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Hi there! My name is Tony i have a 30th anniversary legacy wagon that I have owned since 2015. Since i have gotten the car i have done a few things to it such as head gaskets, timing belt and components, power steering pump, throw-out bearing shaft repair sleeve, 6 puck sprung clutch, Kart-boy lightened crank pulley, and me and my friend at the machine shop did a pretty aggressive port job on the heads and intake. I also replaced the oil pan because I hit a monstrous rock out in the middle of the desert and it blew i giant hole in it.

Learn to use the dipstick. Regularly - such as every time you fill it with gas. Ignore the light - it's there for morons that can't remember to use the dipstick. I don't see that it has been all that unreliable for you. Subaru gave you a new short block and you have done some wheel bearings and hatch struts. That's NOT significant cost of ownership for 140k. $550 to pull off the upper oil pan is not that much at the typical $130 / hour dealer rates. A few hours of labor, cleaning, and resealing. Being an intermittent issue though there is no guarantee it's a problem with the sensor. It might be, and if it is it's probably related to the short block replacement. Only testing will tell. I can tell you that your expectations of repair costs, cost of ownership, and modern vehicle overall reliability are too high. It sounds like its time to saddle up with a new car payment and have that warranty security blanket. Or learn to do some troubleshooting and repair on your own. GD

You should probably post pictures, pricing, and put it in the classifieds section. But also understand that a non-running, broken suspension, cracked interior, faded paint XT6 is basically a parts car and is worth virtually nothing. You can't hardly give those cars away anymore. You can't get any parts to maintain them or repair them. You aren't likely to get more than a few hundred $ for it. Regardless of how much you LOVE IT!!! GD

OK......today was the day. I sold my Subaru, and I got my asking price too. But the best part for me was knowing it was going to a local buyer and that he is a Subaru nut like the rest of us. He plans on taking out the 1.8 carb engine.....rebuilding it.......and putting in back into his other (less than steller condition one) GL. My old car is going to get the deluxe treatment with the upgraded Fuel Injection type......since its in better shape overall. I'm just glad it went to a new home to be saved once again and will continue to live on.........was a great car I will always remember as "The RedRoo". I'll still be active on this board, got moms 85 to still keep going, lol. The money from the sale will buy some much wanted accessories for my Honda Element, so its a "win win" for all involved.

most definitely NGK or OEM plug wires only!

The normal life expectancy of a lead acid battery is 4-5 years. I have only seen a few last 8 years. Batteries used to ship without acid in them. The acid was put in when it was sold to the customer. That is the start if its life span. Now the acid is put when it is made. It will set at the manufacture then sold to a corporation and set in their warehouse then move to a store and set on their shelf, then we take it home. Who knows how old it is when we get it. When the battery is used the lead plates form an oxide coating on them that insulates the plates from the acid (weak). When the battery is charged that knocks the oxide coating off the plates and it falls to the bottom of the cell. If charging does not remove all the oxide from the plates it will be a little bit weak. The lead plates are raised from the bottom. If the oxide builds up and touches the plates they are shorted and that cell becomes dead. Now it would read 10 volts instead of 12 volts. More lead plates and larger surface area gives more cranking amps. It is still 2 volts per cell. A lead acid 12 volt battery is supposed to be charged with a constant voltage of 14 volts. Newer vehicles have raised that a little bit.

NGK for plugs and wires. GD

Replace the discharge o-ring between the oil pump and the block. GD

High mileage rated tires are made from hard rubber compounds and necessarily have poor traction because of it. It's a bit at odds with owning an AWD vehicle in a way. If you want great tire life and poor traction just get a prius. Otherwise I suggest you not worry so much about the rated treadwear. GD