Used 1996 Subaru Legacy Wagon Consumer Reviews
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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!
Subaru is a mistake
Subaru buying mistak, 05/23/2002
1996 Subaru Legacy LS 4dr Wagon AWD
0 of 1 people found this review helpful
Purchased Subaru for Safety ratings and what a mistake. I am convinced the safety rating are good, because its never out of the shop long enough to drive. Warrenty repairs: radio repaired twice, window repaired twice, battery terminals corroded, clutch adjusted. Everything else is not diagnosed until after warrenty: replaced front axle, replaced clutch, replaced wheel bearing, timing belt and replaced clutch. Guess what? It needs to be replaced again after only 18,000 miles. This is a family garage kept car. It is only 6 years old with mostly highway miles. The national and local dealer claim it is my driving and these repairs are "normal."
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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.
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Hollander, 03/24/2003
1996 Subaru Legacy Outback 4dr Wagon AWD
0 of 1 people found this review helpful
Overall, I've been very happy with the Outback, a great alternative to SUVs. Generally reliable until my 95K mile gotcha -- exhaust valve replacement for $2,400. Apparent design defect; my local dealer said they see this sometimes on the '96s. I opted for the repair since I had had no other problems in 7 years, just routine maintenance.