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Re: Would love to get her a C900
Posted by James [Email] (more from James) on Thu, 24 Nov 2011 08:02:10
In Reply to: Would love to get her a C900, Notnoel
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, Thu, 24 Nov 2011 06:11:55
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does your wife want awd for safety? or safety? The subarus are not bad, but any Saab or Volvo of that vintage is significantly safer and the same cost, at least around here. See link for insurance numbers on all models of that vintage. I'd also check it over carefully for rust if you are in the salt belt (seem to rust faster)... expensive things friends had to do (most of my friends own subies), which put the cars up for sale... rusted (leaking) fuel tank (1998 Impreza), HG (2000 impreza), bad automatic tranny (1997 Outback)... not sure what else, generally fairly reliable... similar to well maintained Saabs... fuel economy is not great, especially with an automatic, because of AWD... the automatics are geared terribly for the highway, imho... I got around 20-22mpg highway in the few long distance subaru rentals I've done (4 cyl, non turbo, automatic)... about the same as a c900 /w slushbox (have 2)... cruising rpms are similarly high (mid 3000's)... so get a stick! I'd also miss the Saab seats... but overall decent practical cars well suited to an active life in snowy conditions...
sorry to others for the OT nature of this... but I figure NotNoel appreciates a fellow c900 owner's perspective...
James...
posted by 69.63.52...
hdli numbers for that vintage
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