[dcarrb]

If one lives outside a major metropolitan area, there's probably no such thing as a "local" Subaru dealer. In my case, a round-trip would be 3-4 hours. Years ago I phoned a dealership in north metro Atlanta and expressed a willingness to shop "locally" if they could ship to me. The price they quoted for whatever I needed that day was full retail list, plus the shipping. Thanks, but no thanks. Subaruparts.com is cheaper (I suspect the same holds for Annapolis Subaru and Liberty Subaru, as often recommended here), and when you consider that few dealerships stock SVX-exclusive parts, in most instances there's going to be a wait, regardless.

dcb