Comments on: 2009 Subaru Liberty & Outback specification upgrade

By: Nicholas Hayes

Nicholas Hayes — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 04:40:18 +0000

I have a 2008 Liberty GT Spec B and I couldnt be happier with the purchase, the car is as quick as any sports car when I want it to be, A luxury sedan or a family shopping car. Who would want a Honda Accord might as well shave your head buy a pair of the worlds smallest glasses and call yourself tim. BORING!!

By: Rick E

Rick E — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 06:11:43 +0000

My wife and I are considering purchasing a new 2009 Subaru Liberty MY10 2.5i CVT Automatic Wagon to replace our very reliable and powerful ford falcon station wagon. Very keen to get any advice. Have driven the vehicle and concerns mainly around power and lack of luggage cage option. needs to trnsport 2 kids and lots and lots of luggage on road trips.

By: AW

AW — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 07:51:24 +0000

Good to hear that you are enjoying the car Peter Phillips. And that you are using it for it’s intended purpose
Hopefully your service department will fix that issue promptly for you.

The new Forester is fantastic. Really enjoying it. Although I don’t get to drive it that often. I’m still driving my MY05 Forester. Fantastic cars the both of them. Haven’t tried the new one offroad yet, I use mine for that.

By: peter phillips

peter phillips — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 09:28:54 +0000

Well, 25,000KM in the outback so far. Averaging 8.2 litres per 100 KM, which is great. Engine has loosened up lots, and had slightly more torque down low. Have a problem with the air bag light on. Dispite 2 all day trips to the dealer, they now say they don’t have a cable to connect to the machine to diagnose the problem. They now tell me that none of the airbags will work if the light is on, which is different than last time. They say the cable will take 6 weeks to come from Japan. Not happy with that, and have told them to get one from somewhere. I’m not planning on a big prang, but what’s the good of 6 airbags if they don’t work! Apart from that, it’s a very nice wagon, and I’m happy with it. No more oil use. Had it up a few hairy tracks, and in the bush, and very impressed with it’s performance.
How’s the Forester AW? Will let you know how the air bag senario goes.

By: AW

AW — Sat, 23 May 2009 01:24:11 +0000

Peter Phillips: Great to hear that yours is going well. We bought a manual, and so far are loving. It really is a step up from previous Subaru’s, and we can’t fault it. It is fantastic, and we are looking forward to many happy kilometres of motoring.

By: Peter Phillips

Peter Phillips — Sat, 16 May 2009 02:40:44 +0000

Well, almost 20,000KM on the outback since January. No more oil burning, and averaging 8.4 L per 100 KM. It’s a nice little wagon, and very pleased with it. My only gripe is the lack of torque down low although it has improved with a few KM’s on the clock. I tried to back it up my driveway ( which is pretty steep) pushing a trailer of fire wood,and even in low reverse, ended up with a cloud of smoke out of the clutch. I’m resigned to the fact that it just won’t do it, and I just have to drive up and carry the wood that little bit further. I thought that it would do it no probs. The Auto might have more luck. The dealer loaned me a new forester last service. Nice car AW. hope that yours is going well. Did you get an Auto or Man ? Hope that you are enjoying yours Mark. I like the XR6 too. Nice road car. Looking forward to the new Outback Diesel next year. Might just be about the right time for me to get a “newie” by then too.

By: Mark Read

Mark Read — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 01:51:38 +0000

Hi im new to Subaru, bought my first one in April 09, its an MYO9 Liberty, i must say going from a late model XR6 to the liberty you do notice some changes, I dont think i will ever buy another ford after driving the subaru a very comfortable car, i live in the country and the all wheel drive is excellent, just wondering if it is common for it to run at 2700rpm at 120km ph. That just seems high after driving the XR6. Haven’t yet had any oil buring issues though its only done 1103 kms. When i bought the car i had two cannons installed thinking i would get the famous Subaru sound though it sounds like a normal 4 cyl. does anyone know if this is because the engine is not run in yet?

By: AW

AW — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 06:10:48 +0000

Picked up the new Forester on Monday. What a fantastic car! Really enjoying it, drives well, spacious, comfortable, well-built, everything a Subaru should be. Exceeded my expectations!

By: AW

AW — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 08:32:03 +0000

My Apologies Garry for not spelling your name correctly in my last post

By: AW

AW — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 03:54:23 +0000

Wheelnut: Yeah we are fans. The 5 Subarus are:
1984 Leone
1998 Impreza Sportswagon
2001 Impreza RS
2005 Forester
2009 Forester (Delivery is approximately 20th April)

Peter Phillips: That’s great to hear mate, they really are a fantastic car. The Low speed torque issue is common, but I have gotten used to it, You just wait a bit in mine, then the torgue piles on from about 2000rpm (and its a N/A and 5 Speed Manual) and off it goes.
We’re not selling the current one. We’re going to have 2 Foresters in the garage. Along with an Accord V6 Luxury.

Gary Smith: Ours has never burnt oil, thankfully, and has never skipped a beat. (4 years on, and 38,000km though). They do need just a bit more torque though, found that out driving through a side street in Beecroft with a huge hill, about to pull onto Pennant Hills Road, did a hill start properly, and it bogged down and struggled. But that is my only complaint, and I don’t use that street anyway.