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I want a Subaru so bad and this thread isn't helping. I saw one on a local cl and wanted some opinions. Its a 98 Legacy Outback with 125k miles on it. It comes with two sets of rims and three sets of tires. These are the repairs done Timing Belt replaced 5/2007 Water Pump replaced 5/2007 A/C Belt replaced 5/2007 Front brakes pads and rotors 5/2007 Head Gasket replaced 11/2007 (warranted by shop) All valve stems replaced 11/2007 Clutch replaced 4/2008 Battery replaced 6/2008 And this is the work that needs to be done Front O2 Sensor, Left Front Wheel Bearing, Left Front Axle needs some work (tear in the rubber boot which is allowing the grease to leak out), Left Rear Seat Belt needs replacing They're asking 4500. Besides what is listed, are there any upcoming repairs that will be needed? It seems like the major stuff has been covered in the last year. How much will what they have listed cost to repair? Is this a decent deal? Anything I should ask them about?
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I'm hopefully going to be looking at a 2001 Legacy GT Limited this weekend. Its a 5spd and their asking 5250 for it. They haven't replaced the timing belt and it sounds like there might be some quirks with getting into reverse which I'm assuming is likely the linkage going bad? Anything I should look at with this car? It doesn't sound like they've done much to it besides change the oil and they're the 3rd owner. If I offered them what their asking minus the cost for the timing belt change would that be reasonable for the car?
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Jul 16, 2009 02:28
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96 Impreza with this: "There is a minor problem, the AWD light is on; there is a small leak in the AWD oil line. It doesn't affect driving at all, just no All wheel drive. Other than that, no problems!" What could be the issue and how much would it cost to fix it? Worth the hassle? Is the oil line unrelated to non-functional awd? Is there a better way to narrow down that issue? I'd like a cheap winter car if an inexpensive fix is possible.
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Dec 9, 2009 07:01
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bull3964 posted:There's no such thing as an "AWD Oil Line" on a Subaru. Yep, its an automatic. Is the light just the hey-your-awd-isnt-working idiot light? My brief googleing says solenoid C is the little guy that likes to go out back there. Would low fluid cause this? I would assume it would just work until it drained and seized up instead of progressively disabling itself? Someone said replacing the fluid can sometimes clear up issues like this.
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Dec 9, 2009 08:32
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Yeah, the entire description of the problems never made much sense to me even in my limited knowledge gleaned through this thread and the basic info I dug up when trying to research what he listed as wrong. Is fwd only mode really that potentially damaging to the transmission if left on and is it really only user enabled? The car can't throw some codes that causes it to automatically be enabled?
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Dec 9, 2009 17:50
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