My second Legacy, a '92, was just involved in an accident and although it drives just fine, I had no collision insurance on it and the amount to fix it (even a jimmy-rig "barely legal" fix), plus the fact that it was gonna need a timing belt, brakes & tires means it's time to find another car. I've had good luck with Legacys and I'd like to find another one with about 70-80K miles. After scanning this NG I see that complaints about more recent Legacys seem to predominate ('99 and newer). I think I'm going to wind up with a '93-'97 model. A few questions:
Any model years in that range to avoid?
Are the AWD models in that year range problematic? More expensive to maintain/repair? I've been happy w/FWD in my '91 & '92.
When did Subaru change the body/interior? I'm wondering about keeping my '92 for parts (I moved the radio/cassette from my '91 to my '92 because the one in the '92 was identical EXCEPT it lacked an input jack).
My '92 doesn't owe me anything--bought it almost 5 years ago for $3400 when it had 65K and the original owner had just replaced the timing belt and the CV joints. I don't think I'm going to get that lucky this time! TIA for replies.
Rob Aries