birkhoff
02-24-2009, 09:36 AM
I rather think not. I'm looking at an 05 Legacy GT normal trim wagon with 54,000 km on the clock. 5MT. It is held by a high-end dealer who wants $CAN 20,000 for it (about $US 16,000). The zillion point inspection sheet shows that they replaced both control arms in a pre-sale service. (also injectors and plugs). The sales guy points to this as a positive (evidence of their thorough prep) but I see the opposite.
Is their some normal reason control arms would be bad so early? If not, I think it would be prudent to have an independent subaru mechanic look the car over carefully for chassis damage or evidence of abuse. Of course this would be a good idea anyway.
At only $13K per year I think this must have been a city car. Therefore, I could expect exhaust work fairly soon. Tires have lots of tread, but badly curbed on the passenger side, and the brakes are original at 40% so at the very least a fluid change.
It went through its 50,000km major service at a dealership about a year ago.
Question to the experts -- any red flags that you see here?
Thanks. This is my first post in this forum -- my experience is with the older subaru line for the most part.
Is their some normal reason control arms would be bad so early? If not, I think it would be prudent to have an independent subaru mechanic look the car over carefully for chassis damage or evidence of abuse. Of course this would be a good idea anyway.
At only $13K per year I think this must have been a city car. Therefore, I could expect exhaust work fairly soon. Tires have lots of tread, but badly curbed on the passenger side, and the brakes are original at 40% so at the very least a fluid change.
It went through its 50,000km major service at a dealership about a year ago.
Question to the experts -- any red flags that you see here?
Thanks. This is my first post in this forum -- my experience is with the older subaru line for the most part.