sonyhome Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 I need to find nice dealers that could be willing to take on a leaking gasket as good will or under guarantee, without any BS or sloppy job. Location: South San Francisco Bay preferably (Santa Clara, San Jose, Cupertino, Sunnyvale, MtView, etc.) I am (finally) found a 2002 Subaru Forester 66k miles, I wanna buy in, my price range ($8k). The car seems to have the "conditionner" recall on it. In turn I could pay them to handle some of the other issues... it has many: - There's a leak under the car (gasket?!) Not sure if it's oil tranny fluid or coolant. More likely coolant and gasket failing, right? - The power steering pump is wobbly and makes noise. I think it's about to fail. - The left fender is bent chipped and rust is starting. - A few things inside are broken like the clock, chipped or dented. - It needs new breaks pads - The A/C doesn't work I think it may need a refill. The owner probably never used it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chef_tim Posted February 13, 2007 Share Posted February 13, 2007 Why would you even concider paying $8000 for a car in that condition??? Do your self a favor and keep shopping. There's alot of deals to be found if you look about. Later, Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonyhome Posted February 13, 2007 Author Share Posted February 13, 2007 Well, I figured $9~$10K for a 2002 with 66k miles is reasonable, and if I fix all the issues myself then it becomes a solid reliable car for another 100k miles. However I called the Stevens Creek dealer in Santa Clara and the gasket is a $2500 job, plus on top of that the other repairs. We're looking at $13k. Not worth it. The next in line is a $6500 150k miles outback with a full carfax dealer maintenance history, held in one family... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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