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Subaru..... S70 2000

posted by  someone claiming to be Punxsutawney Phil on  Sat Jun 28 05:27 CST 2003 [RELATED]

I thought that, too, but spending some time visiting the Subaru Board I was struck by the number of problems people relate on the board regarding the cars. Serious problems, too, like the head gaskets on the 2.5 liter motors, clutches on all the cars and the occasional head crashes. Interesting the problems don't seem to happen often enough to make a dent on the Consumer Reports surveys, I don't understand why. Subaru also seems about as customer-responsive as Volvo. I'm also unimpressed that they've equipped the Forester with a 210hp turbo mtor but don't seem to have beefed up the suspension, tires or brakes.

Anyway, while I've crossed Volvo off my list, (in pencil) I've also crossed the Forester XT off. I'm left with Honda-Acura-Toyota-Lexus as rational alternatives, if there are any others I'd love to hear about them. The Volvo is at 121k and it's not getting more reliable.

-d groundhog






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