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I just saw that a WRX was for sale near my house, so I stopped and looked at it. It is a 2002 with HKS exhaust, HKS turbo timer, HKS BOV, and Injen intake. He wants $19,800 negotiable for it. Oh yeah, it has 29,000 miles but only has 36,000 mile/3 year warranty. Just wondering if this is a good deal. Body looks to be in good condition, interior is black and looks good from the outside. Let me know. Any help is appreciated greatly.

Mike

 
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Well, according to edmunds, a 2002 WRX with 29,000 miles should sell for $16,809 from a private party.

Then again, I made some assumptions for stuff that you didn't mention in your post, like I assumed it was a manual, sedan (not a wagon), came with a spoiler, was in clean condition, etc. All that stuff affects the price.

Heh, if it's blue that lowers the price a little, too. "Blue" wasn't an option at edmunds, but you can pick "light blue" or "dark blue." They take $53 and $73 off the private party price, respectively.

$19,800 sounds like a lot. Remember that you can't really add the price of aftermarket mods to a car when you're selling it. ie. if you have a $10,000 car with $5,000 of mods in it, it's not going to sell for $15,000. So find out how much he spent on mods and take maybe 50% of that (I dunno just a guess. I don't know if there's a rule for that or not).

Also find out why he's selling it, and if he'll let you take it to a mechanic to have it inspected or not.

 
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He says he is leaving the states and it does have military stickers on the windshield. The sign also says maintained by an agent, not sure what that meant. I was going to have a friend of mine that works with cars alot and turbos alot also go with me to check it out and check the condition of the engine/turbo/intercooler....

Thanks for your help IronFist. I really appreciate it.

Mike