[TR] cars for kids

[MMoore8425 at aol.com]

In a message dated 11/21/2008 5:02:31 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,  
tony at tonydrews.com writes:

I'm not  
implying that you Subie fans are wrong, just that there is "the other  
side of the story". 


Tony,
The Consumers Union has always rated Subaru's tops for reliability, and  
lowest for frequency of repair. I have a friend who had a wheel bearing problem  
on his older Subaru. I asked the dealership about it and was told the early 
ones  used an automotive rear axle which was changed to the truck rear axle; or 
at  least that area in the rear axle which carried the wheel bearings was  
changed.
 
I think its normal for some people to have bad experience with  any car, but 
its always dangerous to generalize from exceptions. CU takes in a  lot of data 
to make their assessment to avoid that problem. 
 
I also have a 98 Benz E320. I love the car, but ever time it goes in for  
maintenance, its $3000. CU predicted that and I didn't believe them. They have  
proven to be correct about that money pit! I think they are equally correct  
about the Subaru also.
All bets are off for the racing Subarus though-young men and the really hot  
rally cars are going to be expensive to maintain! I can imagine trouble at 
25000  miles if every mile id done 1/4 mile at a time under full acceleration.
 
Mike Moore  
59 TR3A
 
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