JayH Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 So I am looking a '05 Subaru GT sedan MT, techinally called a GTx I guess. I am not all the interested in the GTx package but it does come with some cool perks. The guy who has it bought it from a dealer in NY, and brought it out here. It has 60,000 miles and quite a few mods which include.... · Black leather seats with blue suede inserts · STi Strut tower bar · Borla Cat-back stainless exhaust · Rear lip spoiler · GTx badging on the trunk and stitched in the front seats It has Borla Exhaust, PDE stainless steel catless up pipe, and a Perrin stainless steel catless downpipe. · PDE Stainless Steel Catless up-pipe · Perrin Stainles Steel Catless down-pipe · Cobb Accessport tuning w/ Stage 2 map installed · K&N drop in air filter · Wilwood 6 piston front brakes with huge slotted rotors and Carbotech Bobcat brake pads all around · Braided brake lines · 18”x7.5 Ultra Light weight Kosei k1-ts wheels in gold (two of the wheels by pothole) · 18x7.5 Motegi MR-7 chrome wheels · 225/40WR18 Kumho Ecsta ASX all season tires (15,000 miles on them) · 225/40/R18 Hankook W300 winter tires (3,000 miles on them) · Autometer Boost Guage · Subaru All weather floor mats · 10” subwoofer in a bandpass box powered by a high-tech alpine amplifier Now for what he wants for it ($19,800), and all those mods it sounds like a pretty good deal. (I think he would take $18,000.) Anyone know of the GTx and if the guys who did it know what they are doing? Does this car sound like a pretty good deal. Supposedly has $9000 in mods. The guy said he never hot-rodded it, or even had it on the track. I am driving it tomorrow, and want a little input beforehand. Ok, so I did a search afterwards and can feel the flames coming. This car happens to be close to me and I found it on craigslist, not ebay, so we'll see I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urfsin Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 It's a made up thing. There is no GTx. It looks like dealer is spicing up a regular GT and dubbing it GTx. If that's the case, I have a one of a kind Outback XT "sport" edition. All this does not mean it can't be a good car though. It just means the "x" is nothing really. Slide It Sideways Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinh Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 Yeah...I was going to buy one....here's most about 2 yrs ago. http://www.legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php?t=4771 It's nothing special, or anything great. Just the dealership added some bolt-ons. KevinH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinh Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 Bill Kolb Jr. came up with it to sell more cars. KevinH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slimjoe Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 I was going to link you to this: http://www.legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php?t=34034&page=5 in reference to posts #186 to 194. But it seems like you found what you needed to find. edit: slow me, beaten 3 times already Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinh Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 A lot of those mods were NOT added by the dealer to make it a GTx. Beware..who did the install, and how well it was done. KevinH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
05GT Guru Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 GTX is a ponitac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayH Posted January 25, 2008 Author Share Posted January 25, 2008 It's a made up thing. There is no GTx. It looks like dealer is spicing up a regular GT and dubbing it GTx. If that's the case, I have a one of a kind Outback XT "sport" edition. All this does not mean it can't be a good car though. It just means the "x" is nothing really. I know that the GTx is made up. Thats why I was asking about the GTx package. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pillboy Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 GTX is a ponitac Youngster, a REAL GTX is a Plymouth. It is still ugly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spongemonster Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 Interesting he's at it again. This time with a legacy "elite" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
05GT Guru Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 You can call me a youngster if you want but i know what the orif GTX is my uncle has a 900rwhp GTX. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rs6er Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 The GTX from Bill Kolb did not come with all the mods on the car you are looking at. It was mostly cosmetic stuff— wheels upholstery, strut bars, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayH Posted January 26, 2008 Author Share Posted January 26, 2008 ^ Yeah, just the first 5 or so things on the list were on the "GTx". Just so you guys know, I also think the "GTx" is stupid. But, it has some cool upgrades, upgrades that alot of you guys have done yourselves. The advantage I have here, is that I will actually be able to look at and drive this car as opposed to buying it off of ebay sight unseen. All in all, does it sound like a good deal? Sort of high miles for the year, but since alot of times I only keep my cars for 3-4 years I shouldn't have a problem. Most of the stuff it has are things I would want to put on any GT I bought, this seems like a good way to get a ton of mods cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kargurra Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 wow...a little off topic, but they now offer the '08 Subaru Legacy "Elite" Sounds like a bit of BS to me... When Chuck Norris was born, the only person who cried was the doctor. Never slap Chuck Norris. - E.J.S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOE_1985 Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 http://www.freewebs.com/hipercars/CASTROL%20TOM_S%20SUPRA%202-large.jpg http://collectortower.com/ProdImages/CASTROL%20-%2019.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kargurra Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 Interesting he's at it again. This time with a legacy "elite" should have read a little closer... When Chuck Norris was born, the only person who cried was the doctor. Never slap Chuck Norris. - E.J.S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTTuner Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 The only thing he added was the leather and the tacky badges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f1anatic Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 Thank God we do not have a bunch of overly enthusiastic Legacy Elite owners on this forum. It is hard enough to contend with the likes of Vimy and his über 2006 Spec B - the fastest Legacy evuh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayH Posted January 27, 2008 Author Share Posted January 27, 2008 The only thing he added was the leather and the tacky badges. Actually, it also has the Borla exhaust (which sounds awesome btw). The badges also don't look half bad. I drove the car today. I am amazed by the power these cars can put out. One of the coolest features for me was with the Borla exhaust I can actually hear the turbo. I made an offer, we'll see if I end up getting it. One concern I had was I could smell exhaust a few times inside the car. What would that be indicitive of? Oh, and after driving this car compared to the 5EAT, this one was amazing. Of course this one was a stage 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrant Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 wow, the elite looks pretty ricey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagcars26 Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 Youngster, a REAL GTX is a Plymouth. Yeppers,,and with a "real" hemi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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