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Gad to hear it's as nice as I thought (I'd heard in the past that the older Subies handled better). Luckily I live in an area with a lot of Subarus, but a lot of them are probably rusty... Hopefully I'll be able to find a nice one within the next year.

Definitely, it also gives me more time to sort out any issues.

I'm probably gonna look in Texas or in a southern state in that direction, as I have other reasons to be over there anyways. I may give in and get a 4th gen, I do admit they look pretty sharp (especially for their age), but I still like the 3rd gens more. I didn't expect this search to be particularly easy lol, finding MT cars in general is kind of a pain. At least I have plenty of time to procure the car, though waiting longer=less time to get it sorted if I could get an EJ Turbo or EZ in there. BTW thanks for the thanks lol. Meant to give you one earlier.

Thanks for the reply, and I'll be looking for something without rust, even if it means traveling a bit. I fully understand the importance of being a good driver, partly because of all the bad drivers I see around here have motivated me to not be anything like them. I've also heard about the 6MT being better than the 5MT, and from what I know, it should bolt up with the same things. However, I will likely focus on the engine first, as that's my first priority.

I mean you could try contacting Subaru, but I doubt they'd make that big of a change. Even if they would, you're gonna have to wait a while for it to be built. That said, every shot you don't take is one you won't make! You could also swap in cloth seats and sell the ones you have if the dealer won't make the swap for you.

I've long been a fan of Subaru Legacies, and was hoping to get a 4th gen GT 5MT as a first car. However, my tastes have shifted towards '90s cars as of late (by this, I mean pretty much any mid-late '90s cars, for example my grandfather's '96 Accord), and from what I've seen the 3rd gens feel like '90s cars while being decently safe (something I care about as this will be my first car as a new driver, and I like the prospect of living.) This brings me to my first question: how safe are these? I know Subaru has a reputation for saftey, but these cars are still 20+ years old. Some may call me "weak" for caring, but considering that my age group is at a 2x higher risk for a fatal crash, and that I still have the rest of my life ahead of me (hopefully...), I'll happily take those insults. Next, from the information I've gathered, the EJ turbos and EZs are a decently good fit into these cars, but I could only find information about swaps with an Automatic transmission (if I wanted an auto, I'd just buy an Outback with the 3.0). Does anyone know what extra parts I'd need (aside from the engine and ECU) to get an EJ257 or an EZ (preferred) swapped into an MT car? I've seen some conflicting information on this, the main thing that I've gathered is that 2.5NA MT-->2.5T/3.0 MT is easier than 3.0 AT-->3.0 MT Sorry for the long post, I've looked up these questions but have not found fully conclusive answers. If I posted in the wrong section, I apologize, as I am new to the forum (aside from past lurking on threads found via Google). also inb4 i get called a squeaker and stuff