fairladyz_gt-r Posted November 17, 2008 Share Posted November 17, 2008 Hi Newbie here, I am currently looking at a 97 Legacy GT sedan with 5sp, 102,000 miles, the dealer seems to be willing to do 4000 is that a good deal? What should I be looking at. Also what service should i expect (or hope that the dealer already done) for car with this mile. (here's the car in question,http://www.royalontheeastside.com/view_vehicle.php?vin=4S3BD6756V6214903) Another one that caught my attention is a 98 L wagon, with 150k mile, seems to have alot of work done to it and its significantly cheaper (2800OBO) (http://www.cars.com/go/search/detail.jsp;?tracktype=usedcc&searchType=21&pageNumber=0&numResultsPerPage=50&largeNumResultsPerPage=0&sortorder=descending&sortfield=PRICE+descending&certifiedOnly=false&criteria=K-|E-|M-_45_|B-4000|D-_410_|N-N|R-100|I-1%2c7|P-PRICE+descending|Q-descending|Z-47401&aff=national&paId=294603818&recnum=1&leadExists=true) Which one will you guys recommend? I am mainly looking to use it as a winter car and nothing else Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbrjason Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 Well looking at edmunds on the 97 GT, the dealer retail value is only $2900. If you had to trade it back in on something you could expect about $1700. That being the case yeah $4k is too much. Their asking price of $5988 is ridiculous. I wouldn't pay more than $3k or so. Again, this is based off edmunds, which imo is more realistic to true market conditions than kelly blue book. Kbb prob lists the dealer price close to 6k. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Sinister Posted November 20, 2008 Share Posted November 20, 2008 At 102K, you're looking at the very least to have the timing belt and valves adjusted at 105K. Timing belt will cost at least $375 from the dealer; I have no idea about the valve adjustment. Other things you should look at getting done while everything is apart: - water pump - front main seal - camshaft seals - drive belts - hoses Then, there's condition of the clutch. That's a $1.5K+ job at the dealer. Also, was the headgasket replaced? They're notorious for blowing right around 60K. With that many miles on the car, you could be looking at a lot of potential problems. Good news would be once they're done, the car should last you a while. I recently traded in a 98GT with ~125K on it, so I have a pretty good idea of what needs to be done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairladyz_gt-r Posted November 21, 2008 Author Share Posted November 21, 2008 Thanks guys, I am walking in for a test drive tmr. I will report back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairladyz_gt-r Posted November 22, 2008 Author Share Posted November 22, 2008 I just got back from the dealer, the GT was sold, and they have an outback of the same yea, the car pull toward the left, and make "plaplapalaplapla" noise under soft acceleration...best thing...they want 4900 for it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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