1998 With 19,000K'S?

  Top of Page

Hey guys,

i'm looking to get into Liberty's if i can find one for the right price and i came across a 1998 Wagon with 19,000K's Nothing suss???? smile

I'm a little skeptical............

http://i430.photobucket.com/albums/qq24/crazyjester900/12662910.jpg

crazyjester900
useravatar

Posts:  25

Status:  Offline

Check out my Automotive Images:
Lucid Photographic
1996 C200 W202 For Sale

Re: 1998 With 19,000K'S?

  Top of Page

Possibly an instrument cluster from another car that was damaged hence the low kms.

My advice, have a really good look at the car inside and out. Check steering wheel for wear and tear, as well as the seats. Check out engine bay, underneath the car. Does it come with log books????

988OXR
useravatar

Posts:  2183

Status:  Offline

<Image link>
Lift Your Game Billsy:Derisive:

Re: 1998 With 19,000K'S?

  Top of Page

yeh comes with full logs books,
has photo's of the receipts  of purchase and stuff like that.
i may check it out but i don't think i could ever buy it..

A little tooo good i think..

crazyjester900
useravatar

Posts:  25

Status:  Offline

Check out my Automotive Images:
Lucid Photographic
1996 C200 W202 For Sale

Re: 1998 With 19,000K'S?

  Top of Page

is it owned by an old lady or man who possibly didnt drive it much, there was a 94GX on sale a while back now with i think 55000 kms and was an old ladies car who passed away.

but that dash cluster doesnt look like a 98 as it has the digital odometer. unless jap versions have that im not sure. it does seem a bit suss. or maybe its hit 999999 kms and gone back to 0

LE7SGO
useravatar

Posts:  603

Status:  Offline

[color="Red"]The Wagon Syndicate.[/color]

Re: 1998 With 19,000K'S?

  Top of Page

LE7SGO;162490 wrote:

is it owned by an old lady or man who possibly didnt drive it much, there was a 94GX on sale a while back now with i think 55000 kms and was an old ladies car who passed away.
but that dash cluster doesnt look like a 98 as it has the digital odometer. unless jap versions have that im not sure. it does seem a bit suss. or maybe its hit 999999 kms and gone back to 0
gen 3 late 98 build had them.

93wagz
useravatar

Posts:  335

Status:  Offline

"2"
"2"
<Image link>

Re: 1998 With 19,000K'S?

  Top of Page

93wagz;162504 wrote:

gen 3 late 98 build had them.
so the cluster is genuine ok?

???

crazyjester900
useravatar

Posts:  25

Status:  Offline

Check out my Automotive Images:
Lucid Photographic
1996 C200 W202 For Sale

Re: 1998 With 19,000K'S?

  Top of Page

hope this helps?there is a website out there (dont remember the name?)but it actually tells you the last odometer reading at time of renewal of registration,ive never needed to use it,but have heard of it being pretty helpful for others..il try find it (google it) tonite or tmmrw for you..dont be to sceptical mate as it may,or may not be genuine,but if it is?well you may let a good,hard to come by low k's example dissapear..act fast mate.my car had very low k's also when i purchased it,turned out to be complete legit,very lucky as i was a bit sceptical myself..anyways,il get back to you.kennI.

95rex
useravatar

Posts:  164

Status:  Offline

Re: 1998 With 19,000K'S?

  Top of Page

That is a Gen3 cluster.

Stig282
useravatar

Posts:  624

Status:  Offline

Craig
MY01 Liberty Heritage Sedan

Re: 1998 With 19,000K'S?

  Top of Page

I just had a look at the actual carsales ad and I can see several things wrong with it.
Firstly, the car is advertised as an MY98 Gen2, however the car is a Gen3. It may be an MY99 built in late 98, but it isn't an MY98 Gen2.
Also, the ad says it has a 2.2L (EJ22). Gen3's were not built with these. The GX  was built with the 2L (EJ20).

Even if the kms are genuine, one has to wonder about the other things wrong with the ad...

XoN
Site Admin
useravatar

Posts:  5024

Status:  Offline

V7 STi EJ207 powered 1998 Liberty RX Bilstein Edition
MyRide

Re: 1998 With 19,000K'S?

  Top of Page

hey,

thanks for the info......

I really don't know much about Subaru's
just that i am looking to get into one..

I would have a full on check done on the car
before any sort of decision, but it would have to
be a Subaru specialist as a mechanic would not no
all the 99 cluster with 98 body stuff.........



Interesting

crazyjester900
useravatar

Posts:  25

Status:  Offline

Check out my Automotive Images:
Lucid Photographic
1996 C200 W202 For Sale

Re: 1998 With 19,000K'S?

  Top of Page

As long as the car looks like it's never been played with, ie; genuine low km in the condition, I wouldn't be too sceptical. Carsales.com adverts direct you through multi choice questions, often it's impossible to get your actual car's description through their system and easy to be inadvertently mislead. If the car is a Gen 3, it's possibly priced as a Gen 2 because the owner thinks that's what it is, based on the info they got through carsales.com. The Gen4 GT spec B I purchased was incorrectly advertised as a 2006 MY06 5 speed manual, when it was in fact a 2007 MY08 6 speed.
Just check the service history, pedal rubbers, door trims, carpet etc for signs of wear. At 19k the car should present as new as long as it's been garaged.

dtrally
useravatar

Posts:  234

Status:  Offline

Re: 1998 With 19,000K'S?

  Top of Page

I remember when I was searching for mine, I came across one which was listed as a 98 model, which is all fine and good...it could be a Gen2 or Gen3. I looked at the pictures, one was taken with a camera phone and was of the back of the wagon...so I didn't pick up that it was a Gen2 looking at that. All the other images were little dodgy ones of a Gen3 that looked very clean.

When we went looking at the cars, as soon as it rolled up I pretty much decided it was nothing as good as what the guy made it out to be...it had an RACV check...sure...but it clunked like a b***h and the gears were so loose it wasn't too easy to slide from 2nd to 3rd...had to really locate the gear.

In the end got the other car I was looking at, a Gen3 sedan...for the same price, but with lower kms and in better condition.

Malcolm
useravatar

Posts:  50

Status:  Offline

Re: 1998 With 19,000K'S?

  Top of Page

When i was looking for my GEn2 i was only looking at 1998 models in manual and under 200k.
then one day at work i accidentally searched 99 and wham up popped a 98 Bilstein listed as a 99GX that said it was auto.
but looking at the photo's i saw it was obviously a manual.
3 days later i was the proud owner of a 98 Bilstein with top spec.
as dtrally said carsales can be a pain to select what model you have.

CodeBurn3r
useravatar

Posts:  716

Status:  Offline

Re: 1998 With 19,000K'S?

  Top of Page

the easy way to tell is check the
[LIST]
* wear on steering wheel
* wear on gearstick
* wear on pedals
* wear on drivers seat[/LIST]if it all looks new you've managed to find yourself a winner

otherwise...

they are trying to scam you!:Derisive:

CHU85S
useravatar

Posts:  189

Status:  Offline

Re: 1998 With 19,000K'S?

  Top of Page

could genuinely be sold by someone who has no idea what car they drive.

some people just look at their rego, see the year and whack it into google.

when i sold my liberty, it was a 97 built gen2, and i had people ringing and asking if its a gen3.

castek
useravatar

Posts:  650

Status:  Offline

"4"

Board Info

Board Stats:   Total Users: 12430  Total Topics: 19474  Total Polls: 12  Total Posts: 151087914  Total Posts Today: 3
User Info:   Newest User :  Beans GT   Members Online: 2   Guests Online: 107
Online 
darkrspopandwar
Generated in 0.876 sec. Queries: 133
RSS - Subscribe to ozLiberty feeds Twitter - follow our tweets MySpace - Join our groupFacebook - Join our group