Is there anywhere (websites) a person can go to view body style changes of the years, so I could tell (for instance) what years the Legacy wagon body was one shape, what years the next shape, etc?

 

Thanks, Deke :-\

Very good site for this kind of info:

 

http://www.cars101.com

 

Archives of older cars:

http://www.cars101.com/subaru_archives.html

 

Steve

You can also go to www.Edmunds.com to look at pictures and specs of different year models of different cars, but the short story is that Subaru seems to go 5 years on their body styles. The 1st generation Legacy was '90-94. The 2nd generation Legacy/1st Generation OB was '95-'99, 3rd generation Legacy/2nd Generation OB was 2000-2004, and the new ('05) Legacy is distinctly different from the '04 model.

 

IMO (admittedly biased), the 1st Generation OB/2nd Gen Legacy is the best looking Subaru, but I have to say those '05's are sweet, especially the ones with the hood scoop. I don't care for the 2000-'04 body style, but they do have some nice features like Limited Slip differential and the gated AT shifter.

IMO (admittedly biased), the 1st Generation OB/2nd Gen Legacy is the best looking Subaru, but I have to say those '05's are sweet, especially the ones with the hood scoop. I don't care for the 2000-'04 body style, but they do have some nice features like Limited Slip differential and the gated AT shifter.

I too think the 1st generation OB are the best, but I love the 05 also.

BTW is the 96-99 obw sit higher than the 00-04?

When my 96 is parked next to my father-in-laws 02 mine looks to sit higher??

There ya go ... it's all a matter of personal taste.

 

I was undecided about the new ('05) body style until I parked our '00 Legacy next to one. Having seen them together I MUCH prefer the '00-'04 series.

 

The new body looks contrived and pretentious to me. I like the clean uncluttered looks of the mid model. I especially dislike the hood strakes on the new ones. Reminds me of a '57 Chevy ... my least favorite shoebox, for the same reasons.

 

As for the recent auto show styling exercises from Subaru, if this is the future of the marque, I will be forever doomed to drive OLD Subarus.