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I did. That was my point all along. The NADA book on the car is $8150 retail and $5925 trade-in and she paid his aunt $2000. This made it worth the money. There is no way I would have let him buy it at even the $5925. A much better car could be bought for that money. We'll see how it goes. If all he gets sick of it he can sell it and make a little to buy a bigger, safer, less expensive upkeep, car that get better mileage. My other son drives a Buick LaCross FWD car that is actually better in snow and gets 30MPG. The Subaru is so short that the rear always wants to come around even with Blizzak snow tires. It's so light.

I do belong to other make forums. Their cars are not perfect for sure. It's just my opinion that there are much better cars available for the money you pay for a Subaru.

They did do the full work-up on the engine while they were in. She knew that going in. The additional labor and parts were minimal to do everything. As for the Cadillac. I disagree with the higher repair cost. There will be no need to get into the engine at 105,000 miles. You are also misinformed on the prices. Just went onto Auto Trader and searched for 2009 and newer, AWD, 50,000 or less miles. 17 came up within 300 miles of me ranging from $16,000-$19,000. A good deal considering what you get. I challenge you to take one for a ride. I have a 2006 that now has 122,000 and have spent less then $800 excluding oil changes. My insurance, with collision is $68 a year more than the Impreza

Agreed. It's just fun to debate. You can learn a lot form others opinions and facts that they have. BTW, I'm not real fond of Fords either. My son just had good luck with his.

Really? I helped my neighbors son change his, along with the idler pulley, and it took us less than an hour including clean up and test ride.

My point is that I agreed with them. Subarus are not all they are claimed to be. I don't drive the car and would not have let my son buy it except for the fact that he paid almost nothing. He likes it which is the good thing. If he had to pay more I would have steered him in a different direction. As for maintenance, she followed the dealers schedule and had them do all of the work including oil changes. The only reason she got more than one quote for the TB is because she thought the price was high. The second was as bad so if you're saying that she got ripped off then I guess that's a Subaru dealer trait.

I wasn't trying to compare apples to apples. I agree they are not even in the same category. It's comparing a upscale performance sedan to a tinny econo-car. My point was that if you're going to spend the kind f money for a Subaru you might just as well take the same money and buy a 2 year old Caddy with low miles. Decision: Nicer ride, better mileage, better performance vs. Cramped quarters, average mileage, adequate performance all for the same money. I'll give you the slightly higher repair costs on the Caddy but your gas savings will pay for it.

I do all of my own work on my American cars, but won't tackle this car. It is definitely not the easiest car to work on.

She got it done at a Subaru dealer after getting quotes from 2. I have a local guy that could have done it also but she's 4 hours away and needed it done. This brings up another issue. Dealers...rip of and their are not many that will work on these. If it is common for all timing belts to go at 100,000 then maybe they should build them like real engines and use a chain that lasts, at least twice as long. And by the way, the brakes and bearings was on the Taurus. That's is on that car over about 80,000 miles. and a V-6 that gets 28-30 MPH.

There is nothing wrong with this person. My sister recently sold my son (for much less than the value) a 2006 Impreza with 101,000 miles. I'm not complaining about the deal my sister gave him but......... within 10,000 he had to have timing chain, etc., changed at the tune of just shy of $2000. I was told that this is "usual wear" and expected. "Almost all have this done at around this mileage." What a crock. How can you claim how durable a car a Subaru is when every 100,000 you have to spend $2000 for "usual wear." I had the pleasure (unpleasure) of driving it for a few hundred miles this week and, although it is a snappy little car and handles well they are way over-rated. Cheap, poor heater, tiny seats, and not as good a all-wheel drive system as I expected. In addition, poor gas mileage for a car this small. Why people are spending good money on these when they could buy a bigger more efficient car for the same money. He should have kept his beat up old Taurus with 190,000 miles. I did have to put brakes and a front wheel bearing on it over the 3 years he had it for a cost of less than $400. Your assumptions on German cars is correct but a Subaru is just as expensive to fix. Take the money you are going to spend on your next Subby and buy a used Cadillac CTS4, all wheel drive. Better mileage, better all-wheel drive, better performance and much more comfort.