DP's 2014 Tungsten Metallic Legacy 2.5i 6M

[DarkPhoenix]

Just picked this up on Friday, when my 05 OBW gave up the ghost. My wife didn't want me to fix it, and told me to get a new car.

Lo and behold, the stealership had a 2014 Legacy with a 6 speed. So to quote a certain pygmy giraffe owner, "I jumps in it". Here she is as she sits right now. Bone stock!

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She needs many many things. After having it for the few days that I have, it is a surprisingly entertaining vehicle. Sure, it's no GT, but I can deal with that for the moment.

I have locked down my plans for it though. First is most definitely wheels. Either 08-14 WRX 17x8s or 6th gen Legacy 18s. Nothing too crazy on the wheel front, since I don't plan on stancing it. Daily driver, after all.

Second on the list is body colored mirrors. Uniformity is key here.

Third is tint. All of this greenhouse makes for a very warm vehicle in the summer months.

Fourth would be a Sport steering wheel. I like my Scooby tillers leather wrapped.

Fifth, some leather chairs.

The suspension is actually really nice for what I do, drive for hours from restaurant to restaurant. The trunk is big enough to hold my work stuff and all of my firearms for classes (And zombies!!!), so I don't miss the space my OBW had too much. It is roomier all around than my OBW was, making it easier to get the baby seat in and out. (I know I lead such an exciting life.)

More pics and other news to come.

[98legwag]

Nice purchase. The 6th gen Legacy is 5x114.3 so you would need adapters for the wheels to fit.

[DarkPhoenix]

Nice purchase. The 6th gen Legacy is 5x114.3 so you would need adapters for the wheels to fit.

That's good to know, so those are off of my list.

[stu-nami]

One good thing is the 13-14have a better suspension than the 10-12 so that's plus. Biggest thing most will tell you if you jump over to Legacygt.com often is a bigger rear sway bar makes a DRASTIC difference in a very good way. Less "floaty" at speed. Lots of guys go with swift springs or RC blacks. I really likethe color, 15-20% tint will change the entire look of the car.
As for wheel selections Konig seems to be affordable and makes some nice 17s. The Integram model would be my pick in black for you ;)
Feel free to ask me any questions you have or mrlancaster. Both of ours ha e quite a few goodies.
Once again, congrats on the purchase!

[DarkPhoenix]

Thanks man. The 13-14 definitely feel more glued down to the road, especially considering I am coming from an 05 OBW with the super floaty rear end. The swap bar would probably be the only suspension mod I do for now. It's a daily driver and the factory suspension s buttoned down nicely enough that it really only needs wider rubber to make it better. I can't do too much to it until I get my wife's car back on the road. She would get pretty pissed if I started modding mine her's is still in the garage needing head gaskets. ;)

[DarkPhoenix]

So, two weeks and 2,000 miles, my oil level light came on. I checked the oil the day I got the car (1 July - 40239) and it was right up to the top dot on the dipstick. Sweet!

I check the oil after a 900 mile road trip to and from NH (5 July 41024), and it was still around that same dot. Okay, not bad. I continue to drive the car to and from work (about 70 miles a day) with one longer trip to one of my sites out near Carlisle PA (about 220 miles round trip)

I was just getting off of the highway after driving 100 or so miles and the light comes on. Nicht gut!! Pull over and check the oil and it is halfway between the dots. (15 July 42185) Get it home and turn the car off. Get up in the morning and check the oil again, still between the two dots. Still safe, but a little alarming. Start the car up and no oil light. Okay, maybe it was a fluke. Drive it around to get some groceries and go home.

Check the oil this morning (18 July 42201) and the oil is just above the lower dot. No signs of leakage under the car or in the engine bay. Drive the car to the dealership and the light comes on about 2 miles into the trip. The service desk said they will be doing an oil consumption test.

I took delivery of this car 17 days ago and it is already exhibiting the dreaded oil consumption issue. It is a CPO and I have a full warranty, so they WILL fix it. Hopefully, I should be getting some news in the next few hours. Some good has come out of it. They gave me a Venetian Red 3.6R as a loaner. Sweet right, but still missing at true manual transmission.

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[DarkPhoenix]

Something small. Got the shift knob today. Looks better than the vinyl knob and it will look even better once I install the leather steering wheel.

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[98legwag]

Did they find any issues during the oil consumption test?

[DarkPhoenix]

Did they find any issues during the oil consumption test?

I haven't reached the 1200 mile point for them to check yet. I have to take a trip to Long Island and then to upstate NY, so i will be at that point by Monday. I already set up an appointment for Tuesday.