@Anonymous wrote:So yesterday I spent several hours negotiating the price on a new 2015 Subaru. I ended up with everything I wanted at a price better than I expected to be able to get. When they asked for a debit card to put the $5k downpayment on, I asked if they would take my Amex PRG. They took it with no issues at all. Honestly I was quite surprised they would take a credit card, anyone else have any similar experience with any car?
Yes, AMEX has specialty programs with many dealerships allowing this 
I used my BCP for a $2,500 partial downpayment. Rest was cash.
https://amexnetwork.truecar.com/promo1.html?promo_id=content-viewer-carpurchase.
Some dealerships allow full funding by credit card, which is... horrifying, to say the least. 
@ksantangelo23 wrote:
@Anonymous wrote:So yesterday I spent several hours negotiating the price on a new 2015 Subaru. I ended up with everything I wanted at a price better than I expected to be able to get. When they asked for a debit card to put the $5k downpayment on, I asked if they would take my Amex PRG. They took it with no issues at all. Honestly I was quite surprised they would take a credit card, anyone else have any similar experience with any car?
Yes, AMEX has specialty programs with many dealerships allowing this
https://amexnetwork.truecar.com/promo1.html?promo_id=content-viewer-carpurchase.
Some dealerships allow full funding by credit card, which is... horrifying, to say the least.
Awesome good to know! I went in expecting to just pay cash but thought I might as well give it a try. Although I don't think I would really want to put an entire car purchase on a credit card lol...
Edit: The dealer I purchased from wasn't on the Amex website although they took it so that's nice.
@ksantangelo23 wrote:
@Anonymous wrote:So yesterday I spent several hours negotiating the price on a new 2015 Subaru. I ended up with everything I wanted at a price better than I expected to be able to get. When they asked for a debit card to put the $5k downpayment on, I asked if they would take my Amex PRG. They took it with no issues at all. Honestly I was quite surprised they would take a credit card, anyone else have any similar experience with any car?
Yes, AMEX has specialty programs with many dealerships allowing this
https://amexnetwork.truecar.com/promo1.html?promo_id=content-viewer-carpurchase.
Some dealerships allow full funding by credit card, which is... horrifying, to say the least.
Or awesome...depending on how you look at it 
40,000 car.... 800 back on a DC. Wonder how a loan would work...I'm guessing it wouldn't. Damn! But if you had 40k laying around, I suppose you don't need a bank loan. I don't see anything wrong with running a downpayment on a CC - as long as you were smart enough not to make a bigger down payment than you can afford
@longtime_lurker wrote:
@ksantangelo23 wrote:
@Anonymous wrote:So yesterday I spent several hours negotiating the price on a new 2015 Subaru. I ended up with everything I wanted at a price better than I expected to be able to get. When they asked for a debit card to put the $5k downpayment on, I asked if they would take my Amex PRG. They took it with no issues at all. Honestly I was quite surprised they would take a credit card, anyone else have any similar experience with any car?
Yes, AMEX has specialty programs with many dealerships allowing this
https://amexnetwork.truecar.com/promo1.html?promo_id=content-viewer-carpurchase.
Some dealerships allow full funding by credit card, which is... horrifying, to say the least.
Or awesome...depending on how you look at it
40,000 car.... 800 back on a DC. Wonder how a loan would work...I'm guessing it wouldn't. Damn! But if you had 40k laying around, I suppose you don't need a bank loan. I don't see anything wrong with running a downpayment on a CC - as long as you were smart enough not to make a bigger down payment than you can afford
Right it is neat indeed. I went in ready to spend the cash so I only put a downpayment I could comfortably afford but thought "well might as well ask if they take the CC right?". Then I just pay it off as soon as the charge posts.
@Anonymous wrote:
@Anonymous wrote:
@Anonymous wrote:First of all I adore Subaru! Congrats!!
Thats good to know that you can put a downpayment on a car with a credit card.
I'm glad to hear that! I hear nothing but great things about Subaru and this is my first new car purchase so I am excited!
Just thought I'd let everyone know the story and see how normal this is for dealers to take credit cards.
Im on my 3rd Subaru and they have been amazing each and every time!
They seem so underrated! I don't hear about them much but what I do hear is nothing but praise. I guess I'll find out soon enough for myself
@Anonymous wrote:
@Anonymous wrote:
@Anonymous wrote:
@Anonymous wrote:First of all I adore Subaru! Congrats!!
Thats good to know that you can put a downpayment on a car with a credit card.
I'm glad to hear that! I hear nothing but great things about Subaru and this is my first new car purchase so I am excited!
Just thought I'd let everyone know the story and see how normal this is for dealers to take credit cards.
Im on my 3rd Subaru and they have been amazing each and every time!
They seem so underrated! I don't hear about them much but what I do hear is nothing but praise. I guess I'll find out soon enough for myself
My income has gone up recently and I could afford a Lexus now which was always my dream car growing up. I guess I equated it with success but now that I have been driving Subaru so long I really dont want anything else. #subaruforlife