# Costco Car buying program - Subaru **URL:** \ **Category:** Cars\ **Created:** [February 25, 2024, 4:59pm UTC](https://community.clark.com/t/costco-car-buying-program-subaru/4493 "2024-02-25T16:59:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![JTraveler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9f8e36/32.png) [@JTraveler](https://community.clark.com/u/JTraveler)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2024, 4:59pm UTC](https://community.clark.com/t/costco-car-buying-program-subaru/4493/1 "2024-02-25T16:59:30Z")
I am a big Costco fan but have never used the car buying plan. Anybody have any experiences/thoughts on using the plan (new car)? After picking a dealer by zip code, can one or does it make sense to also check other nearby zips? BTW, we are looking at a forester Subaru - any thoughts on it or which of the several upgrades of this model? As always, we appreciate the feedback. TY ---
**Author:** ![c200ns](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/fbc32d/32.png) [@c200ns](https://community.clark.com/u/c200ns)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2024, 5:06pm UTC](https://community.clark.com/t/costco-car-buying-program-subaru/4493/2 "2024-02-25T17:06:21Z")
I used the Costco program back in 2006 when I bought my Toyota Tacoma. I don’t remember anything negative about it. ---
**Author:** ![ole1845](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e495f1/32.png) [@ole1845](https://community.clark.com/u/ole1845)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2024, 6:54pm UTC](https://community.clark.com/t/costco-car-buying-program-subaru/4493/3 "2024-02-25T18:54:10Z")
I have a friend who swears by it. He says you may be able to do slightly better if you want to play games and pit one dealer against another, go back and forth endlessly, etc, etc. If you want an easy excellent price Costco is great. ---
**Author:** ![Smartpolitics](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/65b543/32.png) [@Smartpolitics](https://community.clark.com/u/Smartpolitics)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2024, 7:16pm UTC](https://community.clark.com/t/costco-car-buying-program-subaru/4493/4 "2024-02-25T19:16:28Z")
Depends on what dealer you are assigned. There’s a common no haggle dealership in my area that I dislike so I wouldn’t be happy if the Costco Auto Program assigned me that dealership ---
**Author:** ![lisa5678](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f4b2a3/32.png) [@lisa5678](https://community.clark.com/u/lisa5678)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2024, 2:26am UTC](https://community.clark.com/t/costco-car-buying-program-subaru/4493/5 "2024-02-26T02:26:18Z")
Clark had a segment on car buying and Costco customers on a recent podcast. A dealer told him that they really want Costco buyers because they “tend to be people with higher income, better credit overall, that they know a deal’s a deal and they’re quick.” See the whole transcript here: > **[Podcast transcripts, sponsors, and audience data - Podscribe](https://app.podscribe.ai/episode/95524311)** > > Podcast transcriptions, advertisers, and listener metrics - Podscribe ---
**Author:** ![JTraveler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9f8e36/32.png) [@JTraveler](https://community.clark.com/u/JTraveler)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2024, 1:34pm UTC](https://community.clark.com/t/costco-car-buying-program-subaru/4493/6 "2024-02-26T13:34:42Z")
thanks for input from all ---
**Author:** ![GregG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/df705f/32.png) [@GregG](https://community.clark.com/u/GregG)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2024, 10:18pm UTC](https://community.clark.com/t/costco-car-buying-program-subaru/4493/7 "2024-03-01T22:18:02Z")
I have tried to use the Costco vehicle purchase service twice in the Nashville area. Both times they responded that there were no participating dealers in our area. ---
**Author:** ![skimmer90](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@skimmer90](https://community.clark.com/u/skimmer90)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2024, 7:27pm UTC](https://community.clark.com/t/costco-car-buying-program-subaru/4493/8 "2024-03-03T19:27:44Z")
Same here around ATL. No Honda, Lexus, or Acura even though there are dealerships all around the city and suburbs. They couldn’t find any of those dealerships to work with. Please… FCOL /// ---
**Author:** ![Lavarock](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.clark.com/lavarock/32/119_2.png) [@Lavarock](https://community.clark.com/u/Lavarock)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2024, 7:53pm UTC](https://community.clark.com/t/costco-car-buying-program-subaru/4493/9 "2024-03-03T19:53:43Z")
It may not be that Costco could not find any dealers to work with, rather that the dealers don’t want to work with Costco. It is not unlike the problem with companys and Walmart (according to the book The Walmart Effect). A rep from the lawn mower company saw that they could sell a lot of lawn mowers if they sold through Walmart, but they would only make a reduced profit because the price charged would be limited. The dealerships may have felt that they could bump their prices up and make more money without Costco limiting their business practices. ---
**Author:** ![David](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.clark.com/david/32/678_2.png) [@David](https://community.clark.com/u/David)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2024, 12:45am UTC](https://community.clark.com/t/costco-car-buying-program-subaru/4493/10 "2024-03-06T00:45:14Z")
Tried the Costco Car buying program for a 2024 Subaru. Another dealer beat the Costco car price dealer by $900. It is better to shop other dealers especially if your dealer range is up to 100 mile distance. ---
**Author:** ![JTraveler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9f8e36/32.png) [@JTraveler](https://community.clark.com/u/JTraveler)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2024, 4:03pm UTC](https://community.clark.com/t/costco-car-buying-program-subaru/4493/11 "2024-03-22T16:03:41Z")
Thank you for everyone’s input