May 10, 200520 yr All I have to say is my 95 Legacy L 2.2 liter is the easiest car to work on. I changed both front belts in 30 minutes yesterday. I changed the fuel filter in 20 minutes today and can change the oil in 10 minutes every 3k. I plan on changing the diff oil this weekend (this could be a bit tricky because of leverage) as well as the trans fluid. These cars are designed for the weekend mechanic and I'm very impressed by their simplicity. My next new vehicle is going to be a Subaru. I've immediately fallen in love with these cars. I've never imagined that a Japanese car could be so easy to work on. I now understand why you guys love these cars.
May 10, 200520 yr I take it this is your first subaru, and you had some sort of "impossible to fix" american made car, prior to it? I know the feeling.. i bought a BMW once... it was nice, and fun to drive.. but when I went to go do regular maintenence on it, and fix a few "minor" things.. I ended up trading it UP for a impreza L and I wont go back.. not to mention, every time i work on "another" kind of car.. it just pisses me off and makes me love subarus simplicity more and more! welcome to the USMB!
May 10, 200520 yr Author .. not to mention, every time i work on "another" kind of car.. it just pisses me off and makes me love subarus simplicity more and more! welcome to the USMB! I've worked on tons of cars. You name it, I've changed something on it. I'm just very impressed with the fact that the car was designed to work on easily. USMB! Rocks! I plan on staying here for awhile.
May 10, 200520 yr Author I take it this is your first subaru, and you had some sort of "impossible to fix" american made car, prior to it? I! Oh, my "impossible to fix american made car" is a Frazda Probe. I love the car but it is the most "Impossible Car" to work on. I also have a Pontiac 87 Fiero Gt. Have I said I love Subaru yet?
May 10, 200520 yr Heh, Emily was given to me when her owner (my stepdaughter, who bought it from a friend of the family that was the original owner) had the clutch start to fail, and since she does not do her own repairs. . . Well, I took just one look under the hood and I was in love with the car (See my sig for details). First time I crawled under the car I fell in love all over again. . . then I drove it (after adjusting the clutch) and it was all over for me and any other make of car. This car has served me dependably from day one, and it is not like I baby this car or anything like that. Heck I often do stupid stuff like towing a car that weighs more than me up and down hills, pushing/pulling just about any kind of car to a safe place off the freeway, hauling transmissions/engines in the back, Trying to break traction on the tires (that didn't work, exactly. It took off like a scalded cat instead), and stuff I don't even want to mention here. . . This car is designed to be repairable, and it is. Easily. And it has respectable power to boot? what more could a person ask for?
May 10, 200520 yr Author I couldn't agree with you more Gnuman. Working on this car is just a pleasure. My next new car purchase is definately going to be a WRX. I'm hoping it is still fairly easy to work on.
May 11, 200520 yr I couldn't agree with you more Gnuman. Working on this car is just a pleasure. My next new car purchase is definately going to be a WRX. I'm hoping it is still fairly easy to work on. I will never own a WRX. I hate to see potential wasted, so I figure that if I got behind the wheel of a WRX, I would be in jail withing the hour. . . I'll stick with my beloved Legacies. That is a car you cannot write a manual for. Just as soon as you say that something cannot be done with that car, someone goes and does it. . . Often me. . .
May 11, 200520 yr Author I will never own a WRX. I hate to see potential wasted, so I figure that if I got behind the wheel of a WRX, I would be in jail withing the hour. . . I'll stick with my beloved Legacies. That is a car you cannot write a manual for. Just as soon as you say that something cannot be done with that car, someone goes and does it. . . Often me. . . Do they offer a turbo in the Legacy? That would be something I would be interested in.
May 12, 200520 yr Do they offer a turbo in the Legacy? That would be something I would be interested in. 91-94, and now for 2005.
May 12, 200520 yr Do you hear the oooo's and aaaaa's? Man I LIKE those new GT's. I want to swap a EJ25T (sti) motor and drivetrain into my 98 GT. Man that car must be sweeet though. MadMax yah My 2005 Legacy 2.5GT 250HP 250TQ... 100 HP per liter
May 13, 200520 yr Author MadMax yah My 2005 Legacy 2.5GT 250HP 250TQ... 100 HP per liter Wow. How many tickets have you gotten so far? Is it still easy to work on too?
May 13, 200520 yr All I have to say is my 95 Legacy L 2.2 liter is the easiest car to work on. These cars are designed for the weekend mechanic and I'm very impressed by their simplicity. My next new vehicle is going to be a Subaru. I've immediately fallen in love with these cars. I've never imagined that a Japanese car could be so easy to work on. I now understand why you guys love these cars. I've been driving my 95 LSi wagon for about 7 months now. I too am amazed at how it seems designed for the owner to work on. After wrenching on a 4WD Honda Civic wagon I drove a few years ago, I had sworn off Japenese cars...and pretty much front wheel drive cars in general. The 2.2 is a great engine. I've got 164,000 miles and mine is purring along smoothly. Power isn't bad for a 4 cylinder, but it's still just a 4 cylinder. My only gripe has been gas mileage, but I can live with it I guess consider how great everything else is. I'm lusting after the new Bajas now...
May 13, 200520 yr Author . Power isn't bad for a 4 cylinder, but it's still just a 4 cylinder. Well, I'm no speed demon in this car. But, today I had to pass two cars today and it responded just fine (dumby drivers talking on a cell phone). I just replaced the fuel filter the other day and have allready ran a full tank through the car and noticed 2 mpg difference. It could also be that the summer gas may be out in my area now.
May 15, 200520 yr I received my 1993 Subaru Impreza L from my mother when my poor beloved 1993 Chevrolet Corsica was t-boned and wrecked by a Toyota Camry. I was very impressed with the Corsica, it never once broke down and ran like a dream. Once I inherited the Scoob,I fell in love all over again. After getting frusterated just trying to do a simple oil change on the Chevy, which was really not so simple due to the idiotic design of the car, the Scoob presented itself as a dream. Because of him, I now want to be an auto technician and love Subaru:banana:
May 15, 200520 yr I've worked on tons of cars. You name it, I've changed something on it. I'm just very impressed with the fact that the car was designed to work on easily. USMB! Rocks! I plan on staying here for awhile. DeLorean
May 15, 200520 yr Do they offer a turbo in the Legacy? That would be something I would be interested in. ...new huh... old legacys were offered with a turbo in the US, in japan the 95-99 models had a 2.0l twin turbo option and the new ones can be bought with a 2.5l turbo
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