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Wife has been driving this one daily since we bought it with 9900 miles on it. No issues at all at 85000 now, and outperforms most "trucks" in 6" or less of snow while getting 32 mpg. Not an Outback, but a Subaru nonetheless.

I had one of those I bought new. I'd still have it if I didn't need to tow something that would have been way too heavy for it.

It was great in snow. Really great. Wish I could have kept it as a third vehicle.

So reliable you'll never need a man. That's an add they ran in lesbian magazines when I was studying marking in MBA school.

My only problem with Subarus has been with, the drivers primarily in Oregon, that get in front of you and do 45 in a 55 or 65 zone and then as soon as a passing lane comes up and you try to pass the floor it and are doing 80 plus to stay ahead of you. If they manage to stay ahead they are back to 10 to 20 under the limit and if you try to pass they floor it again. I'm not sure what makes them think they are Oregon states official pace car.

My former neighbor used to work for Subaru corporate in California before he joined the mass exodus and moved to Idaho. He loves Subaru and that's all his family owns. He can tell you anything about them. He almost had us talked into one at one point.

My brother has owned a few legacy sedans I believe and has one now. He swears by them on the snow. He says if the roads are bad he has the wife park the suburban and take the legacy. I just don't fit in one like most cars my knee is either in the dash of banging against the oversized center console.

Bb

I was working Operations on the Elk Complex fire in Siskiyou County, California in 2007...

Bad year on fire and no rental trucks available when I flew in... SO... I got issued a Subaru Impreza WRX.

The boss sent me out to run the ring road around the fire (150+/- miles (IIRC) of logging roads around that fire).

I ran that that damn rental Subaru like a raped ape... air-born Baja chit.

FUGG IT WAS FUN.

Damn thing held up pretty well. and I abused the crap out of that car.

I have no idea on longevity, but for what they are (AND brand new)... damn impressive.

I have a 2019 Outback Limited 4 Cyl. It just turned 32,000, no issues at all so far, I'm getting around 26 MPG with it. Nice interior, great radio, a lot of room, I think it's good in the snow. I doubt I'll get that 100,000 miles out of the brake linings. I never did with any car I've owned so far.

I sold a few months ago, a 2011 Honda Accord with 254,000 miles on it. Had a couple front end repairs due to terrible Michigan roads, no motor or transmission work at all. Never changed spark plugs. That was the best vehicle I ever owned by far.

I had a 2004 Honda Accord and liked it. I would have bought a 2014 Honda Accord if it had been available in AWD. But it wasn't.

So I got the Outback.

Talus drove his Forrester through a guard rail and off a cliff
Car was totaled but he and px were not hurt!

When I moved to Utah in 1980 from west PA

Loaded my '78 (ish) 4x4 wagon in the back of our rental truck

Used it here for several years then sold it...very sure footed

Lesi's didn't know of of yet.........

just for fun

https://bringatrailer.com/2014/08/23/nicest-weve-seen-1978-subaru-gl-1600-4wd/