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Hello goons, I've just moved to Connecticut from Australia for 2 years and need to buy a car in the next week or two. Proposed Budget: $6000-7000 out the door. Can stretch this but don't want to. No finance. New or Used: Used Body Style: 4-door. Mid-size or compact if its a hatch/wagon or has fold down rear seats. How will you be using the car?: 20-mile each way commuted 3-4 days week. Occasional 100-150 mile round trip to bike races etc. What aspects are most important to you? Reliability. Relatively easy for a scrub to drive in snow when needed. Enough room to get a road bike in the back (with the front wheel off). There is a lot of brands/models here that I'm not familiar with, so I'm leaning towards Subaru/Mazda/Toyota/Honda. I'm drawn to the Subaru's a bit, but not for any concrete reason. From what I can see in ads, cars around here have a lot of miles for their age, so it'd be good to know what other people see as "too much", and if the winters are harsh enough that buying a 9-10 year old car is becoming a bit of a gamble. Also, it seems like trying to buy a car from a private seller in this state is a real shitshow, so probably from a dealer. simmyb fucked around with this message at 23:40 on Jan 25, 2016 |
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tater_salad posted:Sometimes people on Craigslist are 1. Nuts, 2. Pad the price so people think they are getting a deal. Which to be fair almost every buyer and seller expects.
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Can I get some advice to for pricing my old car to sell quick: 2009 Impreza 2.5i, located Connecticut 191,000 miles Runs well, heat and A/C all good. Has had Takata airbag recall service done. Issues: Valve cover oil leak, possible other oil leak Control arm bushings dry rotted Battery service required Muffler flanges rusted out Heat shield rattle Recommended fluid change in diffs Hole in carpet near left foot rest driver side Dent on passenger side front quarter as shown in pics Has recently installed used tires, approx 7/32" depth. Needs alignment Emissions due 26 Jan 2019 Pics: https://ibb.co/album/jRZCtv Moving back to Australia in 10 days (heck), so need to move quickly. Is $2k reasonable or optimistic? My backstop is $600 to sell to a junk car place Thanks!
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