Last week we purchased a Subaru for a customer. She needed to buy a car immediately and since we did not have enough time to buy her one through a dealer-only auction, Ian immediately went to work scouring Craigslist.

Buying a Subaru in Portland is a tricky task. They are very popular here and we have noticed that when they do pop up at dealer-only wholesale auctions, they tend to sell for around 30% over the Blue Book wholesale value!  We had a hunch that was because most sellers know that Subarus are in demand here in Portland and therefore opt to sell their Subaru privately rather than trade it in. However, experiencing the private party sale of a Subaru in Portland was eye-opening.