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Here's some interesting pricing info- happened to have the last 2 issues of the Excellence buyer's guide handy: oct 12 issue for 97-99 has a range of 7k to 11k and the latest oct 13 issue shows 9k to 12k. So FWIW, they think the market has firmed.
That said, condition is everything on these cars as any delayed maintenance or needed repairs will be costly relative to the purchase price unless you do the work yourself. In my experience (04 S), common failures on these cars include - water pump, motor/trans mounts, coolant tank, CV boots, AOS. Not likely you'd have all these, but very good chance of needing 1 or 2 or other things in the first year. Good idea to have a budget set aside. Also, hate to bring it up but you should research "IMS" bearing and decide if you want to address it or just drive and enoy the car. Best of luck in the search.
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