New to forum but i've been reading and looking for a couple weeks now. I am interested in a 2017/2018 WRX base model(or premium if there isn't much difference in price). I had a couple questions and concerns. I currently use a 99 camry as a daily driver and have a 07 F-150 4x4 I keep in garage. I will be moving in a few months to a larger city and think it's best to get rid of my truck while it still has some value, so I wanted to replace it with an AWD 4 door of some sort.
What I am looking for in a car:
AWD, 4-door, Manual Trans(severely limits my options), better gas milage than truck(12mpg), reliability, something semi-sporty, and something semi-unique.
Concerns:
Road noise and ride comfort are two major ones. I have yet to drive but one I am supposed to meet up at dealership on tuesday but not sure a test drive will give me an accurate view on those.
Questions:
I've contacted a couple dealers in my state and most are quoting msrp of 27k for a base model. I read on here and other places that 2% below invoice is pretty normal, what is invoice?
Is the premium worth the 3k$ difference for me? I am not interested in higher end stereo's, heated seats or a sunroof.
I had also looked into the Ford Fusion and Audi A4 but the Audi was a little above my max 30k price range. I would like to stay under 25k if possible. Under all "best cars for under 30k" the WRX keeps getting listed and with the manual trans keeps leading me back to the WRX(also resale value and trade in seems to hold well). I lost track of thought as I was posting so I am sure I had other questions. If any of you guys got reccomendations or possibily something I may need to think about please let me know.
Thanks!
What I am looking for in a car:
AWD, 4-door, Manual Trans(severely limits my options), better gas milage than truck(12mpg), reliability, something semi-sporty, and something semi-unique.
Concerns:
Road noise and ride comfort are two major ones. I have yet to drive but one I am supposed to meet up at dealership on tuesday but not sure a test drive will give me an accurate view on those.
Questions:
I've contacted a couple dealers in my state and most are quoting msrp of 27k for a base model. I read on here and other places that 2% below invoice is pretty normal, what is invoice?
Is the premium worth the 3k$ difference for me? I am not interested in higher end stereo's, heated seats or a sunroof.
I had also looked into the Ford Fusion and Audi A4 but the Audi was a little above my max 30k price range. I would like to stay under 25k if possible. Under all "best cars for under 30k" the WRX keeps getting listed and with the manual trans keeps leading me back to the WRX(also resale value and trade in seems to hold well). I lost track of thought as I was posting so I am sure I had other questions. If any of you guys got reccomendations or possibily something I may need to think about please let me know.
Thanks!