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2013 3.6R and it's been a great car 207k on the odometer and the worse thing I had to do was a head gasket. No other issues with regular maintenance and well worth the price of keeping the car on the road.
Pros: great car, worth price
Cons: head gasket replacement
Vehicle:
Subaru Outback
Mileage: 33313 km
Head gaskets. You're on the cusp of a very expensive and very necessary repair if it has not been done already. I "got a steal" on a 2001 Legacy wagon years ago. 130,000 miles. The head gaskets went at 140,000 and I was not in a financial position to have the car fixed. Absolutely loved the car.
Pros: loved the car
Cons: expensive repair
Vehicle:
Subaru Legacy
Mileage: 140000 km
I had a dark blue 1997 2.5GT five-speed sedan for a few years. I really liked that car a lot. Not fast per se but it handled well, was comfortable, and looked great.
Pros: handled well, comfortable
Cons: not fast
Vehicle:
Subaru Legacy
According to Toyota themselves It’s caused by inadequate caulking on the head gasket itself. There is a revised part number head gasket that has better longevity but in order to solve the problem entirely the engine would have to be redesigned.
Pros: revised part, better longevity
Cons: inadequate caulking
Vehicle:
Toyota Prius
I love my 2008 H6 LL Bean, but I've had to get the engine rebuilt (yep the head gaskets CAN go, even on the H6).
Cons: can go bad
Vehicle:
Subaru Outback
Early models have head gasket... issues.
Cons: head gasket issues
Vehicle:
Toyota 4runner
Just got my ‘05 4Runner with 200k miles on it back from the shop after a blown head gasket. Mechanic said it’s a common issue around that year’a model of 4Runner so may want to do some research on that since it’s at similar mileage.
Cons: blown head gasket
Vehicle:
Toyota 4runner
Mileage: 200000 km
Maybe I’m the outsider but after 3 Subarus I’m done with them. Each was less durable, had more problems, and died with less miles on the odometer. Between head gaskets and that horrible CVT, I’m not fixing a car worth $4,000 with an estimate of $11,000
Cons: less durable, more problems
Vehicle:
Subaru
Headgaskets blew in my 4Runner, 200 miles from home, one mile from an exit, during rush hour.
Cons: Headgaskets blew
Vehicle:
Toyota 4runner
Avoid older Subarus with a EJ25 engine, especially 2012 or before. The head gaskets are shit.
Pros: null
Cons: head gaskets are shit
Vehicle:
Subaru
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