2001 Legacy Outback. 200k miles and I can smell coolant. Mechanic told me there's a tiny head gasket leak. Car runs perfectly fine for now, I can just smell some coolant. I am going to add the "Bar's Leak" additive to see it it stems the issue.
So, I might sell the car with full disclosure and get another one with lower miles. Figure sell this for $1500 and spend $5000 to get a decent one with 80-120k miles.
Question: Does the head gasket issue get resolved in newer models? Is it worth paying $7-9k for a newer Subaru or should I stick with the 1999-2004 about $5k range, b/c all of them will eventually have gasket issues.
So, I might sell the car with full disclosure and get another one with lower miles. Figure sell this for $1500 and spend $5000 to get a decent one with 80-120k miles.
Question: Does the head gasket issue get resolved in newer models? Is it worth paying $7-9k for a newer Subaru or should I stick with the 1999-2004 about $5k range, b/c all of them will eventually have gasket issues.