'06 Subaru Legacy

It's a good car, I have the 05 auto tranny, I love it. Not sure about
towing capacity but I am sure it will show it on the Subaru site.

It does use premium gas and the fuel economy for a 4 cylinder engine is
quite poor. On the bright side, the performance is very comparable to a lot
of luxery sport sedans. Very modifiable if you are interested in doing
stuff like that. Best thing to do is to check out www.legacygt.com great
forum with a lot of insights and a pre purchase message board that will
probably answer a lot of your questions if you do a forum search. Good luck
and hope you join the fray.


<eastwardbound2003 DeleteThis @yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>I test drove the Legacy today and needless to say I am in love. The
> car had the 5-speed and the whole time it begged and begged to be
> driven faster and faster. I had to put the car in neutral and step on
> the brake which is something I don't normally ever have do on a car
> with a manual transmission.
>
> What are the downsides though? Doesn't it used premium gas? The one I
> test drove was turbocharged.
>
> Is regular servicing very expensive? Don't the multiple differentials
> need to be flushed periodically? How does Subaru rate as far as dealer
> support goes once servicing becomes necessary? Lexus is hear is at the
> top in that regaurd.
>
> How much can it tow? I'm guessing 2,500 pounds just like the Subaru
> Baja? Enough to tow a small trailer.
>
>
>
> East-
>
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I have a '05 with the 5-speed and turbo for nearly a year, and I also love
it. I typically use regular around town and premium on the highway.

I further improved it by mounting a Garmin GPS in the cassette storage above
the radio.

Chris

<eastwardbound2003.DeleteThis@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>I test drove the Legacy today and needless to say I am in love. The
> car had the 5-speed and the whole time it begged and begged to be
> driven faster and faster. I had to put the car in neutral and step on
> the brake which is something I don't normally ever have do on a car
> with a manual transmission.
>
> What are the downsides though? Doesn't it used premium gas? The one I
> test drove was turbocharged.
>
> Is regular servicing very expensive? Don't the multiple differentials
> need to be flushed periodically? How does Subaru rate as far as dealer
> support goes once servicing becomes necessary? Lexus is hear is at the
> top in that regaurd.
>
> How much can it tow? I'm guessing 2,500 pounds just like the Subaru
> Baja? Enough to tow a small trailer.
>
>
>
> East-
>
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Premium fuel? I don't think so. Differentials fluid changing from
Never to 15,000 miles for frequent trailer towing.
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eastwardbound2003.RemoveThis@yahoo.com wrote in news:1138866288.828825.257250
@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com:

> I test drove the Legacy today and needless to say I am in love. The
> car had the 5-speed and the whole time it begged and begged to be
> driven faster and faster. I had to put the car in neutral and step on
> the brake which is something I don't normally ever have do on a car
> with a manual transmission.
>
> What are the downsides though? Doesn't it used premium gas? The one I
> test drove was turbocharged.

Turbo version required premium, non-turbo doesn't. 250HP vs 175HP

> Is regular servicing very expensive? Don't the multiple differentials
> need to be flushed periodically? How does Subaru rate as far as dealer
> support goes once servicing becomes necessary? Lexus is hear is at the
> top in that regaurd.
>
> How much can it tow? I'm guessing 2,500 pounds just like the Subaru
> Baja? Enough to tow a small trailer.

Most of these questions can likely be answered on their website.
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Fuzzy Logic wrote:

> Turbo version required premium, non-turbo doesn't. 250HP vs 175HP


Pretty big difference! I have a 2000 model with 160 HP, which I find is
definitely ample. I guess I'm not a power hog.

Years ago, I had a 1986 Saab 900 turbo. If I drove with a light foot, I
could increase the fuel efficiency by a lot, about 30%! Does the Subaru
turbo do that, too?


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Noo Joizy, USA
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"Premium fuel? I don't think so"

What do you mean by that? Legacy GT uses premium gas. Not regular or
midgrade. Did I miss something here?

"Edward Hayes" <erhayes.DeleteThis@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
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> Premium fuel? I don't think so. Differentials fluid changing from Never to
> 15,000 miles for frequent trailer towing.
>
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I got the 2005 LGT. It is one nice machine. I've modded
my car a bit and added the following:
- Cobb Access Port
- gutted uppipe
- gutted downpipe shorty
- TDC tuning custom map stage II
- Brembo front big brake kit
- ion lowering springs
- front and rear cusco sways

car puts down about 255whp ( 340hp at the crank ). If I swap
in a new 18G turbo and perrin tmic I can achieve close
to 300whp ( 380hp crank ), a 20G gives me 350whp ( 430 crank )

welcome to the wonderful world of Subaru and affordable power ))
My car runs neck and neck with a stock M3 however the
Legacy has ENORMOUS potential, it has the identical engine
of the sti which can run reliably up to 500hp....

go for it- you won't regret it!




eastwardbound2003.DeleteThis@yahoo.com wrote:

> I test drove the Legacy today and needless to say I am in love. The
> car had the 5-speed and the whole time it begged and begged to be
> driven faster and faster. I had to put the car in neutral and step on
> the brake which is something I don't normally ever have do on a car
> with a manual transmission.
>
> What are the downsides though? Doesn't it used premium gas? The one I
> test drove was turbocharged.
>
> Is regular servicing very expensive? Don't the multiple differentials
> need to be flushed periodically? How does Subaru rate as far as dealer
> support goes once servicing becomes necessary? Lexus is hear is at the
> top in that regaurd.
>
> How much can it tow? I'm guessing 2,500 pounds just like the Subaru
> Baja? Enough to tow a small trailer.
>
>
>
> East-
>
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In article <11u5m7vghjfc600.DeleteThis@news.supernews.com>,
Jim <jim.DeleteThis@nowhere.invalid> wrote:

> On Thu, 02 Feb 2006 15:00:38 -0500, Tom Reingold
> <tlr.usenet.0525.DeleteThis@spambob.net> wrote:
>
>
> >
> >Years ago, I had a 1986 Saab 900 turbo. If I drove with a light foot, I
> >could increase the fuel efficiency by a lot, about 30%! Does the Subaru
> >turbo do that, too?
>
> I have a 2005 Legacy GT. Around town I get 21-22 mpg. On the highway
> for long trips it goes up to 28-30. Of course, judging by how others
> act, I seem to have a lead foot when the light turns green. I don't
> think I know how to drive with a light foot.

Nah it's just that the flat four has a *lot* of torque down low.

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Bruce Hoult wrote:
> In article <11u5m7vghjfc600.DeleteThis@news.supernews.com>,
> Jim <jim.DeleteThis@nowhere.invalid> wrote:

>> I have a 2005 Legacy GT. Around town I get 21-22 mpg. On the highway
>> for long trips it goes up to 28-30. Of course, judging by how others
>> act, I seem to have a lead foot when the light turns green. I don't
>> think I know how to drive with a light foot.
>
> Nah it's just that the flat four has a *lot* of torque down low.
>

Pretend you have a block under your accelerator pedal, preventing you
from pressing it down more than half way. Or maybe put a real block there.

It only takes about four days to get used to it. Try it. And buy
yourself some chocolate or rent some nice videos as your reward for
saving your money, reducing pollution, and saving precious fossil fuels.

As for torque, my Saab had more low end torque than my 2000 2.5 liter
Subaru. But I'm not complaining about torque. I am complaining about the
fuel efficiency. The Saab was faster and it consumed less fuel!


--
Tom Reingold
Noo Joizy, USA
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Tom Reingold wrote:

> Bruce Hoult wrote:
>
>> In article <11u5m7vghjfc600 RemoveThis @news.supernews.com>,
>> Jim <jim RemoveThis @nowhere.invalid> wrote:
>
>
>>> I have a 2005 Legacy GT. Around town I get 21-22 mpg. On the highway
>>> for long trips it goes up to 28-30. Of course, judging by how others
>>> act, I seem to have a lead foot when the light turns green. I don't
>>> think I know how to drive with a light foot.
>>
>>
>> Nah it's just that the flat four has a *lot* of torque down low.
>>
>
> Pretend you have a block under your accelerator pedal, preventing you
> from pressing it down more than half way. Or maybe put a real block there.

I was told to drive like there is an egg between
your foot and the accelerator (:

> It only takes about four days to get used to it. Try it. And buy
> yourself some chocolate or rent some nice videos as your reward for
> saving your money, reducing pollution, and saving precious fossil fuels.
>
> As for torque, my Saab had more low end torque than my 2000 2.5 liter
> Subaru. But I'm not complaining about torque. I am complaining about the
> fuel efficiency. The Saab was faster and it consumed less fuel!
>
>
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