DONT WALK AWAY RUN !!!! I got my Ralliart for 3g's and its perfect

 

if you can talk this one down a little bit, it looks pretty good

http://vancouver.kijiji.ca/c-cars-ve...AdIdZ247172079

 

If you feel comfortable with the car and price, then I say go for it.

The body work should be quoted though, cause you could be looking at $1500 worth of work.

In any case, if you buy, you got us here to help you through any issues.

Good luck

 

I've seen this one as well... But it's a little bit out of my price range, I don't really know how to talk down a car that new...

Thanks velo if I do buy it I'll definitely bother you guys haha

 

I love this color!

 

only way i'd say get it for 9k is if he got all the maintenance done at a shop first and then possibly get the panel rust fixed

 

1st : Disregard ANY comments from USA members about price. Their market is completely different than ours (they have 300 000 000 customers there, we only have 30 000 000 here). 3k here would buy you an empty RA shell maybe, that's it (old POS civic's from 1995 sell for that price where I live - Ottawa). Around here (QC), 06 RA's have insanely high resale value. Insane = 13-23k... I'd say check the market around you, find a couple of flawless RA's with low mileage to see the higher price range, then check 04 and 05's for lower. That should get you a price range. Then see if it fits, considering shape, mileage, maintenance done and to do, etc...

2nd : Definitely get a quote on that ding. You might be surprised how much you'd have to spend to get it fixed. Or try to find some parts from a member here, calculating shipping and repainting costs.

3rd : Huge spoiler and licenceless kids = beaten cars. I wouldn't trust anything he says, even if he said the car is white. The only true facts you will get about this car will be coming from you or from someone you trust who knows about cars. Not that kid driving a civic with big chrome wheels. Mostly someone who works in mechanics for a living, and not in his own driveway.

4th : Corroded battery terminals and tough starting might be connected. Unplug battery, then get those terminals clean with some WD-40 and some metal wire brush. Or maybe even steel wool (SOS pads might work). Make sure the inside of cable terminals and battery poles are clean.

5th : Having to press clutch fairly deep can mean 2 things : low clutch fluid pressure or worn out clutch. Clutch job = 1000-1500$

6th : I you don't trust the brakes, get them checked ASAP. They are the only thing between you going 100km/h and that deer in front of you. Or car. Or semi. Having brakes = staying alive.

7th : Remote : http://cgi.cafr.ebay.ca/1-KEYLESS-RE...item43a4d7fc9f

Around 25$, a patio chair could program it. It only takes 20 seconds and a paper clip. The How-to is somewhere on this site.

8th : If you are not sure, get someone you trust to come see the car/test drive it with you. Or you might end up buying someone else's problems...

 

Thanks a lot xmaster! Thanks for taking the time to write that! I'm still looking around for the RA that I will drive for a long time. I am still looking around and test driving different ones, matterfact I am inspecting another one later!

Quick question: how much does a rebuilt statue car hurt it's resale value? The one I'm looking at today has 40k but rebuilt from an accident. I think door + window on one side. No details given since he is selling for his dad and will get more detail tomorrow.

I'll let u guys know if anything =)

 

Not sure what you mean by that... should always fully depress the clutch when shifting. Check clutch pedal freeplay however according to the service manual and adjust if necessary.

 

Easy go threw the car and factor in costs to fix the items talking someone down is generally easy if you know what your talking about and most people put items for higher sale prices there is generally always a little bit of leeway at least.

 

If it's rebuilt, ask if they have pictures of the damage. I got mine with a salvage title and they showed me the damage it had to the front fender/headlight/and bumper and they also provided the state checklist to ensure everything was inspected and passed. In the US, they were asking $9800 and I talked them down to $6800 and it only had 52k miles.

I bought a remote on ebay for $15 and followed the keyless entry thread on here somewhere and took 5 min.

 

You can shift without the clutch. Not recommended but still doable. I was talking about engagement point. But w/e...

 

Seriously? 12-23 grand? can i drive mine up and sell it to yous guys? its an 05 with 71000 miles, and has two sets of tires.

 

Some examples... I know it's in french but numbers are numbers...

16.5 K : http://www.autoaubaine.com/Mitsubish...er-138354.html

13.5 K :http://www.autoaubaine.com/Mitsubish...-c4774282.html

13 K : http://www.auto123.com/fr/autos-occa...f52d8cad&idx=0

17 K : http://www.guideauto.com/forum/showthread.php?t=47819

There is some cheaper... but none go under 10k. And those are high mileage.



This one has around 88 000 miles... Sells for 12 grands...
http://www.kiadusablon.com/fr/usedca...spy?id=3750372

HOLY ****!!! EVO9 FOR 14K!!! Who will be the lucky buyer?? : http://www.autoaubaine.com/Mitsubish...-c4768756.html


Yeah I know, our market sucks...

 

I got mine for 5600....when i compared the provinces on kijiji i found most to be between 8-10k and a couple 12-14k....