jeep5.9litre Posted April 16, 2006 Share Posted April 16, 2006 My father is looking into buying a 2002 outback with 65k on it and its got the 2.5. The dealer wants 12,995 for it. I took a look at it and could not find any scratches and the paint is in excellent shape. What should I look for in this model and year? Any comments good or bad about this style Outback? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaggywerewolf Posted April 16, 2006 Share Posted April 16, 2006 jeep5.9litre said: My father is looking into buying a 2002 outback with 65k on it and its got the 2.5. The dealer wants 12,995 for it. I took a look at it and could not find any scratches and the paint is in excellent shape. What should I look for in this model and year? Any comments good or bad about this style Outback? I have a 2003 with 27.5K I bought late last year. The phase II 2.5L (like the one in the car you're looking at) addressed the main potential problem of an internal head gasket leak with a redesign. However, there are still some engines that develop external leaks, which Subaru addressed with a recall that involves spiking the coolant with a special stop leak, which will have to be done each time the coolant is changed. The other thing that stands out, at least to me, is the cold piston slap the 2.5s are known for. I'm not sure how much it's warmed up in PA, but if it's gotten over the 40s lately, the amount of noise you hear will not be the same come winter when the temperature drops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeep5.9litre Posted April 16, 2006 Author Share Posted April 16, 2006 Oh yeah Im definitely familiar with the dreaded piston slap. My 2.5 GT has been slapping all winter long. Ive slowly gotten used to it though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaggywerewolf Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 jeep5.9litre said: Oh yeah Im definitely familiar with the dreaded piston slap. My 2.5 GT has been slapping all winter long. Ive slowly gotten used to it though. D'oh...now I see your profile... :-P Yeah, I'm pretty satisfied with my 2003, other than the little man banging on the cylinder walls in the morning. As along it all checks out mechanically, it sounds like it might be a good buy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickb21 Posted April 19, 2006 Share Posted April 19, 2006 Sounds just like my OBW! ('02, ~65k). From what I understand at some point in MY02 they revised the HG (and the WP-99 recall doesn't apply). My outback has been great, minus one or two uncommon issues I'm having. Auto or MT? The clutch in mine isn't the greatest, but it works just fine. I think the only thing I wish it had was the cold weather pkg. just for the side mirror heaters. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeep5.9litre Posted April 19, 2006 Author Share Posted April 19, 2006 Its an auto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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