That does seem to be common with Mitsu dealers. Shortly after the STi and Evo came out (both in mid 2003), I went over to the Mitsu dealer (mind you, I drove up in a BMW Z3) and they told me no test drives without a deposit and I would be paying MSRP + a $5000 markup. Screw that. Drove down the road to the Subie dealership, hopped in an STi, negotiated the price, and bought it the next day.

 

There were Subaru dealers doing the same thing. Though in general it seems Subaru handled the release better than Mitsubishi since they had somewhat gone through it already with the WRX. Luckily my dealer is very mod friendly and is one of the 3 dealerships in the country that offer the BR320 and BR350, and they come with a full warranty. The owner of the dealership and 5 other people that work there all drive modded Evos, very cool guys and bigtime car enthusiasts.

 

Sthubaru Sth.T.I. isth the besth car. All my boyfriendsth have sthubarus!!!! Eric I'll be home late.

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