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Bought a 96 Legacy
Well, yesterday was a rough day. It ended in me having to go buy a new car. Nothing happened to my SVX, don't worry.
So browsing craigslist i came across a few dozen cars that were potentials. Then I saw the legacy. It was a 1996 Subaru Legacy LSi with AWD and every feature that it could have. Guy was asking $1500. Body was in great condition, too. The bad: CEL. It's throwing 2 EGR codes and 2 cat operating efficiency codes. po400, po420 were two of them that i can remember off hand. Anyone care to take a stab at what it might be? The shop the guy talked to said it was a bad front cat. So I looked it over, and it looked clean. The interior was near flawless, as was the exterior. Under the hood looked relatively clean as well. It had just had oil change. Starter and alternator replaced at 150k miles, as well as timing belt, plugs, and a half dozen other things. He's the second owner, bought it at 21k miles 10 years ago. Has driven 120 miles to and from work daily, so it currently resides at 195k miles. I took it for a spin, and it felt great. Very smooth ride, transmission shifted perfectly. Everything in the car works except the power antenna, and the driver side unlock all button is intermittent. Overall I think it was a pretty good deal.
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*No SVX at the moment...* 1987 Winnebago Elandan 35' 2001 Yamaha Roadstar 1600 2004 Ford Excursion Eddie Bauer, 6.0litre Power Stroke Diesel - Daily Driver. Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, scotch in one hand, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming HOOOOYA !!!!! |
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Does it have the 2.5? If it does, I hope the HG was replaced...
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-Jason (8/23/07-Present) 1995 Subaru SVX LSi (197k) Polo Green (#1102) 03/95 Mods: DDM Tuning 4500k 35w Low Beam HID, 100w H3 Bulbs, Extra Ground Cables, 15 minute $12.96 mod, svxfiles designed transmission mount (), sporting a "new" tail light bar, silver BBS rims, custom power steering cooler (one that doesn't dump ATF constantly), new negative lead cable, no more third or fourth gear (1977-Present) 1977 Chevrolet Corvette (81k) Silver (12/01/2011-Present) 2005 Subaru Outback 2.5i Limited 5MT (97k) I have a bad feeling about this. -Obi Wan Kenobi |
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It's a 2.5. The head gasket has not been replaced, to my knowledge, or the prior owners. I checked and there's no oil in the coolant, and no coolant in the oil. It is something I plan to have done eventually though, perhaps even a complete rebuild of the engine, all new gaskets, head gaskets, new rings on the pistons, etc.
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*No SVX at the moment...* 1987 Winnebago Elandan 35' 2001 Yamaha Roadstar 1600 2004 Ford Excursion Eddie Bauer, 6.0litre Power Stroke Diesel - Daily Driver. Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, scotch in one hand, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming HOOOOYA !!!!! |
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Good luck with it. (hopefully better luck than my 96 LSi Wagon)
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Pictures are here. What you see on the side of hte car is a reflection from the ground. Car looks better in person, pictures are brutally honest.
It rides perfectly, incredibly comfortable, has plenty of room, and all the features of my SVX, minus the automatic climate control.
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*No SVX at the moment...* 1987 Winnebago Elandan 35' 2001 Yamaha Roadstar 1600 2004 Ford Excursion Eddie Bauer, 6.0litre Power Stroke Diesel - Daily Driver. Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, scotch in one hand, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming HOOOOYA !!!!! Last edited by JaySVX; 11-24-2007 at 10:08 PM. |
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Few more pictures:
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*No SVX at the moment...* 1987 Winnebago Elandan 35' 2001 Yamaha Roadstar 1600 2004 Ford Excursion Eddie Bauer, 6.0litre Power Stroke Diesel - Daily Driver. Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, scotch in one hand, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming HOOOOYA !!!!! |
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