-2004, 08:55 PM	#8
Marcin Scooby Specialist Member#: 2874 Join Date: Nov 2000 Chapter/Region: MWSOC Location: Wood Dale IL Vehicle: 2005 CGM WRX WGN Jorge Tunned BattleWagon	My sis bought her '05 WRX there. It was a good experience. The dealership has its own Subaru building now. Lat time I was there (2 weeks ago) they had 7 STI's in the front lot, 1 in the garage, 2 in the showroom. So 10 in the front, I don't know about the back lot. I'm just interested in a CGM WRX Wagon 5-speed, which they don't have ATM.

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whesung Scooby Newbie Member#: 28669 Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: West LA Vehicle: 2004 S4	So does that mean we can get a super deal on them?! I think this is the time of year when companies try really hard to make their year end numbers, perhaps we'll see some good incentives. Do you all think we'll start seeing some killer deals in the near future?

10-26-2004, 05:07 PM	#10
greg davis Scooby Newbie Member#: 72937 Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Cornfield County, Indiana Vehicle: 2004 STi, 65 Riviera 68 GS, 71 Wagon, 05 VUE	I would have to think it would be hard to give you the ole "its a rare car, the only one we have in stock" full price BS song and dance like my local dealer does when you got 26 of them sitting there.

10-26-2004, 05:27 PM	#11
Nelly Top Scoob 017 Member#: 58321 Join Date: Mar 2004 Chapter/Region: MWSOC Location: Aurora. IL Vehicle: 2006 9-2x Aero 1 of 235!	I know the sales manager there. They are great guys to deal with! As of this post they have 26 Sti's on there grounds, with a couple more inbound. Ask for Dave Edwards, and tell him Dave Nelson sent you for the best price!!

10-26-2004, 09:03 PM	#12
hillman Scooby Specialist Member#: 1303 Join Date: Apr 2000 Chapter/Region: MWSOC Location: Westmont, IL, USA Vehicle: 2007 Not a Subaru, thank God.	I bought our WRX from Dan Wolf, too. Sounds like things are changing there. They had, IIRC, four WRX in stock when I bought mine... and they didn't even let Subarus into the showroom, which was all Pontiacs and GMCs.

10-26-2004, 11:32 PM	#13
Yotsuya Scooby Guru Member#: 935 Join Date: Feb 2000 Chapter/Region: MWSOC Location: ಠ_ృ Vehicle: Tony Pond Fan Club	There's a dealer in CT that advertises a large selection of STIs in AutoWeek; sounds like Countryside's doing the same thing, though I haven't seen any advertisements.

10-27-2004, 09:07 AM	#15
Joker 13 Scooby Specialist Member#: 38669 Join Date: Jun 2003 Vehicle: 2008 FSXT WRB	Greg- I wouldn't buy a car here in Indy unless they have exactly what you want. When my buddy went to buy his first STI the local lots were like "we can't get that color for 6monthes, it's hard to get" "we can't get that color either it's hard to get" "we can get a blue one though (because it was already on the lot) if you want it". He ended up flying to New York and driving back his white one. After it was stolen he went back up there and tried again. Same story. "those are hard to get, but we do have a blue one" So he ended up finding one at another dealer in New York flying out and driving it back. Hell I flew out to Texas and drove mine back to Indy.

10-27-2004, 02:03 PM	#17
scooter4483 Scooby Specialist Member#: 71834 Join Date: Oct 2004 Chapter/Region: MWSOC Location: western chicago suburb Vehicle: 2005 WRX w/ premium WR Blue	well, i gotta go check out countryside. a lot of rides, and i just met a hot girl from there over the weekend.

10-27-2004, 05:15 PM	#18
ChicagoDM Scooby Newbie Member#: 5688 Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Chicago, IL Vehicle: N/A Want Sports FXT or Spec B	7,800 lb/ft of torque! Awesome. 26 STi's: 9 Black 7 Crystal Grey 4 Platinum Silver 4 Blue 2 White RANT: I HATE HATE HATE how the Subaru dealer websites no longer provide the optional equipment data for their inventory. Maybe I'm missing something, but now there's no way to tell which car is equipped the way I'd want it, without a physical trip to the stealership. IIRC, they revamped the websites sometime this summer.

10-27-2004, 06:29 PM	#19
greg davis Scooby Newbie Member#: 72937 Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Cornfield County, Indiana Vehicle: 2004 STi, 65 Riviera 68 GS, 71 Wagon, 05 VUE	I agree that without knowing the options it makes it a lot less usefull. I have seen other manufactures show you a copy of the window sticker online.

10-28-2004, 07:53 AM	#22
greg davis Scooby Newbie Member#: 72937 Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Cornfield County, Indiana Vehicle: 2004 STi, 65 Riviera 68 GS, 71 Wagon, 05 VUE	Nelly , thanks, it must be up to the individual dealers to put in this options info, as most do not list this when you search the individual dealer inventory. Just another plus for Countryside as a dealer.

10-28-2004, 09:10 AM	#23
Nelly Top Scoob 017 Member#: 58321 Join Date: Mar 2004 Chapter/Region: MWSOC Location: Aurora. IL Vehicle: 2006 9-2x Aero 1 of 235!	You are correct, and up untill yesterday their website was the same way. I made a little phone call for you guys, pulled a couple of strings and a couple of hours later it was added! ChicagoDM: Becareful what you wish for!

10-28-2004, 01:12 PM	#24
ChicagoDM Scooby Newbie Member#: 5688 Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Chicago, IL Vehicle: N/A Want Sports FXT or Spec B	Nelly, thanks! Its a miracle. So that's one less barrier to my entry into the world of STi-dom, though my preferred dealership, Evanston Subaru, still doesn't provide the option data. Unfortunately, I have to travel quite a bit in November, so I'd hate to buy my brand new STi and then have to leave it outside, all by its lonesome self. Doug

10-28-2004, 03:08 PM	#25
whesung Scooby Newbie Member#: 28669 Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: West LA Vehicle: 2004 S4	anyone doing the gtp? You have till Nov 1 ... I'm thinking about it ... quite tempted!!! Minimum criteria is that I get Invoice.