Aw, don't ruin his fun by showing him the Subaru forum. I've hung out in Subaru forums for a few years to keep up on maintenance and repair stuff for our Subaru. In the XC forum we talk about noisey OEM tires or a misaligned hatch that touches the bumper. Those Subaru guys talk about fried turbos, blown head gaskets, piston slap, and chattering clutches. Big difference in the issues owners seem to be having in the long run!
My wife and I actually stopped and looked at the new Subarus after 8 months of XC ownership. The salesman, who saw our car, said the new Subaru was aimed directly at the XC. I grinned and said, "they missed, didn't they." He grinned too, like "yup, you got me there." They had the full-tilt model and the $22K model both in the showroom. I asked him to describe the $11K difference between the two. No response.
'04 XC70, Ice White, Taupe. Original owner (196K miles as of may21). 6 wheel bearings, broken ignition switch, broken turbo downtube flange, failed throttle body, many warped rotors, and a myriad of weird crap. Still my favorite car ever.
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