1995 Subaru Legacy L Wagon AWD review from North America
"An all around great car in every way"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
When I first bought the car, there were some minor tears in the driver's seat, but that is to be expected of a car this old.
Just yesterday part of the muffler went, but that too is no surprise see as it's the original muffler, and the car is over 14 years old.
There are some pretty bad rust spots on the rear wheels wells and on the driver's door, but this car has lived it whole live in Pennsylvania, so it really comes as no surprise either.
General comments?
When I bought the car, the previous owner told me that her father had put a rebuilt engine in the car, and it only had 60,000 miles on it.
The car handles like a dream. The suspension is very stiff around turns, but when you go over a bump or pot hole, you can barely feel it. The car is is pretty quick for having a small engine, and on top of that, it's unbelievably great on gas. I get about 26 MPG combined city/highway, and I've heard that if you use seafoam to clean out the engine, I've heard that it's possible to get well over 30 mpg while boosting your engine's power.
The car has an incredible amount of room, and the fold flat seats are such a nice feature.
This car is the easiest to work on out of any that I've ever been under. Changing the oil is a snap, and parts for this car are very inexpensive.
Just an all around great car that is really inexpensive to buy, insure, and repair.
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | Yes |
| Model year | 1995 |
| Year of manufacture | 1995 |
| First year of ownership | 2009 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2009 |
| Engine and transmission | 2.2L Flat Four Automatic |
| Performance marks | 8 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 10 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 9 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 10 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 228000 miles |
| Most recent distance | 230000 miles |
| Date of Entry | 14th September, 2009 |