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Most cars up here in central NY have some rust at the age of 10, so, short of going south to Pennsylvania or farther, it is inevitable. I've been looking for awhile and have not seen too many for less than $3K with less than 130K miles. But, maybe I will keep on looking, but I may have a look at this car anyways.

Hello USMB listers! I've been lurking and learning about these Subies for awhile and am also actively looking to buy one. I came across a local listing for a 98 Impreza hatchback with 113k on it. I haven't gone to see it yet, but I intend to soon. It has the 2.2 engine and an automatic. The owner has had it about 2 to 3 years and states that he hasn't done to much to it from a maintenance perspective. What should I be looking out for here? "1998 Subaru Impreza for sale. It is black with tan interior. Has 113000 miles, auto, power windows and locks. Cruise control doesn't work most of the time. The body does have some rust and scratches, but not too bad. Needs nothing. This car is awesome in the snow. Asking $2500 firm. KBB is $4000+" Gerald:rolleyes:

Thanks for the input. I personally would prefer to buy a lower mileage vehicle as well, but with two kids in college, I am financially limited to the "well used" variety. Never-the-less, these cars if properly cared for sound like they will run for a lot of miles! The real challenge is finding one that is the right price and with a good maintenance history.

Nobody willing to provide any wisdom or experience? :-\

Hello all, I've been lurking an learning about these cars for a few weeks with the intent on buying a well used subie in the spring. I live in the Syracuse NY area and we get a lot of snow, so the AWD would be a real plus for me. I've concluded that I would like to find either a mid nineties Legacy or Impreza with the ej22 to minimize my risk of head gasket issues. Questions to you- 1-Which of these two vehicles do you folks think is better from a durability perspective as well as ease of maintenance perspective? (I do all my own maintenance) 2-What is a reasonable upper limit for total miles on a used car purchase that you would consider buying a car? (yes I know its a function of the previous owner maintenance and all, but even subies wear out eventually) Thanks for responses