My family has had 4 Subarus. I owned 2 and my brother owned 2. Mine were a 1.8 GL and a 2.2 legacy. Both of mine were reliable and handled a lot of abuse. The legacy was miles ahead in chassis stiffness and safety protection. The 2.2 used some oil, but it was underpowered and the throttle was often driven like a toggle switch. My brother received a vehicle buyout due to engine failure in one of his, a 2.5 legacy, and his other legacy has well over 200k miles and has rolled over down a ravine after swerving to miss a moose, and still runs like a switch watch with the chrome rubbed off and the band in tatters.
agree, they can be quirky. But, the center loaded AWD I had in mine is indeed a different beast compared to the FWD-based cars I’ve also driven in the snow, which while effective enough for getting home, simply didn’t hold a candle to Subaru‘s version if you really wanted to drive the car.
but, given a choice today, based on other factors, I’d gladly take a Volvo with recent generation haldex.
agree, they can be quirky. But, the center loaded AWD I had in mine is indeed a different beast compared to the FWD-based cars I’ve also driven in the snow, which while effective enough for getting home, simply didn’t hold a candle to Subaru‘s version if you really wanted to drive the car.
but, given a choice today, based on other factors, I’d gladly take a Volvo with recent generation haldex.