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Which to Sell? 95 or 91

I have a 95 Legacy LSi wagon with around 190K miles on it. Runs ok. ABS is starting to act up and it has been repaired from deer strikes several times. The other car is a '91 Legacy sedan with 180K miles. It too runs fine. The question is, since we bought a new(er) 02 wagon which older car to sell.

My thought is that the 95 will cost more to maintain, because it has things like air bags and more options. But the '91 is by definition older and might cost more to repair. I like the '91's handling in snow and ice better than the wagon. Keeping all three is not an option unless we store one and take it off the insurance.

We live in the mountains of WV USA and as you may know, the Subaru is the State Car.

Thanks,

Chip Gallo

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Chip Gallo
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Well, I had a '90 Legacy, and I have a '95 Legacy, and the '90 was a nicer car. Had a better interior, better seats, was even faster and accelerated better. Lack of AWD might have done this, though as they had the same engine. Given those options, though, I'd base my decision on condition, mostly which had more body rust. Tonyrama "95 Outback

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tonyrama

Hi,

That's a difficult choice, but were it mine, I'd try to balance how I feel about actually driving and maintaining the car vs projected costs. For example, I prefer being able to run my '90 as a 2wd car and only switch on 4wd when necessary. And the older the car, often the easier it is to work on.

OTOH, my insurance lady likes airbags and such, and my '92 Totota that has 'em costs less to insure (basic covearge part) than my Subie that doesn't cuz she says it's "safer." Does that apply to your cars? What about fuel costs, regular maintenance costs? If you can do some or most of your own work, those would probably favor the older car. If not, I'd guess the more complex nature of the newer car adds to costs at the dealer. I can do most of the work on my Subie, not as much on the Toy. So if it's like taking a trip to the Toyota dealer, that could offset the insurance savings in a single trip.

Another thing to look at is parts availability. I don't find a lot of aftermarket parts for my '90 that I consider to work as well as OEM, so it's off to the dealer, where I frequently have to special order them (my dealer parts guy calls my car an "antique.") Then wait. And wait. And wait some more. Parts may be easier to find as the cars get newer and Subaru sold more units/yr.

In the end, it may just be a coin toss. Keep the one you like driving more!

Rick

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Rick Courtright

Thanks, Rick. I have a mechanic (former Subaru dealer trained) who does the maintenance on all my cars. I prefer the 91 for ice and snow, and the 95 for regular highway. The front end of the 91 is starting to make noises like it needs axle work.

Overall the 95 is a better ride. For some reason I just don't like it as much. But logic says it should be the keeper of the two. It is very nice to have the low mileage 02 as the main car.

Chip

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Chip Gallo

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