Brian55 Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 05 lgt, purchased at 60k, looked really beat, but the price was right. Stage 2 soon after purchase, 74k and still going strong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habs2017 Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 Bought my '07 new and am at 74k miles, bone stock. Replaced tires and headlights once each, that is all... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobydoobie Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 42K on mine, owned since it had 19K miles. Been stage 2+ for a bout a year and a half (5EAT). Unsure of previous owners maintenance, but I change the oil with dino oil and a wix filter every 3K. Only "problems" I've had have been electrical related. Burnt headlight bulb, burnt dome light, and a burnt out map light. Also had a vacuum line pop off, but that was a result of my mods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doccrowley Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 Subaru Factory Demo purchased at 6K 2006 GT Wagon 5EAT currently 83K Stg I @ 9K StgII @ 20K Cobb Accessport StgII.5 @ 58K OpenSource tune Started tracking the car once a month @58K. Factory service 30K and 58K. Added tranny cooler @58K. OCI always 3K. Castrol Syn @20K. Rotella Syn @58K. Syn diff fluids @58K. Amsoil tranny drain/fill 80K. 19PSI tune and drive it like I stole it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldiablo Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 Since most owners with no mechanical issues don't start threads to note that fact, this poll has some value I think. 2005 LGT MT: Original owner Mileage: 82K Stage 1 TDC tune since 20k No problems with engine, turbo, trans etc... All regular maintenance performed by me. 30k / 60k maintenance performed by AZP. Oil changes every 3000 to 3500 miles since new Castrol Syntec - 5w30 My VB Garage... Pumping the air back into despair Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
golovko Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 I bought my '08 brand new with 3 miles on it. It currently has ~47k with no mechanical problems (knock on wood). I change the oil every 4-5k, and had the 30k service done at a dealership. The car is still stock in terms of mechanical parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnAWD Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 My '05 is nicely modified and so far no issues. Conservative tunes for 93 and e85, making decent power. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssbtech Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 2005 XT 5MT. 132,000KM. Driven moderately hard. 6,000KM OCI with GC 0W30. Stock turbo, no tranny problems. Stage 1 TDC map from about 30,000KM.Clutch was replaced at about 20,000KM under warranty due to installation error and premature wear.Rear wheel bearing went at about 110,000KM, replaced under warrantyCouple of CV boots, couple of minor gaskets replaced.Bad cooling fan relay fried two ECUs. Both covered under warranty.Headlights stopped blowing early after cooling fan relay was replaced with that of a different type. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilliz Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 Excellent thread for those researching even more before purchasing. Guess I was just unlucky, but feel better having a new bottom end. 130 miles so far all good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ballaholic Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 2005 LGT, purchased new. Miles= 40k Stock 30k maintenance done by dealership. No problems yet. Hopefully wont have any major ones anytime soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xt2005bonbon Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 Since most owners with no mechanical issues don't start threads to note that fact, this poll has some value I think. ^ Amen to that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LegGTLT Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 2005 LGT, purchased new. Miles= 40k Stock 30k maintenance done by dealership. No problems yet. Hopefully wont have any major ones anytime soon.Daaaayyyyyum. 6 years and only 40k??? Your car must feel lucky. I wish mine only had 40k on it sometimes... then I know I could make it last forever. Please PM joeleodee For All Site Questions. He is the acting Admin and can resolve anything related to LegacyGT.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ballaholic Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 Daaaayyyyyum. 6 years and only 40k??? Your car must feel lucky. I wish mine only had 40k on it sometimes... then I know I could make it last forever. aha yea I dont drive it much, just to work and when its nice out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
__raj Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 106k miles on an 05 LGT 5mt wagon. Wheel bearings replaced under Subaru extended warranty. Seized caliper at 80k. Nothing else. We do change the oil every 3k-4k miles with dino since brand new. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viper8315 Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 2009 LGT 5EAT purchased new in March 09 Current Mileage: 26K OCI 3750 with amsoil 5w30 done by me Rod bearing failed at 17k and took the turbo with it. So far 4k miles on reman engine and new turbo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doccrowley Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 Subaru Factory Demo purchased at 6K 2006 GT Wagon 5EAT currently 83K Stg I @ 9K StgII @ 20K Cobb Accessport StgII.5 @ 58K OpenSource tune Started tracking the car once a month @58K. Factory service 30K and 58K. Added tranny cooler @58K. OCI always 3K. Castrol Syn @20K. Rotella Syn @58K. Syn diff fluids @58K. Amsoil tranny drain/fill 80K. 19PSI tune and drive it like I stole it. In addition bought an 09 2.5i Legacy 4EAT in Nov 2010 for my wife, 18,000 miles Lease return. It's gone through a quart of QuakerState oil in 5K and she drives like a grandma. Just switched to Castrol GTX 5w-30 to see if it sticks around longer than QS oil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EPLegacyGT Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 Whoever started this poll. Good Work. This just shows that you see more complaints than happy stories. If we also take into account the amount of LGT owenrs who dont use this forum im sure it helps aswell. GW I should also note. I have an 05 LGT. bought it 2 yrs ago at 52000km now at 83000km only problem was the idle which I fixed by replacing injector 4. Stage 1 tune Cobb Off shelf map since i got it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spartan Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 I would vote, but I am afraid as soon as I press no problems, my turbo will swallow a turd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BalboaT4 Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 05 LGT Bought at 18k Now at 53k miles Synthetic every 3500miles Only had to replace one rear wheel bearing Stg2 since about 40k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gcoonley Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 2005 GT Got mine with 15K miles. Now has 59K miles. Mostly stock Had one injector replaced and one wheel bearing replaced under warranty. To many bulbs to count. Other than that it has been fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iam_immigrant Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 I am the 2nd owner and bought it with 134K KM almost 2 years ago (~83K miles). It now has 198K (123K miles). Being a DD I beat on it occasionally getting up to highway speeds and such, which is almost several times a day, and I've had no problems so far (knock on wood). All I've done is normal maintenance but it is totally stock. Edit: Just remembered replaced 2 rear wheel bearings but I don't consider those to be mechanical failures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TunedPort 335 Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 I bought mine last June with 44k on it, clean car & female owned (not sure if that's a good thing?) Anyway, about 1 month after I went to Stage 1 (17.5psi etc etc). Otherwise all stock with a K&N filter. Change the oil every 3,000 miles with Mobil 1 & factory Subaru filter. Changed plugs, seafoamed etc. It now has 59k on it no issues so far. I drive it easy but occasionally get on it...I would say it hardly ever gets "beat" on though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biturbowagon Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 05 LGT wagon 5MT Purchased new 66.5K-ish miles 1st turbo failure: 66K; second turbo failure, which took out the bottom end as well: about 150 miles later No mods Oil changes by the book: 7500 or less for first few years, approx. 3K in the last few years. Transmission is fine, other than getting a new clutch while the engine was being rebuilt (the clutch was just about due anyway). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westu37 Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 Hey all I'm the second owner of a 05 Outback XT. It has 116k and counting. I don't fully know what the origional owner went through, but I do know there must have been a trans concern (5mt). The cace looks shiny and new compared to the tranfer case and the engine block. I had to replace the turbo as the first repair. I bought it with a blown turbo, and installed the vf52, with a tune. After much research on this engine block and turbo set up, I think that the oil strainers in the tubo lines are a major cause to all of these failures. It causes oil starvation to critical arewas on the right side of the engine. I removes the srainers from my oil lines, and plan to keep a strict 4 month or 3,500 mile oil change interval to keep things from failing. Wes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian55 Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 05 LGT wagon 5MT Purchased new 66.5K-ish miles 1st turbo failure: 66K; second turbo failure, which took out the bottom end as well: about 150 miles later No mods Oil changes by the book: 7500 or less for first few years, approx. 3K in the last few years. Transmission is fine, other than getting a new clutch while the engine was being rebuilt (the clutch was just about due anyway). 7500 mile oil changes is by the book? I certainly hope the previous owner of my car didn't run those kind of intervals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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