looking to buy Twin turbo Legacy wagon questions

[STiNGR]

Im looking at buying a 1994-1998 GT or GTB wagon. I dont know to much about them all I want it for is a daily. Questions I have are:

# Are they sweet for a runabout

# What problems do I need to look out for

# Any reason why I shouldnt get one

[whatchain]

from experiences, i would suggest you are better off paying a bit more for 1 in good condition rather then trying to find 1 thats is as cheap as possible. i would recommend u getting a gtb with low milage, and try to look for 1 that has full/some service history and little or no modification, these usually keep you away from common car troubles.. as for a runabout, u might find they are quite costly at gas. overall they are quite reliable and very practical cars. the only downside i found with mine is that it does use a bit of gas. u just have to learn to not floor it too much and u shud be fine.

[Divine]

If you want it for a daily your better off getting a TS-R as twin turbo chews thru gas like no tomorrow

[Marky]

Spend the extra and get a later model - the 98 - on goes for very similar money and is just that much nicer in general

My GTB's have all gotten approx 450-500km to 55l gas mostly around town, all manuals.

[MercuryFree]

 Marky said:

My GTB's have all gotten approx 450-500km to 55l gas mostly around town, all manuals.

I assume that's an indication not an endorsement of mileage, cos my v7 STi does better and they probably weigh the same.

My GT Auto got slightly worse than that. I enjoyed it for a practical runaround but mileage is a bit too much for a 'commuter' as mentioned

[Jakee]

Buy my TS-R

[petrolheadjman]

Factory as ae jakee

[Marky]

 MercuryFree']

[quote name='Marky said:

My GTB's have all gotten approx 450-500km to 55l gas mostly around town, all manuals.

/quote]

I assume that's an indication not an endorsement of mileage, cos my v7 STi does better and they probably weigh the same.

My GT Auto got slightly worse than that. I enjoyed it for a practical runaround but mileage is a bit too much for a 'commuter' as mentioned

Yeah just an indicator. They aren't really any better or worse than anything else comparable to be fair.

Just look for normal subaru stuff to go wrong - for a daily they're pretty good, not much else around *for the same money* that compares in my books.

[Jakee]

 petrolheadjman said:

Factory as ae jakee

Bone stock

[Skinon!]

I sold my gts-t and got a bh5 wagon, for a practical 4wd wagon. Manual goes good doesnt use as much gas as i thought it would, i get around 400k's to a tank round town skyline was about 350.

As usual you get a low k tidy example to have the best chance of it being reliable. All i have is a zerosports exhaust and boost gauge, they go good enough if you wanted to mod easy then you'd get a rex.

Overall i'd definately recommend one, can fold the back seats down as a bed even, haha. Really good mile munchers aswell just sort the stereo out!

[Bugle]

Agreed, quickish, practical, slightly thirsty. Unbeatable road trip wagon if you have MTB's etc.

Another plus, the range and availability of spares for BG Legacy is epic. My last trip to pick a part there were 10+ BG's waiting to be harvested for common bits

[Aaendewy]

 Divine said:

If you want it for a daily your better off getting a TS-R as twin turbo chews thru gas like no tomorrow

Chew up gas like no problem, your making like this twin turbo are really bad on petrol, from my experience, as I previously own an E-Tune. They're great for runabout, the petrol are not that bad, I spent $60 on 98 octane and went from Auckland to Hamilton and back to Auckland still got about 7L to drive around town, and that's great compare with others. They have huge space! and plenty of power when needed to overtake a slow driver on country roads.

This is a good option IMO.

[Divine]

 Aaendewy']

[quote name='Divine said:

If you want it for a daily your better off getting a TS-R as twin turbo chews thru gas like no tomorrow

/quote]

Chew up gas like no problem, your making like this twin turbo are really bad on petrol, from my experience, as I previously own an E-Tune. They're great for runabout, the petrol are not that bad, I spent $60 on 98 octane and went from Auckland to Hamilton and back to Auckland still got about 7L to drive around town, and that's great compare with others. They have huge space! and plenty of power when needed to overtake a slow driver on country roads.

This is a good option IMO.

I had a '97 RSB and a '96 GTB and they both got 400-450k's to a tank in town driving, like a nana

[twinturboboy]

Its simple - if you drive it hard around town you will use gas - there is no questions about that - if you drive sensibly you will use less :

[Jimbob]

yep, sometimes my 1600 feels thirsty as fark, as i have to push it to get any performance

[rex-leggy]

put some extra $$$ in and get a bp that is all

[thorpy]

+1

[Marky]

BG - 3-4k ish - BH 4-5k ish - BP Turbo upwards of 10k?

Lot of money for a runabout, depends on what kms you're looking at though. Still see BG's selling for 6 and B4 shape for over 10 :-\

[94 Leone]

I know of a BH GTB that only had a couple of things need doing 1700 low k's too.

Sometimes you can find some diamonds in the rough.

[rex-leggy]

 Marky said:

BG - 3-4k ish - BH 4-5k ish - BP Turbo upwards of 10k?

Lot of money for a runabout, depends on what kms you're looking at though. Still see BG's selling for 6 and B4 shape for over 10 :-\

i know of 2 bp's purchased recently for around 6k so not that bad and there 20X better then a bh but only 10X better then a bg

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 Divine said:

If you want it for a daily your better off getting a TS-R as twin turbo chews thru gas like no tomorrow

Disagree when compared with say a 6L V8 or 3L Flat 6, mine's pretty damn economical lol.