That Guy 2-1 Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 Found it at the local dealer for $11980. 93k miles, drives nice and pulls nice on the highway; love the feeling of a turbo! Issues found on the test drive were that the huge ass sunroof doesn't open, brakes were a bit warped and the front grille was damaged. Can get them to fix those of course. Thoughts? Was actually looking into trading or buying out the lease on the '11 Legacy when I found this. We really don't wanna buy out since its not a wagon, and the new Outback is a bit over our budget right now; and I'd like yo avoid a lease option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muajg Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 Def. get those fixed, I would also check the maint. history, if the oil wasn't changes on a regular basis, then I would avoid it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That Guy 2-1 Posted August 5, 2012 Author Share Posted August 5, 2012 how hard is it to pull the intake ducting and check the shaft play? something that can be done quick at the dealer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That Guy 2-1 Posted August 6, 2012 Author Share Posted August 6, 2012 went and let the wife test drive it today, she liked it. Taking the 5th Gen down there tomorrow to see what they'd offer. It's a numbers game from here!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muajg Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 I hear it's easier to pull the Down Pipe from the car to check shaft play, but that's just from random converstions I have seen on here. As far as I know it's not a killer job. If you want to really know about it get that done and a compression check. Good luck with your purchase. When/if you buy it, make sure to go the the cheap / free mod post in the 05-09 forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That Guy 2-1 Posted August 6, 2012 Author Share Posted August 6, 2012 well I'm too far upside down on the current car to make it worth buying the GT. looking at other options... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hadvw Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 IMHO, if money is tight/an issue, avoid used turbo cars, especially with unknown maintenance records and ESPECIALLY 05-09 LGTs. Too many problems with the turbo going and taking the engine with it.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That Guy 2-1 Posted August 7, 2012 Author Share Posted August 7, 2012 well the budget was self imposed and if we can let ourselves have an extra $100/month we can go with a '12 Outback lease with 15k/yr for decent money due to cash back and rebates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LosAngelesLGT Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 IMHO, if money is tight/an issue, avoid used turbo cars, especially with unknown maintenance records and ESPECIALLY 05-09 LGTs. Too many problems with the turbo going and taking the engine with it.. :lol: Pay no attention to the hadvw behind the curtain. http://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php/has-most-miles-their-lgt-and-they-holding-up-over-27680.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SubOperator Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 brakes are relatively cheap to replace but that huge ass sunroof may be a huge cost to fix if you let the dealer do it; just warning... 2005 LGT Wagon Limited 6 MT RBP Stage 2 - 249K 2007 B9 Tribeca Limited DGM - 272K SOLD - 2005 OB Limited 5 MT Silver - 245K SOLD - 2010 OB 6 MT Silver - 205K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hadvw Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 :lol: Pay no attention to the hadvw behind the curtain. http://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php/has-most-miles-their-lgt-and-they-holding-up-over-27680.html And count the number of exploded turbos.. I'm sure the number of people on this board is > 5%, maybe closer to 10% who've had their turbo die. I wouldn't roll the dice on that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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