1992 Subaru Legacy GX review from UK and Ireland

New clutch needed at 90,000.

New engine needed at 100,000 (big end gone).

New drive shafts needed on 4 occasions.

New suspension struts (@£500 a time) needed on all four corners.

Relay/solenoid and compressor controlling the air suspension replaced twice.

Central locking/ remote control failed at 90,000.

Reduced to manual locking, the driver's door regularly locks itself. The tailgate often refuses to lock/unlock.

Unacceptable wind noise from seal on the passenger door.

Aerial up/down does not work. Had to replace it with a screw-in one.

Need I continue...?

The above faults are the main reasons I wish I had never seen this car. Minor gripes are that:

The suspension (when it works) is very uncomfortable for rear seat passengers;

The position of the switches for the fog lamps and rear window heater is insanely impractical (you cannot see them);

The supplied Subaru radio is awful (the sound is good, but the reception is rubbish.

I have today accepted an offer to do a straight swap for a 1989 Justy... 3 years older and a much smaller car!