2000 Subaru Outback limited review from North America

When we first purchased the car we found that the driver side wheel made a noise. The dealer attempted to fix it by "balancing" the tires. Our mechanic said it was a bearing which the dealer then fixed and it took care of the problem. Since then I have had one sensor go out at a cost of $250. This car has been overheating the last 2 months. I have carried coolant with me and filled it when needed. The first mechanic I took it to could not find the problem. It has now been at another shop for the last 2 weeks while they diagnosed the problem, order a head gasket kit and is waiting to be fixed. Cost to fix will be $1250. Now I'm trying to decide whether to continue to drive the car or trade for a toyota.

Very disappointing. My previous subaru was a '93 which handled fabulously in the snow and I never had any problems with it. The '93 had 175,000 miles on it so I wanted to get a newer one since I drive 100 miles a day and hoped to have a dependable car for years to come. It doesn't handle as well as my old one and has had many problems. I still see my old one driving around town.