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Selling Your Subaru? We want to buy it!

November 22, 2016 Kim

As a small dealership in Portland, Oregon, we specialize in finding and reconditioning older Subarus.

We are always looking to buy Subarus and specifically are looking for 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, or 2012 model year Subaru Outback, Legacy, Impreza, Forester, or Tribeca.

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“Curbstoning” & Purchasing a Subaru on Craigslist in Portland

September 25, 2014 Kim

Last week we purchased a Subaru for a customer. She needed to buy a car immediately and since we did not have enough time to buy her one through a dealer-only auction, Ian immediately went to work scouring Craigslist.

Buying a Subaru in Portland is a tricky task. They are very popular here and we have noticed that when they do pop up at dealer-only wholesale auctions, they tend to sell for around 30% over the Blue Book wholesale value!  We had a hunch that was because most sellers know that Subarus are in demand here in Portland and therefore opt to sell their Subaru privately rather than trade it in. However, experiencing the private party sale of a Subaru in Portland was eye-opening.

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