Hi Ken,
Welcome, the only input I have is BUY IT!! Should be an awesome car and if you've never owned a subie then chances are it will shit all over anything you have owned.                     
As they say "If you knew, you'd be in a subaru".

Jimmy_GX wrote:

I am also new. I just joined today! I have a 92 liberty and it serves me well. Subaru's (libertys) are a good build and are a great change from the ol impreza'. But the guy above me has it right. We knew...thats why we are driving them. haha but honestly not a biast opinion the GT wagons are good. So be happy and confident!!

CYA!

Thanks guys, yeah it is my first I want it to be a good one but thanks heaps guys good help!!

Is there something I should be looking out for in terms of any problems issues a car like that may have?

mate just like any car if its been serviced regularly it should be fine but just do the usual checks. play with all the switches you can find on the dash, all power windows, cruise control, central locking, tyre condition, any dodgy repairs carried out, rim condition as a bent rim may mean bent components and a wheel alignment that will never be right.. and a decent test drive give it a hard time as they would wash the engine bay and a good hard drive will reveal any leaks or noises and make sure u leave the engine running whilst listening under the bonnet for any noises.. and good luck..

Is the 04 Liberty GT wagon same as the 04 GT wagons here in NZ? From the new shape starting in late '03, they come out local market as 180kW 2.0L single twin-scroll turbo -- later ones, I think from '05 onwards are 2.5L.

Have driven both the NZDM and JDM spec 04 models - obviously JDM is a bit quicker having the 205kW factory output, but I think NZDM had cruise control which the JDM didn't have...

But yeah, they both go pretty well - compared to the twin-turbs, dunno - hard to say, no vod though!