Hello everybody...Let me just say that this is a great site! I stayed up until 1:00 AM reading as many postings as I could before the girlfriend said enough!
I bought a 99 Outback Limited a couple of weeks ago. I had 47,000 miles on the odo but the exterior and interior were spotless. We bought it for $11,800 ($12,900 out the door) so we thought it was a decent deal...until I found out it was a DOHC motor, and on almost every forum people had bad things to say about the EJ25. So much so that I'm considering going back to the dealer and investing in an extended warranty to cover my A$$.
I know there are probably a lot of OB owners out there who have never had a single problem with their subies, but I'm surprised to see so many threads about a Japanese-built car. My girlfriend has a 98 corolla w/93,000 mi. and it stills purrs like the day it was bought. Am I overreacting here...thanks in advance for your advice.
I bought a 99 Outback Limited a couple of weeks ago. I had 47,000 miles on the odo but the exterior and interior were spotless. We bought it for $11,800 ($12,900 out the door) so we thought it was a decent deal...until I found out it was a DOHC motor, and on almost every forum people had bad things to say about the EJ25. So much so that I'm considering going back to the dealer and investing in an extended warranty to cover my A$$.
I know there are probably a lot of OB owners out there who have never had a single problem with their subies, but I'm surprised to see so many threads about a Japanese-built car. My girlfriend has a 98 corolla w/93,000 mi. and it stills purrs like the day it was bought. Am I overreacting here...thanks in advance for your advice.