Hi all, I am looking to buy a Subaru to be my commuter car as my FZJ80 Land Cruiser is a little tough on gas. I found one on CL and would like some advise and feed back from the pros on this forum.

 

here is the link:

http://bellingham.craigslist.org/cto/2141769973.html

 

What is a fair price?

Anything i should in particular i should look for?

 

thanks in advance

The Automatic transmissions are dog slow and get poor mileage.

 

Timing belts need to be replaced every 60k miles, ask for proof or factor the cost of the repair into your negotiation.

The auto's suck for interstate commuting. (If that's what you are doing) they are only a three speed and get pretty annoying after a while. If you need an Auto an early legacy would be much better for a commute (also much nicer to drive and the early 2.2 engines are indestructible ). Other wise I would look for a five speed. Also I believe the timing belts are do every 60k?? So those may need to be done again if they were done 50k ago. Other than that a muffler is an easy fix (unless the whole exhaust is rotted) and it looks in pretty good shape. I think the price may be a little high, but than again I don't live anywhere near you and don't know how much they go for out your way.

-SB

this is coming from someone who currently owns an auto...THEY SUCK.