1993 Subaru Loyale review from North America
"A good winter grocery getter"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
The exhaust system rotted out at 60,000 miles.
The car has been through 6 (six) starters.
The head gaskets leaked A LOT of oil by 60,000 miles. They have since been replaced.
The car now burns about 1 litre of oil every 1000 miles.
General comments?
If it were not for this consistent starter problem, then I would say that the car is reliable. The worst part of that problem is that it is intermittent - so of course it never happens when a real mechanic is around.
I am pretty disappointed in both the lack of power in the engine (expect to go up hills no faster than 45mph) and the oil leakage and burning from an engine with well under 100,000 miles on it. I also gets rather poor gas mileage - 19mpg around town and 21mpg on the highway. It has been this way since we bought it at 34,000 miles.
The 4wd system is hard to beat. I believe that this is one of the last Subarus with 4wd on demand, rather than All Wheel Drive.
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | Yes |
| Year of manufacture | 1993 |
| First year of ownership | 1998 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2001 |
| Engine and transmission | 1.8L Automatic |
| Performance marks | 2 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 6 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 6 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | 1 / 10 |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 8 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 34000 miles |
| Most recent distance | 82000 miles |
| Previous car | Nissan D21 Pickup |
| Date of Entry | 5th August, 2001 |