Wtb V35 350Gt Coupe

[Grapes]

Hey guys,

I'm getting my full license within the coming weeks and am looking to purchase a 350gt coupe as a daily with a bit of grunt. I'm not fussed on colour, however I would rather it be close to stock. Am looking at specifically manual at either around $16,000 - $17,000, or for swaps with a manual 2007 Impreza (110,000kms) + cash your way. I'm located in Sydney, NSW.

Side note: I've noticed the price varies a lot on these cars from $15,000 - $23,000 so if there's something I'm missing in regards to the price differences and am way out with my funds, I would be grateful if someone knew why the difference was so extensive.

[SMOKEYV35]

The price does vary hugely.

At the low end of the scaled you'll have early model (2003+ high km auto's with no premium pack, cloth interior, no service history, a lower auction grade and freshly landed with sh1tty compliance tyres and no mods. Because the xchange rate has been so good over the past 12 months, these cars became cheaper and cheaper and now the market is flooded. When I was looking 12 months ago, 20k was a cheap one.

At the other end of the scale you'll have Series 2 cars (2006+) with premium pack (sat nav, Bose, leather), clean auction sheet and service history/dereg papers. Maybe landed a couple of years so has Australian history and a private owner (not a shonky grey import yard). Manuals usually have a higher asking price (LSD and Brembo's in the S1).

The value of mods should not be underestimated as it's very hard to get things off the shelf in Australia and very rarely come up second hand unless off a wreck. Things like a cat back exhaust will cost you over 2k for a half decent brand by the time you land one as an example.

I'm sure you can get one in your budget - it will just depend on how fussy you are.

[Grapes]

The price does vary hugely.

At the low end of the scaled you'll have early model (2003+ high km auto's with no premium pack, cloth interior, no service history, a lower auction grade and freshly landed with sh1tty compliance tyres and no mods. Because the xchange rate has been so good over the past 12 months, these cars became cheaper and cheaper and now the market is flooded. When I was looking 12 months ago, 20k was a cheap one.

At the other end of the scale you'll have Series 2 cars (2006+) with premium pack (sat nav, Bose, leather), clean auction sheet and service history/dereg papers. Maybe landed a couple of years so has Australian history and a private owner (not a shonky grey import yard). Manuals usually have a higher asking price (LSD and Brembo's in the S1).

The value of mods should not be underestimated as it's very hard to get things off the shelf in Australia and very rarely come up second hand unless off a wreck. Things like a cat back exhaust will cost you over 2k for a half decent brand by the time you land one as an example.

I'm sure you can get one in your budget - it will just depend on how fussy you are.

Thanks for the clarification mate, really appreciate it. Hopefully I can get my hands on one soon!