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Hello, I am a car collector looking for what has been my "dream car" for as long as I can remember

I am looking for a "New" stock unmodified 2004-2007 Subaru STI with extremely low mileage. In a perfect world I can find one with a few hundred miles still with the delivery plastic on the seats. If anyone knows of any Subaru collectors or someone who has a car similar to what I mention, I would be glad to pay a very strong finders fee to anyone who could help me buy one. Looking to buy from a private owner. Send me a message....even if you have one not for sale it would be great to touch base.....I would even be interested in a stock driver quality car until the perfect one comes up.. Thanks

Christian
 
This is a detailing forum, not a used car lot. JK, hope someone can help you find your dream car.
 
Rsurfer said:
This is a detailing forum, not a used car lot. JK, hope someone can help you find your dream car.
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I Know, I wanted to network out and ask around. Many detailers have done work for collectors and know of different cars stashed away!!
 
Based on the condition/mileage you are looking for, Bring a Trailer would probably be your best bet. STI's and WRX's float through there occasionally. Most of the normal sources will have cars which have had a harder life and likely been heavily modified over the years.
 
Those are extremely desirable cars. Anyone with a super low mileage, unmodded version of one of those knows what they have and will be requesting the premium price the market is seeing. If someone should happen on an uninformed owner of one that doesn't know what they have (like via inheritance/estate xfer, etc.) they'd be better served flipping it themselves than looking for a finder's fee.
 
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Neat cars.

Asked my coworker who knows folks that play in that genre to put out feelers if there's anyone looking to part ways with one.
 
That's you dream car??

Mine would be a 1970 HEMI 'Cuda.

J/K...... God luck to you, sir. :)
 
PaulMys said:
That's you dream car??

Mine would be a 1970 HEMI 'Cuda.

J/K...... God luck to you, sir. :)
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I know your kidding Paul but what he's doing is very smart and here's why. There's NO new STi, only the WRX and IF there's a new STi it could be an EV, so what he's trying to get is the first STi generation to appear here in the U.S.

His hunt will be a tough one as these cars were almost always modded/autoX/road coarsed and generally enjoyed but if he's got the patience...AND the checkbook, he'll be rewarded. Without looking it, the car he's looking for, should set him back $50K+

OP...how am I doing here with this

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I know your kidding Paul but what he's doing is very smart and here's why. There's NO new STi, only the WRX and IF there's a new STi it could be an EV, so what he's trying to get is the first STi generation to appear here in the U.S.

His hunt will be a tough one as these cars were almost always modded/autoX/road coarsed and generally enjoyed but if he's got the patience...AND the checkbook, he'll be rewarded. Without looking it, the car he's looking for, should set him back $50K+

OP...how am I doing here with this

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I was totally kidding, and I texted one of our "A" techs at the dealership about it. He is in his mid-30's (a lot younger that us, Rog!) and was a huge rice modder and Subaru guy growing up.

His EXACT text back to me was "He's paying 50k+ if he can even find one...."
 
I’m willing to pay more than that for an off market delivery mileage car. The idea of buying from a public auction website where everyone knows what you paid irks me as it kind of kills the specialness of the car imo
 
Pretty slim chance someone who has one that fits what I’m searching for is willing to sell for any amount a flipper would have any room left on. I despise car flippers. I would rather buy from the original owner and pay someone a nice finders fee…..

I’m pretty sure $5000 would be enough to keep a flipper from laying out over 60k to buy a delivery mileage car and hope that it sells with a large enough profit margin.


Yeah that’s what I would pay someone to connect me to a showroom new 04-07 - $5k finders fee!
 
Klasse Act said:
I know your kidding Paul but what he's doing is very smart and here's why. There's NO new STi, only the WRX and IF there's a new STi it could be an EV, so what he's trying to get is the first STi generation to appear here in the U.S.
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This will drive up all STI values I bet...if it hasn't already. They were special cars, but the last generation less so as Subi didn't keep up and let the car stagnate like Nissan did with the Z. When Mitsubishi quit building the EVO's wth the X, (or any car at all for that matter) the STI had no real competition and they pulled back on development.

All that asside, they are special. Despite being older myself, I lean more towards those cars than the malaise-era iron of my youth. They are so much fun to drive. I have fond memories when I lived in the UK watching Colin McRae blast around WRC stages in his bright blue STIs.

His hunt will be a tough one as these cars were almost always modded/autoX/road coarsed and generally enjoyed but if he's got the patience...AND the checkbook, he'll be rewarded. Without looking it, the car he's looking for, should set him back $50K+
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I fear you are right. We have a WRX or two from that era, one of them a hatchback at our local autox events. They are far from stock at this point... I rarely see an STI from that timeframe, in any condition.
 
I have been looking for a delivery mileage car for years....missed one in 14 or 15 and havent had another shot. I know one is sitting out there somewhere
 
Slinger said:
I have been looking for a delivery mileage car for years....missed one in 14 or 15 and havent had another shot. I know one is sitting out there somewhere
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You heard about an untitled EVO VIII selling for $100K a couple yrs ago, right

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Yes, and that ebay car never sold, the owner of Ferrari of Miami ended up buying it for high 90s.

Also very important to note that EVO 8/9s are worth 40-50% more than the Subarus assuming both cars are stock, low mileage, etc
 
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