The car: 1995 960 wagon, 160K miles, good paint, straight body, no rust. Engine strong, transmission fluid is pink, good chassis and exhaust. Interior is in fair condition - seats have no tears or holes, seat motors and heaters work, but carpeting and upholstery not pristine. Heat, A/C, windows, moonroof, audio (with CD) all work properly. SRS, ABS and Check Engine lights go out, indicating "all systems = go"


The story: I bought the car to have one of the few wagons with improved handling of IRS and the enlarged fuel tank. Shortly after getting the car, but before exporting it to Canada, our housing plans changed and there will be no place to keep the extra car, or much need for it. The car is currently downstate NY.


The problem: As if the car knew... within days of deciding to sell the car, the rear main engine seal decided to start leaking and the underside went from completely dry, to icky and wet.


The questions:
What is this car worth with a new rear main seal (it already has a new timing belt)?
What is the car worth like it is with the leak?
What are the engine (rock solid idle), transmission (clean fluid and silky, smoothe shifts), electronics, unique '95-'98 body parts worth if I were to sell it off for parts instead?