picked up a 2000 lego L wagon today with 80k miles. got it cheap because it ''needs a trans rebuild, $1800''.

 

i did a drain and fill with 1 qt of Trans-x, ~3 qts of dex 3. i drove it about 2 miles and it improved to a 1/2 second delay. then i drove it 50 miles home and by the time i got there it was working fine.

 

it sits lower than my outback and i was wondering if the outback struts 00 - 04 will bolt on like they do in the 96 - 99 year range? i assume they are taller, like the outback struts of the 90s.

 

i'm planing on swapping in a set of 97 GT wheels and tires right a way. the tires on the car make a lot of noise. stock steel wheels with what appears to be pretty cheap, fusion? tires. they have good tread, but they are loud. probably haven't ever been rotated.

 

and of course the timing belt is 80k miles and 132 months old. it's time to change everything.

 

i'll need a cargo cover and tray / liner eventually. i'm hoping it will clean up enough so my wife will enjoy driving it . i think it is big enough to carry all the gear she needs for her ''in your home clothing sales''.

 

any suggestions would be appreciated.

Gotta love a cheap fix on a cheap car. Too bad it needs so much other work. Does it have a 2.2 or 2.5? Any idea of the head gaskets have been changed?

 

Good Ole Fuzion tires. Our service manager at work tried to push those big time a few years back as a "quality alternative" to OE replacements. Mostly because we could make more money off of them... for about 3 months. We got so many complaints about noise, vibration, wandering; eventually had to replace nearly every set we sold.

Gotta love a cheap fix on a cheap car. Too bad it needs so much other work. Does it have a 2.2 or 2.5? Any idea of the head gaskets have been changed?

 

it has the 2.5L. 99 was the last year for the 2.2L in the legacy and 00 was the last year in the impreza. i guess i forgot to mention i need to get a bottle of conditioner and add it .