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I threw it in the trash months ago. Not much space to store it. Sorry!

ok thanks for the info. Maybe a Saturday project. I'll make a dealer run and see about picking up the fluid.

Bringing it up to snuff maintenance-wise was not expensive. I listed out what I did and the thing runs like a champ and still has great power. Enough to make entrance ramps fun and to easily dispatch the average Chicagoland Altima. But me saying it is not expensive to maintain is also me only owning German cars for the last decade or so which might be a perspective thing. Brakes on my wife's BMW were $2400 for the parts alone. Legacy: $400. I also understand that I have the luxury of 3 cars so I won't be "missing anything" if this one goes in for maintenance or repair.

I would probably have that service done professionally. Would you have the dealer do it or find a Subaru indy shop? I don't mind oil changes but ATF services scare me. Also, super cool that it's an external filter.

No plans to modify other than to tidy up its appearance and repair a few remaining issues. Over 3/4 full it leaks like a sieve but those parts should be here shortly. Oddly enough, no dealers in Chicagoland stock the fuel pump gasket that is leaking so they had to order it. I think it might have a bad sway bar link / bushing in the right rear since I get little clunks driving on Chicago’s notoriously horrible roads so I’ll need to get that sorted soon. The Subaru under seat sub should be here today. Otherwise I’m DD’ing it instead of my other cars; so far it’s been super reliable and starts easily every time. (Knock on wood - it’s a 16 year old car.)

Ha! I’ve been checking it at the regular fill-ups. Seems ok for now. I have the correct replacement bumper cover on order to improve its appearance. I incorrectly ordered the 2008/2009 cover which is now sitting in my house while I try to give it away. I might just wind up cutting it up and throwing it away this weekend.

Hi All -- I ordered the wrong part and had it painted in Obsidian Black (paint code 32J) from Partify. They did a good job painting it and shipping it to me. I spent $515 on it. FREE to anyone who can use it. I'll even meet you around Chicagoland. It is brand new and has never been installed on a car. It still has the powder they put on it for painting which wipes right off. Hopefully it works out for someone here before I cut it up and throw it away. Link that I bought it on: https://www.partify.store/products/new-painted-2008-2009-subaru-legacy-rear-bumper Adam

First post - good to meet everyone. I picked up my '06 new to me from my next-door neighbor for $100. Yes, $100. She is an '06 5EAT Legacy GT Sedan in Obsidian (32J) over black. Here's the story behind it: My neighbor has been wanting to sell / give the car away to charity for awhile. The charities he called didn't want it or had many strict requirements to take it. My neighbor owned it since new and purchased it from Midtown (now Berman) Subaru here in Chicago in November, 2005. They drove it for 15 years and put 105k miles on it and meticulously serviced it as scheduled. Over the last year, it's sat on their parking pad (next to their garage) and gathered a bunch of dirt and a minor scrape from a snowblower / minor rear-end collision which scratched up the rear bumper cover. I own a 2019 Audi Q7 (mine) and a 2013 BMW 335 XI (wife's.) Someone sideswiped my Audi so it spent about a month in the shop getting repaired. Both my kids play travel hockey in different age groups which meant a lot of shell-gaming getting people where they needed to go with the BMW. So I texted my neighbor to see what he wanted for the car. I Venmo'd $100 and he signed the title over. In the last two months, I've fallen in an inexplicable love with a 16 year old car and spent a fair amount of money to get it up to snuff. I've never owned a Subaru, just experienced them as sluggish CVT-laden rentals. (This one is DEFINITELY not slow.) Parts added & services completed: P-204UH radio with GROM USB-3 adapter to add iPhone connectivity (burning CDs is a drag.) Welded in new pipe to replace the center exhaust flex joint, welded in new flex joints for each muffler. (damaged in the rear-ending.) 5EAT service / oil change / diff service 4 new tires to replace the dry-rotten ones All new headlamp & fog lamp bulbs (those were a pain) Polished out some of the scratches New remotes to revive Viper remote start / keyless entry system new pads and rotors on all 4 corners with brake system flush Window tint to make it look a bit more sleek Replaced the leaking condenser and re-charged the A/C New battery pan and tie-down (from Subaru) New engine & cabin air filters To-Do list Replace the leaking fuel pump gasket (parts on order) Replace the rear bumper cover with a new painted one. (I already ordered and had painted an '08/09 one in 32J which was the wrong part...if anyone wants it, it's yours for free around Chicagoland.) Drive it until it dies I've never owned a Subaru and am really enjoying adding this one to my now 3-car fleet. It's my primary DD and the Audi sits in the garage.