I have been on the hunt for one of these puppies for a long time looked up the kkbb value seems legit...super clean exelent condition...has some accesories...but im unsure if its worth the 19,999 it cost...im very pumped...its my dream car and it would last a long time....but is it worth the cost..please post opinions..I am going to buy very soon...no scratches or nothing...absolutly perfect condition... need to decide soon...
Basically new except all the soft goods are still 10 years old. Suspension bushings, strut seals, engine seals & gaskets, TIRES, etc. Check to see if ANY of the fluids have been changed, some of them can go bad sitting too. Things like brake caliper pins may have had the lube dry out, even the brakes can have issues if it goes without being driven for long periods (rotors rust, then get cleaned off, then rust, then get cleaned off. it lets the rust get deeper into the material).
Was the mileage put on then the car sat (or vice versa) or was it driven 2 miles to church every Sunday this whole time? Either can be bad. My grampas car was a dog, which I blame on him for not driving enough and never going over 5% throttle.
Is it nice? Undoubtedly. However I'd pay barely more than a nice condition example with more miles. Maybe 15k BUT that's personal choice not necessarily market value. Then again, you have to have multiple examples to really figure market value. There are quite a few nice turbo Bajas online for 10-12k with under 100k miles (or at least there were a few months ago). Not so many under 30k.
-Russell
"You don't get to judge me for how I fix what you break"
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