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[Rob <becida AT comcast.net>]

At  3/3/2009 11:54 PM,Marie McHarry wrote:
> On Tue, Mar 3, 2009 at 4:41 PM, Lisa Kae Van Meter Perry
> <lisakvperry AT gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > My husband called our reliable mechanic who recommended Toyota, Honda or
> > Nissan based on cars with less problems overall and less 
> expensive problems.
> > We asked about Subaru (popular around here!), his comment was to avoid them
> > as they are a big source of revenue for him (head gasket problems, etc.).
> >
> No kidding. I'm on my 5th or 6th Subaru, and they all have lasted well
> over 200 000 miles except for the one I totalled. Did I mention that
> they hold up well to violent accidents?
>
> Marie

I have a Subaru engine in my VW van, it's a great motor. Some of the 
early 2.5 engines had a head gasket problem, an improved gasket took 
care of that. FWIW I changed both head gaskets with the motor still 
in the bus in an afternoon.
I like those Subaru engines.



Rob
becida AT comcast.net