I am considering to buy a 2002 WRX, completely stock. It has 36,000 miles on it and has the base WRX options (no wing, short throw shifter, etc.). The price is $16,200. I went to KBB, and blue book is $16,880. Let me know if you think this is a good deal.

-Thanks for the help,

-Brett

 

sounds right ot me!!...goodluck on it

 

try 16,000 see what happens.

 

The seller was asking for around $16,500 but I negioted him down to $16,200. I don't think he would be willing to go that low.

 

bring 16k cash and he will.. even bring 15.9k and he might

 

I got mine fully loaded sub underseat boost gauge short shifter what not with 32k a year ago october for 16k.... came with car cover bike/ski rack and driven by a 54 year old guy.. oh ya i got a good deal but just to compare..

 

Sounds fair..but not a good deal!!

 

36k is just out of warranty if you care about it... I think the price should be a little bit lower to be a good deal.

 

Wow, thats a great deal. I havn't been able to find something like that, and through many months of searching, this WRX seems like a good deal to me. Thanks for the help.

-Brett

 

Ya i looked for 2 months before i bought.. didn't want one that had been "driven/raced" and stumbled on this one day in auto trader.. Still happy.. Good luck.. WRX's are nice minus the tranny..

 

Deal fell through. After agreeing on the price and me requiring that an inspection needed to be completed, the seller backed out. He said that he had another seller who was not requiring a smog check or an inspection. I checked with the DMV, and they said a smog inspection needed to be done regardless of what year the car is when the title is transfered. The seller insisted that he didn't need a smog check done before the sale(he has never had a smog inspection done on the car). Does anyone know the rules regarding the smog inspection? Thanks.

 

smog needs to be done by seller. see dmv link

http://www.dmv.ca.gov/vr/smogfaq.htm#BM2537

 

you let the deal go over a $40 smog check?

either way...isn't an 02 car exempt from smog upon transfer as per some new law that passed last year?

 

I thought so too, until I called the DMV and they said it didn't matter, he needed the smog. I would have paid for the smog myself, but the seller insisted on selling it to someone else. He also didn't want an inspection done.

 

it has to be smogged when a transfer of ownership occurs and has to be paid by the onwer of the vehicle and not the purchaser.

Brett, him not wanting an inspection done would have thrown a red flag in my mind...