Relating to vehicles, it’s typically a good suggestion to keep away from different folks’s tasks, however the mods on right now’s Good Value or No Cube Subaru would possibly make it an exception to that rule. That’s, after all, provided that the value 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 pattern 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 consequence was a 77 p.c No Cube loss.
I’m not sure what the positive of us at Hagerty would make of right now’s 2007 Subaru Forester XT Restricted, as the corporate’s valuation software appears unaware of this mannequin and its points of interest.
We, then again, are totally on prime 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 vehicles. 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 beneath 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 consequence from the automobile being off the highway for a very good little bit of time getting modded?
To be honest, among the most blatant 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 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 reveal what these is likely to be.
The vendor does declare the automobile “runs flawlessly and every little thing works because it ought to.” From the manufacturing facility, this engine produced 224 horsepower. With the mods, it seemingly has had a couple of 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 reveals 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 adjustments from the manufacturing facility.
In response to the advert, the automobile has an accident-free historical past, totally 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 expect 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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