looking to buy 2000 Legacy GT Sedan

[stefan]

Hey folks. There is a 2000 Legacy Sedan GT Limited (5-spd) for sale in my
area with many features including leather, sunroof and many power features.
It has ~90,000 miles, but otherwise in in pretty good shape and even new
tires. Paint looks well cared for, but one of the lower driver-side body
kit panels looks like it took a slight hit, but nothing major. The person
has the Blue Book listing on the window and "will sell for $9,000".

Before I call the guy I wanted to get some feedback from anyone for the
reliability that I can expect with this car or for asking things about
certain service increments that should have been done by now. I know that
Subarus in general will last a long time, but sometimes certain model years
are a little more prone to "issues". I have checked my copy of Consumer
Reports and as far as they say, the '00 is recommended.

We had recently been looking at the newer Forester and know that they have
the boxer engine which I think they said allows for better balance with the
car handling so I hope someone can support this and let me know whether the
'00 Legacy may have that engine arrangement. I'll be honest that my
interest in this car at first was the curb appeal but also a knowledge that
the AWD would be nice to have.


Thanks!

(e-mail address removed)

 

[John Rethorst]

certain service increments that should have been done by now.

See http://subaru.com/owners/care/schedules/middle.jsp

the boxer engine which I think they said allows for better balance with the
car handling so I hope someone can support this and let me know whether the
'00 Legacy may have that engine arrangement.

It does.

 

[TG]

The Legacy does have the horizontally opposed engine you desire and has a an
even lower center of gravity than the Forester...the GT model is lower yet
and has suspension tuned more toward "enthusiast" handling. It will easily
out skid pad a Forester. TG

 

[brusbrother]

I bought the 2000GT wagon AT new. It's a pisser to drive even with the AT.
I recently bought the 05 Outback for my wife and there is no comparison in
that the handling of the 00 GT is exceptional.
The only issue was with a defective seal in the AT and they replaced the
tranny under warranty. The timing belt is due for change at 100K miles.
Other than that, if you are at all handy, change plugs, filters, pcv and
fluids, you should get good service out of the car.
It should run on 87 octane although SOA had to do a computer reprogram
from the initial setup to prevent pinging. Have fun!

 

[Ron Joiner]

Hey folks. There is a 2000 Legacy Sedan GT Limited (5-spd) for sale in my
area with many features including leather, sunroof and many power features.
It has ~90,000 miles, but otherwise in in pretty good shape and even new
tires. Paint looks well cared for, but one of the lower driver-side body
kit panels looks like it took a slight hit, but nothing major. The person
has the Blue Book listing on the window and "will sell for $9,000".

Before I call the guy I wanted to get some feedback from anyone for the
reliability that I can expect with this car or for asking things about
certain service increments that should have been done by now. I know that
Subarus in general will last a long time, but sometimes certain model years
are a little more prone to "issues". I have checked my copy of Consumer
Reports and as far as they say, the '00 is recommended.

We had recently been looking at the newer Forester and know that they have
the boxer engine which I think they said allows for better balance with the
car handling so I hope someone can support this and let me know whether the
'00 Legacy may have that engine arrangement. I'll be honest that my
interest in this car at first was the curb appeal but also a knowledge that
the AWD would be nice to have.


Thanks!

(e-mail address removed)

All Subaru engines are boxers

 

[TG]

All current Subaru's are boxers as is his used model but not ALL Subs are
boxers. TG

 

[Mike]

All Subaru engines are boxers

Uh, mine's not.

 

[stefan]

Uh, mine's not.

See, that's what I was trying to realize with this '00 Legacy since I
thought that there was a transition period when they brought out the boxer.
Since I first put this out I found out that the '00 has a boxer engine. So,
really it just becomes a matter of seeing what peoples' opinions are after
maybe owning one of these.