2005 Baja Turbo

[98outbackpdx]

so my dad and his girlfriend rolled my dads tundra on saturday. so i just found a 2005 Baja Turbo that i am trying to talk him into. What are the problem areas at with that year? The Baja has 108k miles.

[anothernord]

Nothing, really. It just matters how well it's been maintained. Check for receipts and PROOF showing it had the correct service done at the correct time (T-belt, water pump, seals). Other than that it's just a 3rd gen legacy with a WRX engine.

[harrymaneuvers]

Correction... not just a WRX engine... but a EJ255... not an EJ205 like what came on 02-05 WRX's.

And if it is an automatic, it has a 5 speed auto with manual shifting option instead of the 4EAT that came on the WRX's and almost all of the 3rd gen legacies.

I was really considering one before we got the FXT but they are far and few between out here and when they do pop up... they are priced really high.

[98outbackpdx]

this one has had the t-belt done and the idlers, at the subaru dealer i beleive, it is at a subaru dealer. it is an automatic. my dad is waiting to see how much he gets for his tundra before he goes and buys it. it has been on the lot for 25 days so he could probably get a decent deal.

[Dead91silvia]

Nothing, really. It just matters how well it's been maintained. Check for receipts and PROOF showing it had the correct service done at the correct time (T-belt, water pump, seals). Other than that it's just a 3rd gen legacy with a WRX engine.

+1 :smt023

[98outbackpdx]

http://www.stevenscreeksubaru.com/used/Subaru/2005-Subaru-Baja+(Natl)-san-jose-dfc04b2a0a0a006401d941d7c04adf81.htm

that is the one i was trying toi get my dad to get but thinks it is too small.

[bulldozer24]

looks like it has had a front end crash, not a bad one though. Just noticed the bumper paint doesnt match.

[anothernord]

Correction... not just a WRX engine... but a EJ255... not an EJ205 like what came on 02-05 WRX's.

And if it is an automatic, it has a 5 speed auto with manual shifting option instead of the 4EAT that came on the WRX's and almost all of the 3rd gen legacies.

I was really considering one before we got the FXT but they are far and few between out here and when they do pop up... they are priced really high.

The EJ255 was the engine that has been in all the WRX's since 2005, as well as Forester and LGT's of certain years.

[harrymaneuvers]

EJ255
DOHC turbocharged, with sodium-filled valves originally designed for North American market, now sees usage in some European Imprezas and Legacies destined for Australia and South Africa. Power 210-265 hp
Usage in North America:
Impreza: 2006–present
Forester: 2004–present
Legacy: 2005–2012
Outback: 2005-2009
Baja: 2004 - 2006
SAAB 9-2X: 2006 only


USDM wrx's from 2002-2005 are EJ205