Used 1999 Subaru Legacy Wagon Consumer Reviews
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Real CT Card, 10/17/2003
1999 Subaru Legacy Outback Limited 30th Anniversary 4dr Wagon AWD
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
Burnt valve. Complete engine replacement. Need I say more, but I will. We (family) bought this car as an SUV/Minivan alternative and as a good, all-around utility vehicle, but now that we have 2 kids it is way too small. The car is completely underpowered--I always had my foot to the floor. Both my wife and I have owned three subarus in the past, but we are now thru. I needed 150,000 miles out of this one, and only got half that. Its now for sale, after a $3,000 repair. After a little research, It appears that they had problems with this engine and reverted back to the SOHC design the next year.
Very good AWD car, but...
martinjmpr, 07/06/2007
1999 Subaru Legacy Outback 4dr Wagon AWD
5 of 6 people found this review helpful
I bought my Outback Wagon (OBW) in April of 03 with 42k on it. At the time I was unaware of the dreaded head gasket problem! Mine had the AT and the "Rocky Mountain Edition" package which included heated seats, mirrors and wipers. About that: the only seat heater that worked was the driver's side. As near as I can tell the mirror and windshield wiper "heaters" do absolutely nothing. Either that or mine were broken. Lots of fun to drive, especially on dirt roads - it's fun to play rally racer in this car! Ground clearance is better than average at about 7.5" but this is not an off-roader. Mud can get packed into the driveshaft tunnel. Has a lot of capacity. Good car for the money.
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This car is falling apart :-((
glan, 04/30/2004
1999 Subaru Legacy Outback 4dr Wagon AWD
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
Great vehicle until it falls apart. Unfortunately it happens right after the warranty expired. Simple inside but runs great. For last year (from 60K to 70K miles) wheel bearing died, clutch was replaced, famous head gasket blown out and finally crankshaft bearings burned out (new engine required). It looks like head gasket problem is very common (more then 20% of cars?). Unfortunately engine replacement (without prior problems - no overheats till red line) before 100K miles is not unique for that car. So my advise - if you have it - get rid of it right away. Otherwise if you plan to own it for a warranty terms length it's a great car.
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ilovemysubie, 02/15/2003
1999 Subaru Legacy Outback 4dr Wagon AWD
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
I love my car, but I have had many problems with the dealerships (more than one). The car itself looks great, is always fun to drive, holds up well and actually gets pretty good mileage considering the weight and AWD (always 25+ mpg). I've had a few minor problems...that seemed like major ones thanks to the "lack of service" departments. Everything takes weeks to do and more than once I have been billed for things that just weren't done. At the latest routine service, I was actually given the car back with the check engine light on!!! For these reasons, I probably won't ever buy a Subaru again, but that's ok because I hope to keep this one forever.
Wonderful car!
budakhjs, 01/20/2003
1999 Subaru Legacy L 4dr Wagon AWD
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
i bought this car, expecting a boring station wagon. what i got was a great little peppy all-wheel drive beast.