Used 1998 Subaru Legacy Outback 4dr Wagon AWD Consumer Reviews
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Last Subaru I'll ever buy!
Oliver, 03/21/2005
Subaru Legacy Outback 4dr Wagon AWD
15 of 15 people found this review helpful
This is my 3rd Subie and will be my last. Subaru has known about the head gasket problems plaguing the 97' thru 01's for a long time and they aren't doing anything to help their loyal customers out. Cost me over $2,400! to get it back on the road again. They blow at around 90,000 miles.
Poor head gasket design
Marc Nitz, 02/11/2010
Subaru Legacy Outback 4dr Wagon AWD
5 of 5 people found this review helpful
I loved my Subaru and how fun it was to drive. Unfortunately, I will never buy another one. On a road trip with my kids, the the head gasket blew with less than 70000 miles! Over $1700 later I was on the road again but lost all faith in Subaru as a whole. I started to see head gaskets as a major problem with model years 1997-1999 by visiting other websites (www.subaruoutback.org) and no recall or note from Subaru.
20 yrs old and still on the road.
Lab Tech, Plymouth, NH, 02/13/2018
Subaru Legacy Outback 4dr Wagon AWD
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
My 1998 Subaru is still on the road. It is 20 years old and I have had it for 16 years. It still gets me where I need to go and blasts through 3 ft snow banks. The down side is it is getting rusty due to Maine winters and the salt on the roads. The last 5 yrs have seen a lot of replacement parts but I have wanted to keep it.
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Love this Car
Soni, 07/16/2010
Subaru Legacy Outback 4dr Wagon AWD
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
this is my second legacy, the first one the body rusted but the engine was still great with 140K on it, so I bought a demonstrator with 6k on it from the dealer. Besides the above mentioned gasket problem I have only changed the tires, and oil, and a timing belt when we did the gaskets. Subaru's are low maintenance cars.
Still Chugging too
nhwiki, 10/14/2008
Subaru Legacy Outback 4dr Wagon AWD
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
Bought it used 8 years ago. Doing regular maint, it has been 100% reliable. With snow tires, it just goes and goes in New Hampshire winters - even on unplowed roads and driveways with 18 inches of snow, it can't be stopped. Not the most comfortable of cars (we have two other cars for long distance trips), but when the snow starts falling or we're headed skiing, it's always the Subie we take out. Best 11k I've ever spent.
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