Used 1997 Subaru Legacy Wagon Consumer Reviews
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Bought it for $500 pt2
grand_dan_97, 10/05/2011
1997 Subaru Legacy Outback Limited 4dr Wagon AWD
5 of 11 people found this review helpful
I bought this car in august used for $500. The clutch is slowly going, so i have to start it off slow, until i can find one for cheap. Good handling, great gas mileage for an AWD. Minor problems, rear hatch latch must be repaired, rear wiper motor is seized,gas guage dose not read(dummy light works),and 12v outlets dont work, rusty body, solid frame. bought it with 396,000 miles, and have 341000 miles on it now, having had replaced brake rotors and pads, and needing a ball joint replaced, reliable, solid car. Good off road, great traction.
Read the reviews, don't buy a boxer
Outwayback, 12/30/2005
1997 Subaru Legacy Outback 4dr Wagon AWD
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
Car was OK for a few years, then lights in some of the dash went out, and on the heated seat switches (but only on high?). Brakes go often and cost $1000 for rotors and pads. Struts feel like they are bad but have not confirmed. Water pump, cam seals, head gaskets etc. have been replaced. Now, like MANY other reviewers, the head gaskets blew out and I am looking at $2,000 to fix them. The front end bushings are also shot - $400. What gives? This car is driven lightly for under 100K miles and is garaged!
Bad engineering on 2.5L engine
Troy, 05/31/2005
1997 Subaru Legacy Outback 4dr Wagon AWD
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
This car is shiny and nice looking at first, and there is a lot to be said about the AWD and room inside, but overall since I bought it, I have not felt really confident in it. in the 5 months I have owned it, I have had a bad water pump, (then another bad water pump Subaru sent to replace that one), blown head gaskets (like most other 2.5L engines), bad thermostat, and a bad knock sensor. In that time, the car has been in the shop for a total of over 2 weeks, and a total of over fifteen hundred dollars. The engine cylinders are not welded to the block very well, which is the reason for the gaskets going out all the time, and I have lost a lot of faith in Subaru.
Head Gasket
captain_cargo, 03/10/2003
1997 Subaru Legacy Outback 4dr Wagon AWD
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
Learned the hard way that head gasket problems are not uncommon w/2.5l engine. Mine went out at 87,000 mi, engine seals at 85,000. The car is fun to drive, but reliability has been a big dissapointment. I won't buy another Subaru.
I paid too much...
sugarpopp, 04/12/2002
1997 Subaru Legacy GT 4dr Wagon AWD
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
I love my GT wagon. It is spunky and fun to drive. I traded in my Mazda MPV and felt like I had a hot sports car for a while... I kept forgetting I was driving a station wagon. My son kept saying, "Your car is fast, do you know how fast your car is, mom?" Yes, I do.
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