my advise is keep it. There's another channel with Subaru mechanic that considers this year model Subaru to be the best ever made. He also has an LLBean edition with between 200,000 to 300,000 miles. Great looking car.
I have subscribed to you since I think.. 2011? I had a beetle back then and you always had great REAL reviews of the cars I love. Volvo, VW and Subarus. Great to see you going from home reviews to a successful career.
Hey bud. Very cool seeing a fellow Richmonder doing walk-arounds and reviews. I noticed a 7-month period of no activity. Hope you'll be able to get back into it more, with both used and new cars.
I have a 2002 Outback 2.5 base it’s awesome I love it only 175k and it has that same great sounding stereo it’s very good for Virginia weather when we have bad ones, used to have a 2001 Outback LL Bean but the trans died and I sold it last year
Great ride, Jake. I feel the same way about my mom's 2005 Forester. Not the best car out there, but if she ever gets something else, I wouldn't mind taking it off her hands.
I have a 2004 slime green 2.5 Outback with 170000 kl so around 110000 miles lots of valve slap , sounds like a diesel but no oil use ,owned 5 years never let me down .
I had this edition in black for a few years. I loved it but it was pretty rusty when I bought it, so it didn't last long before it wouldn't take a sticker. I bought a Crosstrek new in 2017 and it's been good to me, but I miss the old designs. 😢
Mine wouldn't sticker if I took it to a place that does close inspections. There is always a smaller mechanic around that will literally just walk around it and check the lights. My guy doesn't even lift it up and look underneath. If he did he'd fail me for the rusted out parts under the rear wheels. But my mechanic that works on it agrees that even with those holes in the unibody it's still plenty solid. He jacked it up to like a 40 deg angle and swapped out a bad CV joint for me and the bottom didn't fall out or anything haha. It runs well.
@@UltimateDorito OMG I was so grateful that I found him. I had given it up for scrap, until I called the owner of the dealership that sold it to me and he was nice enough to stop by and look at it, because for some reason he had a hard time believing the tranny went. He said they usually last 300K. But he got in and immediately confirmed my own diagnosis. I then pointed out the rust, which was my fault for not pushing on the bottom a little to check for rot and all before I bought it. That's when he told me that it was still solid and I just needed to take it to the right place to get it inspected. Then he gave me the best advice and told me the name of this mechanic, gave me his phone number, and where he works from. Saved me man. It also was critical that I received a $4000 backpay check from a UC claim that was stalled since early 2021. The check literally came the day the tranny blew and I shit you not. Took them 1.7 years to make a decision on that claim. If I hadn't received that check, I simply wouldn't have had the money to fix it at all.
I have a 2002 subaru outback (standard 2.5) and I have the same problems. I've replaced the door seals and the rubber gasket around the mirror access panel with no luck. Lmk if you find out how to fix it!
my advise is keep it. There's another channel with Subaru mechanic that considers this year model Subaru to be the best ever made. He also has an LLBean edition with between 200,000 to 300,000 miles. Great looking car.
I have subscribed to you since I think.. 2011? I had a beetle back then and you always had great REAL reviews of the cars I love. Volvo, VW and Subarus. Great to see you going from home reviews to a successful career.
Nice to see the battle wagon back on the channel and happy to see she's still kicking on.
Random question: Do you still have the 1971 Beetle?
1971 Beetle he sold it back in 2019
Even though I'm a BMW girl, I love Subaru Outbacks. I don't know why!
Hey bud. Very cool seeing a fellow Richmonder doing walk-arounds and reviews. I noticed a 7-month period of no activity. Hope you'll be able to get back into it more, with both used and new cars.
I have a 2002 Outback 2.5 base it’s awesome I love it only 175k and it has that same great sounding stereo it’s very good for Virginia weather when we have bad ones, used to have a 2001 Outback LL Bean but the trans died and I sold it last year
I saw an ll bean edition wagon in the same green on a road near my neighborhood and it's surprising to see one in good shape like yours.
Great ride, Jake. I feel the same way about my mom's 2005 Forester. Not the best car out there, but if she ever gets something else, I wouldn't mind taking it off her hands.
Mk2 Outback wagon best car all round 4 or 6 both great .
I have a 2004 slime green 2.5 Outback with 170000 kl so around 110000 miles lots of valve slap , sounds like a diesel but no oil use ,owned 5 years never let me down .
I put Continentals on mine from Michelins ... Continentals are my go to tyre for my LLBean
My pearl white 2001 llb is great...love it..123k has all new oem wheels. I have a 2002 for parts..
I had this edition in black for a few years. I loved it but it was pretty rusty when I bought it, so it didn't last long before it wouldn't take a sticker. I bought a Crosstrek new in 2017 and it's been good to me, but I miss the old designs. 😢
Mine wouldn't sticker if I took it to a place that does close inspections. There is always a smaller mechanic around that will literally just walk around it and check the lights. My guy doesn't even lift it up and look underneath. If he did he'd fail me for the rusted out parts under the rear wheels. But my mechanic that works on it agrees that even with those holes in the unibody it's still plenty solid. He jacked it up to like a 40 deg angle and swapped out a bad CV joint for me and the bottom didn't fall out or anything haha. It runs well.
@@slamscaper128 wish I had a guy like that lol. Viva la battle wagon! May it stay strong through many more battles! 🙏
@@UltimateDorito OMG I was so grateful that I found him. I had given it up for scrap, until I called the owner of the dealership that sold it to me and he was nice enough to stop by and look at it, because for some reason he had a hard time believing the tranny went. He said they usually last 300K. But he got in and immediately confirmed my own diagnosis. I then pointed out the rust, which was my fault for not pushing on the bottom a little to check for rot and all before I bought it. That's when he told me that it was still solid and I just needed to take it to the right place to get it inspected. Then he gave me the best advice and told me the name of this mechanic, gave me his phone number, and where he works from. Saved me man.
It also was critical that I received a $4000 backpay check from a UC claim that was stalled since early 2021. The check literally came the day the tranny blew and I shit you not. Took them 1.7 years to make a decision on that claim. If I hadn't received that check, I simply wouldn't have had the money to fix it at all.
Dude your microphone is going in and out ... what headlights did you put on it? I need new front headlights
Love driving mine
280K and still driving daily
My 2011 outback gets 18 in the city and it has a 2.5
3:10 bullet hole?
Hey Jake -- Are you selling this car? Thanks.
Have your tapes ever warped in the sun or just didnt play anymore? I want to keep cassettes in my car but dont want them ruined
Would you ever consider selling it?
Do you have any issues with wind noise? Love the Great Lakes window sticker
I have a 2002 subaru outback (standard 2.5) and I have the same problems. I've replaced the door seals and the rubber gasket around the mirror access panel with no luck. Lmk if you find out how to fix it!
I got the 4 cylinder model
Parking Brake24:35
Jake where do you work now and why did you stop working at VR?
i think he still works there
@@justinunger38 he said he quit