Faults:

Timing belt changed at 80,000 miles.

CV boots need repairs (not done yet)

Engine leaks oil since 85,000 miles.

Loses about a quart of oil every 300 miles.

Oil spots on driveway are annoying.

Needs a new muffler (not done yet)

General Comments:

Basic no frills car (only Auto & A/C that has served its purpose well.

Presently my commuter car, about 6K miles annually.

Get around 23 mpg on combined city/highway.

Bought the RH/passenger side outside mirror from the Subaru dealer when car was bought used. Just minutes to install.

Basic AM/FM radio still performs well.

Since no roof rack, added Yakima crossbars from my previous car for biking and canoing trips.

For a 16 y.o. car, it still runs and looks good in & out, no dents no rust, all original wheel covers.

Will be hard to say goodbye, since still in decent condition, may keep it anyway.

Faults:

I remembered something caused it to overheat. I think it was a faulty thermostat.

Driver's seatbelt was too loose. It was replaced.

Nothing else went wrong.

General Comments:

It went great in the snow. It laughed at the big expensive 4x4 SUVs stuck in the ditches.

It never broke down on us ever!

It got great gas mileage.

Too bad it was a 4-speed manual instead of a 5-speed.

The car never failed to start. It would always start on the first try, even on cold winter mornings.

Very few cars at this time had a faulty stop lamp warning light. Whenever I stepped on the brake, the "Stop lamp" light would come on if a stop lamp light was burned out.

Faults:

I replaced the CV boots, Spark plug wires, front disc brake pads and had a general tune up at 32,00 miles when I bought the car.

The car needed new tires at about 45,000 miles.

Installed a new timing belt at 55,000 miles.

The car was given a tune up at 97,000 miles.

Installed a new timing belt at 105,000 miles.

At 132,000 miles the exhaust system, rear struts, front rotors and breaks had to be replaced.

General Comments:

I found an almost new set of front seats in a junk yard and replaced the original seats at 60,000 miles.

I have been delighted with this vehicle. I am now in the enviable position of having a great running car that just isn't worth much to anyone, but my self so it has taken on the roll of back up car for my wife's Subaru and my Land Cruiser.

Faults:

Changed the piston rings at 195000 km.

Changed CV joints (both) at 210000 km.

Changed the master brake cylinder at 250000 km.

The doors are very rusty, however the rest of the body is not.

Mechanics charge more than for a more common car (in Australia, anyway).

General Comments:

The car is very reliable, even driving continuously 12 hours (with stops for petrol).

Can tow a large / heavy load with no problems.