Repeated replacment of the rear wheel bearings (SVX's are notorious for this).
Very comfortable car... for the driver and passenger. The rear seat is tight for anyone over 5'6".
Acceptable performance. Oddly, my '90 Honda CRX felt quicker, even though the SVX generates higher performance numbers.
I like the concept... a high performance all-weather gran touring car.
The space utilization is abysmal. If I had to carry anything bulky, I'd use my CRX (a two-seat sub-compact, for Christ's sake).
Subaru's marketing people (ca. 1992) should be collected and shot. The marketing campaign was a disgrace. Good thing for me though, I got the car at a steal!
The wheel bearing problems are generally restricted to the first couple of years' production. Brakes are another legendary problem, but aftermarket drilled and slotted rotors should fix that as well.
Regarding marketing, I often refer to my SVX as "the Japanese Edsel". Subaru introduced a $35K luxury sports coupe at a time when the company slogan was "economical and built to stay that way". Clearly, marketing was NOT Subaru's forte at the time.
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