Buying a BC Legacy ('92) Sedan tomorrow

Ebb Vicious · 09-03-2002, 04:23 AM

[insert obligitory newbie first post introduction]

long story short, i used to own an Audi TT, it was a lemon and i got a lawyer and AoA bought it back from me. that was about a month ago. i decided the best course of action was to buy a cheap winter beater and save up all winter with no car payments to buy a nice dry-weather fun car in the spring.

so for the last month i've been looking for a winter beater. i got spoiled by AWD in the snow so a Subaru was very appealing, and i hoped in the back of my mind i could find a good one in the price range i wanted. but i was expecting to end up with a Honda of some kind. reliability was and is priority #1.

well last week i found a '92 Subaru Legacy Sedan 5-speed AWD that has had one owner, a grandmother, who has all the service records and has taken very good care of it. i gave her a deposit on saturday but couldn't buy it then due to the banks being closed. so i will be purchasing it tomorrow.

it has 180,000 miles but it is in really good condition. starts right up, drives great. the only thing i need to do with it is get hubcaps that match

the factory driver's side caps got stolen when it was still fairly new.

anyway, if any other Legacy owners out there have any words of advice for me i'm all ears. feel free to IM or e-mail me (info in profile.) i'm not planning to do anything with this car except keep it running in the great condition it's currently in.

i'll probably have some pics available online later in the day, if anyone cares i'll link them in this thread.

Legacy777 · 09-03-2002, 09:14 PM

check out my site www.surrealmirage.com/subaru

Lot of good info for first gen legacies

Ebb Vicious · 09-04-2002, 01:25 AM

thanks

i found the SAE technical paper very interesting

HomeSlice · 09-04-2002, 02:56 PM

check out dlc's site- very helpful site
www.legacycentral.org

ricochet · 09-04-2002, 04:34 PM

You may find some useful info in my thread on a Turbo BC that I purchased, upgraded with a bunch of parts (which WRX parts work and don't are covered) then rolled on the MacKenzie Highway in the Northwest Territories all within a span of 5-months:

http://www.midnightcafe.com/bbs/show...&threadid=1793

Ryan Douthit

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09-03-2002, 04:23 AM	#1
Ebb Vicious Scooby Newbie Member#: 23920 Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Vehicle: 1992 Legacy Ice Blue (Metallic)	Buying a BC Legacy ('92) Sedan tomorrow [insert obligitory newbie first post introduction] long story short, i used to own an Audi TT, it was a lemon and i got a lawyer and AoA bought it back from me. that was about a month ago. i decided the best course of action was to buy a cheap winter beater and save up all winter with no car payments to buy a nice dry-weather fun car in the spring. so for the last month i've been looking for a winter beater. i got spoiled by AWD in the snow so a Subaru was very appealing, and i hoped in the back of my mind i could find a good one in the price range i wanted. but i was expecting to end up with a Honda of some kind. reliability was and is priority #1. well last week i found a '92 Subaru Legacy Sedan 5-speed AWD that has had one owner, a grandmother, who has all the service records and has taken very good care of it. i gave her a deposit on saturday but couldn't buy it then due to the banks being closed. so i will be purchasing it tomorrow. it has 180,000 miles but it is in really good condition. starts right up, drives great. the only thing i need to do with it is get hubcaps that match the factory driver's side caps got stolen when it was still fairly new. anyway, if any other Legacy owners out there have any words of advice for me i'm all ears. feel free to IM or e-mail me (info in profile.) i'm not planning to do anything with this car except keep it running in the great condition it's currently in. i'll probably have some pics available online later in the day, if anyone cares i'll link them in this thread.

09-03-2002, 09:14 PM	#2
Legacy777 Scooby Guru Member#: 4800 Join Date: Mar 2001 Chapter/Region: TXIC Location: Houston, Tx Vehicle: 1990 Legacy & 97 OBS AWD 5MT EJ22T AWIC Swap	check out my site www.surrealmirage.com/subaru Lot of good info for first gen legacies

09-04-2002, 01:25 AM	#3
Ebb Vicious Scooby Newbie Member#: 23920 Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Vehicle: 1992 Legacy Ice Blue (Metallic)	thanks i found the SAE technical paper very interesting

09-04-2002, 02:56 PM	#4
HomeSlice Scooby Specialist Member#: 6081 Join Date: Apr 2001 Chapter/Region: Tri-State Location: new york Vehicle: MY93 Legacy Sonora Sand ej22t	check out dlc's site- very helpful site www.legacycentral.org

09-04-2002, 04:34 PM	#5
ricochet Subiesport Staff Member#: 15542 Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Kirkland, WA Vehicle: 2009 WRX 5-Dr. WRB. 2008 RX-8/90 Miata Turbo	You may find some useful info in my thread on a Turbo BC that I purchased, upgraded with a bunch of parts (which WRX parts work and don't are covered) then rolled on the MacKenzie Highway in the Northwest Territories all within a span of 5-months: http://www.midnightcafe.com/bbs/show...&threadid=1793 Ryan Douthit