My 92 loyale has 145K miles. Apparently it needs a new head gasket, it is leaking coolant. It will overheat if I don't keep the coolant filled up. My reliable repair shop says it will cost around $1000 to fix, they have to pull the engine, etc. Is this right? They say it is an engine "reseal job". I am disappointed about the supposed long life of subarus, and lack of long life on my loyale. My older 82 wagon went for 188K miles, no head gasket problem. I was thinking about getting a new Outback. Should I drop the $$ on this job?
THX