Faults:

Radiator had crack in it, which obviously caused overheating issues.

Main seal was causing leak.

Timing belt cylinder had to be broken off, since it was rusted on, was fine in itself, but had to get to main seal.(seal was 9 bucks at dealership, and cylinder was 30 at dealer).

General Comments:

The car seems very quick for a 4 cylinder, and I'm the first person in 14 years/194000 miles to change spark plugs, which the car is quicker now with.

This car is amazing, extremely reliable, almost no maintenance work has been done on the engine, and I'm amazed with how good of shape the engine/transmission are in.

Interior of car is cheap, but comfortable.

Engine is non interference engine, so you'll never have to worry taking belt off to do work. If you get timing wrong, pistons and valves can't hit each other, so you can readjust without worry.

Faults:

When I first got it, it would not start and I thought that it was either the starter or alternator. Turned out, it was just crusted up battery acid on the battery connectors.

General Comments:

I have tuned up the car with a Spectre Poweradder air filter and a Dynomax Performance muffler. I love this car now, and I hope to make it into a street car.

Faults:

Battery life due to burglar alarm.

Irregular tire wear-out.

General Comments:

Awesome car for what it's worth. Absolutely reliable, near zero maintenance. No major issues.

I got it for $500 from an uncle who owned it for 12 years and never rode it too far. I didn't expect it to last over a year - drove it thousands of miles, yet it has literally no issues.

I've made more money from the car (while not actively running errands) than what its worth. The only problem is the worthless alarm he installed that drains the battery if left in for a week.

Brakes seem to be wearing a bit lately, alignment is a bit off, tires have uneven wear, radio deteriorating.

Fairly comfortable rides, no noise, good heating, good lights, no leaks, no major issues at all.

If it were a Ford by now, it would've blown. Both my uncle and me certainly recommend Subaru.

Faults:

My Alternator broke at 120000km.

Oil leak at front.

Gas leak from the injection pipe.

General Comments:

Does not look as fast as it is. Great look.Very fast acceleration.

Faults:

When I bought the car it had a bad transmission so I decided to buy it anyway b/c it was only $700 and no rust (unusual here in NY). I got a low-mileage (35k) transmission for just $1,500 installed and now the car is great!

It runs like a car with MUCH lower mileage (it feels more like 35,000 than 155,000 and the interior is nearly spotless). The outside has a tiny little rust spot - it's about the size of a tic-tac over the rear wheel well and the, but you can't even see it unless you're looking hard.

Both front CV joints were replaced at a cost of $140/each.

Power locks are a little hard to figure out - maybe they don't always work right?

The original hubcaps are faded.

General Comments:

Great reliable economical transportation.

The interior is in terrific shape!

Durable & Sturdy. 29-31 MPG highway, 24 city. Enough power to pass, but whiny engine at higher revvs. Fortunately, it only turns 2,900 rpm at about 75MPH in top gear.

Drove it on a 2,400 mile road trip with no problems!

Highest comfortable speed is only about 85mph unlike many sportier cars that can easily go faster. Starts to feel floaty at speeds higher than that. Not a big car, but not a tiny car either. It doesn't stand out much except for the reliability, performance, and cost which are all a good value!