godwhomismike Posted July 2, 2004 Share Posted July 2, 2004 Tonight I went to Manfredi Subaru in Staten Island, and I saw what I thought was a Legacy, but upon closer imspection it was a Outback Sedan 3.0R Sedan. :o I didn't even know they were making a 2005 Outback Sedan - all I have to saw was awesome - except for the interior - I don't car for the wood trim at all - too much wood that I didn't like it the first place. It basically looks like a Legacy that has huge tires and a large amount of ground clearence. The 3.0R Sedan was red with the taupe interior and too much wood, it had a rear spoiler and a sunroof. I love the way it felt sitting in it, it looked very nice too. I wanted to take my digital, but decided not to, now I'm regretting it. I may stop by again this weekend to take some pics. - Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoldonSubie Posted July 2, 2004 Share Posted July 2, 2004 While shopping for, and untimately buying my OB XT :D my dealer commented several times hiw they wished they had an OB XT sedan to sell. While it doesn't seem to make sense to the purists on these boards, there is definetely a market for these raised up sedans and wagons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IwannaSportSedan Posted July 2, 2004 Share Posted July 2, 2004 I don't know about that... I am a sportscar fan first and foremost. Already have one (wife's miata), so next car is going to have to be practical, so...naturally, a sport sedan. I'll have mine with a manual trans, please. I would definitely buy a new outback sedan or wagon if I needed more of the "utility" with my sport. I'd buy one in a heartbeat over an actual SUV, mini-Ute, or AWD minivan. To each their own, but not for me, thanks. I already have a 4wd truck, and the OBs can't tow 5000lbs with a class 3 hitch like a truck-based vehicle, but most people don't need that. (sometimes I wonder if I really need it, but i like using the truck bed when I have to haul my motorcycle, or a big ladder, or something.) Other than that, for soft-road traction, snow driving, hauling 4-5 people & stuff, the Outback is hard to beat. It would be much better for my commute. (a Legacy GT Ltd. 5MT sedan would be best, as in most fun, though.) AWD is way better than the 'agricultural' 4x4 system on my truck. 2wd, 4Hi, 4Lo, electronic shift on the fly, but straight engagement transfer case, and open diffs. pretty basic, and hard to turn. And it is completely useless on dry pavement. besides that, when was the last time anyone needed to really go off-road that an Outback w/ appropriate tires wouldn't handle. Most of the time, at that point, it is a matter of "wanting" to go off-roading, and there are other vehicles for that, usually very tall, and highly modified. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtguy Posted July 2, 2004 Share Posted July 2, 2004 An OBXT sedan with fold-down rear seats would rock the house. Kevin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoldonSubie Posted July 2, 2004 Share Posted July 2, 2004 IwannaSportSedan: Those are excelent points. In some parts of the country the OB just appeals to more people. In general far more people walk into a Subaru dealer looking for an OB than a Legacy. Having said that the limit of their offroad adventures will be parking on the grass at the flea market. The nice part of the added "utility" offered by the OB is that the only trade off will be in extreme handling (braking?). Acceleration and mileage are even with a comparable Legacy. So the dealer that I spoke with, who has sold a TON more OB's than Legacy's over the years, wishes he had the powerful XT package in a sedan. Makes sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red beast Posted August 9, 2004 Share Posted August 9, 2004 go here [url]http://www.legacysti.com/viewtopic.php?t=1961&sid=a8753769bfae7feff166b8dde5702553[/url] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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