I am wondering how the old GL wagons and old Subarus hold up in crashes and collisions. I have an 86 GL wagon, run mainly around town in it and shuffle kids to school and other activities from time to time. I was just concerned how these hold up in a wreck or collision with another vehicle.

 

Thanks all.

 

Kevin

I worked at a body shop that specialized in subarus. I am amazed at how strong these cars are. Friend rolled his 87 at 65 mph off the road in snow, rolled 3 times didnt even crack the windshield.

 

the front end of these cars are fairly decent. yours is a 86 (junk front bumper) for safety reasons stick a 87-94 front bumper on it and do the same in the rear.

 

You have a lot of room in the back for a rear end collision ( I got hit by a 3/4 ton dodge truck last year did 5 grand damage to the dodge, bent my back bumper and broke the tail light. 20 minutes later I was legal and back on the road)

 

If I were a crash rater I say 4/5 stars front and rear collisions. The only real weakness I've seen in this EA series subarus is side collisions. There isnt much to the doors but the B pillars are fairly stout 3/5 for the side impact

i agree, very safe car compared to many others on the road. Even the mid 80's soobies are pretty tough.

The 91-94 legacies are some of the toughest cars i have ever seen......there is a video on youtube of a leg wagon ramming into a bronco multiple times.....and i for one know when my wagon was sideswiped by a semi on an interstate, both going at least 65mph, and it turned the car sideways down the interstate, and still drove it home......

Thanks guys, that is great information and makes me feel better. I know it feels a lot heavier than an 85 VW Golf I had. The doors are heavier and shut much more solid. We also have a 2000 Outback Wagon and it feels very solid and has great crash test scores.