2002 PSM WRX wagon, clean title/body, smogged, needs engine work - $3500 OBO
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2002 PSM WRX wagon, clean title/body, smogged, needs engine work - $3500 OBO
If you saw the old thread, then here's the updates:
Pictures: https://imgur.com/a/1arcvb8
Cash deals only, not interested in any trades. Car is being sold as clean title/running/as-is.
Car got it's biennial smog check today - passed with no problems. (No special deals, just a regular smog check, if anything the tech was more thorough than average. Car that went before me failed.) Smog wont be needed again until June of 2020.
Registration was renewed today, fees paid, tags are in the mail.
Price includes the fees I just paid (reg, smog, etc.), and is for the car "as seen" - i.e. I'm not taking any parts off at this price.
Asking price is $3500 OBO.
Had a couple people inquire about the car, a couple people looking at it, but nobody has said "I'll take it" yet.
Smoking under the hood looks to be from oil seepage around the valve cover, not the turbo.. smoke doesn't appear until it's fully warmed up.
Car didn't overheat during ~30 minutes continuous engine runtime and ~5 miles of driving, but I also kept the RPM's low.
May have some additional pros/cons I'm not remembering, e.g. someone pointed out the pair of Legacy headlights in the back.
The asking price for this car is below the sum of its parts. There's easily $1000 in "upgrade" parts on this car. Deducting that, you have a low mileage WRX wagon with a relatively clean (and straight) body for $2500. As I said in the original post, I have too many projects, so I'm giving someone a great deal. But I also don't have time to deal with tire kickers, Craigslist, etc., so I'm putting a low price on it.
Restated from prior post:
02 wagon, PSM, clean title, current tags (expires next month), runs, 106k on the odometer/chassis. EJ25 hybrid. Overall nice cosmetic condition. Some misc upgrade parts. Car is located in South Bay.
Bought this several years ago as a project car, knowing the bottom end was going to need to be rebuilt in the near future
Just haven't had any time to put into it, I have too many projects, it's coming up on reg (smog year), and I just don't want to look at it anymore.
Upgrade parts:
5zigen 17" wheels (tires are heavily worn)
Greddy exhaust
Greddy front strut brace
FP18G or clone
STi fog light covers
Roof rack delete (have original rack rails)
Rebuilt transmission - 08 gearset (per previous owner)
Known Issues:
Piston slap. Fair bit.
Oil blowing past the rings. Assumed related to previous.
Overheating. Assumed to be a failed thermostat.
Unknown problem in the evap system (can throw a CEL)
Swift springs
Minor cosmetic dings interior/exterior
Minor smoking from under hood - probably from the banjo bolts on the turbo
Misses at higher rpm's under boost - haven't looked into it, assuming the overheating and/or blowby is causing problems
Car has current tags and drives, but (EDIT: ON PAST OCCASIONS) starts overheating once the engine comes up to temp .. seems pretty obvious it's failing to flow water. Probably a bad thermostat or similar. Should be an easy fix.
Car should be perfectly fine for an engine rebuild, it has a straight frame and the body is in good shape, I just don't have the time to deal with it, and I've got another PSM wagon I need to deal with (keep or sell) that doesn't have any problems.
Reg is due mid-June, so it has 30 days for that. It passed smog in similar condition the last time, but I don't know if they'll bounce it on visual this time for anything. Since CA requires it to be smogged prior to sale, I'm just going to deep discount and sell it "for parts".
It'd make me really happy to sell it this weekend. PM me if you're interested.
I think $2500 is a reasonable cash price to move fast, but I'll consider lowball offers.. make it easy for me, and I'll make it easy for you.
(EDIT: No longer an as-is parts sale, title is ready to transfer.)
Exterior pictures: https://imgur.com/a/1arcvb8
Pictures: https://imgur.com/a/1arcvb8
Cash deals only, not interested in any trades. Car is being sold as clean title/running/as-is.
Car got it's biennial smog check today - passed with no problems. (No special deals, just a regular smog check, if anything the tech was more thorough than average. Car that went before me failed.) Smog wont be needed again until June of 2020.
Registration was renewed today, fees paid, tags are in the mail.
Price includes the fees I just paid (reg, smog, etc.), and is for the car "as seen" - i.e. I'm not taking any parts off at this price.
Asking price is $3500 OBO.
Had a couple people inquire about the car, a couple people looking at it, but nobody has said "I'll take it" yet.
Smoking under the hood looks to be from oil seepage around the valve cover, not the turbo.. smoke doesn't appear until it's fully warmed up.
Car didn't overheat during ~30 minutes continuous engine runtime and ~5 miles of driving, but I also kept the RPM's low.
May have some additional pros/cons I'm not remembering, e.g. someone pointed out the pair of Legacy headlights in the back.
The asking price for this car is below the sum of its parts. There's easily $1000 in "upgrade" parts on this car. Deducting that, you have a low mileage WRX wagon with a relatively clean (and straight) body for $2500. As I said in the original post, I have too many projects, so I'm giving someone a great deal. But I also don't have time to deal with tire kickers, Craigslist, etc., so I'm putting a low price on it.
Restated from prior post:
02 wagon, PSM, clean title, current tags (expires next month), runs, 106k on the odometer/chassis. EJ25 hybrid. Overall nice cosmetic condition. Some misc upgrade parts. Car is located in South Bay.
Bought this several years ago as a project car, knowing the bottom end was going to need to be rebuilt in the near future
Just haven't had any time to put into it, I have too many projects, it's coming up on reg (smog year), and I just don't want to look at it anymore.
Upgrade parts:
5zigen 17" wheels (tires are heavily worn)
Greddy exhaust
Greddy front strut brace
FP18G or clone
STi fog light covers
Roof rack delete (have original rack rails)
Rebuilt transmission - 08 gearset (per previous owner)
Known Issues:
Piston slap. Fair bit.
Oil blowing past the rings. Assumed related to previous.
Overheating. Assumed to be a failed thermostat.
Unknown problem in the evap system (can throw a CEL)
Swift springs
Minor cosmetic dings interior/exterior
Minor smoking from under hood - probably from the banjo bolts on the turbo
Misses at higher rpm's under boost - haven't looked into it, assuming the overheating and/or blowby is causing problems
Car has current tags and drives, but (EDIT: ON PAST OCCASIONS) starts overheating once the engine comes up to temp .. seems pretty obvious it's failing to flow water. Probably a bad thermostat or similar. Should be an easy fix.
Car should be perfectly fine for an engine rebuild, it has a straight frame and the body is in good shape, I just don't have the time to deal with it, and I've got another PSM wagon I need to deal with (keep or sell) that doesn't have any problems.
It'd make me really happy to sell it this weekend. PM me if you're interested.
I think $2500 is a reasonable cash price to move fast, but I'll consider lowball offers.. make it easy for me, and I'll make it easy for you.
Exterior pictures: https://imgur.com/a/1arcvb8
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