I just 'won' a 2010 outback on ebay..

[Shuvi McTupya]

I have never had one of these, and not seen it in the flesh yet!

I 'think' i got a good deal. what do you guys think?

Its a 2.5 auto with flappy paddles and a decent LPG system. It has high mileage (150K) but not too much to worry about on these cars and the belt has been changed quite recently.









£3,250.

Deal, or no deal?

Edited by Shuvi McTupya on Wednesday 24th June 01:51

[julianm]

Looks a very clean car - a lot younger than mine which is still going strong!
Just so you know, you can get 3 builders bags full of garden waste in the back .....

[Shuvi McTupya]

julianm said:

Looks a very clean car - a lot younger than mine which is still going strong!
Just so you know, you can get 3 builders bags full of garden waste in the back .....

That sounds like something i would like to avoid testing!

[MrOrange]

I keep looking at newer ones (I have the previous gen 3.0R Outback that cost me £2k a couple of years ago and it's one of my best car purchases) but what worries me on the newer ones is the CVT box which having driven seems to let the whole thing down.

They are not quick, not very fuel-efficient but they have a wonderful charm that you don't get with a Euro-box. I expect mine to outlast me.

Enjoy.

[Shuvi McTupya]

I am hoping that the LPG system should bring the economy in line with more efficient cars, and i can fill up at my nearest petrol station.

I have heard that the 2.5 is a bit underpowered, but that will probably work in my favour as i am sitting on 6 points..


It should be perfectly suited to out deteriorating roads though!

[julianm]

The tyres look good in the photo, but if you need new at some point have a look at Toyo Celcius all season - put mine on in Sept & though we had hardly any snow to test them they have been excellent on very wet muddy country roads.

[Shuvi McTupya]

julianm said:

The tyres look good in the photo, but if you need new at some point have a look at Toyo Celcius all season - put mine on in Sept & though we had hardly any snow to test them they have been excellent on very wet muddy country roads.

I quite like all season tyres, especially on 'non performance' AWD cars. Had them on my X-type and never noticed much adverse effect on handling.

[Mandalore]

You will have fun smiling at people as you pass them on a snowy slope, come January..

For some reason, Subaru's seem to be extremely sure footed in the snow compared to other AWD cars, which is probably why they are popular choices in places like Canada and Iceland.

[Shuvi McTupya]

So, I picked up the car today.

First impressions are very good, very neat and tidy bar a few little scratches and all the toys work.

It feels very smooth and solid!

There is a little bit of a pull to the left so i guess maybe there is an alignment issue or something but apart from that it seems good!

[rastapasta]

Mandalore said:

You will have fun smiling at people as you pass them on a snowy slope, come January..

For some reason, Subaru's seem to be extremely sure footed in the snow compared to other AWD cars, which is probably why they are popular choices in places like Canada and Iceland.

Ive owned one here in the mountains of switzerland since 2015. It is utterly unflappable on the snow, to the point that, with the snow tyres on and a snow covered surface you can make progress at much the same speed as if the surface is dry.