Mid-Atlantic Chat Thread

[Jrohit]

Originally Posted by Zero90

Have a general question. Looking into getting a 2015 STi. Anyone care to chime in on what a reasonable selling price is for a 2014 Limited BRZ with about 12k miles? Have had the car for about 6 months and financed it. Would prefer to just lease my next car.

Current mods:

Pioneer NEX8000 Head unit
ARK DTS Catback exhaust system
Buddy Club Taillights
TWM Short Shifter and Abrams Shift Knob
Assorted RedlineGoods Leather pieces (NAPPA Leather)
Armrest with BRZ engraved onto leather in red JDM stitching (NAPPA Leather)
Cusco Front and Rear Strut Bar
Grimmspeed Pulley Cover
Kartboy Light Weight Crank Pulley
OEM Audio Plus 400CF Reference System in Whiteout
Interior/exterior LED Swap from Vicious LED
Ptuning License Plate Relocation Kit
Helix Side Markers in Clear Finish
Current Shark Fin Antenna in Whiteout

I may be missing some things but, I'll edit if I remember. Do have stock parts as well and will include them. Not trying to part out, want to include everything on the car as is. Car is in great condition, besides normal front bumper chips and scratches from normal daily driving.

You should take it to carmax. They give good value for the car and you can use that as the minimum that you'll accept from someone else. Raise the price a bit in case if someone wants to haggle.

If you want to get the STI, get the carmax value first, then take the car to the dealership and see how much they'll give you. If it's lower than carmax, tell them that someone (carmax) is offering you x amount and see if they'll beat/match it.

It's better to trade the car in because it takes away from the total cost of the STI, lowering your tax and monthly payments for the lease.

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[Zero90]

Originally Posted by Jrohit

You should take it to carmax. They give good value for the car and you can use that as the minimum that you'll accept from someone else. Raise the price a bit in case if someone wants to haggle.

If you want to get the STI, get the carmax value first, then take the car to the dealership and see how much they'll give you. If it's lower than carmax, tell them that someone (carmax) is offering you x amount and see if they'll beat/match it.

It's better to trade the car in because it takes away from the total cost of the STI, lowering your tax and monthly payments for the lease.

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Alright, Ill try that as well, thanks!

[Grimlock]

Originally Posted by Zero90

Alright, Ill try that as well, thanks!

As a note, Carmax is going to low ball you like crazy if you take it to them with all the mods on it. They really, really want stock automobiles.

[Zero90]

Originally Posted by Grimlock

As a note, Carmax is going to low ball you like crazy if you take it to them with all the mods on it. They really, really want stock automobiles.

Oh I'm sure of that. Just want a general price for the vehicle itself and probably add additinol for the parts on th car already.

[ddarko68]

Originally Posted by Tank

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[ybotspawn]

Originally Posted by ddarko68

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[empyreal89]

hey guys,

I posted on here as deadBolt earlier but I wanted a different username. Anyways, it has been a fun week. I changed my antenna to a small 2" one, changed the side markers to some smoked Helixs, installed some OEM mudflaps, and today I finished installing my Invidia N1 catback!

It is soo freakin loud. Tomorrow morning I am installing my Perrin CAI w/ inlet tube. I am waiting for my Toms tails to come in...hopefully Monday!

This forum is wonderful and has helped me with all of these projects.

Loving my car!

[Events@Ptuning]

86Expo Today. See You Folks there!

[txptkxhse3291]

well 86 expo was a badass time...enjoyed all the cars and meeting everyone!

[wdninja]

Originally Posted by txptkxhse3291

well 86 expo was a badass time...enjoyed all the cars and meeting everyone!

Agreed, it was nice to see so many 86's in the same place, all of them different.

[KslayFRZ]

Sex

[MmmHamSandwich]

Originally Posted by empyreal89

hey guys,

I posted on here as deadBolt earlier but I wanted a different username. Anyways, it has been a fun week. I changed my antenna to a small 2" one, changed the side markers to some smoked Helixs, installed some OEM mudflaps, and today I finished installing my Invidia N1 catback!

It is soo freakin loud. Tomorrow morning I am installing my Perrin CAI w/ inlet tube. I am waiting for my Toms tails to come in...hopefully Monday!

This forum is wonderful and has helped me with all of these projects.

Loving my car!

Rockville MD I'm guessing? Love those red badges!

[vent]

Well I dropped my car off at my local dealer (McGeorge) for service Monday evening to fix the dreaded cam gasket. Got a call Wednesday afternoon saying it was done. Pretty fast for pulling the engine... I intended to pick it up this evening, but figured I'd ask to speak to the service manager just to see how things went.

They fixed my window trim supposedly, no mention of the passenger window auto switch, couldn't replicate my rear deck creak *sigh* and then he mentioned they found "no oil leak"

Apparently the techs didn't read the service notes and just thought they were supposed to look for a leak and not fix the issue which they had confirmed earlier and ordered parts for.

The service manager was apparently out on vacation and only got back shortly before I called. Soooooo now he has to look into why the repair wasn't done. No call back as promised. No car until at least Monday. Yay.

[/vent]

Been driving my Uncle's BMW station wagon. She's not exactly sprightly but OMG have I forgotten how sonorous their straight sixes are. I found myself winding that thing out more than my damn FR-S. That doesn't bode well. Sometimes I have dreams of the E46 M3...

[Jaylyons1]

Originally Posted by MmmHamSandwich

Rockville MD I'm guessing? Love those red badges!

[vent]

Well I dropped my car off at my local dealer (McGeorge) for service Monday evening to fix the dreaded cam gasket. Got a call Wednesday afternoon saying it was done. Pretty fast for pulling the engine... I intended to pick it up this evening, but figured I'd ask to speak to the service manager just to see how things went.

They fixed my window trim supposedly, no mention of the passenger window auto switch, couldn't replicate my rear deck creak *sigh* and then he mentioned they found "no oil leak"

Apparently the techs didn't read the service notes and just thought they were supposed to look for a leak and not fix the issue which they had confirmed earlier and ordered parts for.

The service manager was apparently out on vacation and only got back shortly before I called. Soooooo now he has to look into why the repair wasn't done. No call back as promised. No car until at least Monday. Yay.

[/vent]

Been driving my Uncle's BMW station wagon. She's not exactly sprightly but OMG have I forgotten how sonorous their straight sixes are. I found myself winding that thing out more than my damn FR-S. That doesn't bode well. Sometimes I have dreams of the E46 M3...

I'm very interested in the F80. It's the first time the M3 has weighed less then the car it is replacing and that new S55 is pretty badass.

[MmmHamSandwich]

Originally Posted by Jaylyons1

I'm very interested in the F80. It's the first time the M3 has weighed less then the car it is replacing and that new S55 is pretty badass.

No doubt the F80's are nice. It will be a while though before they could enter my realm of affordability.

Still, I have always loved the E46 3 series, and the M3 in particular. It is hard to put into words why I love it so much, performance wise it has a lot going for it, to be sure. As far as the exterior design I'd probably paint it as my favorite car of all time. It's elegant and muscular at the same time, and it looks like a car. I liked my old FG2 civic, but to me it looked nothing like a CAR. The FR-S and BRZ are pretty handsome, but aren't terribly well proportioned and are a bit goofy, but not goofy enough to be edgy like, maybe the Veloster. The E46 M3 has classic automobile good looks.

I'll own one one of these days...