awns729 Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 Hey everyone, It's a 2007 Spec B. Under 50,000 miles. What would you pay in (I'm assuming this is) great condition at a dealer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spec B Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 $18-19k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Capacity Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 I'm guessing mid teens. Mar 2011 I paid 24 grand for a 09 Spec B with 23,000 miles and 4 wheels and 8 tires. All in great shape. I should add, mine was private seller from this forum. 305,600miles 5/2012 ej257 short block, 8/2011 installed VF52 turbo, @20.8psi, 280whp, 300ftlbs. (SOLD). CHECK your oil, these cars use it. Engine Build - Click Here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mass-hole Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 Seriously? When I was looking in December/January, all the ones here in the northeast were going for mid $20k's, I ended up paying $24k for an '07 with 36k miles, strut bars, intake, dyno tune'd and Invidia TBE. I did give a little leeway since those were all mods I planned on doing and figured it would cost me ~$2000+ to buy it all myself This is the only one i found within 150 miles of me: http://www.cars.com/go/search/detail.jsp?tracktype=usedcc&csDlId=&csDgId=&listingId=87913499&listingRecNum=0&criteria=sf1Dir%3DDESC%26mkId%3D20041%26stkTyp%3DU%26mdId%3D21378%26rd%3D150%26crSrtFlds%3DstkTypId-feedSegId-mkId-mdId-trId%26zc%3D01752%26rn%3D0%26PMmt%3D1-1-1%26stkTypId%3D28881%26sf2Dir%3DASC%26sf1Nm%3Dprice%26sf2Nm%3Dmiles%26isDealerGrouping%3Dfalse%26trId%3D22583%26rpp%3D50%26feedSegId%3D28705&aff=national&listType=1 67k miles and $23000, I have a hard time believeing you could get one into the teens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgoodhue Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 Nada puts it's at ~21000 with 50k so that is what the dealer is shooting for. I would try lower than that. Dealer trade in 15-16k so I doubt you will get it for mid teens unless some thing is wrong and the dealer is looking to dump it. Private party sales would (should) be cheaper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mass-hole Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 I find that NADA always undershoots rarer more sought after cars. They dont seem to add in the gotta have it factor. Both my 2006 GTO and my '07 SpecB were listed ~$3k less on NADA then on KBB and from what I saw on both cars was that the market was much closer to the KBB values. Kbb puts a 2007 Spec.b with 50k miles at $24,381 from a dealer. To compare however, the prices on my girlfriends '09 Legacy 2.5i LTD were identical between the two, and it seems to be like that for most "run of the mill" versions of cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobyscoodle Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 An '07 with under 50k will probably sell for 20-22k. Dealers especially aren't going to really come down too much because they know it's the type of car they can sit on and within a couple months get what they want. How much you're willing to pay all comes down to how badly you want it. It is possible to get a good deal on a spec, and by good deal, I mean fair. If you want to really score, and get a car at an excellent value under kbb/nada price, the spec is the wrong car, unless there's something wrong with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lee07 Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 high teens? Y not just get a gt limited and go from there? It's cheaper, maybe 9-15k,(depending on year) then use $ on upgrades Spec B's r nice and different but is it worth it when u compare it to a gt with mods that ended up costing as much as a stock spec B. Just hoping you don't regret anything here, I'll be a little disappointed. Buy whichever 1 you want but don't look back and say I shouldn't of bought it I think it was Car and Driver that did a comparison and a regular modded gt beat it in stopping and handling. Just helping out not hating. I'll buy a spec b and store it for years to come Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobyscoodle Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 SpecB has a 6 speed and nicer seats. You can't expect it to handle that much better, and the brakes are the same, so if you put descent tires on a lgt, there should be no difference. They are still very nice though, just depends on what you're looking for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awns729 Posted June 14, 2012 Author Share Posted June 14, 2012 high teens? Y not just get a gt limited and go from there? It's cheaper, maybe 9-15k,(depending on year) then use $ on upgrades Spec B's r nice and different but is it worth it when u compare it to a gt with mods that ended up costing as much as a stock spec B. Just hoping you don't regret anything here, I'll be a little disappointed. Buy whichever 1 you want but don't look back and say I shouldn't of bought it I think it was Car and Driver that did a comparison and a regular modded gt beat it in stopping and handling. Just helping out not hating. I'll buy a spec b and store it for years to come Hey, I appreciate your comment. It's really important to me to find something low mileage. This is going to be used to commute to work, and so my major concern is reliability. I don't have too much money for mods right away (and I don't want to buy one with too many mods either), so the Bilsten suspension is a nice plus, even though it's not much. Built in GPS, 18s, and high quality 6 speed make the difference for me. I figure this is a nice jump point to start modding. Stage 1 will I'll do ASAP. Further mods within a year or two. I'm open to low mileage (40-60k) LGTs, which seems like sell for ~19k-21k, but with this constraint, it's a difference of a few thousand for the Spec B goodies. So I figure not too bad right? For the 6MT especially? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmanaenk Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 Posts "I bought mine with XX miles X years ago" should be disregarded, used car market values have been swinging wildly as of late (Japan earthquake etc, supply shortages, recession etc). Look into ebay auctions/kbb/edmunds/NADA and judge for yourself. 666 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmanaenk Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 This is going to be used to commute to work, and so my major concern is reliability. Buy mine with gold plus warranty, lol. 666 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awns729 Posted June 16, 2012 Author Share Posted June 16, 2012 Posts "I bought mine with XX miles X years ago" should be disregarded, used car market values have been swinging wildly as of late (Japan earthquake etc, supply shortages, recession etc). Look into ebay auctions/kbb/edmunds/NADA and judge for yourself. Yeah I have been. Hard to know for Spec Bs specifically based on Kbb. But edmunds and NADA seem to be better. Buy mine with gold plus warranty, lol. If you were local, I would have called you as soon as your listing was up lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmanaenk Posted June 16, 2012 Share Posted June 16, 2012 If you were local, I would have called you as soon as your listing was up lol If I was shopping for a spec.b now - I wouldn't hesitate to fly for the right car I did fly to pick mine up in TN. 666 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattSpecB Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 19 to 21k Max Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mass-hole Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 I don't have too much money for mods right away (and I don't want to buy one with too many mods either), so the Bilsten suspension is a nice plus, even though it's not much. Honestly, my gf's '09 2.5i LTD handles better than my spec.b. Maybe its a weight thing but it seems more nimble and responsive and has less body roll. My spec also seems about an inch taller when side-by-side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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