ekimp

Thank you all for the responses- I greatly appreciate it. At this point I have no interest in keeping the car- damn shame, because if I lived in any other state other than CA I wouldn't even think about it. But I don't even want to begin to think about getting this thing to pass smog. Not to mention, I also already have three temperamental BMWs and one Mercedes to deal with. The car is currently in CT and I will probably have a friend go over soon and try to clean the car up and get it out of its dormant state. Perhaps you'll see it up here for sale soon. PS: To whoever asked- yes, the car is lowered on KW coils (I believe V1s). The thing was a monster handler in it's prime, truly fantastic car to drive.

I don't have anything current unfortunately- I live 3000 miles away from the car now. But here are a few older ones: When I bought it (interior didn't change much over 8K miles):

Before me, the car was owned by a collector and I believe it only sat outside in my ownership and was under a weather proof cover- it is NOT a bucket. I agree with you on the current value, but I think you could be off on rebuild value. The reason I ask about the rebuild at all is because I've been seeing stuff like this cross Bring a Trailer with low miles go well into the 20s (see: https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2008-subaru-forester-sports-xt-3/ ). I know these are not the same cars, but both were made in similar numbers for the US market. I'm not claiming equal value here on my car, but definitely more than $10K.

Hi all, I have a bit of a mongrel on my hands......I've come here to seek any advice I may potentially be able to get. Here's the story: I currently have a manual 2005 Legacy GT Limited Wagon (BSM/Black leather). I've had the car three years, two of which it has not moved. Less than six months into ownership, I was diagnosed with ringland failure, likely due to a bad tune and garbage side feed injectors that were installed before I bought the car (little did I know). I bought the car from a dealer in IL, who I later went to court with and LOST due to an incredibly shitty IL law that protects shady dealers like the one I purchased the car from. It's a long story I'd rather not get into on a forum post, but if you'd like to learn more, PM me and I'd be happy to recount my unpleasant experience. In any case, I want this thing out of my life. Here's where I'm at today: I have what I believe is the lowest mile LGT manual wagon. The car has now been sitting for two years- it ran when parked since I installed stock injectors, and I had actually just driven the car 600 miles from MI to CT on the bad motor. I'm trying to wrap my head around what a car like this is worth and what I should do with it. Would it be better to: A. Sell as is B. Put a used motor in C. Put a new (built?) motor in D. Buy a car with an already built motor to swap in At this point, I'm looking for the most cost effective way of dealing with this situation. And if you've read this far, thank you Cheers, ekimp