Subaru Legacy 2.5
Discussion
Our ancient Peugeot is starting to get a bit dilapidated and t'other half would like a new car which seems fair enough 
She makes ceramics and we do a fair bit of camping in fields with everything we own so the Pug tends to get filled to the roof + roof box and then drags its arse along the ground. It's not doing it any good so an estate would be brilliant. With this in mind we are thinking one of these:
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2013...
Not keen on another clattery diesel although I accept that they aren't as "agricultural" now as a 306 we're bored of the sound effects, smoke, stinky pumps and soaring costs of filling the bloody thing up. She has had diesels for long enough and would like a change. The car will be expected to do a bit of commuting, a bit of city driving and a fair bit of long distance work. She would like an auto I think but it isn't a major concern. 4WD/AWD would be a benefit with muddy campsites etc.
Any owners experiences of the Legacy would be brilliant - positive or negative. 2.5 looks a good all rounder to me for power/economy/road tax/insurance. Would prefer something 2.0 or above with around 150bhp + and does at least 30mpg combined. Have looked at Freelanders (rubbish), CRV (nice but not as "car like" as the Subaru, and Mondeo V6's (doesn't like). Budget £3k ideally, less if possible but £4k at a push. Whatever it is needs to be strong or relatively easy to home repair/service as it will get a beating!
She makes ceramics and we do a fair bit of camping in fields with everything we own so the Pug tends to get filled to the roof + roof box and then drags its arse along the ground. It's not doing it any good so an estate would be brilliant. With this in mind we are thinking one of these:
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2013...
Not keen on another clattery diesel although I accept that they aren't as "agricultural" now as a 306 we're bored of the sound effects, smoke, stinky pumps and soaring costs of filling the bloody thing up. She has had diesels for long enough and would like a change. The car will be expected to do a bit of commuting, a bit of city driving and a fair bit of long distance work. She would like an auto I think but it isn't a major concern. 4WD/AWD would be a benefit with muddy campsites etc.
Any owners experiences of the Legacy would be brilliant - positive or negative. 2.5 looks a good all rounder to me for power/economy/road tax/insurance. Would prefer something 2.0 or above with around 150bhp + and does at least 30mpg combined. Have looked at Freelanders (rubbish), CRV (nice but not as "car like" as the Subaru, and Mondeo V6's (doesn't like). Budget £3k ideally, less if possible but £4k at a push. Whatever it is needs to be strong or relatively easy to home repair/service as it will get a beating!
Thank you, just what I was after. I was hoping for the bullet proof thing to come through and I must admit I was surprised that a big, heavy auto with a 2.5 would do 34mpg - 28-30 sounds more likely then.
Take your point on the consumables. Might price up some bits at some stage to see what running repairs are likely to cost.
We were looking at Ovlovs and Saabs as the 4x4 thing isn't essential but keep running into the same MPG issues
Take your point on the consumables. Might price up some bits at some stage to see what running repairs are likely to cost.
We were looking at Ovlovs and Saabs as the 4x4 thing isn't essential but keep running into the same MPG issues
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