[kkjellquist]

Local dealer has a trade-in 2002 they sold to the only owner. CarFax lists everything done....all service, etc since it was all done at the same dealer. It would appear the vehicle has never really left the area.

Getting a good vibe from the salesperson who is texting me pics since they aren't on the site yet.

It's listed at $9999...w/ book value as $8500.

Any thoughts, red flags, too good be true's, etc?

I really was thinking more like 04-06 this time around, but the very low miles caught my eye.

 

[kkjellquist]

Trust me...there's no way I'm paying that. So the timing belt at 105 months is scheduled maint in the book? I would definitely work on them to have that done.

 

[kkjellquist]

Also carfax isn't exactly infallible. Once people started trusting it, other people started gaming it. It isn't 2002 anymore.

True. The dealer is a well reviewed dealer on this site and others. The CarFax actually shows a minor fender bender I will ask about for sure. I'm sure if they we dishonest that would have been removed.

 

[kkjellquist]

I had to pay bluebook value to get my '03 ****** with 55k on it 5 years ago or so, wouldn't have paid that much but as you might guess in central NY people lika-da-subarus... why the heck do people in NC have AWD cars anyway

Outbacks are EVERYWHERE in Western NC...mountain roads, more snow that you'd expect, no plowing or road treatment to speak of, and plenty of dirt roads. Also tons of bikers, climbers, paddlers, etc. Outbacks make perfect sense in the mountains.

The car sold in what appears to be less than <48 hrs. Good points all around, and I'm now ruling out dealers in my search. There are so many Yoga Moms in this town the dealer prices are insane because the Outbacks get snatched up at any price.

 

[kkjellquist]

That really stinks.

So, curious... was it a 4 cylinder or H6?

There's no way I was gonna pay $9999 and there's no way they were gonna knock $1000+ off that price so it's moot.

It was a 4 cyl so it was waaaaay overpriced.