Legacy GT-B twinscroll - am i an idiot?
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Hello
Long time since I posted in PH, but i'm back!
I currently have a hankering for an estate - I have 2 small kids and a mountain bike to cart around, so i need a bigger car than my current BMW 1-series, but it has to also be interesting. I was originally looking at Volvo V70R or at a minimum a V50 T5, but finding one thats: manual, under 7 grand, not knackered, not been to the moon and back - is almost impossible. So i started looking around and spotted a 2004 Legacy GT Spec B 2.0 Twin Scroll manual for the right price and with only 64k miles.
The seller says it was imported from Japan when it was new, has regularly been undersealed and meticulously serviced.
I am aware that these things are thirsty, but i mostly work from home, and would only drive it maybe 2 or 3 times a week - probably wouldn't do more than 8000 miles a year. I'm also quite handy with a spanner (i also own a small British sports car!) so fixing stuff on the driveway doesn't bother me too much.
My question is - what am i letting myself in for? Am i being silly boy for wanting a 20 year old performance estate such as the Legacy GT?
Cheers!
Long time since I posted in PH, but i'm back!
I currently have a hankering for an estate - I have 2 small kids and a mountain bike to cart around, so i need a bigger car than my current BMW 1-series, but it has to also be interesting. I was originally looking at Volvo V70R or at a minimum a V50 T5, but finding one thats: manual, under 7 grand, not knackered, not been to the moon and back - is almost impossible. So i started looking around and spotted a 2004 Legacy GT Spec B 2.0 Twin Scroll manual for the right price and with only 64k miles.
The seller says it was imported from Japan when it was new, has regularly been undersealed and meticulously serviced.
I am aware that these things are thirsty, but i mostly work from home, and would only drive it maybe 2 or 3 times a week - probably wouldn't do more than 8000 miles a year. I'm also quite handy with a spanner (i also own a small British sports car!) so fixing stuff on the driveway doesn't bother me too much.
My question is - what am i letting myself in for? Am i being silly boy for wanting a 20 year old performance estate such as the Legacy GT?
Cheers!
Thanks all for your replies.
I went ahead and got the one i was looking at - £6600 for a JDM Legacy GT Spec-B twinscroll with 64k miles, and so far i love it! The worst thing so far is a knackered propshaft, but i found a fresher one on ebay for £27, and the car is so easy to work on that i don't mind changing "big" things like that. There are a few other things to fettle, but its a 20 year old car so i was expecting to spend a few weeks getting it 'just right', but right now i'm glad i took the plunge and got a Subaru. I've wanted one for years so it's sort of like a thing ticked off the old bucket list.
It the first proper Japanese car i've owned (excluding a properly knackered Suzuki SJ), and so far the experience is good! Cheers
I went ahead and got the one i was looking at - £6600 for a JDM Legacy GT Spec-B twinscroll with 64k miles, and so far i love it! The worst thing so far is a knackered propshaft, but i found a fresher one on ebay for £27, and the car is so easy to work on that i don't mind changing "big" things like that. There are a few other things to fettle, but its a 20 year old car so i was expecting to spend a few weeks getting it 'just right', but right now i'm glad i took the plunge and got a Subaru. I've wanted one for years so it's sort of like a thing ticked off the old bucket list.
It the first proper Japanese car i've owned (excluding a properly knackered Suzuki SJ), and so far the experience is good! Cheers
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