Looking for a 2nd car, Subaru legacy or... Options

[Legit94GT]

Well summer is over and winter will be here soon and i will need to get a second car that has AWD as my commute to work now has several very steep hills, very steep. Over here in vancouver/portlan we dont get a whole bunch of snow, but we get alot of ice and when the hills ice over i dont really want to go try and drive my celi up them:/ and now that my leg is healed enough i will be able to go snowboarding again this year so i will be making trips up to the mountain, and i most definately do not want to do that in my celi.

So i have been FINALLY decide to buy a second car that has AWD and that i like enough that i can put some money into it and make faster:)

I figure my celica will be my "show" car and my second car will be my "go" car

Honestly i'd love to dump 20k into a celi and make it AWD V6 but, realistically that doesnt make any sense, so i figure i'll add some more money into it(lower it, paint it, rims, tint) but thats it, not really any preformance.

SO with all that said, i am looking to spend around 5k on something with AWD that has potential for more power. I like the Subaru Legacy, looking at 98 GT soon:), but i would be up for some other cars as well. Obviously Subaru has AWD standard so i am kinda looking at them the most, but i figured i'd see what the community has to say about this.

Basically i am looking for an older AWD car, 4 door preferrably, 2 doors is ok as long as it is a hatch back, must be an attractive car(no wagons). So please list any expierence you have and any suggestions:) looking around 5-6k

thanks alot you guys

[Supersprynt]

The SC400 has a V8, not the 2JZE, that's the SC300.

[Legit94GT]

The SC400 has a V8, not the 2JZE, that's the SC300.

you are correct, that was my bad.

95CelicaST Posted Today, 02:21 PM
Subaru is a good choice. Be aware that in the generation of Legacy's that you're looking at (95-99) they have head gasket issues and the cam seals tend to go out early. Make sure that they've been replaced already.

That being said, the Legacy GT is a more family-oriented version of the Impreza 2.5RS. They do come in 5sp, but good luck finding one. The LGT mostly came in automatic.

Someone on NASIOC's 97 LGT

Ya well i have found some locally that are a 5 speed, im not looking for really quick right now, i am still in the informations gathering part of this, if i can swap in a bigger motor later down the line then it is looking like a go... But i can find a used A4 for fairly cheap as well... I saw a 4 door 2.5rs today and wasnt very impressed with it:( but.... research research research is the name of the game right now

Thanks for your guys input, i'd still like to hear what some other people have to say, can anyone recomend anything other than a subaru?

thanks