So I’m looking to buy this car and it will be my first car. I’m just curious on how its been running for you all. The car I’m looking to buy has 90k miles on it. Its had three owners, each had it for 3 years. Looks like its been taken care of by its CarFax report. Just a little nervous on pulling th…

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Others have been happy campers but I no longer trust Subaru due to head gasket issues, CVT transmissions, and bad front seats. Don’t what that model has though but check the front seats for fit and have the engine and transmission looked at by a trusted mechanic.

Agree! I would never make a Subaru my first car.

Before writing any checks, see what Consumer Reports has to say in its Used Car Guide. For an 09 You may have to find a back issue, like at the local library. And hire your own mechanic to do a pre-purchase inspection. I’d say if it is a non-turbo, manual transmission version and reasonable miles…

My brother has a 2006 Legacy Wagon non-turbo 4 manual that he’s owned since new. It’s been well looked after by his local independent Subaru guru’s since day one and it hasn’t let him down once. This shop told him to by the Subaru instead of all the Audi’s he asked them about. Have any prospects lo…

[image] George_San_Jose1: the air bags are a problem an most all cars What are you basing this on?? Granted I’ve never had an airbag affected by the Takata Airbag recall, but I’ve also never had a problem with them (ie the airbag light coming on) and the only accident I was ever in that neede…

Thanks for the advice, its a nonturbo car and I plan on getting it inspected. I’ll ask about those problems!

2009 Subaru Legacy - Thoughts?

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George_San_Jose1 March 28, 2019, 12:53am 9

I meant there’s a recall service bulletin for the airbags. No disagreement that they serve an important safety function.

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