joemax89

I had a 97 SE for 2 months and it got totalled so I was on the look out for a 5th gen and found own in Portland, OR, 2.5 hours away, and went and got it today. Its a 2000 SE Leather and everything with a 5 speed, as you all know they are hard to find. This one has 121k miles and was listed for $4995 which in the Northwest is a steal.

I went and looked at it today and found out why, it was a small custom dealership that was selling it for a personal friend. The friend owned a rather large nursery and business was bad so he stopped driving it and parked it for a while. Well being parked at the nursery it was in a dirt driveway and got dirt everywhere and rock chips all over the rear passenger quarter panel.

I think it sat for close to 2 years, tabs were from feb 2011. It was detailed but you can see dirt in heater vents. Also has that musky smell from sitting. They had it listed for $6995 then $5995 and finally $4995 so $4700 was as low as he would go. In the area finding one with that low of miles and loaded for that price i figured having to clean it up and deal with some cosmetic stuff was the only way I would get what I wanted for under $5k.

Also paid $3400 for my 97 SE with 180k and no leather so for $1300 more I think I got a pretty good deal.

Here is a link to my Facebook folder with some pics.

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?s...1&l=0187b88bf0

Look forward to being in this part of the forums for a while now

Joe

dared3vil0

Nice find, however if you drove even farther north, Up to Vancouver canada, there is a few with 100,000 KM (60k miles) for around 6k

infinimax96

I wouldn't call it a graduation until you have a VQ35. Nice find though. 5th gen looks super clean.

Grand_hustle17

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$5000 for a 121k miles 5th gen?.... Way too high imo... 3.5yrs ago I paid $4100 for 117k, at $5000 that in the 5.5 6mt area... Might of been the better buy but reliable motor I'll say lol... Congrats

tosheto

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I like the car. About the price I have no idea what it goes for in your area.

joemax89

Ive been looking for prob 6 months and I could find these cars in california all day for $4000 but it would take me 2 days and a $600-800 to get it here. Look on autotrader and there are tons in florida and east coast or midwest for cheap but not northwest. I dont know why just is.

Amerikaner83

iTrader: (17)

Nice pickup! For some reason, good max's are expensive...same as Outbacks.

Looks good!!!

joemax89

but i wouldn't consider a VQ35 graduating if you have to add oil every couple weeks, ive heard all the "its worth it" arguments but its the principle of you shouldnt have to, but like i said, thats me.

noahrexion

Great choice; I too prefer 5th gen DE-K.

I have the exact model you do (same color too) and it took me a LONG time to find it. Bought mine with 149k and I couldn't find any (5spds) that weren't at some ****ty private dealer asking $5495-7999. Took me a long time to find mine too.

tseng1023

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That does seem a bit high but nice clean pickup. I got my 5.5 with 138k for 4..

Alias6

Nice looking car, I've always been a huge fan of that shade of gray. My car sat for a really long time before I bought it and half the paint had a sandpaper-like feel to it and looked matte instead of glossy. It is pretty amazing how nasty paint gets on a car if it sits for a long time. (it makes sense, but still pretty cool how the dirt bonds so tightly with the paint)

Any plans on mods or anything for it yet?

T_Behr904

Any rust in the rear wheel arches or the lower radiator support?