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Dissolving An Estate? | SMALL BUSINESS

The Nissan 300ZX and Subaru 2.5rs are only two of many Japanese cars made during the late twentieth century that are commanding a premium today.

debut year of 1993, followed by consecutive wins from 1995 to 1997. The first generation WRX, famed for its 2.5-liter turbo boxer engine and aggressive front fascia, was never introduced to the United States. The WRX was not made for the American market until 2002 but equipped with a 2.0 liter. But, Subaru did give America an appetizer of their mean and lean symmetrical all-wheel drive racing machine.

it rather rare. Numbers wise rarer than some high optioned Camaro’s, Mustangs, Corvettes, or GTO’s of the muscle car era, and everyone knows what they’re worth today. For the Japanese car and Subaru collector, the 2.5rs is the predecessor and earliest form of the WRX in North America, a rather historically significant car

The Nissan 300ZX and Subaru 2.5rs are only two of many Japanese cars made during the late twentieth century that are commanding a premium today. Everything from Mitsubishi Lancers and 3000GT’s to early Toyota Celica’s and Corolla’s and Honda Civics are rising in value on a yearly basis. You never want

In 1998, Subaru introduced the Impreza 2.5rs NISSAN 300ZX TWIN TURBO INTERIOR SUBARU IMPREZA 2.5RS INTERIOR to the North American for the genre. Today, near mint to leave a stone unturned when market. Available as both a coupe examples with low mileage sell finding value in an estate, and or sedan, the 2.5rs had the between $10,000 and $14,000, sometimes the greatest gems are looks and motor of the Japanese compared to the $7,000 or less hiding right in plain sight. domestic market WRX, just minus only a few years ago. If you are the turbo. settling an estate and find an Travis Landry That’s the kicker. From 1998 to early Impreza in the garage, you Bruneau and Co. Auctioneers 2001, Subaru produced slightly might want to consider buying BruneauandCo.com over 14,000 of them, which in and keeping it in your own to sell car production standards make further down the road. www.risbj.com www.risbj.com | | volume volumesix sixissue issueeight four

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