Nice car, but that price is a little steep considering that front end damage. But shoot 28k!

I want it!

It does have a slight crack in the front fender

Someone also doesn't know what "slight" or "fender" means.

scope56 wrote:

Not sure what the point of people trying to pick apart the owner is. Who cares if he is the most savvy saabaru owner or not? I shared the link because it's an extremely rare find, and somebody might be interested. I would have certainly picked it up for the price he offered it to me for, had his timing been better and everything checked out as expected. Good luck finding a better specimen with an owner that meets your requirements.

Someone who leaves a front bumper broken/ruined, takes dirty pictures of a car in order to sell it, copies and pastes basic car information that isn't correct into their add and then claims that the car has been taken care of "very well" is a pretty subjective statement.

Better specimens exist (likely, with more mileage which says miles about a car that's beat up with low miles) as do more responsible owners.  I suppose my opinion is pretty subjective, too, though.

Jumping into that car and spending 1k on a bumper repair is kind of shitty way to start.

tlow98 wrote:

Someone who leaves a front bumper broken/ruined, takes dirty pictures of a car in order to sell it, copies and pastes basic car information that isn't correct into their add and then claims that the car has been taken care of "very well" is a pretty subjective statement.

Better specimens exist (likely, with more mileage which says miles about a car that's beat up with low miles) as do more responsible owners.  I suppose my opinion is pretty subjective, too, though.

Jumping into that car and spending 1k on a bumper repair is kind of shitty way to start.

Picking on the country of origin thing is childish, and to say he pasted incorrect info into the ad is just wrong. This is what most sites list as the country of origin. He did nothing wrong by copying the specs. Go check out sites like KBB or Edmonds, or wherever you prefer, and see that they list country of origin as Sweden, with some sites adding country of assembly as Japan. Regardless of all that, flagging that detail is simply just looking for something to pick on. It is not meant to be a constructive comment to help warn a potential buyer.

As far as your leaving a front bumper ruined comment, I don't see how you draw conclusions about how well he takes care of the car based on that. We don't know the details on his situation. Can he afford to fix it? Does he think it makes more sense to let somebody negotiate the price and fix it themselves? Who knows? I don't see how that reflects on how well he's taken care of the car. As far as having to spend 1k off the bat, how did you come up with the number, and how do you know he isn't willing to negotiate that into the price. I'll give you a hint, he is.

Where are the better specimens you speak of? Have you been shopping for one lately? I have, and I haven't come across any. I thought they were referred to as unicorns for a reason. I thought the sarcastic comments telling people "good luck" when they say they are looking to buy an 06 was because they are very tough to find. But if you know of them, why not share links for those that are still looking?

I have no issues with your other comments. Like you said, it's subjective. Look, I don't know the guy, I only spoke to him a few times. He seemed decent. Maybe he is a dick, maybe he's the nicest guy ever. Regardless, I don't see why people get kicks out of going into for sale threads for products they aren't interested in buying, and looking for something to rip on. I've read many comments on this forum in criticism of nasioc for exactly this reason.

Again, I shared because somebody might be interested. If you're interested, talk to the guy, look at the car, do whatever you need to do to get comfortable making a decision. Don't just go ripping up the owner for fun, it's not productive, and it doesn't make you look smart or cool. And when I say you, I am not referring to you specifically tlow98, just those who choose to partake in this sort of behavior. I don't actually find that you came off terribly, I just disagree with some of your points, and am frustrated in general at said behavior.

tlow98 wrote:

scope56 wrote:

Not sure what the point of people trying to pick apart the owner is. Who cares if he is the most savvy saabaru owner or not? I shared the link because it's an extremely rare find, and somebody might be interested. I would have certainly picked it up for the price he offered it to me for, had his timing been better and everything checked out as expected. Good luck finding a better specimen with an owner that meets your requirements.

Someone who leaves a front bumper broken/ruined, takes dirty pictures of a car in order to sell it, copies and pastes basic car information that isn't correct into their add and then claims that the car has been taken care of "very well" is a pretty subjective statement.

Better specimens exist (likely, with more mileage which says miles about a car that's beat up with low miles) as do more responsible owners.  I suppose my opinion is pretty subjective, too, though.

Jumping into that car and spending 1k on a bumper repair is kind of shitty way to start.

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