Is the Subaru Outback a very reliable car?
I’m thinking of buying a used late 90’s Outback and I want to make sure that it will be worth it. I also want to make sure it is a car that I’ll never need to haul into the shop (or at least not too much). Also does the AWD make it more prone to need repairs too. A: Really it depends on which year of Outback you are considering. I would steer clear of the 1st Generation (1995-1999 Legacy-based Outbacks) cars since they have had notorious problems with head gasket failures. The head gaskets on these cars would fail and lead to overheating and head warpage, and this problem has been too common in the 1st Generation cars. 2nd Generation (2000-2004) models are less prone to this problem, but the 2000-2002 models have seen some HG problems which manifest themselves differently – mainly just leaking coolant, but no overheating. You are generally safe on the post 2002 models as they redesigned the gaskets to eliminate that problem. I have a 2002 Outback wagon and have not had any problems wit
