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I30N would be pretty cool. One thing bugs me tho - it’s a +1500kg car... what the...? Performance would be even better if they cut some pork out of that body. For context I had the Legacy over a weighstation with all our family crap in it and it clocked in at 1540kg. Anyway no i30N for me - the Leggy was a write-off and I’ve now got a 2014 Audi A4 B8 Quattro S-Line in the driveway. 2.0L turbo, 165kw. Somewhat less power than I’m used too, and a DSG auto but otherwise a nice car. To keep the Clubsub masses happy, the Legacy is a better driver’s car for sure. Less isolated from the action, better steering feel. And that sweet 6 speed manual. But... time to get over it and move on! Now, the old car will go out as a ‘repairable writeoff’. It can’t be repaired and re-rego’ed in NSW but it can in some other States. Not sure if rules have changed but it could also end up back in NZ.... watch out on TM!

Mmm I have looked at listings for the Golf R. Ticks all boxes but the transmission box. I can do a DSG though, despite their reputation for failure. And wouldn’t think twice about a DSG vs a CVT... (are you listening Subaru???). Haha.

Sad to say, that will be my last Soobie. There's nothing in their current or recent range that's even remotely desirable. If the Levorg was available in manual I'd be looking. I want a wagon so the WRX is out but it's well off the pace these days vs the current crop of hot hatches. Is even worse here in Aus - there's not a big market of jap imports to consider. And did I say I want a manual? (cue laughter and derision!) Sorry, I'm old-school - and yes, first world problem. Anyway, best bet for a late model manual would be an Octavia RS. Hmmm or maybe just embrace the inner bogan and buy a V8 commie wagon...

This happened on Tuesday. Thanks to my retard neighbour playing chicken with an on-coming car I'm now down 1 formerly mint condition Legacy GT. Pretty gutted, just waiting for the official confirmation from insurance that it's a write-off ( they told me via chat they were processing it as a write off). I have to thank my other neighbours who came out after hearing the smash and told me who did it because the snake drove off and hid his car in his garage. And really, I'm thankful that we weren't loading kids into the car when it happened - that's a scary thought.

Eyesight refers to the fancy safety system in certain models that uses cameras to monitor the road & traffic, will warn the driver and will also intervene to prevent an accident if the driver doesn't react or react fast enough. Visit the subaru website for more detail. The device is located top centre of the windscreen, in front of the rear-view mirror.

Cambelts - not just mileage but also age. I was advised by the local dealership that the legacy cambelt should be replaced at 5 years or 100,000km whichever comes first (I think it's in the car handbook too). I'd suggest that for any import or 2nd hand car without a genuine or verifiable service history, change the cambelt straight away or at the very least get a mechanic to check it's condition asap.

Sorry can't offer a solution but can add that you're not alone. My player has different problems, it loads up fine but then won't eject cleanly. It can take up to 5-6 attempts before it will unload and eject all the disks. At one point I thought the discs might be stuck in there forever. Now I just have 1-2 discs loaded but the go-to option is now the AUX input with iPhone connected. Shame that but I guess given the advancing age and the relative complication of the changer mechanism it was only a matter of time. Also it's skipping which happens even when stationery.

There's probably very few NZ new facelift 2.0L Turbos in manual given the short time they were available before the change to 2.5L and our preference for autos but they're around. I've got a wagon in pearl white. Gearbox is a highlight.

2007 NZ facelifts retained the 2.0L turbo plus upgraded to 6 speed manual and SI-D. 2.5L motor came with late 07 and 2008 BP/BLs. I'm sure I've seen late pre-facelift imports with SI-D... I wonder if SI-D works differently or better in late/current model soobies?

My guess is there's simply a 3.5mm jack in the back of the HU. That gives you the option of either using a genuine cable and fitting for the console box, or using a $5 DSE cable. If you go the cheap option then you don't necessarily have to feed it to the console box, so you could have the cable feed into the glove box, or maybe the storage box in the top centre of the dash, or maybe out the coin tray, etc. Slightly off topic - I love the sound quality of the mcintosh system. The best OEM install I've ever heard and better than any aftermarket install I've heard although I've not heard systems in luxury premium cars (installs from the likes of B&O, B&W, etc). With just minor adjustment using the tone controls you can get a really nice balanced sound. Bluetooth integration is all I miss.

When I bought my BP GT from Wingers the salesman pointed out the AUX jack in the storage box between the front seats alongside the secondary cig power plug. He then said they were an optional extra and we were lucky the first owner spec'ed it. So I guess if you want to retrofit one you may have to pull out the HU to access the jack on the HU.

Well they ain't no Recaro's that's for sure. But I don't find them a problem for the family car duties which is all my GT is used for, nor for the odd spirited blast when it's just me in the car. Mine has full electric adjustment so there's plenty of adjustment you can do. I did find the pre-facelift seats had better thigh support. But nothing, not even Subaru's best WRX seats (non-Recaro) I've ever sat in for any length of time has come close to a set of Recaros.

It might still have isofix anchors in the rear seat bases but isofix is a more common standard in Europe. Most child seats available in Aus & NZ don't use isofix but rather rely on tether straps and the 3-point seat belt which is the legislated fitting standard. Certainly the BL-BP legacy has both isofix and tether anchors.

07 nz new GT - yes brakes are a little wooden/mushy at light-medium pressure but pull up pretty good if really called upon. Mine probably due for new fluid though. SI drive - sorry, don't like it. Doesn't make any sense on a GT with obvious sporting intent - if you want to save petrol why buy a GT in the first place? If you have a lead foot or can't modulate your throttle then it will tone down your poor throttle control but otherwise you can achieve the same petrol efficiency just by adjusting your driving style. I've found it actually dangerous in "I" when you suddenly need to call on a bit of power.

My Legacy parked up just after the Reid Park section of Mt Panorama for the 2014 Easter Motor Racing festival. Great day of racing, great weather, no bogans.

SI drive definitely a gimmick. Annoyingly it's set to default to Sport (the middle setting) after every engine start and won't switch in to Sport Sharp until the engine's warmed up. The 2 lower settings do help with managing the poor clutch takeup in traffic though - every manual BP bar one I've driven (including mine) had really average clutch bite point and Sport sharp just exacerbates it. Or maybe I just need a new clutch. AFAIK SI drive only came on the facelift BP's - buy a newer GT for the 6 speed manual box (if manuals are your thing) and the facelift looks. Although the odd pre-facelift jap import may have SI drive...

Actually mine\'s an NZ spec Legacy GT. Shipped it over when I moved here for work. But doesn\'t surprise me that your speedo has the same tolerance of error. Your cruise control cutting out at 115km sucks - that seems pretty daft regardless of the speed limit, especially when the speedo\'s optimistic by 10%. My car doesn\'t have cruise though so I can\'t say if there\'s something wrong there.

my 07 GT reads approx 7-10kph higher than the GPS speed reading (Garmin Nuvi). Your average GPS is apparently quite accurate with speedo readings. Originally I thought it was because I was running 225/40-18\'s (vs OEM 215/45-18s) as there\'s a slightly lower rolling diameter. But going back to OEM size didn\'t make a difference. Further googling suggests that regulations in many countries define how accurate a car\'s speedo should be. In Aus the ADR stipulate that "the speedo must not indicate a speed less than the vehicle’s true speed or a speed greater than the vehicle’s true speed by an amount more than 10 percent plus 4 km/h. Significantly, this change means that speedos must always read \'safe\', meaning that the vehicle\'s true speed must not be higher than the speed indicated by the speedo." Apparently this aligns with rules set in Europe. To further subjectively test the speedo accuracy I\'ve run through speed traps and past cops here in NSW at approx 120km indicated - 110km on GPS (on 110km highways) and had no tickets issued (thankfully!). It is pretty stink that the speedo can\'t read true, or at least with the BP, a bit closer to true.

is a toyota camry. Just been viewing news and pictures of the new Legacy. Wow. The tie in with Toyota is clearly paying dividends cos it seems that Subaru has passed all design responsibility over to Toyota. Just dull.

Here\'s my 2 cents having owned a stock Evo 2 GSR for 10 years. I had friends with WRX & STi\'s of similar vintage which I got to drive extensively so had good opportunity for compro and out of the box the Evo was the better performance car. Key highlights, less understeer, quicker acceleration from standing, far less lag, quicker steering rack, sweeter gearbox. Easier to induce oversteer and 4wd drifts on the evo - more playful. Acceleration over 100km wasn\'t better though, perhaps a function of gearing and the turbo setup. Obviously once you start modding comparos become a little pointless. Reliability I\'d give to the WRX, the evo was generally pretty bullet proof in that you could thrash it all day without something breaking but things did seem to wear out quicker (is that a contradiction?) Interior fairly average but on par for its day. But where the Evo kicked the WRX was that GSR spec came with Recaro\'s as standard (the absolute best seats I\'ve ever sat in), the steering wheel didn\'t come from a bus and I reckon overall quality was slightly better than the Soob. The soob was definitely more refined. Doing your own servicing was obviously much easier on the Evo (sparkplugs anyone?). Today I\'d buy an STi hatch over an evo10 just cos they look better...

facelift 2007 GT\'s were updated with the 6 speed manual box (same as in the 3.0L 4th gen). Excellent gearbox much better than the 5 speed, worth looking for. SI drive sucks IMHO. About 12 months later NZ supply of GT\'s switched to Aust spec cars with the 2.5L turbo. Down on power, single scroll turbo (vs twin scroll previously). I\'d buy a facelift if the budget stretches (I did). If nothing else, the minor styling changes make them look sharper than the pre-facelift cars. I think the facelift 4th gen is the best looking of all the legacy models past & present - I\'m biased of course!

The turbo will give you slightly better fuel consumption - maybe 1/2 to 1L/100km less under normal driving. On the hammer there's probably little difference. The 3.0 is more responsive at low revs, as you'd expect. The turbo is most definitely faster but by the time you're pulling away you're in serious instant disqualification territory. Less trouble? That's really going to come down to the car's history and unless you bought it new, it will always be a lottery. My BP turbo - sweet. My cousin's BP 3.0R has been giving him a bit of trouble lately. Both NZ new 6-speed manuals. What you save from not having a cambelt change is probably eaten away by greater fuel consumption in the long run. Plus 3.0's tend to chew out front tyres a little quicker than turbos due to heavier engine. And an extra 2 plat plugs. Etc. In the end, both great cars. If buying turbo try and get a facelift - uprated to 6 speed manual box, SI drive, and they look sharper (I don't actually like the SI drive - gimmicky). If I was to buy a BP again, I'd go 3.0R facelift just cos I like the low rev responsiveness. And the opportunity to get a great sounding exhaust note out of it.

"no LVV referral required, in-service requirements for condition and performance must be met." so no cert but it's got to work as intended. In the end, if you can get away without a ticket than well done.

That's probably not entirely correct either. I suspect that you'll get pinged because the mirrors were factory fitted as standard, regardless of how old your car is. The removal would probably be considered a "modification" and therefore subject to a certification process. And it's pretty obvious they've been removed so you couldn't argue otherwise.