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Finally got myself into a newer vehicle. My wife and I don't see the point of owning three vehicles at this time, as her parents are only a stone's throw away if we ever needed to borrow a spare car for something, so my trusty daily driver has to go.


The Jist. 1992 Subaru Legacy LS Special Wagon. 182,000 Miles. AWD, 4 speed automatic transmission. Rusty, but Reliable. Has had a lot of maintenance work done to it, and has served me well over the past two years driving to and from work everyday. I average 22.5-23 MPG split driving, and usually see 25+ for all non-stop highway use. AC blows Ice Cold, and the heat is great. It has fog lights, and I put low/high 4500K HIDs in the halogen housings for max nighttime visibility.

I'm looking to get $1400 OBO. I think the asking price is fair. I'm available anytime this weekend, and PM or EMAIL is best course of intial contact. Car is located in Portage MI. Don't mind meeting serious buyers further away. This would be a great car for winter beater use, or perhaps some farm field work, or for some ones kid who just needs a car to get by.

Now the Boring Part:

2.2L N/A with 182,000 miles
4 EAT Automatic transmission
Full Time AWD
195/70/14 BFG Advantage T/A tires with 5/32” tread.
Duralast Lifetime warranty front and rear brake pads.
Right rear wheel bearing and seals replaced.
Wearever rear rotors
Duralast front rotors
Goodridge Stainless steel brake lines.
Power Steering and Brake Fluid flushed.
Front end alignment.
New Front Lower Control Arms and Bushings
New Front Duralast Ball joints
New pass front and rear brake calipers
New valve lifters on entire driver's side engine
New valve cover gaskets
Timing belt and tensioner and cam seals 10,000 miles ago
Replaced Rear differential cover
Changed front and rear differential fluid
Transmission fluid and internal and external filters changed 15,000 miles ago.
New Rear sway bar bushings
Lifetime Warranty Duralast Starter
Rear wiper and motor work.
Duralast Battery
New spark plugs and wires
Lifetime Warranty Duralast Alternator
New OEM coolant temp sender
AC converted to R134a with new accumulator and condenser.
New upper radiator hose, thermostat, and thermostat housing
Coolant is 20,000 miles old with new lifetime warranty Spectra radiator
Oxygen sensor (walker brand) has 5,000 miles on it.
Newer accessory drive belts.
New Duralast Knock Sensor
New Sensors: AC Delco Ignitor and coil, and OEM Camshaft Sensor
Lifetime warranty thrush muffler
exhaust from cat back is 304 thick wall stainless tubing.
Pioneer CD player with kicker 6.5” up front and AC delco 6.5” out back
Spare Parts: OEM ignitor, two coils, camshaft sensor, MAF, ECU, pass side brake caliper.

Suspension is somewhat newer. Previous owner had issues with the air ride so he paid the dealer to install normal suspension on the car. I believe he also had the water pump changed.

The car does burn/leak a quart of oil every 600-1000 miles. Car has a fair amount of rust, dents, etc. However, it's been very reliable, and handles long trips with ease.
The only other issue is somtimes it likes to be stubborn and takes a few more seconds to start. It's never thrown a CEL, and after weeks of tracing this and that, I gave up. I simply pump the gas pedal or put it to the floor it it acts stubborn and it fires to life (Good Fuel Pressure and Filter is less than 2yrs old)

And of course the rust. The floor pans are solid, but the body as in the pictures does have rust.

CAR IS SOLD!!!!!!!!

If you don't mind me asking, what did you get for it?

$1000 even.

Damn. Not bad.

subies in MI seem to hold value fairly well when you can find someone who actually wants to sell one.

if you find people who don't know much about them, you can get lucky... I bought a car similar to this with rust and a bit of body damage for 50 bucks in the U.P.