4GEN MY06 Engine

[peecee]

Hey guys first post so please tell me if im in the wrong in ayways.

Um currently looking at a Subaru, Liberty Premium Pack AWD 4GEN MY06 just wanted to know what to look for when buying ? I took a nice clean one with only 112000 on the clock today, It felt totally fine pulled a little to the left but nothing major nothing a wheel alignment won't sort.

I only drove it for about 15 mins and when coming back to the dealer and parked up I then started to notice a slight smell like a catalytic converter kinda smell inside/outside the car.

Im going back on monday for a look, when I pull the bonnet up what should I look for ?

Also do the 06 2.5 engines still suffer from head gasket issues ? and how much does that issue cost to get fixed.

[Mat04]

Was it a manual? I have a 04 2.5 and never had a overheating problem but it did use a lot of oil before it spun a bearing.

[blademaster]

A catalytic converter kinda smell? Was it an acrid odor? were you brutal with the clutch on the test drive?

[peecee]

It was an auto, the test drive was for like 10 mins didn't even get on a highway, the smell was like that eggy smell you sometimes smell from catalytic converters ? Im no expert basically my car for the last 8 years has been a Subaru liberty lx 1990 haha time for an upgrade.