Qwik Sand Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 Hey guys, so just recently in my town a Subaru came up for sale, I have been wanting a Subaru for a VERY long time and finally.. The time has come! Okay so here are some details 2005 Subaru Legacy GT 98k miles 5mt Fairly modded $8,000 Impressions from test drive: It was so much fun! BUT, there are noteworthy hiccups. The clutch grabs extremely close to the floor, which may warrant the need of a new one soon. Some interior plastics were badly scratched (easily fixable). The leather was peeling off of the parking brake handle. Minor cosmetic issues on exterior. Drove it fairly hard, but not maniacally, and the car didn't overheat. It shakes at idle, which I've read is fairly common? Bottom line is, how reliable will this vehicle be? Will it last me the 4 or so years that I expect it to? Let me know fellas! Oh and the mods (which I could see and hear) are: Full exhaust, Cobb intake, big Perrin inter cooler, and a waste gate. *will post pictures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subie_Mick Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 Head Gasket??? it is required maintenance at the 100k mark = not cheap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alegend90 Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 Head Gasket??? it is required maintenance at the 100k mark = not cheap i've never heard of a HG being required maintenance around 100k for the 4th gens. care to elaborate? do you mean the previous gens to the 4th gen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qwik Sand Posted September 9, 2013 Author Share Posted September 9, 2013 I wouldn't exactly think the head gasket should be regular maintenance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaughanCustoms Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 Your timing belt and tune up is supposed to be at 105k so I mean if he has done that then thats a leg up for sure. I am also looking at getting a 05-06 but the 05s did have some turbo issues from the research I do so that may be another question is to see if a turbo has been replaced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qwik Sand Posted September 9, 2013 Author Share Posted September 9, 2013 Your timing belt and tune up is supposed to be at 105k so I mean if he has done that then thats a leg up for sure. I am also looking at getting a 05-06 but the 05s did have some turbo issues from the research I do so that may be another question is to see if a turbo has been replaced. True true. The belt looked pretty dang new. It has a free carfax, but I haven't checked it out. And yeah the turbo.. Hmm, it ran fine but it may not last if it is the stock turbo. With 98k miles and then an intake and fat intercooler shoving denser air in there, yeah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pnwgeek Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 The clutch grabs extremely close to the floor, which may warrant the need of a new one soon. I'm still looking for the 'right' Legacy for me, and the ones I've test driven all have this issue. My GF is fairly short so while I don't care where the engagement point is, she needs it to be up a little higher. You didn't say how many you've test driven so I don't know if you are talking in comparison to other LGT's or just in general, so YMMV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qwik Sand Posted September 9, 2013 Author Share Posted September 9, 2013 I'm still looking for the 'right' Legacy for me, and the ones I've test driven all have this issue. My GF is fairly short so while I don't care where the engagement point is, she needs it to be up a little higher. You didn't say how many you've test driven so I don't know if you are talking in comparison to other LGT's or just in general, so YMMV. It's the only one I've driven. I meant in comparison to my current car, but in my research I read that the extremely low clutch grab is the way it's supposed to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qwik Sand Posted September 10, 2013 Author Share Posted September 10, 2013 Does anyone know how to post images? I tried opening the pictures in the web browser then putting the link in the box since it requires a URL, but that didn't work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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