New here. Looking for some buying advice! Options

[Delbasid132]

Hi all!

I've been lurking the forums for quite some time now. I'm on the verge of buying a 6gen celi and was wondering if I could get some advice on how much I should spend on a car like this.

116,xxx miles
Clean Carfax, other than odo inconsistency (dealer said it was a clerical error).
Seems pretty clean inside and out to me (no crazy mods, paint seems good, etc). I don't have much experience in owning a car/anything car related so your advice is greatly appreciated!

I've tried searching for a price range and have looked up KBB, NADA, Edmunds, etc and came up with a price range of $2500-$3000 for a celi like this.

My question is: what should I spend on it? I'm going to go look at it tomorrow and am planning to pay $3500 total (dealer fees, etc). They're asking for $4000. Am I bargaining too low at that price or does that seem pretty fair?

Here's some pics:








I apologize if this is in the wrong section, if so mods please move it to the right place!

Thanks in advance and hope to join the 6gen-family soon!

[dudeofchaos]

Considering it's a GT (I assume so because of the 5 spokes mags) 3500-4000 seems pretty fair to me. I paid way more for my Gt-S though it had 120 000kms on it and had all options and mint as ****.

4wheel disc brake?
4-6-8 speakers system?
Amplifier?
Remote starter?
Alarm system?
Power mirrors?
Power doors?
Sun roof?
Rust? (Look carefuly in the rear wheel arches, rockers, shock towers, trunk, bottom and inside of doors, A pillars, behind the tail lights and under the car. If the part is rusty but can be replaced it's no big deal, if it can't then it's something to consider at the end of the line)
Driver side airbag? Passenger side airbag?
Any weird noise comming from suspention? Brakes? Engine?
Heater and A/C work? Do you see any leaks somewhere along the A/C lines and system?
Any leaks under the car? (Check for prestone, engine oil, tranny oil, brake fluid...)
Do the windshield washer nozzles work front/rear?
Defrost works?
Vents work normally? Any weird smell?
Any smoke at cold start? Any oil consumption? Revs smoothly? Idles well?
Shifting is smooth? (Damaged syncros)
Radio casette/cd player work?
Uneven wear of discs or pads?
Any exhaust leaks?

If you check all these things you should have a pretty good idea if the car is in good shape.

This post has been edited by dudeofchaos: Feb 26, 2012 - 10:51 PM