SuperAlloyZetto

The owner is listing it at $3k. I was thinking $800-$1000. Even at this price I'm kind of hesitant. Hopefully we can work something out. Thanks everyone.

What's a fair price for a car like this? 1998, 165k miles, oil leak, tune up etc? I don't want to get sucked into a financial black hole.

Ahh.. thank you thank you. It looks like there's about $1.5k to $2k for some repairs... okay a lot of repairs. I'm not even sure I should drive the car back to my place (about 25 min drive with freeway) if I decide to purchase it. I really like this car though. I'm an amateur mechanic at best (cat install, shock/spring install, oil changes) but this seems like a daunting task. Is it worth it to put $2k into a 14 year old car?

Hi everyone. I've been reading a lot of oil leak threads, seems like a common problem. I'm looking to buy a "new to me" 1998 Subaru Impreza Outback Sport 2.2L automatic with about 165k miles. Could you guys help me diagnose a few things? 1. The owner says it's leaking oil. I took a few pics from the front of the car and it seems the whole bottom of the engine block is oily. I didn't notice any dripping though or any on the ground. The owner says it's not over heating but is burning oil. I checked the coolant reserve but couldn't see far down enough to see what color it was. It also smells a bit funny under the hood. What can this be? What's the max $$$ I would be paying to fix every possible leak? 2. She says she's getting poor gas mileage even highway! About 17 MPG City and 20 MPG Highway! Why? 3. The brakes are really soft. Seems like I needed to step on it really hard to come to a stop. Need to change brake fluid? I had to use the bathroom so I wasn't as thorough as I should have been. Here's the 3 pics I took: http://imgur.com/a/d0jGE#0 Thanks... I really want this to work out. Free carfax if you can help me!