Originally Posted by fdcg27
I don't know whether you live in an area subject to real winter weather, but if you do, somebody would surely pay $2500.00 for a Forester to use as a winter DD/beater, particularly since the head gaskets have been done.
Heck, if the car presents decently and doesn't look trashed, it should be worth that to a wide range of buyers even outside of the land of snow and ice.
Personally, I'd put the word out to all of my friends, acquaintances, co-workers, family and neighbors that you have this car for sale. This would enable you to avoid all of the traffic from people trying to steal the car to flip it you'd get from CL or any online used car site.
No dealer will buy this car from you for a decent buck, since they need to be able to make at least a grand on resale and nobody knows the local market better than someone who buys and sells used cars.
Yeah, we've done this but few are biting. I asked originally because we'll give a great deal to a family/friend buyer, so if we were able to get that amount from a business and can't find someone we know, I'd be thinking I might have a chance. But what I've learned is, basically, you get the same price you'd get from trade in value.
If the couple people possibly interested we know don't buy I'll take it around some weekend just to see what kind of offers it gets. With low optimism we'll get a decent offer...