i want a subaru

[jhaynes]

hello, i'm looking at a 1999 impreza ts (no turbo) it has 190,000 thousand
kms on it that are mainly highway kms, the guys asking 7500 canadian what
should i pay? i no i can talk him down. and how many kms should i expect to
get out of the engine and without having any other serious problems

 

[Todd H.]

hello, i'm looking at a 1999 impreza ts (no turbo) it has 190,000 thousand
kms on it that are mainly highway kms, the guys asking 7500 canadian what
should i pay? i no i can talk him down. and how many kms should i expect to
get out of the engine and without having any other serious problems

Check edmunds.com for an opinion on used car pricing.

 

[Grolch]

Check the service book and ask for any service records. Has the Timing Belt
been done?, clutch?, Exhaust?, Tires, Brakes? etc. I f all have been
recently done and the car is in good condition, it MAY be worth 7500 hun,BUT
if many of the items are a 50% life or less then accept that costs, that are
normal maintenance and wear & tear costs, will come up. This is just as true
for Subaru as for any other make. If this is a well, or very well maintained
car, with a good documented ownership history it MAY be worth paying a
slight premium. If the history etc is suspect or unknown, 7500 is probably
too much for a relatively high-mileage car, try 5500 or so.

 

[Fuzzy Logic]

hello, i'm looking at a 1999 impreza ts (no turbo) it has 190,000 thousand
kms on it that are mainly highway kms, the guys asking 7500 canadian what
should i pay? i no i can talk him down. and how many kms should i expect to
get out of the engine and without having any other serious problems

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[jhaynes]

Check the service book and ask for any service records. Has the Timing Belt
been done?, clutch?, Exhaust?, Tires, Brakes? etc. I f all have been
recently done and the car is in good condition, it MAY be worth 7500 hun,BUT
if many of the items are a 50% life or less then accept that costs, that are
normal maintenance and wear & tear costs, will come up. This is just as true
for Subaru as for any other make. If this is a well, or very well maintained
car, with a good documented ownership history it MAY be worth paying a
slight premium. If the history etc is suspect or unknown, 7500 is probably
too much for a relatively high-mileage car, try 5500 or so.
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2001 Legacy Outback Wagon, 2.5L H-4
Chicago, Illinois USA

the timing belt has been done and i dont no about anything else i never
checked the records for it. do you think it would be a good buy. how ,many
kms would you normally get out of a subaru engine?

 

[Carl 1 Lucky Texan]

hello, i'm looking at a 1999 impreza ts (no turbo) it has 190,000 thousand
kms on it that are mainly highway kms, the guys asking 7500 canadian what
should i pay? i no i can talk him down. and how many kms should i expect to
get out of the engine and without having any other serious problems

You are buying an 8 year old vehicle. Regardless of make - it's past
level of care and present condition are FAR better indicators of
potential remaining service life than what brand or model it is.

In general, a well maintained Subaru will have similar longevity to
other well maintained japanese cars.

Find a GOOD mechanic and pay him to thouroughly check ANY vehicle that
old out for you.

there are PLENTY of Subarus with well over 200,000 miles .

Carl

 

[hippo]

Bought my present 99 Outback with 112,000 Km, a patchy service history,
some evidence of boat towing (that I missed) and heavy tradesman loads
(that I didn't!) three years ago. Got a good enough discount to get a
dealer to do the 100,000 Km major service late and fit a trans oil cooler
as a precaution and it's just turned 165,000 with no problems apart from
the odd fuse or globe, except for a forward clutch pack in the autobox 3
weeks after purchase that was fortunately covered by warranty. Other than
that it's just been tyres, routine servicing & one battery.

Bought previous '91 Liberty wgn at 116,000 with a perfect service record.
Traded it on this at 335,000 Km. Clutches lasted about 120,000 Km (towing
quite often). AFAIR in 7 years it cost me a radiator, alternator, a/c
regas, 2 batteries and 2 ECUs apart from tyres and routine servicing,
which I thought was pretty good. Neither of them ever let the family
down.

Take some other people's advice and get it checked by someone who knows
the make. Cheers

 

[johninKY]

If this has the 2,5 engine I would look for another car. The 99 2.5 was a
one-year only engine design.

 

[bj]

too much...miles and money...check car soup or cars.com.used
cars..it'll give you an idea of the the market and perhaps one close by

 

[soulone_1981]

I Have a 1995 Subaru Impreza 1.8l automatic, that was not maintained
that well and it now has 407,000kms on in with no engine problems
(yet!!). I don't know if that is a good indicator, might just be luck!

 

[Ja]

hello, i'm looking at a 1999 impreza ts (no turbo) it has 190,000 thousand
kms on it that are mainly highway kms, the guys asking 7500 canadian what
should i pay? i no i can talk him down. and how many kms should i expect to
get out of the engine and without having any other serious problems

I've got a 98 legacy GT wagon, 5 speed, 126k miles for sale. Head
gaskets and timing bellts were done 20k miles ago and its been great
ever since. I'd keep it if I could get a snow plow on the front. I've
decided to sell it for $4900 US, includes extra set of snow tires on
rims. I'm in Syracuse NY. Let me know if there's any interest.

Jack