I need to buy a used car and I have pretty much set my sights on a Legacy Outback, what are some things?

I have a 97 Legacy Outback wagon that I bought new. It has 139,800 miles on the odometer now. I've done NO work on the engine at all. I've spent around $900 in repairs on the car in over 13 years on the road. Most of that was for electrical stuff -- and even that isn't bad ($300+ to replace the module controlling the remote door locks)!

All of the standard stuff: full documentation is great; check the Car Fax; get a Pre Purchase Inspection from a Subaru Mechanic. The car has no particular appetites: I'm on my second (only second!) set of tires, my second (!) battery, my second set of rear and third (only third!) set of front brakes. Of course, before you negotiate price find out if you're going to have to replace tires, belts, hoses, battery, brakes, etc. soon on the one you're contemplating buying.

I have a manual transmission and strongly recommend that. Buying an old used automatic can be like buying a money pit.

If it has over 100k on it, make sure the timing belt has recently been changed. Check for regular maintenance and get a good tune up after you buy it. You should be good to go for a long time.

have it checked out by a mechanic before you buy well worth the money