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It's a Nice Price due to its condition and rarity, but only if you're a collector.
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6000 for a mint one? Seems like it's worth at least that much in bar stories.
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From Wiki: "Because the car weighed under 1000 pounds, it was exempt from normal safety standards, but it was reported that it fared badly in a test crash against a large American car with the bumper ending up in the passenger compartment of the Subaru".
Parts will be nearly impossible to get. The smoke from the two-stroker will have Greenpeacers throwing rocks at you. It takes 37 seconds to get to 50 mph, and that little motor will be eating its own guts doing it. Do you really want to end up with the front bumper in your lap? At $3,000, this would be a novelty. At $6,000, you've breathed too much of that two-stroke smoke.
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However, it is definitely a Nice Price. Rarity and an obscure, but interesting, history guarantee it. Take this little Subie to Cars & Coffee, vintage car meets, or even race it in open vintage series...or autocross!...and you'll be sure to turn some heads.
If you're a collector of cars and are running out of room in your garage, this would be an easy addition since you could pretty much hang it on the wall with a couple bicycle hooks.
Or, if you're looking for an economical small car for commuting -- but don't want to look like a smug douche in a Smart fortwo, and a Prius is out of your price range -- and your commute is all on surface streets this car could be the right one for you!
See, there are plenty of reasons why this car is a nice price. The biggest one, though, is that it is a little sliver of automotive history that can easily go extinct without anyone noticing. Cars like this need to be kept around, no matter the cost.
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And aside from the white stripes, it's hardly been molested. While it'd be fun to see one all riced up, this is the nigari on my sushi rice.
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At a measly 6 grand, you'll have money left over to buy an old rusty Dodge and a pair of lawnmower ramps to drive the car into the truck's bed. Then you can safely truck it to car shows.
It's something that would turn heads for sheer uniqueness and rarity. Six grand is a low price for a show car queen that doesn't need much to be a show-stopper.
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Considering I could buy twice this little pooter's weight in ground chuck for less than $6000, I'm inclined to say Prime Rib Pipe.
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