For reference, we just sold our 1999 GT Forester for exactly $12k and I still reckon the buyer got a bargain. (The car really was perfect: one owner and babied all its life.) When we listed it on one of the car sales sites the 'suggested price range' was about $7500-$8800, which is so far off it's not funny.

Finance companies have to go by the quoted book value in case of repossession, but it still sucks. Hope things work out and you get the car of your dreams.

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