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My money pit
jasonc314, 11/07/2003
1996 Subaru Legacy L 4dr Sedan AWD
0 of 2 people found this review helpful
bought my subaru with 96,000 miles. it got to 98000 and the valve guides pushed throught the heads(or something like that). Seeing these are boxer motors, both heads went, a week apart. Cost 1200 for a new motor with 40k miles. Dealer wanted 1800 to fix heads (475 a head + labor). Got that fixed, cv joints blew. Car is a money pit seeing i only put on 10000 miles! Mechanic said the seller didnt rig the motor, but it was a manufacturing problem by fuji heavy industries. I will never ever buy another subaru. They also suck in snow, i dont care what anyone says.
DON'T BUY OVER 60K MILES!
T Paul , 10/01/2004
1996 Subaru Legacy Outback 4dr Wagon AWD
0 of 2 people found this review helpful
I bought this car with 65K and had to put a miminum of $1500/year to keep running! MINE HAS 100K NOW. Multiple failures and trust me, YOU CAN'T FIX THEM YOURSELF! You can't even change sparkplugs without a special tool. DON'T BUY THIS PIECE OF JUNK! My short list of repairs: window switch $250, oil pump $1000, DASH LIGHTS $250, rear hatch stuck $150, starter $400, alternator $400, FINNALY transfer case seals $1500! I did all dealership visits thinking I would prevent breakdowns but I WAS WRONG! I'M SELLING. ANYONE WANT TO BUY?
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- L WagonMSRP: $2,998800 mi away
NICE CAR BUT....
NEW ENGLAND GAL, 03/22/2003
1996 Subaru Legacy GT 4dr Sedan AWD
0 of 3 people found this review helpful
AT 45000 - DASHBOARD LIGHTS/HVAC DID NOT LIGHT UP. HEAD A PROBLEM WITH GASOLINE TANK SENSORS, REPLACED AND HAD GASOLINE LEAK...DEALER CLAIMED UNRELATED PROBLEM WITH REAR WINDSHIELD DEFROSTER, CLIP UNDER REAR SEATBELT COVER, DEALER SAID NOT COVERED BY EXTENDED WARRANTY, COMPLAINED TO SOA-NJ, AND THEY REFUNDED THE AMOUNT OF THE REPAIR-GOING TO DEALERSHIP TWICE WAS NOT TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION. DOOR LOCK TIMING SWITCH NEEDED REPLACEMENT, SO DID WINDOW CONTROLS IN DRIVERS DOOR I LOVE THE AWD, SEDAN STYLE, JUST WISH IT WAS MORE RELIABLE AT 100,000 MILES - CV JOINTS, CATALYTIC CONVERTER ARE ALMOST COMPLETELY SHOT
Subaru Snafoo
Subaru snafoo!, 04/15/2002
1996 Subaru Legacy Outback 4dr Wagon AWD
0 of 1 people found this review helpful
Failed dream car! Since the two months we've had this car, the valve sleeve has slipped. 1600 dollar repair job. Two weeks later, car completely dead on side of highway. Fuse box melted. Need new fuse box, new battery, and poss new alternator. Toyota, I'm coming back!
Overall great car!
SLC Subie Lover, 03/25/2003
1996 Subaru Legacy L 4dr Wagon AWD
0 of 1 people found this review helpful
Subaru really makes an amazingly reliable car. My 96 Legacy AWD Wagon has been great. Very little maintenance needed all the way to 100,000 miles. The AWD is unstopable in the snow, and the versatility of a wagon is hard to beat. I get pretty good gas mileage (22 city/27 hwy). Only improvements I'd recommend are more powerful engine (even the new 2003 6-cyl Outback is still sluggish) and lumbar support in the front seats.