08-11-2010, 04:15 PM
getfast Wrote:God help you if that's one of the two nearly identical Sedona Red Pearl '02 WRX Wagons I owned briefly in 2005. Both of which had been wrecked/poorly repaired AND needed clutches or gearboxes before 30k miles. Ah, Carmax... if I never set foot in another one of your stores again it will be too soon. :?
If it needed a clutch or gearbox at 30k miles, it definitely got it. Shifted great, strong clutch, no noises from the wheel bearings or center diff. Shifted could. Couldn't shift into first until I was almost stopped. Cold AC. Aftermarket sunroof seems to work, but if it leaks I"m just gonna have a bodyshop put a piece of glass in there.
It's a 2 owner car, bought first owner in Reston in 2001, second owner was in 2003 @ 20,000 miles. That owner put 90k on it before, apparently, trading it in in May of this year.
I...I put a deposit down. I hope I did the right thing. Honestly, nothing stuck out at me, except the fender. I tried to look at it with a very critical eye. The passenger door swings open a little hard, but isnt' catching on anything that I could see. Underhood looks unmolested. No serious rust on underhood components, but there was definitely some of that 'patina' that zinc plated stuff gets all over it. I do NOT believe the timing belt has been done. (If it has, they were real careful about putting the bolts back in such a way to look as if they didn't take 'em off.) Someone couldnt' figure out where the trans dipstick should go, so I found it in the engine bay. I couldnt' figure it out either, so when I go pick it up, I'll need to put it back. It's behind the TMIC, right?
I'll change the trans and diff fluids when I do the timing belt, which will be post haste. Also WTB: Sedona Red Pearl Passenger Front Fender.
The price? $6,000 out the door.
1987 Oldsmobile Cutlass 442