Duus

Thanks for the replies and you honest opinions. I guess I was just ticked about having the water leak from a very poor design. I am still comtemplating an Outback but am looking at it more from the capabilities stand point and not no maitenance. I am not totally against maitenance, I just thought this was a little excessive compared to my prior experiences. Again I thank you. Duus

Hello all. This looks like a great site. I am looking at getting an 99 to 03Outback and had a couple of questions. What should I look for and what should I steer clear of? What is considered high mileage for these years and when will they start having issues if at all. Right now I have a 00 Passat wagon with the 1.8 Turbo. We have had it for about a year and a half and had to do quite a bit to it. We had to replace the MAF for $150, fix the broken piece on the drivers window for $300, replace a front wheel bearing for $50 and Tie rod ends for $200 with alignment. Today I have just fixed a water leak coming in through the pollen filter and sucked out 2 1/2 gallons of water from under the passenger side. To say the least I am getting tired of working on it. So we are thinking about an Outback and want to make sure we are not getting into the same situation. I appreciate any advice you can give? Thanks, Duus