Thanks man.I'm not sure on the SRT as far as price. Probably statrt around Blue Book and go from there.
The STI depends on how well kept and how many miles. A low mileage one may gor 16-17k where a hgih mileage could be had from a lot less.
5-6k seems low to me for an SRT. I thought I seen a few going for around 10k.Thanks man.
Yeah, I've seen a few nice STI's for sale here already, just from the quick time I've been looking... If I can get 5 or 6 for my SRT I should be able to grab my first STI very soon
The STI depends on how well kept and how many miles. A low mileage one may gor 16-17k where a hgih mileage could be had from a lot less.
Del is pretty much spot on:tup: You need to do research and make sure you have good solid knowledge base about these cars. Most people seem to pay high insurance rates, not all but many. And there are other things to consider too but you just need know about them, there weak points, strong points, and any others that may come along. Now on to my difference of opinion. Finding a stock or near stock STI is not really hard. A lot of people take them back to stock or close to when they sell them. The tricky part is why sell and why return it to stock. I think most STI owners (including me) enjoy driving and boost. They go great together. But a truly completely never been modded stock used STI is a rear find. If someone is claiming it's stock and for sell you need to be careful and have the car thoroughly checked out. If it is already modded you still need the same inspection done but you at least you know the cars true operating state, what someone else put into it, if they did a proper install, if they cared about the car at all, and you get all the go fast goodies to boot. Just my .02 though. Good luck.Forget KBB. Your car is worth whatever someone will pay for it. If you're a good salesman, you'll get more. As for STI prices, look at the forum classifieds here and on nasioc.
A very high mileage may go for $16k, but one with low miles that hasn't been abused is going to be $20k+. There are likely to be issues with the paint at lower prices as well. Subaru isn't exactly known for their outstanding factory paint jobs.
Also, remember you're going to have to pay for maintenance and insurance for this car. As a 31-year-old male with an incredibly clean record, my insurance is less than $100/month, but insurance companies know what these cars are. I have friends paying much more than I do. I mean much more.
Do some research into the weak points on this car and think about taking some preventative measures. The link that Subie_Pb provided is good but not quite complete. As an example, the oil pickup tube seems to fail at random (some last 100k+ miles, some last 30k) and if it does it will take your motor with it. This doesn't seem as prevalent with the earlier models but some have reported it happening. Also the piston ringlands are a known weak point as well.
Good luck, these are great cars but try to find one that's as stock as possible. It's your safest bet as far as reliability.
The AccessPort is the device that would flash any engine issues correct?I'm no mechanic either, but that things got a fmic and an intake. So I'm assuming its been modded and if the dealer doesn't have the accessport for it I'd run, and even if he did who knows how badly that things been beaten.
Edit* it actually has pretty low miles for an 04, if you really really like it, I'd have them run a leak down test or have a subie mechanic look it over. But again, no accessport would be no sale. Just my 2cents.
I'm no mechanic either, but that things got a fmic and an intake. So I'm assuming its been modded and if the dealer doesn't have the accessport for it I'd run, and even if he did who knows how badly that things been beaten.
Edit* it actually has pretty low miles for an 04, if you really really like it, I'd have them run a leak down test or have a subie mechanic look it over. But again, no accessport would be no sale. Just my 2cents.
Thanks for the info... I think the SRT's have something like that, the Diablo Sport Tuner I think its called... I didn't understand the "married" and "unmarried" of that one either lol...Sort of, it's multifunctional , it is used to store maps from you or a tuner, it can clear codes, monitor and datalog the way your engine is running etc. I'd look it up, cobb accessport. But my point is that's its likely the previous owner had a tune on the car thru an accessport(could've been open source but I don't want to confuse you) and that ap he used is married to that particular car. No car can use it unless its unmarried from that car. If the owner gave the dealer the ap when he traded the car in it helps you(in simple terms) but if the previous owner unmarried it, and sold it, and traded the car in, that's not so good. The car can be running on mods it's not tuned for, and that's a ticking time bomb. Sry I bad at explaining this shit, I'm no guru but that's the half assed gist of it.
Yeah man, I love my car, but the Ohio winters are not kind to it... I'm getting tired of driving my 97' Ford Ranger from November to Early April lol.those srt-4 are little beasts if modded in a straight line.
yeah thats really good. hopefully you can get 10k for it. my cousin is trying to sell his for about 6-7k with 85XXX miles but not in great shape. hes trying to pick up a 2011 hatchback sti. so far hes getting low ball offers.Yeah man, I love my car, but the Ohio winters are not kind to it... I'm getting tired of driving my 97' Ford Ranger from November to Early April lol.
But, in hindsight, not driving it in the winter has kept my car in really good shape... Only 55k miles for an 04' isn't bad.
