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Originally Posted by pauldz
I really appreciate all these comments, thanks much. I've purchased several used cars but have never had the car checked by my own mechanic prior to purchase, guess I've just been lucky, knock on wood. What do they charge for that? And I'm not really familiar with components such as pulleys, headers, and catbacks.
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To do a quick check by a mechanic, should be $100 or less (I'm from Canada, so must be cheaper in USD).
Personally, I wouldn't go for either option. The first one because you haven't been provided a history of the vehicle and it is being sold by a seriously misinformed dealership. The second vehicle has an accident to the front end, so its a no-go for me.
Wait for a clean example, or if you would like additional features for the same price used, look for a Subaru BRZ Limited to get things like Alcantara Seats, Push Start, HID/LED Headlights, Navigation etc.
I have a limited edition FR-S and I can verify that the one you posted is NOT a limited edition so it should be avoided if the dealer is trying to sell it as such.
Limited Editions for the FR-S (all limited to a couple thousand production run for North America):
2013 - 10 Series (Special 'Ignition Silver' colour, LED headlights, push start with dual climate control, light up badges, numbered cars on driver's side door below window switch + other features)
2014 - Monogram (Available in all regular colours, LED headlights, push start with dual climate control, alcantara seats, frameless mirror, spoiler etc.)
2015 - Release Series 1.0 (Special 'Yuzu Yellow' colour, LED headlights, push start with dual climate control, TRD quad exhaust, numbered cars below shifter, other TRD goodies etc.)
2016 - Release Series 2.0 (Special 'Lunar Storm' colour, LED headlights, push start with dual climate control, alcantara seats, unique camel (tan) interior accents, unique TRD forged wheels, lip spoiler, numbered cars on far right of stitched dash trim etc.)
I hope this helps you identify any special iterations of the car so you are not misinformed by a shady dealer.