NEED ADVICES on buying an used BRZ

[JeffZZZ]

Hi guys!

I just registered in this club to ask this very important question.

I would like to buy an used BRZ. I found three private sellers in Montreal, Canada. Could you please give me some advices on which one is better, or none of them is good?

1. 2016 BRZ sport-tech (limited), 43000 km (26718mi), CAD 19000 (USD 15398)

Mods:
- tomei UEL headers
- mxp comp rs catback
- tein street basis coilovers
- 18" avid.1 av20 wheels
- seidoworks whale tail spoiler
- valenti sequential tail lights

2. 2015 BRZ Aozora (Series.Blue), 60000 km (37282mi), CAD 18000 (USD 14587)

No mods

3. 2015 BRZ sport-tech (limited), 82000 km (50952mi), CAD 14500 (USD 11751), CAD 11500 (USD 9319) if return to stock

Mods:
- new clutch and brakes
- Tein z lowering springs
- Wheels: AodHan ds02
- Doors , license plate and interior lights all LED.
- Exhaust: invidia N1 with burnt titanium tips plus tomei UEL header.
- Tuned: stage 2+ with launch control and flatfoot shifting.
- Taillights: Valentin sequential.
- Lip kit: front lip, side skirt and rear spats.

4. There is another dealer car that is 2013 BRZ sport-tech(limited), 106000 km (65865 mi), CAD 16000 (USD 13000) including 3 year powertrain warranty

I am hesitate because I saw a lot of small problem for 2013 ones.

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I have not test drive them, but assuming the conditions are all good, which one do you think has the most value for money?

I will test drive them and do the pre-purchase inspection in the future. I just need some general advices on these three, or any other related buying suggestions.

If you have a BRZ for sale that is near Ottawa, feel free to PM me.

Thanks in advance!

[soundman98]

i would prefer the one without any mods. but the real deciding factor is how the mods were done--the one with no mods could have been hacked to pieces and restored just enough back to stock to look pretty for resale. if there was an aftermarket radio, did they just go at the wires with a hatchet, or did they research and locate a proper plug-in connector? did their aftermarket exhaust not fit, so they bodged it in with a hack welder, or did they get the proper fittings?

there's a right way and a wrong way to modify a car for the long term. you need to decide if the previous owner hacked it into their own vision of the ideal for just a temporary project, or if they did things to stick around properly, or if they modified it in such a way that they were mindful of the next owner.

[mrhemi]

How about a 2013 BRZ Limited, 12000km (yes that is correct), World Rally Blue, JRSC, Dezod cat back? Located in Ontario.

[JeffZZZ]

Originally Posted by mrhemi

How about a 2013 BRZ Limited, 12000km (yes that is correct), World Rally Blue, JRSC, Dezod cat back? Located in Ontario.

Hey, sorry I am not sure about a 2013 after hearing a lot of small issues on them. I saw a 2013 with 200000 km at $19000 near my location, but still gave up.

[soundman98]

'13 was really just the recall that put a blight on '13's because too many shops were incompetent about it.

If it hasn't had the recall, it should be solid.

Though I've got to wonder how one only puts 20k km on one of these cars. Way too fun to drive

[mrhemi]

It has not had the recall. I refused to let the dealership use mine as the first. The amount of actual failures leading to the recall was infinitesimal compared to the thousands that suffered damaged from the recall workmanship (lack there of).