Any Subaru Outback owners/experts?

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  • iwantchixx
    Too lazy to set a custom title
    • Oct 2002
    • 12860

    #1

    Any Subaru Outback owners/experts?

    Our Golf is failing and in need of replacement by summers end. We spent most of today looking at cars. We seem to be leaning more towards a Subaru Outback. There is a handful of them for sale in the dealership's used car section.

    Most are 1997-1999 models.

    What are the pros and cons of this vehicle?

    I have read a review sites with many reviews on it about them. it's half/half good/bad. Most common problem seems to be oil leaks and blown gaskets. I realize that most people only search for places to review cars if they are pissed about their own, So the positive cases may actualy outweigh the negative ones.

    We are looking to put no more than 10k into a vehicle and it must be a functional vehicle for a new baby comming. Don't want a gaz guzler nor one that is expensive to repair.
  • dirtydesignz
    Confirmed User
    • Apr 2003
    • 1815

    #2
    We have one and love it ! Never had one problem at all. We live in a ski town so we had to have a reliable 4x4 and the Subaru Outback is pretty close to awesome. When we trade this one in, we'll get another to take it's place. Goes great up mountains too and it's kick ass off road or on the snow and ice.
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    • Oracle Porn
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      • Oct 2002
      • 24433

      #3
      get another golf.


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      • Tuna
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        • May 2002
        • 1307

        #4
        good choice. i have a 97 and havent had any complaints. great car


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        • C_U_Next_Tuesday
          WW4L
          • Oct 2002
          • 10581

          #5
          I want one but hubby insists on a huge SUV.. i bet they are great on gas mileage

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          • iwantchixx
            Too lazy to set a custom title
            • Oct 2002
            • 12860

            #6
            Originally posted by Tuna
            good choice. i have a 97 and havent had any complaints. great car

            I was looking at a 97 today.


            What scares me is that if a head gasket goes like it has for a lot of people.. Major bill to replace them fuckers.


            How's the acceleration on them? Do ya really gotta punch it? Or did you get a 6 cyl model?

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            • Sly_RJ
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              • Feb 2002
              • 17042

              #7
              Damn, somebody has been moving on up lately. First a car, then a house, now a better car?
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              • iwantchixx
                Too lazy to set a custom title
                • Oct 2002
                • 12860

                #8
                Originally posted by Oracle Porn
                get another golf.

                Any 1993+ VW is a death trap. I'd rather keep the 90 golf I have than get another VW.

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                • twistyneck
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                  • Jan 2002
                  • 4660

                  #9
                  Those are lesbian cars.

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                  • iwantchixx
                    Too lazy to set a custom title
                    • Oct 2002
                    • 12860

                    #10
                    Originally posted by Sly_RJ
                    Damn, somebody has been moving on up lately. First a car, then a house, now a better car?
                    Got no choice but to get a better car. This VW of ours is not looking good man. The bitch blows a lot of smoke when ya start it the first time each day. Idles like it's going to stall in the mornings and for the first 10 mins of driving it has NO power. Literaly pedal to the metal does fuck all. Once it hits 30kph though it goes on like it has 12000000 horsepower and kicks dirt everywhere.


                    Not a very safe car for a starting family and our winters are nasty harsh on cars. I forsee this thing not starting some morning.

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                    • iwantchixx
                      Too lazy to set a custom title
                      • Oct 2002
                      • 12860

                      #11
                      Originally posted by twistyneck
                      Those are lesbian cars.
                      Define a lesbian car

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                      • iwantchixx
                        Too lazy to set a custom title
                        • Oct 2002
                        • 12860

                        #12
                        I'll prolly just get a Honda Accord. Can't kill those fuckers

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                        • swami
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                          • Aug 2003
                          • 1989

                          #13
                          The subaru outback has the highest safety rating of any car tested in Australia and that includes volvo,BMW and Mercedes.

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                          • Oracle Porn
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                            • Oct 2002
                            • 24433

                            #14
                            Originally posted by iwantchixx
                            Any 1993+ VW is a death trap. I'd rather keep the 90 golf I have than get another VW.
                            wtf? what's your budget?
                            for 10k you can get a decent 00 golf.


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                            • Oracle Porn
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                              • Oct 2002
                              • 24433

                              #15
                              Originally posted by twistyneck
                              Those are lesbian cars.
                              yap. its a pretty gay car.


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                              • iwantchixx
                                Too lazy to set a custom title
                                • Oct 2002
                                • 12860

                                #16
                                Originally posted by swami
                                The subaru outback has the highest safety rating of any car tested in Australia and that includes volvo,BMW and Mercedes.
                                I wonder if there is any differences in quality and workmanship in the american to australian manufactured models.

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                                • NBDesign
                                  Confirmed User
                                  • Jan 2003
                                  • 5814

                                  #17
                                  Get a jeep.... the new unlimited is real nice and roomy... but for a family... i would suggest the grand cherokee. I have an 02 wrangler sport... love it and would have nothing else... (unless it was a second... third... fourth... etc... )

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                                  • iwantchixx
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                                    • Oct 2002
                                    • 12860

                                    #18
                                    Originally posted by NBDesign
                                    Get a jeep.... the new unlimited is real nice and roomy... but for a family... i would suggest the grand cherokee. I have an 02 wrangler sport... love it and would have nothing else... (unless it was a second... third... fourth... etc... )

                                    Too pricey for me. Besides, it's a Dodge. We all know how reliable dodges are.

                                    Out of every car dealership I visited today, it was the only one that has a seperate building for repairs and the parking lot for it which is a good 150 spaces FULL waiting for repairs. I quickly left

                                    I wish Jeep would have stayed in AMC's hands...

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                                    • iwantchixx
                                      Too lazy to set a custom title
                                      • Oct 2002
                                      • 12860

                                      #19
                                      Originally posted by Oracle Porn
                                      wtf? what's your budget?
                                      for 10k you can get a decent 00 golf.
                                      Where I live, a 00 GOlf runs about 18k.

                                      Since VW moved their production to Brazil they have been far from safe. Read up on throttle locking, shatteirng drivers side windows and warping heads while driving ...

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                                      • fishhead
                                        Confirmed User
                                        • May 2003
                                        • 211

                                        #20
                                        i love my outback. i have a 2000 with 90k miles on it(do a lot of driving...) and the best thing is it drives like an SUV but you never feel like you are going to flip over. Plus, because the windows aren't in a frame the car is so fucking quiet on the highway...

                                        I would definately recommend the outback. I've had mine for 4 years, I take pretty good care of it and it should last me many more years.
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                                        • Global Dialers
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                                          • May 2004
                                          • 1349

                                          #21
                                          i know my cousin got one a few months ago and she had nothing but trouble with it

                                          she ended up taking it back to the dealership every week or two in the end the owner of the dealership took her to where they keep the other vehicles and just told her to pick one she liked and she got that instead lol
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                                          • iwantchixx
                                            Too lazy to set a custom title
                                            • Oct 2002
                                            • 12860

                                            #22
                                            Originally posted by Global Dialers
                                            i know my cousin got one a few months ago and she had nothing but trouble with it

                                            she ended up taking it back to the dealership every week or two in the end the owner of the dealership took her to where they keep the other vehicles and just told her to pick one she liked and she got that instead lol
                                            Nice of them to do that for her. not many would. most would milk the cash cow until it ran dry.

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