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I am now looking at an '02 H6...yes, I may have focus issues.

Again, thank you for the invaluable advice. That sounds like something to look at in addition to the points above?

You guys rock...from reading about banjo bolts, I need to A. Verify if this vehicle has one (sounds like it probably does), B. Immediately get it replaced with a new one, or perhaps get a different type of setup (as mentioned here: http://blog.1aauto.com/2012/05/30/got-subaru-turbo-read/) Will now read about: Oil pickup tube Cracked ring lands

Thanks man..I found a mechanic which will give it a very thorough once over. I also have a friend who is a bit of a car nerd, which I hope to become. Going to enlist his opinion as well and bring him along for a test drive. I'll post back here with my results. There are two for sale in my areas....one red with tan interior, one blue with black interior. I'm all about the red one because of the heat here in the summer.

Hi..new to the forum. Used to have a 2000 outback wagon and loved it. Will likely become a Subaru owner again. Looking at an '05 Outback XT wagon turbo. It has around 135k miles. I believe the timing belt has been changed, but I'm verifying that. I plan to have a local mechanic take a look at it before buying. Other than what may be uncovered by my mechanic, any big gotchas with this particular model? I know this has the turbo, which is something that could break/need to be replaced. Thanks everyone!