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"Car is great and reliable"

What things have gone wrong with the car?

When I got the car it had 110,000 miles on it. I paid $200.00 for it and it had bad spark plugs and wires. I replaced them and it ran great ever since. When it had 129,000 miles on it I rolled it over three times on a dirt road, we flipped it back on its wheels and started it back up. At 130,000 miles the water pump went up on it, so I replaced it for cheap. At the same time the water pump went up the muffler fell off. Recently it has been eating gas and running bad. Also the altenator is about to go up in it. It has lots of dents in it from rolling it, and the wheel bearings make a little bit of noise, but not too bad.

General comments?

The car is very slow on take off because the muffler fell off, before it fell off it took off fast. It goes good once it is up to speed. I like it a lot because it is so light I can pick it up myself. It also handles good in the snow, I will walk right past all these new cars they got out. Also I think it is funny when I see a four wheel drive vehicle going so slow and I'm flying in my little subaru. It is very comfortable and the heater works good.

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Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Model Year1985
First year of ownership2003
Most recent year of ownership2005
Engine and transmission 1.8 Automatic
Performance marks 10/10
Reliability marks 10/10
Comfort marks 10/10
Dealer Service marks  
Running Costs (higher is cheaper) 8/10
Distance when acquired110000 miles
Most recent distance139998 miles
Previous carSubaru GL
Date of Entry 25th November, 2005

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