Concerning automobiles, it’s typically a good suggestion to keep away from different folks’s tasks, however the mods on as we speak’s Good Value or No Cube Subaru may make it an exception to that rule. That’s, in fact, provided that the worth is true.
On the outset of yesterday’s dialogue of the 1994 Ford Bronco XLT, we famous that Hagerty had recognized the mannequin as being within the midst of a downward development in worth. Most of you agreed with that assertion, discovering our truck’s $17,000 asking value excessive for the market and an excessive amount of for the truck because it was offered within the advert. The inevitable end result was a 77 % No Cube loss.
I’m uncertain what the advantageous of us at Hagerty would make of as we speak’s 2007 Subaru Forester XT Restricted, as the corporate’s valuation device appears unaware of this mannequin and its sights.
We, then again, are absolutely on high of the old-school Forester for its mixture of an out there turbocharged motor, safe AWD dealing with, and, on this explicit automobile’s case, the extra enjoyable issue a five-speed handbook gearbox brings to the desk. All that’s wrapped in a tidy mama bear-esque parkable wagon bundle. What’s to not like?
Properly, one factor most of us don’t like is clowns. Wait. I meant to say that we don’t like personally modified automobiles. For higher or worse, the vendor of this Forester claims its modifications are so quite a few that some have even required further mods to attain their full effectiveness.
That’s a outstanding declare, contemplating the automobile has solely a mere 84,000 miles underneath its tires. It is a two-owner automobile, with the vendor claiming to have been its steward for the previous 16 years. Maybe the low miles consequence from the automobile being off the highway for a very good little bit of time getting modded?
To be honest, among the most evident modifications look like issues like protecting seat covers for the leather-clad entrance buckets and customized Subaru star badges which are color-coordinated to match the automobile’s white paint scheme. The addition of white wiper arms are a bit a lot, if I’m being trustworthy.
Different apparent mods embody rally-style alloys (additionally white) and a bigger scoop on the hood feeding the two.5-liter boxer engine’s intercooler. The mill additionally has an aftermarket chilly air consumption with an induction tube and some different blue hoses. There are most likely extra mods right here, however the advert doesn’t expose what these could be.
The vendor does declare the automobile “runs flawlessly and all the things works because it ought to.” From the manufacturing unit, this engine produced 224 horsepower. With the mods, it probably has had a number of extra ponies added to the corral.
It additionally presents very nicely. The aforementioned seat covers wrap pristine entrance seat upholstery, which is matched by the again bench. The cabin is clear and exhibits no signal of wear and tear on any of the tactile surfaces. An aftermarket shift knob and one other red-over-white Subaru badge on the steering wheel are the one notable modifications from the manufacturing unit.
In keeping with the advert, the automobile has an accident-free historical past, absolutely up-to-date upkeep, and a clear title. The asking value is $13,500.
OK, that’s fairly the Yin and Yang of a automobile, and we now must parse its execs and cons to find out if we predict the $13,500 price ticket makes for a good deal. What do you say? Does this modded Subaru stack up at that asking? Or is that an excessive amount of to run, Forester, run?
You resolve!
Seattle, Washington, Craigslist, or go right here if the advert disappears.
H/T to Phillip T. for the hookup!
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