Hi all,
I really want to get a Subaru for my wife since we need a second car, and we live in snowy Idaho. (I grew up here but my wife is from California and has no experience driving in the white stuff). We found a 2003 Forester XS (leather, moonroof, power everything) that has 85,000 miles. The lady who owns it wants $9,000 for it and is pretty firm on the price. The car is in very nice shape and was bought to tow a 16ft scamp trailer that weighed 1600 pounds. The trailer was only pulled on 4 trips. I know a timing belt and most likely head gaskets is in the near future. When the timing belt is done I would do the head gaskets at the same time to save another headache in the future. Is $9,000 a fair price for a car that needs this work done soon? What would be a fair price?
How much should I expect to pay for these items?
Any advice is greatly appreciated!
I really want to get a Subaru for my wife since we need a second car, and we live in snowy Idaho. (I grew up here but my wife is from California and has no experience driving in the white stuff). We found a 2003 Forester XS (leather, moonroof, power everything) that has 85,000 miles. The lady who owns it wants $9,000 for it and is pretty firm on the price. The car is in very nice shape and was bought to tow a 16ft scamp trailer that weighed 1600 pounds. The trailer was only pulled on 4 trips. I know a timing belt and most likely head gaskets is in the near future. When the timing belt is done I would do the head gaskets at the same time to save another headache in the future. Is $9,000 a fair price for a car that needs this work done soon? What would be a fair price?
How much should I expect to pay for these items?
Any advice is greatly appreciated!