Our very own www.Subaruownersclub.com member Boot's Legacy Spec-B been reviewed on Fifth Gear by the one and only Tiff Needell. With a couple of other cars...
Yes true Bro...8k -12k£ for nice one.in eastern Europe its between 6k€ and 20k for nice modified one. Very good and Quick cars...My old one was doing 100-200 in 9.5 sec....385hp...all day long 7 days a week. 13 years ago..🤣🤣🤣
I've got a wrecked Spec B. I took the suspension off, brakes and put them on my 2.5 estate. Now it handles and stops unbelievably well. I have the front bumper and wheels for future use on mine too. My son took the engine out and fitted into a blown blob eye 2.0 Impreza. Should be nippy and sound like a Porsche.
2 года назад
That’s exactly what i’m doing for my 2007 2.0r. Can’t wait to drive it
I have a Spec B Twinscroll, which is the best of the bunch I feel. It has 280bhp and all the toys. Imported, but well maintained, has specific boot tray with SUBARU written on it for my dogs, specific SUBARU dog guard, etc, etc. All these things that the likes of BMW, Audi, etc, etc simply do not offer anywhere. The car has the air intake on the bonnet too. Looks the dogs, are quite rare, have technology on them that many cars today I feel lack and the list is endless. I will though have a grinding noise that I think is a spring in the front right checked out again though. It was repaired, but come back again. Not sure what it is yet.
Love the fact the only thing they could point out on the subaru was the normal consumerable parts, japanese barn door engineering you cant ever go wrong with 👌
@@michaelhall2228 EJ25 is quite awful long term tho. 2.0L is infinetly more reliable nad got more advanced twinscroll turbo. No ringland problems, no headgasket issues, its slightly lighter and more economical too and lower taxes too as insurence companies add scammy price hikes for cars above 2.0L displacement. EJ25 is not worth all this trouble.
so ive just realized that i now own that Subaru legacy that is my car someone has abused it a bit since this was filmed but exact same spec colour and number plate
Gambit Subaru Most accurately, The WRX/STi used a updated legacy chassis at its refresh. When that era of legacy was launched it was quite a bit better than the WRX platform. Less weight on the nose, rear suspension that works, and stiffer. The US Legacy GT with 250hp 2.5L was faster on a race track out of the box than the 300hp 2.5L STi of the same year. Thats before you do sticky tires and stiff suspension.
xt6wagon I'm not trying to be rude mate. But the whole chassis thing is getting pretty dull for me. I like all subaru's even if the Impreza is my main choice I'd happily own a Forester STI or a Legacy Twin turbo. I've had a few. But in all honesty I don't work for subaru I don't declare I know the full chassis or mechanics of Subaru and the cross between models. I never have nor will I. I just know what he says on the video. As I said before feel free to let Fifth gear know by all means. I am a subaru fan but I like many other cars too, and the legacy in the video I know the owner and the car. So was only posted for entertainment value really.
Maybe if I watch this, Subaru will see it too...learn something, then decide to bring it back and improve on it. There is nothing wrong with a Legacy Wagon STi Type RA/S210 etc. I would go back to 2005 and buy either the Legacy GT Spec B or the GT wagon (5M/6M).
I think I've got the last cheap fast-ish estate. It's a 2006 Laguna Sports Tourer. 2.0L petrol turbo manual. 205bhp. The mental used car market probably hasn't increased its value due to badge snobbery. Less than 90K on the clock and fully loaded.
TheOriginalBRad the Impreza never 'shares' the platform with the legacy - usually, imprezas use a modified version of a past legacy, so at any one point an impreza will not have the same chassis as the (at the time) current legacy.
The legacy actually has one other thing that goes wrong with them. It’s probably the most expensive part.. Head gaskets. Once you cook a h6 engine it can lead to head leaks. The second most expensive is the bilstein suspension. They’re a monotube inverted design which they’re great fun to drive on, they typically leak in the rear. A way to check is to look underneath for oil around the bottom hats and go over speed humps to see if it’s too bouncy or knocking.
H6 head gaskets don't go until you are well into 200k mile range just like the old EJ22 would do. Turbo EJ25 is the same; But naturally aspirated EJ25 head gaskets blow every 100k miles. Which granted is bad but it isn't horrible. It takes 5-10 years to drive 100k miles and that is probably going to be the only repair with these cars as they are otherwise very reliable.
I've had all 3 as company cars All 3 same models and specifications.. almost identical. The Subaru was the only one that gave a problem. I worked for a motor dealer who sold all 3 brands in Australia. New south Wales. I was a service manager for 12 years. The volvo was front wheel drive madness and just cool. The Audi was next level fast at the time. The Subaru was just a Subaru. I only took it because I couldn't get a WRX. none in stock at the time
@@lukestocks4370 maybe problems with maintance. Atleast cars here in east eu is very nicely mantained. actually the audis here are in worse condition than subarus
