LlamaKeeper

Thanks for the info thus far. A couple of responses. I'm not interested at all in something flashy, just a reliable car that I can put a lot of miles on. I'm worrried about the motor because of what my mechanic said. I took it to the import shop in town (when my check engine light was on) and the mechanic who is their Subaru guy recognized my car. Apparently the person I bought the car from replaced the motor about 1 year before I bought it. This replacement motor had 180,000 miles on it when it went into my car and so now is at 260,000 miles or so. Their is a problem with it (I'm not real car savvy, I'll repost the problem tomorrow) and this mechanic recomended I begin looking for a new car. (I trust this mechanic, he's buddies with my mechanic cousin) I've got to drive pbly 50,000 miles in the next 4 months and don't want my motor to crap out on me. THANKS FOR THE INPUT. LK

Howdy fellow Subaru owners. I know this is a total newbie quesiton and I apologize for it. I currently own a 1990 Legacy LS wagon / automatic with about 220,000 miles on it. I bought it about 3 years ago with 175,000 on it. I do a lot of driving for work and needed something reliable and was pretty broke. Its been the best car in terms of mileage and maintenance cost I've ever owned. I need to replace it. It needs a transmission, tires, and I'm pretty worried about the motor. I'm looking for something in the 100,000 mile range for between $3500 - $6500 price range. I prefer a manual transmission. I'm also 6'2" tall and so my current seat doesn't go back far enough. What should I get? I love wagons, I'd like decent snow performance, and something I can put 100,000 miles on without getting reamed on repairs. I've heard about issues with clutch shudder on Outback and Forester models with manual trannies. Any feedback is greatly appreciated. Anybody wanna buy my current ride LK