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Reliable, uncomfortable seats
Jaschin, 07/08/2005
2003 Subaru Legacy L Special Edition AWD 4dr Sedan (2.5L 4cyl 5M)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
This is our 2nd subaru purchase with no regrets. Handeling and reliability consistent. DYI maintenance is easy to perform. Opted for the spoiler and leather seating to improve the "fun" factor. A little underpowered for the weight but as a daily driver, it fits the bill. No problems what so ever. If you are looking for exceptional reliability for commuting through snow, the balance of price and features (including AWD) if a good value
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ajluptak, 11/15/2005
2003 Subaru Legacy L Special Edition AWD 4dr Sedan (2.5L 4cyl 5M)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
This is an update to an earlier posting. After 32k miles, the Subie feels much older. Mileage, at 17 mpg city, is still awful for a 4 cylinder, 165hp car. Once again, my wife is primary driver and she is not hard on the car. Car responds very sluggishly to throttle input, almost dangerously so. This car has had all required service done to date. I have taken the car to three Subaru dealers, all of them say the car runs normally. Maybe we got a bad car or one with some issues, but it has soured me toward Subarus. Once again, if you can find a 5 speed manual car, buy it over the automatic.
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Good car, not great
Ajluptak, 06/02/2004
2003 Subaru Legacy L Special Edition AWD 4dr Sedan (2.5L 4cyl 5M)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
Car is OK in most respects ( handling, ride, etc. AWD system shines in poor conditions. Car is only adequately powered (165hp) and the AWD system is heavy, making the car sluggish. 4 spd auto trans geared too steeply for engine power, hunts in and out of gears. Fuel economy awful, 16 mpg average and my wife is not a leadfoot. If you can find a 5 spd manual car, get it. Lack of power should be fixed with the optional 5 spd auto and 250 hp turbo 4 in the 2005 car.
terrible perofrmance
chris, 01/29/2007
2003 Subaru Legacy L Special Edition AWD 4dr Sedan (2.5L 4cyl 5M)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
This is a good looking, well appointed car but terrible performance. Sluggish acceleration coupled with terrible gas mileage. Doubtful if I would purchase again.
Great ideas, but rough around the edges
PCtechGUY, 04/20/2008
2003 Subaru Legacy L Special Edition AWD 4dr Sedan (2.5L 4cyl 5M)
3 of 4 people found this review helpful
Purchased this car about five months ago for the AWD. AWD is great, but does add extra weight to the car. This slows acceleration, but worst of all, you can feel the shifting in the tranny much more so than a FWD. Tranny is the worst part of this car. You hit overdrive at 35 mph, and if you coast at 35-40, it kicks in and out of overdrive constantly for hills, as well as everytime you have to bleed off speed for curves, which makes for a jerky ride. Under normal driving conditions, the car will do a lot of shifting, and the tranny is not the smoothest shifter. Interior quality is good, but could have been a little better. The knobs for the AC and heater feel a little cheap.