Subaru has to be the longest lasting vehicle on the road.

[miplank]

230k is a record for these, particularly with all original components and all the towing we've done with her. We've just replaced the timing belt for the third time and she needs new bearings again. Runs like a top though. Standard maintenance stuff, really. Parts wear out after a decade, what can you do?

Her paint ain't horrible but we've been promising her a new paint job for a while. From a distance she's all one color, doesn't have that horrible two toned hood I've seen some of them get, just has circular quarter sized spots where the paint has faded to the primer. She's been clipped a few times, nothing catastrophic.

All in all, we really love that van.

uh oh, better get maaco!

 

[musclemom]

uh oh, better get maaco!

Eh, I've got not one but two body shops within walking distance of my house. I'd rather ask our mechanic which one he'd recommend. Give the business to the local guys, y'know?

 

[PICK3]

Most reliable modern vehicles (most now defunct):

- Toyota trucks with 22R engines
- RWD Crown Vics/Grand Marquis - regular exceed 250k taxi/police service
- 4.0l Jeep Cheerokee
- Most Mercedes Diesels

 

[miplank]

Most reliable modern vehicles (most now defunct):

- Toyota trucks with 22R engines
- RWD Crown Vics/Grand Marquis - regular exceed 250k taxi/police service
- 4.0l Jeep Cheerokee
- Most Mercedes Diesels

uhhhh...the crown vic/grand marcuis is a piece of shit.

 

[PICK3]

uhhhh...the crown vic/grand marcuis is a piece of shit.

ok

 

[chris302001]

Most reliable modern vehicles (most now defunct):

- Toyota trucks with 22R engines
- RWD Crown Vics/Grand Marquis - regular exceed 250k taxi/police service
- 4.0l Jeep Cheerokee
- Most Mercedes Diesels

Jalopnik - Toyota Pickup Found in Alaska River, Runs! - Alaska

Craigslist Find of the Decade: 940,000 mile '95 Honda Civic

Wisconsin man's '91 Silverado set to hit 1 million miles

Another million-mile vehicle: '97 Ford E-250 set to roll its odo over

Saab 900 passes one-million mile mark

Man with 2.6 million-mile Volvo P1800 aims for 3 million

Mercedes-Benz taxi racks up 2.8 million kilometers

 

[miplank]

Jalopnik - Toyota Pickup Found in Alaska River, Runs! - Alaska

Craigslist Find of the Decade: 940,000 mile '95 Honda Civic

Wisconsin man's '91 Silverado set to hit 1 million miles

Another million-mile vehicle: '97 Ford E-250 set to roll its odo over

Saab 900 passes one-million mile mark

Man with 2.6 million-mile Volvo P1800 aims for 3 million

Mercedes-Benz taxi racks up 2.8 million kilometers

Where are all the grandmarquis?

 

[chris302001]

Where are all the grandmarquis?

Screw the G Marks

Best car ever right here....

 

[Razorguns]

Subaru's are indestructible. Run forever, and if someone gets into a crash with you - pray for them.

ONly problem is -- ride sucks ass (esp old models) and they're butt fucking ugly. Which is why toyota/hondas still rule over them. Subaru's designers are still stuck in the 1940's in terms of design.

r

 

[Arabian]

Subaru's are indestructible. Run forever, and if someone gets into a crash with you - pray for them.

ONly problem is -- ride sucks ass (esp old models) and they're butt fucking ugly. Which is why toyota/hondas still rule over them. Subaru's designers are still stuck in the 1940's in terms of design.

r

I totally agree with you on the styling