Subaru Legacy 2.5 GX Reviews

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Subaru Legacy 2.5 GX
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  • Reviewer Ratings3.5 stars
  • Overall Rating3.4 stars

11 Reviews For Subaru Legacy 2.5 GX

  • hakanakah Rank: Lance Corporal 13th Jul 2009

    Reviewer rating: 4 stars


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    Good Points: - Excellent buld quality
    - Superb handling and drive position
    - Good value for money (unless you are put off by the high maintenance costs)
    - Relatively good consumption


    Bad Points: - High maintenance costs but thats all.


    General comments: I had a 1999 Subaru Legacy 2.5 GX Saloon. It had lether interior and climate control and all the gimmicks that coem with the standart edition. The driving position was good, engine was perfect, Consumption was less than my 2 lt Mitsubishi Galant (registered in 2000) at around 11lt per 100 km in mixed use. Servicing and maintenance costs were high but reliability and solid build quality made up for that. I sold it recently and bought a REnaul Megane Scenic (not my idea family pressure!!). There is nto a single day I miss my Subaru. I know therey are two different cars but Scenic sucks! And you know what it costs more to maintain than Legacy. Whatever lets stick with LEgacy for now. Handling is superb, comfort levels are a bit on the hard side depending on what type of shocks / tyres you are on. If you have found a tidy well cared for one go for it.

  • arn Rank: Lance Corporal 13th May 2009

    Reviewer rating: 1.5 stars


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    I traded in my faithful Mitsubishi Galant estate for one of these Subaru legacy 2.5 GX estate and immediately knew I had made a mistake. (Gut feeling).

    Subaru was a 2.5 gx automatic model registered in 2000
    Full mainly Subaru service history.
    Mileage 111000

    Ok the first 2 weeks went ok, when I noticed that sometimes when I put the car into drive nothing happened, the car was not even attempting to move off, then it would jerk off if you put your foot down which can be quite hazardous.

    It carr ...

  • Guest 27th Mar 2008

    Reviewer rating: 4.5 stars


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    A very good car, a good option,trouble free car. Good ground clearance, great handling, and it gives you a safe driving sensation.

  • lunarjim45 9th Jul 2007

    Reviewer rating: 4.5 stars


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    I've owned Subaru estates for over 7 years now and I'm a huge fan. They are reliable, practical, fast and well equipped if you go for a higher spec. I love the safety aspect and my wife and kids use mine mainly. They grip the road well and are solidly built.

    Advice to any buyer? Always, always, always go for a full Subaru history car. All roos have quirks that the mechanics check and fix if necessary (at a price of course..) but then again they never leave you stranded. You can pick up a dece ...

  • Aleks147 6th Jul 2006

    Reviewer rating: 4 stars


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    The Subaru Legacy 2.5 GX is overall a very good car. Decent performance, although it could do with more power, reasonable economy considering it is 4WD. Handling is fairly good, very safe & secure. With the GX Lux pack, the spec has just about everything you could wish for. Reliability has been great so far, as you would expect from any Japanese car. Well worth considering as a used buy, certainly far more interesting and a bit different from the usual German cars which are now so common.

  • O Rait 19th Apr 2006

    Reviewer rating: 4 stars


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    The Subaru Legacy estate 2.5GX auto is a great all-round family car. We've taken it to all round the UK from Devon to Scotland, and across the continent to the Alps, it has never let us down. It is not a cheap car to run. Car has done 78k miles, we have owned it for just over a year, in addition to scheduled servicing (7,500 mile intervals) we have carried out the following:
    Cylinder head gasket (common problem) - £1,200
    Four wheel allignment (required at intervals) - £250
    Ignitio ...

  • ajs167 Rank: Lance Corporal 26th Mar 2006

    Reviewer rating: 4.5 stars


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    With 107,000 safe miles under it's belt the Legacy is still performing like new.
    The handling is fun especially as the SVDC system is there ready to catch the car when my own skill runs out.
    I choose the car because of the inherent safety of the AWD and because of Subaru's excellent reliabilty record. I have run two Subarus before and have been impressed.
    The whole vehicle appears to be bullet-proof and I am extremely happy with it.

  • rpaynter Rank: Lance Corporal 1st Dec 2005

    Reviewer rating: 2.5 stars


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    Air suspension lost all pressure and left the Subaru Legacy 2.5 GX on its bump stops. Dealer unable identify exactly what was wrong. Replaced the pump (over £600). 1st time I put it in High, it won't come back down!

  • ab harrisson 9th Jun 2005

    Reviewer rating: 1.5 stars


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    A great concept... quality jap car with 4wd and degree of differentiation but the Subaru Legacy 2.5 GX doesn't live up to it.
    Expensive servicing, engine problems and wheel bearing problems mean I won't be getting another one.
    It surprises me they are so often reported as being well built. The problems I've had and heard of from others don't appear to bear this out.

  • CABSUSA 6th Apr 2005

    Reviewer rating: 3 stars


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    Take away the AWD and you are left basically with a jumped up Datsun. The Subaru Legacy 2.5 GX estate isn't a bad car, just a boring one. If you want a good car for towing the Legacy may be of interest - the low gear range is perhaps the most important feature here. But Subaru service and parts are hopeless and expensive - just as well the basic product offers the normal Japanese levels of reliabilty. How about £1000 for a new clutch? There are better deals around at the price - and fo ...

  • grantnev Rank: Corporal 20th Jul 2004

    Reviewer rating: 4 stars


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    The Subaru Legacy 2.5 GX Estate Car is an excellent bit of kit. Does not have the balls out performance of the Impreza but its handling is fun and road holding is tenacious. It has some lovely offbeat touches in an identikit car world. The Boxer engine is smooth and quite tuneful and remarkably quiet at cruising speeds. Frameless door windows on an estate seem wiered but are pretty cool.
    The air suspension is height adjustable for crossing the odd field and the whole car has an air of no nonsen ...