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I've bookmarked some examples of, um, optimistic sellers. I'm not going to comment publicly while I'm a buyer. No need to collect negative energy.

i bought a one-way ticket and met the seller at the airport with a certified check, drove it home 1500 miles. ymmv.

 

Oh, I don't doubt that it has happened and worked out, and could again. But also how many posts do you see about someone who is sick of his problem car and just needs to get it running so he can sell it? Maybe not here, but that happens, too.

Big thanks to each of you! This is exactly the kind of info I was hoping to see.

 

I'm in the south, and I get a little apprehensive about seeing cars from Ohio, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and those kinds of places due to the rust factor. Shopping out west is a possibility, but either doing the deal remotely with the title and money exchange and shipping, or flying out and driving back in a 15 year old car just bought from a stranger, each comes with challenges.

 

But this thread is about what the original stuff on the Legacy GT wagons or Outback XTs was, and it is fulfilling its purpose. Thanks again, and if anyone thinks of something to add, please do.

Thanks, I'm hoovering up all the info I can find to try to put myself in position to make the best decision I can, knowing that you can never know everything.

 

My Audi was a similar exercise. I determined what the major problem areas were, eventually found a pretty well-maintained model only a couple of hours away, had a pre-purchase inspection done that came up pretty clean and still had to pull the engine for timing system repairs. But they're a pretty strong platform if properly maintained, and not abused.

 

I've been gathering info on blown turbos, catted up-pipes, head gasket failures, ring-land failures, radiator failures and rusty rear wheel wells, but I always want to learn more. Knowing how they started out, generally, is helpful in assessing where they are now. The more I know now, the better decisions I can potentially make.

Thanks, I'm well aware. It's helpful when you're looking at a car to know if it's, for instance, a one-owner car with all of the stuff it came with originally, versus a four-owner car with a single aftermarket key. The first case makes you feel a little better about how much care the owner might have taken of the car; the second case, while common, isn't confidence-inspiring. I would just like to know how they started out.

Here you go, best comprehensive info on the 4th gens as they came from the factory.

 

http://www.cars101.com/legacy.html

 

Thank you, neighbor!

 

I'm looking at Legacy GT and Outback XT. I see that both come with immobilizer key with separate remote fob until 2008, but I don't see how many come with the car; a pic of an STi set shows what looks like two immobilizer keys and a valet key, different looking anyway.

 

The cargo tray looks like standard on both. Cargo nets are options.

 

Carpet mats are standard. Rubber floor mats are options.

 

Underbody cover is standard on the Legacy GT; seems to be absent on Outback XT.

 

Does this assessment vary from actual practice?

I'm deep into looking for a 4th gen wagon, and as you can imagine by this time they are in all kinds of conditions. I'm new to Subaru, and I'm trying to understand what original "stuff" the car came with, to know what might be missing when I evaluate a candidate. I did try searching the forum, but I didn't come up with a thread even close to this information. Apologies in advance if my search skills inhale.

 

How many keys would it have been delivered with, for a full set? Floor mats? Privacy cover for the cargo area? Were the engine compartment covers the same for the whole 4th gen run? Other stuff? I know that some of the stuff I've seen might be extra/upgrades, not standard equipment, or even aftermarket, but I'd like to understand the baseline if I can.