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I just dont get it. Seriously. Ill tell you a quick story.

First let me say I already have 4 legacy so I cant buy anymore. (5 cars and a motorcycle, my wife would kill me!)

Saturday me and two good friends went to santa cruz to look at a legacy. 1990 wagon with brand new GR2 struts, two new tires, perfect brakes. Its wagon and automatic. Only problem is a leaking radiator (which we bought for 107 shipped). 275$

Last night the same two freinds and I went to oakland and looked at a legacy. It was in a collission, bumper beam is fine, pasenger quarter panel is fine but headlight bucket is smashed. We are going to trade an old computer for the car. (pentium 2, 196mb ram, 10gb hard drive etc.

Realize both of these cars are in pretty good shape, wagons and 4WD

Number three, same two guys. 5 speed wagon with brand new clutch, brand new tires, tuesday before last. Overheated once. We drove it around (without the owner) and no matter how I pushed it it wouldnt overheat. Didnt have sunroof so we walked, but the lady asked us if we'd pay 250 before we left.

Number 4, same two guys. 5 speed wagon. Good overall shape mechanically, lots of dents. ABS and Sunroof. Clutch chatters a little. before we left the guy asked if we'd take 350


I see no excuse for you to own only one car or to have a 2wd. Hell, the number of cars I DIDNT tell you about for even less money would be perfect donor cars. Many legacy 4wd can be found under 1000$, do you realize all of these cars I speak of are from the last 12 days or so?!

Something that may shock you, it would actually have been the same price to order brand new gr2 or to purchase one of the cars that had the brand new gr2 installed and get the rest of the car with it.......

Its funny how much influence Ive had. At certain times there are 8-9 subarus in the parking lot, 5 of which first generation legacy!

The problem for me is i'm still pretty much a kid, I don't really have money to buy a whole buynch of different cars nor the space for them, but I do hear what you're saying. Tell ya what, you find me a 92-94 red not burgendy sedan 5speed turbo with ac, cc, sunroof, those 60/40 seats(you wouldn't belive how often I use those ) pwr windows and locks and no major damage or rust and low-ish miles and I'll most likely go for it

Not all of us are so lucky as to live in California where the old cars are plentiful and cheap.

Here in the Northeast US, everybody hangs on to his/her Legacy until it rusts to pieces, and then tries to get a thousand dollars for it.

Sigh.

Thawa, Ill look around but turbo cars dont count!

vrg3: Think of it as a road trip Buy the car, fly out and drive it back!

ciper wrote:vrg3: Think of it as a road trip Buy the car, fly out and drive it back!

Or have a buddy drive you out here, and then you race him home

Hehehe... the plane ticket would cost nearly as much as the car.

I'll recommend it to my brother. I had promised him that if he found me a running BC/BF with an automatic transmission, I'd convert it to radio control for him.

you know there was that red sport sedan up in washington for 4 grand. That would have been worth the flight or even the shipment. He had all the fixings already done to it, which I guess would take a lot of the fun of modding it yourself out of the picture.

Living in Cali must be nice. I remember seeing original looking Z's and BMW 2002's just hanging out on the street. Around here you can't find a 4wd Legacy wagon unless it's an auto and/or some horrible old lady color. I got 2wd because it was the only 5mt wagon I could find in a good color (actually love the dark blue) and it didn't have the roof rack which I think looks better. I wish I had a place to put a second car. And as for turbo 5MT's I've driven to Detroit and 2 hrs. away 3 weeks in a row to look at some very overpriced ones. The 1993 I drove to Detroit for was the most rotted Subaru of any kind that I've ever seen. And the guy wouldn't talk down from almost $3K! I almost broke his face since he told me the body was nice for it's age. I showed him my 1990 and he shut up. Whole weekend wasted. I love this car and we'll give her the loyalty she's given me.

Steve

vrg3 wrote: Here in the Northeast US, everybody hangs on to his/her Legacy until it rusts to pieces, and then tries to get a thousand dollars for it.

Sigh.

LOL

georryan: One of the friends I mentioned was going to buy the turbo legacy you are talking about. The seller was slow to respond.

I didnt like his attitude. I sent him a big list of questions and he replied back with something like " Are you seriously going to buy the car, because I got offers for 4000$"
Why the hell would I waste time sending him an email if I wasnt going to buy the car?


Oh, that car I mentioned we are trading for a computer, I left my cell phone in it and the lady called me

Ha! Lucky you got your phone back.

Too bad about that seller. I bet some people just write him and just want to ask questions. Not everyone is serious, although I doubt that you are of that type. I have friends though that would check out cars even if they aren't serious. Too bad really.

I just can't wait till I can sell my sable. A new exhaust will come from that sell.

My mom has to get a new car first, though.

If I hadnt purchased that turbo legacy for parts from texas I would have got that one from ebay. I thought it looked like a great car so I convinced my buddy to bid on it. He had me ask all the questions and the guy was dumb about it. He would have easily bid more than the closing price. Oh well!

Georryan do you know if a master gasket set (aftermarket is fine) exists for the ea82t? Id love to find one but only see NA kits.

ciper wrote:First let me say I already have 4 legacy so I cant buy anymore. (5 cars and a motorcycle, my wife would kill me!)

Ciper, just stop it! I am one of the VERY few people I know that has two cars, period! You make me so jealous!!

At least both of my Subies are 4WD

damnit....I need to find a turbo legacy in texas

one of the reasons you don't see some people have more then two cars is because not everywhere are cars as plentiful......plus insurance is an issue as well.

FYI, here in the UK old Legacies still fetch silly money. On Autotrader.co.uk if you search for Turbo Legacy you rarely find anything below £2000 (about $3200) unless it's got a vast mileage like my car.

I do keep an eye out because it would be great to have a spares car, but given my recent motorcycle purchase I don't think (read: KNOW!) my wife wouldn't wear it.

Also, the UK is a bit smaller than the USA (you may have noticed ) and I don't have the space to park five cars on a regular basis! If you look back at the photo of my car you'll see a bunch of other cars parked in the street.

The equation is: house (1 car width approx front length) + most people with 2 cars = complete mayhem if you get home late. You have to park in a different street...

Did any of the auto AWD ones have low mileage or recent work done on the trans etc? How much would it be to transplant the AWD stuff (trans, driveshaft, stuff in the back, gas tank etc) into my car? I'm not mechanically inclined, so I cant. Nothing wrong with my car (plus the fact I love it), so no reason to sell it for one with more miles/bad body or something.

Patrick, Patrick, Patrick...
transplant a atuomatic? Learn to drive!

I considered putting a stick in, but then I'd have to deal with all the cluth stuff, have to put in a new gauge cluster (cant have those gear lights in the middle now can we?), have to deal with clutch wear and such. Plus I'm thinking about just considering it a cruiser so it doesnt have to be sporty. This way I can perfect my handling skills...

if you know how to drive, one clutch should last as long as one automatic transmission. I used to work with a lady who had 268k on a legacy with original engine and clutch. (s

Personally, i think if its an auto, its nothing but a grocery grabber. I guess I'm a MT snob.

Georryan do you know if a master gasket set (aftermarket is fine) exists for the ea82t? Id love to find one but only see NA kits

Not sure. When I got my GL-10 it wasn't running, I put in a new clutch, water pump, and a few other items like an o2 sensor and stuff. I was going to replace the head gasket till I realized that both heads were cracked and after doing some pricing I decided against doing all the work. I ended up buying a whole engine from a japanese import shop. I missed the buy on the engine with 170 on the compression, but still got one with 150, which I would assume is still pretty good. The engine has been good to me but seeps a little oil. The last person who owned it didn't change the oil much. A lot of sooty resadue (can't spell tonight) was on the cams. So basically from all that, I'm saying that I was going to go to the dealer for a gasket set but never did after all.

-Ryan

I have three cars, not by my own choice. I just graduated college, too. I'm also near broke

Once my mom gets another car I'm selling one for sure.

scottzg wrote:if you know how to drive, one clutch should last as long as one automatic transmission. I used to work with a lady who had 268k on a legacy with original engine and clutch. (s

Personally, i think if its an auto, its nothing but a grocery grabber. I guess I'm a MT snob.

Hear, hear! Without starting a big discussion, I will never like stabbing the gas out of a corner, and nothing happens because the auto is still a gear too high...

Actually, I might have 3 Subies next week if things keep going as they are... it will be a parts car though. It's about 2 hours from me, and it will probably be less than $50 if I get it

scottzg wrote:
Personally, i think if its an auto, its nothing but a grocery grabber.

Well now, I dont know about that....

Theres quite a few benefits in having a turbo automatic car.

Understood. It's easier to launch a turbo auto, hold the brakes and spool up the turbo...

An example, ever magazine that has tested the PT Cruiser turbo, says this: Keep the manual to the N/A, the turbo wants the auto...

If I were drag racing and all I cared about was ET's, I would go auto no question. An fully-prepped auto tranny can shift faster than you, period.

But I simply can't enjoy daily driving in an auto. Once turns get involved, an auto and I simply can't get along. That's just me, I guess...