Hi,
Helping my recent college graduate look for a car to take to Alaska- Anchorage specifically.
She is going to Anchorage to do an internship for the NPS for a year. She needs a car that she can drive from Maryland to Anchorage and drive while in Alaska.
As a recent college grad doing an internship for the govt, she’s getting paid peanuts, so price and reliability are an issue. She has a budget of roughly $10k.
We found a 2015 2.0 Touring with 119,000 miles on it for 9k. Seems to have been well maintained as far as we can tell.
The car just had a fresh oil change and full mechanical inspection. Replaced front brakes and front lower arm control parts per mechanics recommendation.
She loves Subies, is part of the demographic😂, and for what she wants to do in Alaska ( some light offroading/rooftop tent camping) it seems like an excellent set up.
She’s a photographer and film maker along with having an environmental science degree so really loves the panoramic sunroof, the 18 inch tires, remote start, heated mirrors and seat.
In short, this seems ideal but then I read about reliability issues past 100k and big repair bills which she will not be able to afford ( again internship that pays peanuts and student loans😳)
Sorry for the very long post but thoughts? Should she move forward with this purchase? What should we look for?
Really appreciate any thoughts, she has to leave in the next 10-15 days to start her drive out there so we’re in a bit of a crunch between the time and her budget.
Helping my recent college graduate look for a car to take to Alaska- Anchorage specifically.
She is going to Anchorage to do an internship for the NPS for a year. She needs a car that she can drive from Maryland to Anchorage and drive while in Alaska.
As a recent college grad doing an internship for the govt, she’s getting paid peanuts, so price and reliability are an issue. She has a budget of roughly $10k.
We found a 2015 2.0 Touring with 119,000 miles on it for 9k. Seems to have been well maintained as far as we can tell.
The car just had a fresh oil change and full mechanical inspection. Replaced front brakes and front lower arm control parts per mechanics recommendation.
She loves Subies, is part of the demographic😂, and for what she wants to do in Alaska ( some light offroading/rooftop tent camping) it seems like an excellent set up.
She’s a photographer and film maker along with having an environmental science degree so really loves the panoramic sunroof, the 18 inch tires, remote start, heated mirrors and seat.
In short, this seems ideal but then I read about reliability issues past 100k and big repair bills which she will not be able to afford ( again internship that pays peanuts and student loans😳)
Sorry for the very long post but thoughts? Should she move forward with this purchase? What should we look for?
Really appreciate any thoughts, she has to leave in the next 10-15 days to start her drive out there so we’re in a bit of a crunch between the time and her budget.
