Whats your impression with the brand? My in laws had an Outback go up through 150K miles with minimal problems and just switched to an Impreza. I currently have an Impreza as a rental and like it very much. Just looking for ideas from owners as to repair costs, reliability etc... If you own one (any model Subaru), do you like it and would you recommend it?

what was the aussie who use to do the subaru commercials?

He sucked as bad as the company!!

I hear they are pretty reliable. Never owned one, though.

I was a Sales Mgr for a Ford/Subaru Store back in the 90's.

They are great cars and last forever.They are expensive for what they are but as of late they have become a bit more price competitive.They sell great in the mountain states and North East.But,here in Tx it's like trying to sell snowmobiles.

wheel,

wheel,

where was Joe Asuzu from...those were good commercials and u should always base your pick off the commercial. If its a gay commercial u will think of that when driving the gay car.

Re 4. If I buy one it will be used. They seem to be pretty competitive as a used car with under 20K miles.

^ ^ If the price is reasonable.You won't be disappointed with the quality of the car..

wheel,

I don't currently own one, but I have plans to build a dune buggy around a scooby boxer engine when I hit the lotto. I think it would be an awesome project, and those engines are easy to come by and reliable.

Thanks wheel. They are selling like hot cakes around the Philadelphia area. They are starting to become almost as prevelant as the Nissan Altima. I think because of that, there are more used cars available. I've heard good things, just looking for as much info as possible.

I hate Subaru's. They're slow in the mountains.

^Yes,but when a 4x4 Suburban slips off an icey moutain road,the Subaru will drive right on through..

wheel,

waiting on the boxer diesel to hit the states and i will have one

Real popular up here.

They carved a niche in the market when they were among the few automakers who had 4WD wagons.

A few people in my family drove the "GL"s for years......great on gas, great in the snow. More recently they started driving the newer models (outback, forester).

They love them.......although my father has had repeated failure of wheel bearings.

Real slow though.

Get a brat.

^my neighbor is selling one of those.

Reliable and safe. Expensive and slow.

The favorite car of lesbian nurses here in Oregon.

I got a 06 Outback with about 42K on it. No problems yet other than routine maintance. It's a nice riding vehicle, but the base 4 engine is a little weak. You have to push it sometimes espcially with the A/C on and a full load. It gets around 27-28 MPG highway, maybe a little more if you obey the speed limit. The other drawback is the back seat is a little cramped. It doesn't bother me since I never sit back there. I've heard the new redesign adressed that as well as a few of the older models other shortcomings. Overall I'm pleased and buy it again if I had it to do over.

Get the WRX STI.

excellent brand, IMO

my bother has an Outback Impreza w/ 290,000 miles on it, and runs perfectly, can't even remember the last repair (years ago, more than 5); and just bought a Forrester; he said they run so well he won't buy another brand of car.

they run excellent in the snow...drove through 3 ft. drifts with no problems.

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