Its such a pity that they are so cheap, my garage is already full! ;D
Lots of problems can occur with the Soarers (gadgets!!!!) because, face it, they can be up to 16 years old now. On the plus side, always cheap to fix if you follow the right steps! =P
Lots of dealers and casual owners come accross problems like the blinky dash and end up forking out $$hundreds for replacement parts, when you can easily fix with a couple of simple tweaks! =P
My advice is to check them out. Take a few for some test drives. Hell take lots out for drives! Find one that you like the most and then go over it with a fine tooth. Check all the common things that go wrong and if you cant see any problems snap the car up.
I havent ever heard of someone disappointed with their Soarer purchase.
A good rule of thumb, put aside ~$3000 for the first year of its life to fight against things breaking. Common money pits are the airconditioner (i just put $1500 into replacing about all of mine), turbos (when the ceramic wheels die, replace the turbos or put steel wheels in, ~$2000), auto transmisison (mainly a problem in the TT's, the Japanese like to trash turbo cars! I put $1000 including labour into replacing mine last year). There are also a couple other common mechanical faults that can occur, ~$400 a piece.