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I dated a woman from Canada once, worse experience I ever had.

Never date any woman from Canada, they are all terrible.

Couldn't agree more.. Did we date the same Canadian?

I have owned a variety of makes and models through the years, I had a Dodge ram loose the rear end and trans in the same week, following the A/C going out, had 125k miles, However my buddy has an identical truck, 200k miles no major break downs.

Sister had a 04 Trailblazer, 130k miles, two transfer cases in 3 years, One trans, and started having a lower knock so she traded it, I have a co-worker same trailblazer, same miles, no issues.

Plenty of examples of this, as far as money pit, It is in every brand make and model that someone had or has a friend of a friend that had "A piece of S***" and advise on not buying it because of that. Coming to a Subaru site to share your particular issues is great, if someone has the same issues I hope they are helped by your advise. But as far as labeling all Subaru's a money pit, Well that's just silly.

 

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GMs have intake gasket problems... it is an expensive repair and if you own a GM from about 1990-2008 or so you are pretty much guaranteed to have to replace the intake gasket at least once in the car's lifetime. Doesn't make them bad vehicles. You have to pay to play the game.

I used to actually look for the 3.8l gm cars with issues reguarding the plastic plenum and plenum gaskets, can do the replacement plenum in 40 minutes (including beer breaks...)

It's amazing that a little research could have saved you such hatred for the poor Subaru. I am not sure where the others got the 100k of use post? Did i miss something? I am curious how long you had the vehicle and what expenses other than the HG you experienced. But 80k is in the first 100k, and i understand having to do the head gasket so soon would be an annoyance, but had you research and followed "buyer beware" you could have saved from the headache, or been prepared for it. Plenty of Subaru's have come and gone in my family, and we in particular have had great experiences. My sisters may have even saved her life.

Comes down to anything can happen to any make and model. My dad drives a 07 Tacoma, 40k miles, and it had a head gasket go, luckily under warranty, but that didn't shy him away from driving a toyota.
Also have a 02 Pathfinder in the Family, 65k miles trans started slipping, out of warranty had to fork out $2k. Still a great vehicle and would buy another. As I said in a previous post, Every make and model someone know someone that had a bad experience with any vehicle you mention. Go to any other vehicle forum and you will find the same posts blaming the manufacture, blaming the service center, blaming god, blaming the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.... Fact and point "S*** Happens." Educate yourself on the smell first so your not surprised.