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I have a 2004 Legacy Wagon and I have an iPod. I have the FM transmitter and it sucks. I'm looking to create a direct connection via the CD Player - the car came with the single player and the 6 disk in-dash changer. Has anyone done the re-wiring to create the direct connection? Please help if you can. Thanks! -sharon

Thanks again for the 2 cents. We wound up getting the extended warranty - neither of us are mechanically inclined and i can't say that we are all that interested in learning much about how to fix something in a car. therefore, purchasing a set of tools for the car ain't gonna happen. we live in brooklyn, and there is no driveway to kick back in and start tooling around with the car should we be so inclined. we could have done either a payment option or tacked it onto the financing. i didn't see the post here about subaru flooding me with the option to purchase it later or the AAA option otherwise i would have investigated either of those sooner. regardless, it was a good experience, it's our first new car and we REALLY needed it. i think i mentioned what we parted ways with and there was always another $500 problem happening. For a laugh, we replaced a 1993 VW Fox (the color is raspberry but looks more purplish) that was a 5 speed but is now a 4 speed. The windshield has two cracks, the drivers side seat no longer moves forward, so rear passengers can only exit on the passenger side, the drivers seat is missing a bolt so that when you turn, sometimes the seat "jumps", its all manual everything - windows, locks, steering. There IS A/C and heat and both work fairly well. The glove box is a 2 inch square and the trunk is just slightly bigger. And the passenger side door has to be slammed really hard in order to close properly. But other than that, the Foxy Lady was a great first car and we have nothing but fond memories.

thank you all again. good advice. i think for $850 it's a pretty good deal. it is not a dealer thing - it is a SOA warranty, so I can do to any dealer which is good. picking up the car tomorrow morning. yay! bidding adieu to our foxy lady, a 93 VW fox that was a 5 spd but when the tranny blew, it became a 4 spd. been that way for a few years...that's going to charity cos no one wanted it for free! ah well...too many issues with that car, but she served us well for over 5 years.

So this being our first new car purchase, I am asking as many people as possible about the extended warranty option. Thoughts? I'm being offered an extension to 6yr/60k on a 2004 Legacy 35th anniv (yes, we're going to get it) for $849 w/ a money back guarantee that if I never use the extended part only, I get the $849 back. What are the chances of that happening? HA HA! Advice is welcome. Oh yeah - is it common for a dealership not to allow you to pick up your car after 10am on a Saturday? Said they don't deliver new cars after 10am on Sat's cos it is their busiest day. :-\ I am tempted to ask if we can do it right before they close...(i have other commitments tomorrow morning which cannot change) Otherwise Monday it is. Which means finding two Thursday parking spaces at home. Living in Brooklyn means opposite side of the street parking rules...If you don't live w/ it, you don't know what I mean, cos it can be a hassle. Thank you!

Thank you all for your advice and words of wisdom. We're going to get the 35th anniv Legacy - price was really good even w/ some extras thrown in that we weren't looking for. Considering that we probably won't put much more than 10k a year on this (we don't use it to commute - just weekend trips and sometimes local errands), I don't anticipate any HG issues (should they appear) for at least a few years (fingers crossed that we have no issues!). -sharon

I am clueless when it comes to the inner workings of a car, therefore anything that I read about the problems of the 2.5 on this site are nothing short of useless to me. Can anyone explain to me in layman's terms what these problems are? Sure, headaches of course (although nothing can compare the the mysterious slowing down of my 93 VW Fox and then working w/ no problem after popping the clutch) but what exactly? And aren't there always going to be problems with a car? I don't know anyone that's had zero car troubles no matter what make they have. since this is the first new car i am shopping for, do you suggest waiting until the 2005's are out before buying a 2004? Will the prices drop that significantly? For example, what happened in 2003 when the '04s arrived? thanks again.

Hi - Went looking over the weekend and while we were thinking of the Impreza, seems the 35th Anniv Legacy Wagon will probably be the way we go cos of the cargo space. Possibly the Outback Wagon. Not sure... So, I have some questions. 1) Any dealers you would recommend/not recommend in the NYC tri-state area? We went to Bill Kolb Subaru in Orangeburg, NY and Ramsey Subaru in Ramsey, NJ. Liked the guy at BK more than the other. But both were nice. We live in Brooklyn and are looking for the best deal possible - seen some really good deals online at fitzmall.com out of Baltimore. 2) The wood veneer ugliness that is on the front dash around the audio/temp controls...is there ANY WAY TO GET RID OF THIS? Both dealers didn't seem to think you could get it any other way. It is so hideous and is close to a deal-breaker for me. We really hate it and prefer the look of the inside of the Impreza. Is there anything out there (other than stickers) to replace this nonsense with? that's all for now... Thanks. -sharon