Thoughts please. Dealings with these! Drives smooth, No smoke or funny sounds, Cambelt done at 190km done 227km. Asking on behalf of a mate. 3k he can buy it for.
jason18,
May 22, 4:59am
I know everyone says stay away from subbys but they cant all be that bad!
jason18,
May 22, 5:01am
Whats fuel economy like!
neo_psy,
May 22, 5:02am
If you have to ask, you cant afford.
They can be economical-ish, is you drive them like a nana. But as soon as you hit the loud pedal, they drink the stuff.
ryans,
May 22, 5:13am
I get 380k to a tank ($115) in my 1999 B4.
jason18,
May 22, 5:17am
Is that around town. He not worried about economy but I thought I may as well ask
jason18,
May 22, 5:18am
I think its just a gt wagon not gtb
franc123,
May 22, 5:25am
It's getting a bit past its use by date, the normal cutoff I recommend is 10 years/150K when buying used Subaru's, especially any turbo ones.If its in good order and looks like its been well looked after mechanically (get a good look at all the trans/diff oils and coolant for a better idea), and it still feels pretty "tight" when driven then it might be worth a punt.Also see if any receipts are available for the cambelt job, you want to know its been done properly, not just the belt alone.Unless its A1 I would negotiate a bit harder on that price, it's not like there is a shortage of them available.
cjohnw,
May 22, 5:26am
I had a 1999 B4 sedan.
Engine was pretty good really, but the gearbox turned to licorice all-sorts at 120,000km.
jason18,
May 22, 5:38am
Ok cheers guys. Its just had transfer and engine oil done
hijacka,
May 22, 5:53am
Good car jason! I run a 98gtb gearbox and puts up with 400+hp. the engine in the 98 gtb legacy have shim over bucket heads that will flow still flow around 450hp max. the pistons are not forged but are short skirt to eleminate excessive piston slap onlydown side is they run open deck block unlike the earlier ones. theres plenty more but gota go now:)
ryans,
May 22, 6:07am
Yes, around town. I'm running full boost on the primary turbo, it's a tiptronic and I usually accelerate at 80% throttle up to 3500rpm or so.
jason18,
May 22, 6:35am
Cool as not bad really
midge41,
May 22, 7:44am
cunts steel these easy as
hijacka,
May 22, 9:19am
Also makesure it is a GTB and not just stickered
Should have. Bilstien suspension,Alloy alternator bracket,Yellow top injectors, Orange sticker AFM, smooth faced cam covers(with single bolt coil pack)
jmma,
May 22, 9:31am
That must hurt when they put them up there (o:
lookoutas,
Mar 22, 12:47pm
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