2002 Subaru Legacy carfax report--how does it look

May 19, 2009 2 Replies

The only thing that worries me on this report is that fuel system was checked twice before the car was sold. Otherwise it looks almost too good to be true for the money(6000$ and 90K miles). It's going to be my first car so I'm hoping to buy something decent. Would someone please kindly take a look at below carfax report and see if they can spot any problems. Thank you very much


2002 SUBARU LEGACY OUTBACK AWD STATION WAGON 2.5L H4 SFI SOHC 16V ALL WHEEL DRIVE
07/31/2002 15 Motor Vehicle Dept. Title issued or updated Registration issued or renewed First owner reported Registered as personal vehicle Loan or lien reported Passed safety inspection
09/08/2003 13,713 Inspection Station Emissions inspection performed Passed safety inspection

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06/21/2004 Motor Vehicle Dept. Registration issued or renewed Registered as personal vehicle Passed safety inspection
10/18/2004 27,765 Inspection Station Passed safety inspection Passed emissions inspection

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11/28/2005 43,754 Inspection Station Passed safety inspection Passed emissions inspection

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12/30/2005 44,981 Cooling system checked
07/10/2006 50,670


718-863-8200 Engine checked



07/28/2006 Motor Vehicle Dept. Registration issued or renewed Registered as personal vehicle Passed safety inspection Registration updated when owner moved the vehicle to a new location
12/11/2006 56,613 Inspection Station Passed safety inspection Passed emissions inspection

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01/16/2008 70,734 Inspection Station Passed safety inspection Passed emissions inspection

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06/11/2008 Motor Vehicle Dept. Registration issued or renewed Registered as personal vehicle Passed safety inspection
12/02/2008 83,812

State inspection completed Fuel system checked



12/02/2008 Inspection Station Passed safety inspection Passed emissions inspection

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01/19/2009 85,683

Fuel system checked



04/24/2009 Vehicle offered for sale
04/27/2009 89,469 Online Listing Vehicle offered for sale
04/27/2009 Vehicle sold
05/19/2009 Subaru of America No recalls open for repair

Dunno, that doesn't seem to be a GOOD price, just average. And, that's just CarFax, no maint records? What about the rest of the stuff? Have you seen or driven it?

That model year and motor had some very bad problems with head gaskets blowing, which is a 2k - 3k repair. You need to read up on the issue and check for hydrocarbons in the coolant before putting in an offer. 90k miles is right about the time the gasket will go too.

I keep thinking water....

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