1998 Subaru Legacy Wagon?

Question

Thinking of buying this car. Is subaru a good car company? The car only has 63,000 miles on it. Would it be a reliable car for me? (I go up to the mountains all the time) If anybody has some experience with Subaru, good or bad, let me know
Thanks.

Answer 1

I have a '92 Subaru SVX and the car still runs excellent. After having this car I can tell you with all honesty that I WILL NEVER go back to 2 wheel drive again! (AWD is the sh*t.) Also the compression ratio on my engine is very high and only takes PREMIUM (octane 92) gas ONLY!

Can't go wrong with Subaru. I think my next vehicle would be the WRX. Black, of course, lol.

Answer 2

Once you buy a subaru you will never be happy with another car. They are truly amazing. Very reliable, wonderful in the summer and winter. Great on gas. I lived in the catskills in NY and lived at the top of a mountain, subaru is the only car I could trust going up there. It does wonderful on hairpin curves in snow and ice. I have owned 4 of them and can honestly say they are one of the best cars ever made, just make sure it has had all of its regular service. A car that has not been properly maintained can cost a lot of money.

Answer 3

subarus are the kind of car that will rust through, and still run. great in snow, great up hills, most of subarus transmissions are geared not for speed or for torque, but for towing. this turns out to work really well in bad weather.

before you buy it, look at the oil. does it have a coffee like color to it? this indicates it has a bad head gasget problem, and they're very expsensive. before you seal the deal get down on the ground, and look up under the car, at the under carraige, the muffler, the frame, the shocks the springs, struts (basicly the whole suspension), the frame, in short, anything metal, look for any excess or flaking rust. you will probably see a little surface rust, thats very normal. but if you can place your hand on what looks like rust, rub your hand on it, and take your hand away and see rust in the palm of your hand, you are looking at a car with problems. theres a way you might be able to go to a restoration place and get the rust fixed, but its almost always expensive, and if the car has been in that condition for too long, often times its not worth repairing.

parts are always exspensive. i have a 1996 subaru impreza (non turbo) and, not only can i not find a repair manual anywhere, but my spark plugs and spark plug wires are almost 3 times more expensive than for my husbands car (2003 dodge neon) where its a foreign car, and a rare one at that, you will always need to do a little digging for your parts. but subarus are very strong running cars. if you start it up, and the car doesnt jump when you put it into gear, nothing in the engine bay shakes while its running and you have the hood up, the exaust coming out of the car when you hit the gas and take off isnt overly black, or a strange white, or even a gray-blue color (all indicate different, but bad things) then you more than likely have a very reliable subaru. mine has a small gas leak, and i'm going to have to track it down. the week i went on vacation i let it sit, and it somehow lost a quarter of a tank. i know the fuel pump in it is good, i dont even know where to start looking, but i know i'll eventually find it. i bought it thinking i'd have to live without cup holders, (because i didnt see any) but it turns out, there are hide-away-cupholders up above the stereo bay, they pull right out. i call them magic cupholders, because i didnt find out i had them until after i bought them, and they magicly appeared when i pulled the little plastic peice they're attached to out. i also found a dollar bill way back behind the cup holders, and when i removed the cupholder tray (its removeable) i got the dollar to come out, so i guess i got a dollar off my purchase price, more or less. i got my subaru impreza for $1900. there was nothing wrong with it, and a couple weeks after i bought it i took it to a mechanic just to make sure. mechanic said it was OK. all this stuff i'm finding out about it i found out on my own (and with my husbands help.) if you really love your car, you'll find whats wrong with it before a mechanic does.

does your back seat lay down and expose the trunk? ITS NOT FAIR! mine doesnt. it wasnt an option on the imprezas, just on the wagons. *pout* i have a little 4 door sedan.

one more thing: if it has a sun roof or a moon roof, the seals in those go bad about once every year, and no matter what you do, or even if you dont even mess with opening or closing it, even if you just leave it alone, it will still eventually leak. if you are buying a subaru with a sunroof, make sure you check your seals before you buy it, and keep checking them regularly.

Answer 4

Yes, Subaru is fairly good. They do have some minor problems that are common like oil leaks, noisy valvetrain, etc. but overall they are not bad. Make sure you test the transmission thoroughly before buying this car.

Answer 5

Pretty much any Subaru is a good vehicle. Look at how they are compared to almost anyone else. Awesome cars I think.

Answer 6

i have a subaru legacy gt and its a 1998 and i love it.....it does great in the snow and hills....i got mine off ebay and it kicks as...its pretty fast too....if u want something to have alil fun its great and also its just a great car in general

Answer 7

LOVE suby's!!! We have one, and consumer reports LOVES them. Very reliable.