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Hi all,

Looking at buying a 98 subaru sportwagon. Is there any non obvious things to look for before buy a car.

I really like the shape of the old style.

Cheers

Hi and Welcome to AUSubaru

When you say 98 Sportswagon, I guess you're talking about the Impreza hatch? These are a great little car and really don't have any major issues. Main thing is to look at their service history, as this will show how the car has been looked after or not.

They come in both auto and manual, so depends on what your preferences are. Most of those now will have high kms, so it will be hard to find one with low kms but don't be too scared off by high kms, sometimes this means the car does lots of long runs, which is a lot better than short city trips all the time.

One thing to check for is rust around the windscreen. Other than that pretty much service history as paul said, and just check for the standard mechanical as you would when purchasing any car (leaks, head gaskets, clutch etc).

Welcome to the forum Good luck with your search! I hope you find what you are looking for