Well, yesterday we made a deal on a 2013 Outback 6 speed premium. :17: The car arrived on Saturday after some anticipation that it will be here this week (my friend works at the dealership as a salesman, and has kept me up to date). We were waiting for a green 6 speed to eventually come before trading our '12 in. In 6 months, we have put over 20K on the '12... so that is over 40K per year. We never intended to keep the '12 long term, although despite the engine mishap, I over maintained it, including air filters early, oil changes with full synthetic way early, etc. We got a **** of a deal on the trade in, and a deal on the 2013. The dealer has gone above and beyond to keep us as a customer and to keep us happy. My wife is thrilled to finally have the color and options that she wants... though if it were me, I would have gotten the same car in a base model, i.e. stripped with zero options, but I am frugal.
We pick up the new car Saturday AM! :29: