really most outbacks in general are owned by older people who generally take great care of their subies, check for service records, if you have the vin you can go to http://www.my.subaru.com and look at the service history, most subies if they have issues are minor and an easy fix, i drive a 93 Legacy with 187,000 miles on and have no issues, use your intuition and listen to the motor before your purchase