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Replying to: erics6 (Jan 04, 2009 11:37 am) |
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My brother wants a Subaru Legacy Wagon, leather interior, 2005-2007 with 30K mile or less. He is willing to pay for it and apparently he will have to b/c there just ain't many on the market that meet his criteria. He is in Wisconsin and the car mentioned above is at Carmax South of Baltimore. I test drive it today and it is in good condition, some minor scratches, scrapes on leather in 1-2 places etc. Drives well, tires are ok but are good for 1-2 years depending on he he drives it. Well, the stats: 28,000 Miles. Manual transmission. Leather interior on the LTD. Heated seats. That ugly Suby light green exterior and tan interior. AWD (I guess it goes without saying). Massive sunroof, skylight which opens is more like it. Carmax wants $18,000 for it and he would have to get it shipped to Wisconsin for another $450. I paid for the consumer reports pricing (They said $14,000 from dealer) and checked Edmunds (up to $15,000 from dealer). I told him I thought it was a buy before I checked the pricing and it seems like Carmax is really gouging on this one but maybe they are just hard to find used with low miles. Thoughts? |
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Replying to: georgehughes35 (Jan 04, 2009 7:46 pm)
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Replying to: volvomax (Jan 05, 2009 9:03 am) |
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Replying to: georgehughes35 (Jan 04, 2009 7:46 pm)
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Replying to: longislander1 (Jan 05, 2009 3:15 pm) |
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hey vmax, Think you can help me figure out the mystery with this 2001 V70? Claims T5, but states 2.4L engine. PLUS, if the decoder I found on volvo's website is correct, this VIN belongs to an XC70. YV1SZ58D611003557 Is that right? And those wheels don't look like T5 wheels to me, but I can't say I'm an expert in that area on the '01s. No pics of the engine, so no help there. thanks!
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Replying to: volvomax (Nov 14, 2008 2:49 pm) Well, this past weekend, looking at MDXs at an Acura dealership, I was finally able to unload the car for $12k, not bad for a trade in and when I checked KBB again, the trade in value had dropped to $12k. When the dealers initially told me there simply was no market for an American made car (i.e. Ford), I scoffed. Well, it took me this long to realize that they were right. |
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looks like a nice car Q (from what they show), but the '01s don't have the best reputation. Wasn't the T5 a 2.4l in those days? I know that the LPT engine went from 2.4 to 2.5l ~ 2005, but was the T5 a 2.3L still in 2001? In any case, that is probably a typo. It does have geartronic, so that bodes well for being a T5 (in case you don't trust the tag on the back!)
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