The thermostat on this car occasionally failed and the car used to overheat - without damage to components. Easily fixed. The back window screen wiper motor stopped working. Pretty good for over 250 000 km. Absolutely full of rust.
This car was a beast. The four wheel drive option was great for the beach and the car was capable of doing some reasonable dune jumps. The low ratio four wheel drive option was great for when trouble was found in deep sand.
This car was very practical, it had plenty of room and could be comfortably slept in, if needed when the back seats were folded down.
Around town this car was subject to body roll and could be a little slow to accelerate. Acceleration between 3 and 4000 revs was good though. Once moving this car had a max speed of 140 km. After 250 000 km this car still idled evenly.
Easy modifications such as a bull bar, extra water container for the engine, welded transmission covers and rubber guards for the CV joints were easy and welcome additions, as were extra interior lighting for camping and extra internal tie down brackets.
Just adding to your comments.
I owned a Subaru l series turbo estate in the early 90's. I owned it for 3 years; in that time other than routine service parts, all I had to buy was a single pipe for the turbo.
I have to say it was excellent all round. Fast, very comfortable with air suspension, economical, spacious, and generally excellent.
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