should i buy a new car with 400 miles on it from the dealer?

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Bullhonkie

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Originally posted by: Rallispec
hey guys, thanks for all the great advice and thoughts (especially Vic) ---

Well i just drove up in my brand new legacy GT. I LOVE it. Went with the dark blue w/ short shifter. (not the 400 mile dealer used model)

i'll get pics tomorrow :D

Sweet, congrats on the purchase!
 

Codewiz

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My Mazda 6 was a demo car with 3k on it. It was classified as new but it allowed me to haggle over price A LOT more when I purchased it.
 

NutBucket

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Originally posted by: Rallispec
hey guys, thanks for all the great advice and thoughts (especially Vic) ---

Well i just drove up in my brand new legacy GT. I LOVE it. Went with the dark blue w/ short shifter. (not the 400 mile dealer used model)

i'll get pics tomorrow :D

Lucky muthafv........;):D

<-- Jealous as hell.
 

Rallispec

Lifer
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Originally posted by: K1052
Originally posted by: Rallispec
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Nice. Exactly like mine except for the lack of a spoiler.

:thumbsup:

speaking of this --

where can i buy aftermarket type things for this car?

the only thing i'm really interested in getting are suspension related things.. i would like to stiffen it up a bit and maybe get a tad lower.

:)
 

K1052

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Originally posted by: Rallispec
Originally posted by: K1052
Originally posted by: Rallispec
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Nice. Exactly like mine except for the lack of a spoiler.

:thumbsup:

speaking of this --

where can i buy aftermarket type things for this car?

the only thing i'm really interested in getting are suspension related things.. i would like to stiffen it up a bit and maybe get a tad lower.

:)

I haven't looked into that very deeply, yet.

The Subaru Legacy Forums would likely be a good place to start.
 

Rallispec

Lifer
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Originally posted by: K1052
Originally posted by: Rallispec
Originally posted by: K1052
Originally posted by: Rallispec
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Nice. Exactly like mine except for the lack of a spoiler.

:thumbsup:

speaking of this --

where can i buy aftermarket type things for this car?

the only thing i'm really interested in getting are suspension related things.. i would like to stiffen it up a bit and maybe get a tad lower.

:)

I haven't looked into that very deeply, yet.

The Subaru Legacy Forums would likely be a good place to start.

awesome, thanks for the link
 

Slickone

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Originally posted by: Fritzo
Originally posted by: meltdown75
Well, that's not much. If you are a real stickler, wait. Does it still have that great new car smell? :) mmm

BTW- That new car smell is caused by glue in the moldings and it actually toxic in high levels :shocked:
I thought it was all the new plastic and vinyl?
 

Vic

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Jun 12, 2001
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Originally posted by: Rallispec
Originally posted by: K1052
Originally posted by: Rallispec
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Nice. Exactly like mine except for the lack of a spoiler.

:thumbsup:

speaking of this --

where can i buy aftermarket type things for this car?

the only thing i'm really interested in getting are suspension related things.. i would like to stiffen it up a bit and maybe get a tad lower.

:)
Very nice. :thumbsup:

I recommend researching the forums at http://www.legacygt.com or http://www.nasioc.com.
 

NutBucket

Lifer
Aug 30, 2000
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Originally posted by: Rallispec
Originally posted by: K1052
Originally posted by: Rallispec
pic 1
pic 2
pic 3

Nice. Exactly like mine except for the lack of a spoiler.

:thumbsup:

speaking of this --

where can i buy aftermarket type things for this car?

the only thing i'm really interested in getting are suspension related things.. i would like to stiffen it up a bit and maybe get a tad lower.

:)

I'd look into getting some Koni yellows and maybe Eibach/Tein springs.
 

GTaudiophile

Lifer
Oct 24, 2000
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I drove a DEMO Mazda 6 the other day, and it had around 400 miles on it.

You should pay the "demo" price.

Edit: Congrats on the new car!