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Advice on purchasing 2004 Subaru Forester XT MY05
Been keeping a casual eye out for an Automatic Forester for the wife and came across this 2004 MY05 Auto Forester at Osborne Park Subaru -
2004 Subaru Forester 79V XT MY05 All Wheel Drive Went had a look and it seems fairly reasonable for a ten year old car, there'a a bit of wear on the drivers door and the carpet in the drivers footwell sill area. Seat belts in the rear look slightly tatty and the ashtray / pocket is missing from the rear of the centre console. 126,xxx km's is lowish for the age. Drives ok. Obviously the picture looks a bit better than what it is in the flesh. Sales rep said he's willing to let me have it on road with stamp duty paid etc for the $13,888 online price. (Price in the windscreen is up around 18,000 ) At $13,888 it's at the high end of Red Book pricing and it's not an immaculate car, so I don't know if it's appropriate. (Red Book Private Price Guide $9,500 - $11,600) Any advice, thoughts, pro's and con's on these Foresters? What do I need to be aware of or expect? Is the 2.5L turbo motor on these ok? Price? Known issues?
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LOL for 18k I would assume it comes with 6k cash in the glovebox.
If its been serviced and not abused (nudge bar = boring old fuck so doubt its been smashed around) it will live forever.
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Based on what you said about it I'd be thinking $11k range. Is it the sports shift auto or just normal?
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Any fraying in the seatbelts = replace.
Tyres and service history ok Macey? Have a look underneath, see if there are signs of sand/salt water exposure. May have been down the beach.
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sexiest Subaru in the sexiest colour
not that I'm biased or anything
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pretty standard for the dealer to have a much higher sticker price on the car then reduce it massively so buyer feels that they're getting a bargain
you can't realistically expect to pay what redbook says because a) prices in WA tend to be a bit higher than other states and b) you'll pay a small premium for buying from a dealership... just my 2c |
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Id be interested to know why the belts are tatty at those km..
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dogs getting chewy
baby capusle/booster seats rubbing against the belts
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Thanks to everyone for their input on this thread and also to Doug at STechnic for his advice too.
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2004, advice, forester, my05, purchasing, subaru, xt |
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