I was talking to a mechanic yesterday, when I spotted a Subaru trans lying
on the floor. He said that it's not just the old Leone/Omega trans which
are unreliable; the Legacy trans are bad too (we're talking about manuals
here...the Subaru auto's unreliability is legend).

He also said he makes a lot of money fixing Legacy turbos, and apparently
the ignitors are trouble-prone also. Ans I'd thought Subarus were
reliable...oh well, at least the nonturbo engines themselves are good, even
if the ancillaries aren't. Having found these things out, I wouldn't now
own a Subaru unless it was fitted with a Porsche trans and alternative
electronics.

Andrew Grebneff
Dunedin, New Zealand
VW & mollusc nut
1984 Caravelle (currently SVX engine waiting for a trans)
1985 Mitsubishi Galant Sigma 2.0 (FWD)
1986 CE80 Toyota Corolla 1.8DX diesel
1989 CE96 Toyota Corolla 1.8DX diesel van/wagon
1989 CT170 Toyota Corona Select 2.0 diesel