looking at an 2005 obxt questions

[clown head]

i test drove and really like the car. its priced at $6500 and has 127,000 miles. runs strong and seems ok? the guy bought the car at auction and had it for a year and just bought an 08. he knows nothing about it and thats what worries me. i think he will take $5900, its a 5 speed good tires and inspection, under side looks good , motor sounds and runs strong. opinions thoughts please.......p/s i read alot about belts ,banjo bolt and other stuff

[rj4510]

I'm in the same boat. Found two at dealers with raving salesman reviews, but no records of any kind. They both ran super strong, but as a total Outback rookie, I decided to pass. I'd rather buy from a guy that can tell me and show me what he's done. Neither of the dealers would offer me a warranty and both cars had around 80K. Something just didn't settle with me. Gorgeous vehicles though! :-(

[1 Lucky Texan]

if you post your city, maybe someone could suggest a shop that would do a pre-purchase inspection. Might give you some ammo to negotiate a better price, or find something so bad that you avoid a big mistake.

You got the awd system AND the turbo that can lead to $$$$ kinda problems.