You're scrolling through listings at midnight and there it is — a 2005 Spec B with 130k miles for under $8,000. Six-speed, turbocharged flat-four, the sedan Subaru pretended didn't exist. You start telling yourself it's basically a Legacy GT with better suspension and a shorter final drive. You're already picking out wheels in your head. Then reality hits around week three of ownership. The Spec B wasn't just a trim level — it was Subaru throwing every performance part they had at a platform that aged hard. The SI-Drive system gets finicky, the Bilstein struts are shot on every example left, and good luck sourcing the specific six-speed transmission parts when third gear starts crunching. These cars didn't just depreciate, they deferred maintenance into whoever bought them next. That $8,000 listing turns into $8,000 plus a $4,500 stack of repairs you didn't see coming because the PPI looked "mostly clean." The turbo seals, the banjo bolt filters nobody cleaned, the ringland failures...