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Got myself a new car last weekend!

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Hey guys,
I picked this up for myself last weekend from Lynwood, WA.
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Its a 99 Legacy GT Wagon, 132k miles. It's an auto but oh well. It's fully loaded, heated leather seats, sun/moon roof, spoiler, etc. It has 6 pages of maint. records from Chaplin's Subaru from 24k miles. head gaskets, timing belt, etc. all look brand new, CVs look new etc. I am VERY happy with the car. I paid 5200 for it and it KBBs for 7k. Main reason I wanted to buy a "newer car" is because I need to establish credit for a house so once I saw this I couldn't pass it up. Kinda scarey buying from a used car dealership because they obviously just want to make as much money as possible off of every car with little invested, but this was a damn good find. Just thought I'd share with the legacy family. All I've done so far is a K&N filter and snorkus delete. Plans are Borla replica header and catback (not sure which brand yet), coilovers, my Tommy Kaira wheels, HID's, Morrette headlights if I can find them, and then try to find a wrecked STi for the swap once it's paid off.
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Ooh black GT Limited wagon. Very nice sir!
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Looking good, more pictures please :)
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Very nice car, and a good deal to boot. Especially for a rebuild. :smt064
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Looks like a nice car!

I've always loved the exterior of the 2nd gen Legacies, especially the GT's.

You've gotta keep the stock wheels, those were great wheels :)
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Legacy777 wrote:You've gotta keep the stock wheels, those were great wheels :)
+1 :D
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+2 on the wheels!
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beatersubi wrote:Very nice car, and a good deal to boot. Especially for a rebuild. :smt064
what do you mean for a rebuild?
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and thanks guys, I love the car. It's hard to keep it so clean haha. I love the stock wheels as well, but I love my JDM wheels because they stick out and everyone knows its me. I need coilovers and tires before I can install them permanently though so hopefully next year. Do you guys think I should powdercoat my stock wheels? I was thinking black or gold might look good, but I'm open to opinions :D
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Mattheww044 wrote:
beatersubi wrote:Very nice car, and a good deal to boot. Especially for a rebuild. :smt064
what do you mean for a rebuild?
I was implying that a car that nice for that little money must be rebuilt. It was my best attempt at humor.
I also like the look of those wheels. They are heavy, though. I had a set on my BJ, rattle-canned gunmetal. They looked pretty good clean, and not too bad dirty.
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Pretty clean, nice d/d. I guess the only thing I would be paranoid about is the chronic head gasket stuff on these.

Will be jealous if/when this gets an STI swap.
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Head gaskets/timing belt, etc all look brand new, no complaints yet. The tranny seems to be a bit finicky but I'm not AWD to autos so I'm not sure if it's normal or not
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Just a little update, got front and rear strut tower bars (ebay), tribeca front sway bar, and a few other goodies. Ordering Morrete headlights next week!
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Morettes are on! I'll get some pics up once I get the eyelids on (need to order OEM paint)
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Any other overseas parts your planning on getting?
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JDM taillights, hopefully GT-B bumper with fogs, my JDM Tommy Kaira wheels, and thats probably it for JDM stuff unless something really catches my eye
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High beams working?
93 legacy wagon L, 22T swapped (TW imitator) now with five forward speeds. (Gone, but never forgotten)
johndrivesabox wrote: Rally, my kyboard is brok, his has nohing o do wih h liquor.
Originalcyn wrote:Apparently everyone hates Gabe.
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Re: Got myself a new car last weekend!

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no, i even tried switching the hot and ground just for kicks and still blew the fuse. waiting for replies from guys that have them on. Thanks for all of your ideas and advice though. Knowledge is power!
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