Faults:

Alternator, battery, radiator and clutch.

General Comments:

Awesome car. Seriously the best car I've owned. Did over 130k in it and only had to replace the clutch, alternator, radiator and battery.

Did cambelt, WP, idler tensioners, cam seals, rocker cover seals and plugs at 100k.

Did clutch, main seals, trans fluid and diff fluid at 120k.

Was running bigger turbos and a Zerosports sequential controller, and it went hard and gave me NO grief.

Changed the oil every 5k and filter every 10k. Ran 98 octane gas.

Replaced it with a string of unreliable BMWs, and have now bought an '02 Legacy RS30 with 64k on the clock. Looking forward to a few years of trouble free motoring.

Faults:

Just got it a week ago.

Front passenger side speaker stating to crackle under loud music.

General Comments:

This car is a lot more powerfull that my old 92 ford laser!, although I have noticed that I'm only doing 400kms to the tank where I was doing 700kms to the tank with my old laser, I am also using 98 unleaded fuel which is a lot more expensive than 91.

Just wish it could be more economical.

Other than that a very nice car to drive, runs quiet and smooth on the road.

Faults:

Air condition unit failed twice. The unit is very fragile. The first unit failed on the temperature dial and the second unit failed on the OFF/ AUTO buttons. Wind noise and rattle from the back.

General Comments:

The car is brilliant considering the performance and handling. Its very comfortable and spacious too. However, the Air Con unit is just hopeless and very expensive to get it replaced or fixed. I have replaced 2 units since I got it 8 months ago and they are very expensive and very hard to find (because of the high demand?)

The petrol is just alright for its size and weight.

Another problem is the back seat. The middle passenger seat on the back is horrible to sit on especially for long trip.

Overall, if there is no problem on the air con, I will score this car a very high marks.

Faults:

Nothing actually went wrong, but my brother is a mechanic and he recommended a new cam belt as soon as I got it, and just as well, it needed one. These are supposed to be done at each 100,000kms (brother is a World Rally Championship Subaru mechanic so I think he knows what he's talking about :o)

Other than that, nothing! It's a dream car.

General Comments:

This car handles very well, as its 4 wheel drive, and I'm sure it's saved our lives a few times! Once on an ice patch, we skidded out and the car corrected itself. Also, when going a bit too fast into a corner, the car handles beautifully.

Of course, being a 4 wheel drive, it chews through tyres a bit.

Excellent room in the cabin, and a large boot -we've slept overnight in it (and my husband is over 6 foot). Loaded up with the monthly groceries, including a large chilly bin, and two kids under 5, it's still got room to spare.

Highly recommend this vehicle. Manage to get an average of 500 kilometres per 50 litre tank of gas, could get more, but sometimes I have a lead foot.