Subaru Legacy/Outback
 

I couldn't help noticing there were a lot of people in the other thread who said they own/lease one.

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Considered a Forester but it doesn't have the towing capacity I need. FiL had an Outback which was nice enough but pretty cramped in back.

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I've owned 2 Impreza WRX's and a Forester XT. The Forester blew up after 10,000kms. I like the concept of them, but the ownership experience was generally rocky.

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We've had a Forrester for 4 years - great vehicle - no issues at all. Nothing has blown up, fallen off or otherwise deterioriated - but do have the all-purpose cracked screen of course :)

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Most of our cars are Fords this week;)

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We've run a 2007 Outback for a year and a half now, rock solid. Seems to be very popular around here.

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Just sold our three and a half year old outback primarily because we couldn't get 4 adults and a kids car seat in comfortably any more.

Loved it for driving in the snow and it was a very nice touring car for long road trips.

The fact it was assembled in Idaho or Indiana or somewhere like that didn't bode well for the workmanship though: the seat belt had been installed back front, handbrake cover cracked and had to be replaced after a short while, but these are only minor niggles I guess - the main thing is it never conked out on us!

We also had the obligatory cracked windscreen!

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It was a great car for the snow. If you are thinking of getting a 2nd hand one, avoid 2002 models. They have head gasket probelms as I found out when I came to sell mine when we left.

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I have an 07 Legacy Wagon. It replaced a 97 that was rusting away. Had the head gasket issue, fixed under warranty. Other than that (and that wasnt an issue, the dealer pointed it out during an oil change) they have had no issues and are fun to drive. The big sunroof is a bonus.

Its a shame you cant get the wagon utility without all the Outback bollox anymore.

Great car in the snow and comfy on a long drive. Enough performance, not stellar, but decent economy too compared to other AWD, 4x4 options. AWD is not a substitute for snow tires in the snowy part of Canada, but with snows on a subaru Ive never had an issue with winter driving. Helped push half a dozen snowtire clad Quebecois out of the parking lot at the Ski resort, then climbed in the sube and drove off as if it was dry tarmac.

More than 4 in it would be cramped. Weve done it, but no one in the back would fancy a road trip like that!

Cracked windscreens are an out west thing arent they? The grit they use in the roads would be called aggregate anywhere else!

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try the AWD Toyota Venza, great on a road trip. We just did 7700km from Winnipeg- Omaha NE-Hot Spring AR - Atlanta GA- Fort Walton Beach FL-St Louis MO- Minneapolis MN and home, an absolute dream to drive. We also did 5 adults and tonnes of lugage from Edmonton AB- Winnipeg shall not do that again tho wayyyyyyyyyyyyyy to cramped.

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Well I have one too - pretty high percentage of people saying yes in the poll or saying they had one in this thread, must appeal to British sensibilities I guess. (Because of course it's a representative poll).

Haven't had any real problems with mine, I did have to replace the windshield but that's common in Calgary. The only things that annoy me are the warning light by the rear view mirror and also the remote locking/unlocking system is a bit iffy on my car, often have to hit unlock multiple times.

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Either that or its the lack of any negative option in the poll skewing the numbers;)


My pet peave is how weedy the electric windows are, is it a safety feature or are they just crap?

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Mine is the fit/finish/quality of the interior in general. The price point doesn't reflect very well on it. Despite my terrible Forester experience (the engine blow up was just one part of a catalogue of issues) I like the mechanical engineering, but got disenchanted with the rest of the quality and the attitude of Subaru N.America when it came to dealing with multiple warranty problems.

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Have a American spec 2010 Outback with 45k miles. Build quality isn't great but fuel economy is good and the handling way better than any of the big 3's SUVs we test drove, plus it was much cheaper!

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Rather appropriate for a mechanic.

Fix Or Repair Daily. ;)

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OR

Found On Road Dead:rofl:

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We had a Saab 9-2X for a couple of years (tweaked Impreza)..

Very fun little car & stuck to the road like sh*t to a blanket but hopelessly unreliable both in mechanics & build quality..

We looked at getting a Forester but ended up with a V8 Explorer & very happy with it (Despite it's chronic drinking problem). The 7 seats are handy & we've saved bundles on delivery charges...

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Never pay the delivery charge. They'll always take it off if you negotiate.

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Can't say I've had a problem with mine. Not as good as my old Audi I'll grant you but I wouldn't say they're crap.

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Can't say I've had a problem with the interior, I love the seats on mine, super comfortable on long drives. One of the rear passenger windows always looks as though it's going to leak when I take it through the car wash but it never quite does. But definitely there's a fitting problem there.

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You dont think them slow and underpowered? Maybe they are better in the new models, but my civic puts the legacy to shame in that respect.

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Even on a 4x8 sheet of plywood worth $8? Somehow I doubt it.


Having said that, you dont need an Explorer day in day out, you just need to know someone who will lend you their truck when the need arises.

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Mine's an '07 too, so it would be identical. Not a big window opener to be honest, I wouldn't say they bring tears of appreciation to my eyes but they're okay.

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Ah, but now you will never be able to open them again without thinking how crap they are... sorry:(

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We live on a dirt road that's all but impassable in Winter, we need the 7 seats & hauling our garbage/recycling to the end of the road requires a drive..

It wouldn't be for everyone but we are really pleased with it (thirst aside)..

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Actually I had a play with them after you mentioned it, they work fine, up down, up down. Maybe you've got crap motors in yours, genuinely mine are perfectly good and I used to drive an Audi previously.

What mileage did you have when you got the gasket problem?

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Both the 07 and 97 had the same motors then:confused: Oh well.

The engine work was done just over 100k, the service manager, a prince among men, fudged the numbers in order to have it done under warranty.