WRX resale value

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I notice car yards are barely moving WRXs as their profit margin is often still too high to compete against private sales which are often 3-5k less!

[T.Rev]

No need..a troll thru trademe shows experiences and non sales..what u can get is what its worth. Dont buy if u cant lose all of it...exceptions apply.

[Guest]

Personally bought mine for 14k in January 2004, and sold it recently for $8000 privately. I thought $6k depreciation was actually ok for 5.5 years of ownership.

In saying that it was not overly modified, and the mods that were done were the basics with good brand name parts.

It was as close to immaculate as you would get for a 1996 car.

I was actually thinking about this the other day, and worked out that the 3 jap performance vehicles that have held their value the best over the last ten years would have to be the r32 GTR, the 180sx and the Evo 6.5 Makkinen.

Perhaps we all ought to go and invest in one of the three. I curse myself that i didnt save up a bit longer and buy a 180sx back when i bought my WRX.

[Guest boostcut]

i had a mate that bourght a 93? 180sx off an old dude for 3200 and a week later a boy racer/drifter guy from tauranga offered 9k for it... man i was jelous, i could have bourt it but i thort it was ugly

[Guest]

i think the sr20 det ones still got for big $ but the ca18det autos are dirt cheap.

[Swindog]

Mate bought a Tommie Mac in Dunedin for 18K with 18 inch rims, standard rims, a/m air intake and factory airtake on adjusties for $18k. Sold it two months later for $24k.

[subiv5]

I have always sold my Sti's for more than I paid for them, you just have to purchase at the right time, from the right person + lots of negotiation....

[D-Style]

My V9 STi paid $30K for in early '08. Had a few small mods, and it was in mint shape with 50,000kms. Couldnt even give it away for $23K (other V9's were still in $30K mark)

Sold it to brother-in-law. Who sold it to 4 guys auto bahn in Hams. They were asking $32K for it last time i checked.

Should of just brought it to aussie with me.

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 subiv5 said:

I have always sold my Sti's for more than I paid for them, you just have to purchase at the right time, from the right person + lots of negotiation....

+1 ive always got the around about same amount back from my cars, i think key is buying them cheap

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 D-Style said:

My V9 STi paid $30K for in early '08. Had a few small mods, and it was in mint shape with 50,000kms. Couldnt even give it away for $23K (other V9's were still in $30K mark)

Sold it to brother-in-law. Who sold it to 4 guys auto bahn in Hams. They were asking $32K for it last time i checked.

Should of just brought it to aussie with me.

its down to 29999

[Guest STiEVO]

in 05 i got a 01 wrx it had was 20k they fkd up my tradein rate and gave me an extra 5k i (i only paid 15 for it sold it 12mnths lter for my 14,750

[Jammasta]

I pissed away just on 30k on my R. sucks when you ad up what you've spent modifying.

[DPI]

Goes the other way too!

I sold my 6L '61 Plymouth in 1988 for $7500, now worth approx $18,000-20,000.

I sold a low milage (i think around 69,000mls) mint as 1970 HT Premier (factory 308 4bbl) in almost as new condition for $2300 in 1993. Now, it'd be closer to $23,000.

I'd hate to think what my mates left hook 1979 Z28 Camaro (totally orig apart from us racing rims and huge BFG tyres) with 350 4 bolt mains pontiac block, 4 spd manual (traction pack equipped LSD) would go for now...

If only...

[Swindog]

I was looking at selling mine to fund my karting but not worth it. Bought it cheap enough but its modified enough only someone in the scene or the club would probably buy it for what i want.

Certainly spent lots on it but its ten times better now than when i first did buy it.