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Subaru Baja (2003)
for sale

Price: US $6,567.00

Description:

This one-owner Subaru Baja is a compact four-door pickup that drives like a car.
The 2003 Baja is both a car and a pickup truck. Based on the Subaru Outback/Legacy wagon, the Baja shares the same 104.3-inch wheelbase, but is 6 inches longer than the Outback wagon in rear overhang. The Baja has seating accommodations for four fullsize adults, with rear seat legroom measuring just under an inch shorter than the Outback wagon's rear seating area. But instead of a conventional trunk or the glassed-in storage box of a wagon, the Baja substitutes the cargo box of a pickup truck.
Although the cargo box only measures 17.7 cubic feet it still provides a quality bed with ample cargo space. It's finished with an integrated plastic bedliner and carries two tie-down hooks on each side. The 3, 485-pound Baja can carry a maximum payload of 1, 050 pounds and can easily accommodate two mountain bikes (with their front wheels dismounted), a passel of surfboards or a bunch of miscellaneous outdoor gear. The Baja also has a 2, 400-pound towing capacity, so it'll easily pull a personal watercraft or a couple of motorcycles.
A trap-door behind the rear seatbacks folds forward into the rear seating area, expanding the usable length of the bed from 41.5 to 60 inches. You just flip up the bottom cushion of the rear seat, fold the rear seatback forward and fold the trap door flat into the rear seat. It's such an easy process, you'll probably use this feature more often than you expect.
Under the Baja's hood lies the same horizontally opposed SOHC 2.5-liter four-cylinder engine featured in the Legacy/Outback, Forester and Impreza. It delivers 165 horsepower at 5, 600 rpm, and 166 lb-ft of torque at 4, 000 rpm. The four-cylinder engine provides adequate power for piloting the Baja down to the shoreline or along dirt roads.
All Subaru vehicles sold in the United States come with standard all-wheel drive, and the Baja is no exception. Each available transmission is coupled with a different all-wheel-drive system — continuous all-wheel drive with a viscous coupling center differential for the five-speed manual transmission, and active all-wheel drive which uses an electronically managed continuously variable transfer clutch for the four-speed automatic. The boxer engine and all-wheel drive system provide a low center of gravity, and combined with the four-wheel independent suspension, makes for a good-handling vehicle, so the Baja drives like a car, not a truck. It's maneuverable in town, and small enough to navigate city garages, park at the dry cleaners or your local 7-Eleven.
The Baja takes most of its styling cues from the Outback. Only the grille and alloy wheels are exclusive to the Baja. The Baja Yellow paint is all coupled with silver-colored body cladding to guard against errant shopping carts
It has a swing-down rear license plate bracket that keeps the license plate visible, even when the tailgate is lowered. Standard amenities include air conditioning, six-way power driver seat, perforated leather-trimmed upholstery and a power moonroof.
The biggest advantage is that the Baja is not a fullsize truck. It has great utility and a spirit of adventure. It can be used by growing families — Saturday trips to Home Depot as you fix up the new house, Sunday adventures to the lake or the forest. But during the week, you can drive it to work without hassle. It's comfortable and easy to use. It's just what real people want from a sport-utility vehicle. Anyone who packs a Leatherman in the glovebox will understand perfectly.
With under 80, 000 miles, this Subaru has much less mileage than most you will find on the market. An after market landau bed cover protects your groceries as you carry them home in the rainstorm. Continuously garaged during its life, it is ready for new horizons. Aggressively priced, it will surely find a new garage soon. It has never been in an accident or fender bender. Some minor scratches and dings (as expected in a vehicle of this age) are shown in the listing pictures.

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