jclthei Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 Looking at an 08 Legacy 2.5i with less then 40k, 5spd manual, and the seller is asking $15k. Is there anything that I should look at specifically when I test drive? I'm a backyard mechanic and know the normal/general things to look at but when it comes to a Subaru, I don't know of anything that would fail. I've always like the GT version, but this Legacy is non-turbo'd version. If I purchase this Subie, how hard is it to turbo charge? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgoodhue Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 15k seems awfully expensive for a 6 year old car. You can buy a new '14 2.5i 6mt for about $19k. If you want a turbo buy a turbo. You will spend more money turboing a 2.5i and it still won't be as fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jclthei Posted November 13, 2013 Author Share Posted November 13, 2013 15k seems awfully expensive for a 6 year old car. You can buy a new '14 2.5i 6mt for about $19k. If you want a turbo buy a turbo. You will spend more money turboing a 2.5i and it still won't be as fast. Thanks for the heads up. I'll look into a newer model versus spending the money on this one. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GEE-OTTO Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 Would not pay $15K for an 08 2.5i our cars simply DONT hold value once they drive off the lot. Mileage shouldnt be your limiting factor with the no turbo side of Subaru I would look more to the condition of the body/interior etc. Outside of regular oil changes our a 2.5i will run for a looooooong time If you must have a low a mileage look elsewhere or look at some in the 75-100K mile range for a good price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jclthei Posted November 13, 2013 Author Share Posted November 13, 2013 Gee-Otto: Thanks for the reply and heads up. I saw this car and love the way it feels. I've always wanted the turbo version but thought about buying this one and just turbo charging it. When I saw that it would cost not then buying a factory turbo'd version and that the price is too high, I started looking for the turbo version. Found a few in my area just have to go inspect and test drive. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GEE-OTTO Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 Gee-Otto: Thanks for the reply and heads up. I saw this car and love the way it feels. I've always wanted the turbo version but thought about buying this one and just turbo charging it. When I saw that it would cost not then buying a factory turbo'd version and that the price is too high, I started looking for the turbo version. Found a few in my area just have to go inspect and test drive. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Smart Move, if you are going to make a car payment might as well be for a car you love Good luck on the search, ive been searching for about 5 months now(for a LGT) no luck but some really high candidates:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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