I'm sure if you put the entire digest of Gerry's archive, (or of any other car
mfg's), in the same bbs format you'd see many similarities.  People who send
their comments to these bbs' have one common thread, PROBLEMS.  Noone writes
into a car mechanical forum and says, " My 19xx Subaru has had no problems to
date, can anybody help me?
And I just had my subie powered syncro in for it's timing belt replacement,
total cost $150, including belt, that would be singular as in 1 belt.

peaceful salutations,

Mike G.

'87 syncaru

Chris Stann wrote:

> 140K without leaky heads is good.  Wait.  I COULD have had a Subaru, and I
> would have changed my timing belts at least 3 times by now.  Unlike a leaky
> head, the timing belt gives no prior warning.  Snap, you're stranded.  They
> are supposed to go 60K between timing belt changes, but they usually don't
> last that long.  Let's see, $600 times three would mean $1800 in timing belt
> changes alone.  While my WBX is still purring along.
>
> Has anyone considered the fact that Subaru engines leak also?  As in coolant
> from the head gasket?
>
> For those who think Subaru engines are indestructible, I invite you for a
> dose of reality:  http://www.gartland.com/subaru/index.html
>
> Chris.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Larry Hamm [mailto:ldhamm@xmission.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2001 5:34 PM
> To: Chris Stann
> Cc: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: what the vw waterboxer offers?? wasRe: 85 Westfalia beeping
>
> Chris Stann wrote:
>
> > Last time I went to a junk yard I saw more Subarus than Vanagons.
>
> Well, duh!!! They only MADE maybe a thousand times as many Subarus as
> Vanagons.
> You think a wasserboxer with140k without leaks is good? Just shows how bad
> the problem is with those engines.
> Larry
> '82 Syncronized Subaru/Westy