I would ditto the sentiments against the Outback. I bought one showroom new
and had the head gasket blow at 32k miles. The dealer said the recall only
covers "exterior leakage." Mine was "interior," meaning it leaked into the
cylinders and block. I guess external means it just blows the water out of
the head. Dunno. It was a load of crap. They actually cut the repair bill
in half ( to a little over $800), replaced the timing belt and head gasket.
Shortly thereafter, it developed a leak in the rear cargo area and it began to
mold. Again, the dealer wouldn't do a thing. "Must be a clogged gutter.."
Drove the car to the dealership and traded up for and Audi A6 wagon. Much
better!! Tell the to spend the extra $$ and get a good used Audi A6. I loved
driving mine in the NW.
Edward Perez
Summerville, SC
78 Midget (1275)
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From: Mark Haynes <haynes386@netzero.net>
To: spridgets@autox.team.net
Sent:
Thursday, February 7, 2013 2:48 PM
Subject: [Spridgets] non LBC Subaru
Outback Info
Ditto here with the dead cat,
Bumper sticker in Nederland:
Nederland-A dog in every Subaru.
Personally, I wouldn't be caught dead in an
Outback, I've had MANY friends,
acquaintances, etc that have had BAD luck with
the head gaskets on every year,
They've done something with the later ones,
2010 on I've been told, but
wouldn't flush MY money down that rathole! I've
got LBC's to Feed!!
Mark Haynes
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From: "Richard Ball" <rich_ball@mindspring.com>
Well
since the list is too quite for some I'll ask a question.
My son and his wife
always get a fairly large tax refund and this year they
have decided to be
smart about things and look into buying a good (for them)
family car. Out
here in the wilds of the Great Northwest you can't swing a
dead cat by the
tail without hitting a Subaru Outback so they are looking at
those or
alternatively some sort of minivan. They probably can afford an
Outback in
the 1995 to 1997 range, but are noticing that many of those are
listing that
the timing belt, water pump, and head gasket have been changed.
I can
understand the timing belt and water pump, but is the head gasket a
maintenance item on these or a design problem. If it is a problem how much
time dose replacing it buy you?
Thanks
Rich Ball
'76 Midget
Everett, WA
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