Subarus

[lederhosen]

We're considering getting a Subaru, and I know a few of you drive them - any recommendations/things to watch out for?

Comments

[alchemon.livejournal.com]

Make sure that it's been taken care of. The usual thing I've heard about is people doing things to the cars after-market, and not doing it right, leaving it in a sorry state (sunroofs, stereos and electrics, etc).

When I bought mine (6k on the clock, ex-demo) the drivers window was a bit noisy (wind noise), but that simply required that the window get adjusted a bit line up properly with the seal. Of course, you should always check things like door seals and the like (if only to know what you'll need to replace).

Of course, if it's one of the newer ones with plastic bumpers, you want to check under them to see how good the metalwork under the bumper is (bumper replaced after an accident, but the metalwork not fixed properly).

What particular sort of Subi are you looking at?

[lederhosen.livejournal.com]

Hadn't picked out a specific model, but we were thinking wagon, ca. 2000 or later (second hand, so the exact choice would depend a bit on availability). One thing I'm not certain of is what sort of mileage is 'a lot' on a Subi.

[alchemon.livejournal.com]

That'd also depend on the type of driver, and how they bought it.

eg: Novated lease purchasers (like me) have a fixed number of km's they have to do per year if they want to avoid paying extra.

You might find http://www.redbookasiapacific.com/au/home.php useful (pricing, km's, etc).