1998 Subaru Outback from North America
Summary:
Great in snow, but essentially junk otherwise
Faults:
Transmission popped out of first after 8 miles. Had to fight with dealer to get it replaced.
Gasket under plastic cover behind flywheel leaked, ruining clutch, replaced clutch at 76K miles.
Check engine light is usually on since 60K miles.
Had to cut off clicky rattly exhaust heat sheild before it drove me insane.
Clutch hose and master cylinder replaced at my expense at 100K, as per TSB that I had to pay for too, after the clutch pedal operated the clutch only intermittently.
Rear brake plates and drums have rusted away. Yep, brake plates are essentially gone!
Head gasket blown at 130 miles. Shocking!
General Comments:
Great in the snow.
Uncomfortable seats.
Weak heater.
Expensive parts.
Head Gaskets are Achilles Heel, and expensive.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? No
Review Date: 10th March, 2007
6th Feb 2007, 10:31
About the sad face, for some reason they automatically put that up there. I meant to give it a white face. the car is great, just really expensive to fix.