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GT Wagon - 5 speed
RSamide, 04/28/2005
1998 Subaru Legacy GT 4dr Wagon AWD
0 of 0 people found this review helpful
This is my first Subaru. Bought it for wagon versatility, reliability, sporty, value, Honda doesn't have wagon, and AWD was a bonus here in MN. Car has 104,000 miles. It has delivered adequately in all categories but reliability has been below my previous Hondas and Acuras. Beware of dealership performance. It has been horrendous with multiple return trips after expensive head gasket replacement. Problems started after dealer repairs. MPG 22-25.
Love It!
StvFord, 01/05/2003
1998 Subaru Legacy GT 4dr Sedan AWD
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I had wanted an Outback but I test drove the GT & loved it. It is an agile performer & is lots of fun to drive. Last Winter I got to try it out in the snow & ice. What a blast! For the first time I did not worry about losing control & ending up in a ditch on my way to work. Wouldn't do a donut in the parking lot though... I have been very impressed with the ease of maintaining this car. Reliability has been great. Have only had one minor problem that the dealer fixed (oil drip).
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Still Chugging 10 Years Later
AndieY's Hubcap, 08/24/2008
1998 Subaru Legacy L 4dr Sedan AWD
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My wife bought it new and handed it to me when we bought a new Forester this year. She's used it to carry dogs & horse stuff, to drive over fields, to carry our boys to all the usual places. I now drive it back and forth to work (15 miles/day), & my son drives it when home from college. We about 22 mpg, 24 if highway driving (but that's not often). So astonishingly dependable that when something goes wrong, you think somebody's been fooling with it.
Would buy again
Harleygirl, 01/17/2003
1998 Subaru Legacy Outback 4dr Wagon AWD
0 of 0 people found this review helpful
I have loved this car until recently. At 98,000 out of nowhere we had a cracked cylinder. Still no idea why! We were far from home and made a mistake. We didn't take it to a Subaru dealer immediately. We had a "friend" put a used engine in it. Problems ever since. I looking for a new car. I am thinking SUV but have not eliminated another Outback. It goes anywhere and through everything. Just bad luck!
Great for 5 years
boletus, 09/06/2006
1998 Subaru Legacy Outback 4dr Wagon AWD
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This car has 67,000 miles on it and the head gasket is going. Have replaced the CV boot cover at 22,000, the oil pump seals at 67,000 and some sensor switch near the timing belt. I have loved this car up until last week and now feel very betrayed by Subaru. The mileage is excellent at 25 and 29. As the dealer said when he handed me the bill for the repairs at 67,000, "Well, except for the head gasket, everything looks just great."