i want a subaru

Check edmunds.com for an opinion on used car pricing.

-- Todd H.

Check the service book and ask for any service records. Has the Timing Belt been done?, clutch?, Exhaust?, Tires, Brakes? etc. I f all have been recently done and the car is in good condition, it MAY be worth 7500 hun,BUT if many of the items are a 50% life or less then accept that costs, that are normal maintenance and wear & tear costs, will come up. This is just as true for Subaru as for any other make. If this is a well, or very well maintained car, with a good documented ownership history it MAY be worth paying a slight premium. If the history etc is suspect or unknown, 7500 is probably too much for a relatively high-mileage car, try 5500 or so.

"jhaynes" wrote in news:68c0810e653fb@uwe:

the timing belt has been done and i dont no about anything else i never checked the records for it. do you think it would be a good buy. how ,many kms would you normally get out of a subaru engine?

You are buying an 8 year old vehicle. Regardless of make - it's past level of care and present condition are FAR better indicators of potential remaining service life than what brand or model it is.

In general, a well maintained Subaru will have similar longevity to other well maintained japanese cars.

Find a GOOD mechanic and pay him to thouroughly check ANY vehicle that old out for you.

there are PLENTY of Subarus with well over 200,000 miles .

Carl

Bought my present 99 Outback with 112,000 Km, a patchy service history, some evidence of boat towing (that I missed) and heavy tradesman loads (that I didn't!) three years ago. Got a good enough discount to get a dealer to do the 100,000 Km major service late and fit a trans oil cooler as a precaution and it's just turned 165,000 with no problems apart from the odd fuse or globe, except for a forward clutch pack in the autobox 3 weeks after purchase that was fortunately covered by warranty. Other than that it's just been tyres, routine servicing & one battery.

Bought previous '91 Liberty wgn at 116,000 with a perfect service record. Traded it on this at 335,000 Km. Clutches lasted about 120,000 Km (towing quite often). AFAIR in 7 years it cost me a radiator, alternator, a/c regas, 2 batteries and 2 ECUs apart from tyres and routine servicing, which I thought was pretty good. Neither of them ever let the family down.

Take some other people's advice and get it checked by someone who knows the make. Cheers

If this has the 2,5 engine I would look for another car. The 99 2.5 was a one-year only engine design.

too much...miles and money...check car soup or cars.com.used cars..it'll give you an idea of the the market and perhaps one close by

I've got a 98 legacy GT wagon, 5 speed, 126k miles for sale. Head gaskets and timing bellts were done 20k miles ago and its been great ever since. I'd keep it if I could get a snow plow on the front. I've decided to sell it for $4900 US, includes extra set of snow tires on rims. I'm in Syracuse NY. Let me know if there's any interest.

Jack