Legacy29 Posted July 14, 2016 Share Posted July 14, 2016 Looking to buy a 2009 Legacy GT. $7800 but the owner is willing to drop the price since I probably have to change the timing belt, head gaskets, and the turbo. The owner said that there is white smoke coming from the exhaust could be a failed turbo, head gasket or both. What do you guys think is this car worth it? http://www.kijiji.ca/v-cars-trucks/city-of-toronto/2009-subaru-legacy-gt-sedan/1180436992?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Books Posted July 15, 2016 Share Posted July 15, 2016 Stay away. That my friend could end up being a complete money pit. You can find a 05-09 in much better shape from someone else. You would be buying his problem. imo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgoodhue Posted July 15, 2016 Share Posted July 15, 2016 It is now $4800 CA. The pictures are pretty small and not very detailed. I would price it like it needs a motor and turbo. If I was going to put a motor in an older car like 4th Gen Legacy, I would want a car that was in excellent condition if I was going to the put the labor and money into it. It probably isn't the cheapest way to buy a 2009 LGT, but an the other hand you could buy a similar mileage 2009 GT with a good motor. you could easily end up in the same situation of the car need a motor down the roads. If you read the forum regularly, you will see that it is not that uncommon for the Turbo EJ255 to need a new motor with higher miles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Books Posted July 15, 2016 Share Posted July 15, 2016 If you can get it to $4000 I would say pull the trigger. It would be fun to rebuild and mod along the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttnio Posted July 15, 2016 Share Posted July 15, 2016 Very nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GEE-OTTO Posted July 16, 2016 Share Posted July 16, 2016 It's could be as cheap as a new VF46 and various lines but as costly as a new shortblock plus assembly fees ~$4-$4.5k if you got it for $4500 and spent $4500 that $9k all in not bad and at least you'd have a known baseline engine wise. How is the body and interior? If it's clean talk the owner down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legacy29 Posted July 16, 2016 Author Share Posted July 16, 2016 Here's a few pic of the engine and turbo with the leak. He's the original owner and the interior is clean. Thanks for the replies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HayuyaTex Posted July 16, 2016 Share Posted July 16, 2016 Aftermarket downpipe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttnio Posted July 16, 2016 Share Posted July 16, 2016 yup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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