Comments on: Subaru now offers more kit for a lower price

By: Thommo

Thommo — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 07:26:59 +0000

Frugal, you seem to be very bitter for some reason.
Do you have personal experience with subarus?

My personal experience with Liberty’s puts Subaru as a far superior car, in dynamics, reliability and durability than most if not all Jap brands. Quality tends to be a class above Mazda and Honda, and several classes above Toyota and Nissan.

Exceptional resale value of Subarus and 11 years back to back brand growth tend to support my personal views.

By: KWICKS

KWICKS — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 01:06:28 +0000

I think Subaru are admitting the pricing on release of the new Impreza was a little ambitious and have corrected to what they hope the market will bear. Why anyone would complain about a price reduction is beyond me!

By: FRUGAL_ONE

FRUGAL_ONE — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 00:34:36 +0000

GOOD TO SEE ALL THE SUBARU OWNERS COME OUT AND POST THE
P R O B L E M S with them

THEY ARE JUST ANOTHER CAR, NOTHING MORE

WHAT IS WEIRD AND FAULTY AND THE BIZZARE OWNERS

GET OVER IT JUST ANOTHER CAR, NO BETTER NO WORSE

Cheers

F-0

By: trent

trent — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 00:02:08 +0000

My last MY05 WRX wagon was far from reliable. I couldn’t handle the no. of warranty returns/warranty “discussions”/warranty delays with Subaru and ditched it after 18 months. After owning 2 previous WRX’s from new, never again…

By: carsgetreal

carsgetreal — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 10:39:05 +0000

Rubbish fuel economy , very unpredictable sportmatic auto ,

The liberty 3.0r i owned was a great car besides these major faults , handled well , awd not really necessary unless its a rex , great build quality , comfort etc

The biggest problem with the imprezza is its downright 90s ugly .

God help us with what the first glimpses of the new liberty show , ugly again.

Not looking good for the future with toyota having a share in the pudding .

By: SamR

SamR — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 09:20:24 +0000

The problem is not the price, it is that they look like RUBBISH.

Subaru have a long history of looking like crap. Remember the Vortex. Childish design.

The only good looker is the Liberty and they fixed that with the new model. It has been Suburued.

By: Tim

Tim — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 09:19:48 +0000

Shame to read that people have problems with their Subaru’s, overall though – they are very reliable vehicles. My 04 XT has no problems, and I take out to the beach a few times a year.

Frontman, just curious – why do you think Subaru’s are overpriced?

By: maximark

maximark — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 09:14:01 +0000

I’ve bought the Impreza hatchback for 3 months and already has noise problems, low whirring noise comes from the front of the car. I took it back to the dealer four times,even asked for a Subaru regional engineer took a test drive and they said it’s normal for the Impreza. I took it to about five dependent service centres and they all said that my car has bearing problem. I’m in the process of taking further to the WA fair trading & consumer protection affair to resolve the dispute. Here are some of the thoughts about my hatchback impreza after three months:

Unbearable noise when driving at any speed. Few rattles on from dashboard and squeaks from luggage cover.
Lots of body roll
Heavy on fuel (11-12l/100km)
Not much power for a 2little engine compare to mazda 3,lance,focus.
Poor isolation of petrol tank, I could hear petrol move around in the fuel tank when reversing or driving over hump.
Uncomfortable to get in and out of driver’s seat and terrible stereo system.

Maybe I got a lemon but never buy another Subaru.

By: Alex

Alex — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 08:37:23 +0000

I distinctly remember in the ads for the new Impreza that they said alloy wheels as standard. Anybody else remember that?

By: riceboy

riceboy — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 07:43:27 +0000

buy a new motorbike instead, they hold they value incredibly well!