Fairtax4me Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 2000 OBW 2.5 MT base. No sunroof to worry about. Nice car that got traded in at work. Interior is a little dirty, but otherwise in good shape, exterior is very nice except a few small hail/acorn dents. Right front fender repainted/replaced, but paintwork looks to be good quality. NO rust. 231k miles on the 2.5 with the usual head gasket coolant leak, and notorious other oil leaks to go along with it. Runs well but clicks alot, sounds like injectors. Did these have solid lifters? Might be that if so. Can't hear anything else over the damn Potenza's that are on it. I have never seen a set of those wear evenly, on any car, ever. They always cup/feather. It sounds like an airplane taking off at 45mph. Maybe rear wheel bearings? Never heard bearings sound quite like that though. They're usually a lower pitch. Couldn't find any play in the rear wheels either, but that's not saying much for the bearings on these cars. Brakes are close but would pass inspection, tires have ~35% tread just noisy as hell, some play in the steering but I can replace everything in the front end for under $150. Trans shifts well, synchro on 1st is a bit worn, takes a second to get into gear when sitting still. Probably from someone forcing it in when coming to stop signs, which is understandable since the 2.5 has no guts under 2000 rpm. Anyway. Best I can do on price is $2,000. Edmunds books it at over 3 grand . KBB says ~$2300. NADA puts it around $2000. I'm looking at this as a summer knock-around and sell it next fall kind of thing, Something to ride until I can find a wagon that I can beat up and not care about. Sound like a fair price to you guys? I know these things are hot around here. We (the dealer) just sold an 03 at auction with a crushed fender and door, rough interior, and 107k on the ticker for $5700. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairtax4me Posted January 31, 2011 Author Share Posted January 31, 2011 Nevermind. I've decided I'm gonna pass it up. Although I'd love to have it, I have too much other crap going on right now to spend that much on another car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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