Relating to automobiles, it’s usually 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, after all, provided that the value is correct.
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 worth excessive for the market and an excessive amount of for the truck because it was offered within the advert. The inevitable consequence was a 77 % No Cube loss.
I’m uncertain what the superb people at Hagerty would make of as we speak’s 2007 Subaru Forester XT Restricted, as the corporate’s valuation instrument appears unaware of this mannequin and its points of interest.
We, then again, are absolutely on high of the old-school Forester for its mixture of an accessible turbocharged motor, safe AWD dealing with, and, on this specific 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 exceptional declare, contemplating the automobile has solely a mere 84,000 miles underneath its tires. This can be a two-owner automobile, with the vendor claiming to have been its steward for the previous 16 years. Maybe the low miles end result from the automobile being off the highway for a superb little bit of time getting modded?
To be honest, a few of the most evident modifications seem like issues like protecting seat covers for the leather-clad entrance buckets and customized Subaru star badges which can be 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 embrace 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 in all probability extra mods right here, however the advert doesn’t reveal what these could be.
The vendor does declare the automobile “runs flawlessly and every thing works because it ought to.” From the manufacturing facility, this engine produced 224 horsepower. With the mods, it probably has had just a few extra ponies added to the corral.
It additionally presents very properly. 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 damage 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 facility.
In accordance with the advert, the automobile has an accident-free historical past, absolutely up-to-date upkeep, and a clear title. The asking worth is $13,500.
OK, that’s fairly the Yin and Yang of a automobile, and we now must parse its professionals 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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