Last fall, one of out neighbours across the street sold their house and moved out to the lake. They bought a new Subaru H6 as their primary mode of transport, and kept their 1999 Legacy Outback Ltd Wagon for their second car, selling their aging VW Golf.
Well, they have replaced the Legacy Outback with a new Forester, and are selling the Legacy. It's a nice wagon, with only 62K (about 40K-miles) and about a year of factory warranty. We can pick it up for a pretty good price.
Helen drove it last night, and really liked it. It's cheaper than a new base Protege or Civic, and much nicer. The only MB we could find in this price range would be a late '80's or early '90's 300E with bags of miles.
She's not hot on the wagon body style, but was pretty impressed with the AWD and Blizzak combo. The wagon body also swallows lots of stuff without SUV gas penalties. The 2.5 boxer is smooth and torquey. Easier to live with than the high strung turbo WRX we tested.
Since the 190E is leaving us on Friday, this Subey might just be the thing we need. It's coming into town tomorrow for a PPI, which some might not feel is required for a car still under factory warranty, but I still think it's needed. Had a gander at the service records last night, and they look good. O/F every 6000km's give or take, and regular services on time. It's got new Blizzak WS-50's on, but needs summer tires, as they're pretty much worn out.
And the best thing is that we can swing it with no car loan... (a big point that cut the HOT new G35 Coupe out...
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Anyone love/hate these cars?