My wife and I wanted to purchase a 2016 Subaru Forester and filed out the Costco Auto Program thing from the Costco website to purchase this car. It came back and directed us to Camelback Subaru.
First, they aren't prompt at contacting us and it took 2 days to even get anyone on the phone who could discuss purchasing this car.
Second, the Costco Auto Program is somewhat of a scam as it got Camelback Subaru stuck on offering us a car at a very high price. We have a friend who bought a similar 2016 Subaru Forester a month earlier (at another dealership) for $1,500 less than the Costco Auto Program Price.
Our hope was that we could do some of the price negotiations with Camelback Subaru before driving across town to make a visit since we knew of the exact vehicle we wanted. Unfortunately, Camelback Subaru does no negotiation via phone or email. They took the position that the Costco price was take it or leave it, even when we stated we don't want to buy under the Costco program.
Anyway, we did buy our 2016 Subaru Forester, but from another dealership that was willing to negotiate price with us.