I love Subaru cars. This is my Third and the others never let me down, but I would warn against buying anything built around 2000 - 2002
I now have a Subaru Outback Wagon 2002 and it is problematic. Currently dealing with Subaru Canada re: repeatedly worn out clutches! The car always shuddered starting slow in first or second.Pain in butt when pulling into traffic/intersection.My dealership blamed my driving. Said I obviously didn't know how to drive a standard. I have never driven anything else and never needed a clutch in less than 150,000km! Never had a dealership give me such a disrespectful runaround either.
Car has 100,000km and is on 3rd clutch! First replaced at 72,000km, 2nd replaced at 98,000km. Mechanic (not at dealership!) said the first clutch had been replaced with a remachined one! This cannot be good.
