Relating to automobiles, it’s typically a good suggestion to keep away from different folks’s initiatives, however the mods on at present’s Good Value or No Cube Subaru may make it an exception to that rule. That’s, in fact, 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 development 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 introduced 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 at present’s 2007 Subaru Forester XT Restricted, as the corporate’s valuation device appears unaware of this mannequin and its points of interest.
We, alternatively, are totally on prime of the old-school Forester for its mixture of an out there turbocharged motor, safe AWD dealing with, and, on this specific automotive’s case, the extra enjoyable issue a five-speed guide gearbox brings to the desk. All that’s wrapped in a tidy mama bear-esque parkable wagon bundle. What’s to not like?
Effectively, 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 realize their full effectiveness.
That’s a exceptional declare, contemplating the automotive has solely a mere 84,000 miles underneath its tires. It is a two-owner automotive, with the vendor claiming to have been its steward for the previous 16 years. Maybe the low miles outcome from the automotive being off the street for a very good little bit of time getting modded?
To be truthful, a few of the most blatant modifications seem like issues like protecting seat covers for the leather-clad entrance buckets and customized Subaru star badges which are color-coordinated to match the automotive’s white paint scheme. The addition of white wiper arms are a bit a lot, if I’m being sincere.
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 in all probability extra mods right here, however the advert doesn’t reveal what these may be.
The vendor does declare the automotive “runs flawlessly and every thing works because it ought to.” From the manufacturing facility, this engine produced 224 horsepower. With the mods, it possible has had a couple of extra ponies added to the corral.
It additionally presents very effectively. 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 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 modifications from the manufacturing facility.
In response to the advert, the automotive 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 automotive, and we now have to 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 determine!
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H/T to Phillip T. for the hookup!
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