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Replying to: marsound (Apr 15, 2009 12:12 pm) |
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Replying to: morin2 (Apr 15, 2009 3:47 pm) VDC is probably worth about $400 or so stand-alone. The All-weather package is another $400, that includes the heated seats, mirrors, and wiper de-icers. Fog lights? Not sure, say a couple hundred or so. Call it $300 installed and wired. Cross bars? Another few hundred, $300. Power seats, I'll guess $200 or so. Cargo cover and tray are sold in a package, I bet that's $150 or so. Premium sound adds another few hundred, it really depends on what it includes. Slash guards - on all four wheel wells? Painted? $100 each, so $200-400. Plus One rims are worth a few hundred at least. All that plus a 2009 will have better resale later. Put it this way - if you really want the 2009, I think you actually can justify it as long as you want most of that stuff. If you want the 2008, well...you probably would not have bought all those items a-la-carte. Personally I think the SE package is a bargain, and if you ask Car_Man the residuals for that model are actually higher, so you make up even more of the difference there, potentially. In the end, buy the one that brings you the bigger smile. 
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Replying to: morin2 (Apr 15, 2009 3:47 pm)
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Replying to: ttut (Apr 16, 2009 1:07 pm)
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Replying to: morin2 (Apr 16, 2009 5:56 pm) |
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Replying to: ateixeira (Apr 16, 2009 11:24 am) |
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Replying to: ateixeira (Apr 16, 2009 11:24 am) I wish I had those "slash" guards when I hit a curb hidden under the snow, when my Forester was new. It would have saved me a bunch of cash on new tires when I tore out the sidewall. (Sorry, couldn't resist!). Len
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Replying to: leo2633 (Apr 21, 2009 5:41 am) 
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We're looking at a one-owner car with 104,500 miles. I'm not sure if it's gotten a new timing belt . . . I'm aware of hg problems. If we send mobile mechanic to check it out, what certain things need double- or triple-checking? We also plan to have our own mechanic go over it (there's a 3-day period when it can be returned). It appears to have gotten about 24,000 miles put on it for each of first two years of ownership, and then dramatically slowed after that (perhaps a new car?). It drives well . . . and it could eventually be driven by our two teenagers. It's priced at $7K. Is that a fair price?
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Replying to: nervousbuyer (Jun 07, 2009 5:30 pm) Check for signs of oil leaks - inspect the engine block at the head gaskets, the valve cover gaskets, and the front and rear main seal. Your mechanic can do a compression test, but that still won't reveal all gasket issues. Turn off the radio and drive it and listen for a quiet/smooth drivetrain. The one advantage is that if something is off you are likely to hear and feel it, by that I mean differentials, AWD, wheel bearings, etc. |
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