Comments on: Review: 2010 Subaru Legacy 3.6R

By: benini352

benini352 — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:47:52 +0000

For all the people that are talking about how this car isn’t american, do your Research, The 2010 Legacy is built in Subaru plant in INDIANA. (mainly directed toward NMOFGM)

By: benini352

benini352 — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:33:59 +0000

here’s something no one will tell you or probably just won’t know about SAVING ON INSURANCE. if you get the premium model with the weather pakage, the sound pakage, and the homelink you pretty much have the exact same thing as the the LIMITED, BUT YOU LOOSE the 17 inch wheels, the power passenger seat, and the dual zone climate control. Also the leather. BUT if you want leather you can get AFTERMARKET leather seats for around $1,200 and you can even get the factory leather design and color but BETTER QUALITY. and here’s the best part the INSURANCE from the PREMIUM to the LIMITED for me atleast saved me $20 DOLLARS A MONTH. I plan on getting aftermarket rims anyways and i got the leather seats aftermarket, i dont care about the driver power seat cause all it does anyways is move back and forth and adjust the tild of the seat. the one thing i do miss is the dual zone climate control cause every car i’ve had has had it but its no big deal. my fiance never even used the dual zone in my other cars anyways cayse she didnt even know it was there or knew how to use it. oh yeah, and i also saved money by buying the Premium over the Limited even after it was all done.

By: benini352

benini352 — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:25:43 +0000

I Just bought the 2.5i premium with the CVT and I love it. My fiance wasn’t too crazy about it even though she kinda liked it and then she started driving it and liked it. After running into a bad snow storm when going home She fell in love with the car. she had to stop at a gas station too cause the visability was bad and she said after letting the car run for 6 hours the gas gage hadn’t even moved at all, im getting 23-24 in the city driving agressively half the time and 30-32 on the highway. its not even broken in yet. I test drove the competition and out of all the competion (accord, altima, camry) I liked this one the best.

By: Bing Chow

Bing Chow — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 06:43:47 +0000

Used to love the Legacy. Now I think Subaru should fire all of its designers. The Tribeca is embarrassing. Then they wrecked the STI. Imprezas are just blah. Now they messed up the Legacy. I’m not a fan of headlamps that ride up over the front wheels like the Maxima. The grill is awful. The fender flare just don’t work here; it’s like they’re trying too hard to make it look muscular. The tail reminds me of an older gen Sonata. And the wheels are just meh. I sure hope it drives great because there is nothing to look at.

By: RustyPanama

RustyPanama — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 01:59:48 +0000

I just got my 2010 Subaru Legacy 3.6R Premium with all the bells and whistles. I love this car. First – regarding design, (1) the pictures on this website don’t really do the car justice. Go see it in person, and you’ll be more impressed. I can’t promise you’ll love the design like I do, but you’ll like it more – I’m sure of that. Ironically, the people that like the way this car looks weren’t impressed by the previous generation – myself included. Some people prefer fenders and angles to smooth lines and curves. Sorry. I think it looks meaner, tougher, and more masculine than the last version, and so does everyone else I’ve spoken to. (2) The car is an amazing drive. The torque to horsepower ratio is perfect. I can’t get the tires to squeak – even when I try – from a dead stop the car accelerates like a dream, stops on a dime, and turns so tightly I’ve over-shot one or two turns getting used to the radius. Please note that I drove a Mustang for the last 8 years, so I can’t stand front wheel drive. I don’t miss the ‘Stang at all, and with winter coming, I’m excited to try out the AWD. Look – if you want a car everyone agrees looks “nice” get an Altima. Many people love the way the Mazda 6 & 3 look, but I can’t get over the weird squinting cat eyes on the 6 or the goofy grin on the 3. The same goes for the popular Accord, or Cooper Mini. Different strokes for different folks. In the end, though, I think this is ONE of the best looking mid-size sedans out there, and it is by far the best performance you’ll get out of the segment. Throw in Subaru reliability, and you can see why they are doing well.

By: Bunny Cat

Bunny Cat — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:34:52 +0000

dis car is not ugly fuck yah

By: vicdub85

vicdub85 — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:18:41 +0000

This is a REAL American Car. Made in the USA. Has 180+ suppliers in the USA. Employees thousands of Americans.

By: A4

A4 — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:37:45 +0000

Wait… elantra_touring… your Hyundai heap of sh!t isn’t enough of a family car?

By: HalGameGuru

HalGameGuru — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:48:24 +0000

I’m a little sad at the bland generic styling but its gonna be a great car.

By: 2WheeledSpeed

2WheeledSpeed — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:08:06 +0000

How many of you NMOFGM clones are there? I know I haven’t been drinking THAT much to imagine all of you…

By: HoosierHero

HoosierHero — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 12:46:35 +0000

I still like the design. Yes it’s a lot different, but when they initially posted it here I thought it had great dimensions, looked muscular without going boy-racer and still pulled off refined. I would definitely think about this if and when my 2000 Camry decides to die. Unfortunately for me, it only has 107,000 and has had nothing wrong with it which means I’m stuck for another 100,000 at least. Sigh, import quality…

By: Need More Oil For Imports

Need More Oil For Imports — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 07:07:17 +0000

LLN made it through the evaluation and the car didn’t leave them stranded like your typical import?
This shows this car is excellent reliability. Living Proof that it can turn into a pile of rust ,catch fire, suffer a massive engine or transmission failure. It’s basically bullet proof! It’s so much better than driving an embarassing GM vehiche, and they make such ugly vehiches.

People who buy subaru are people who actually want quality, reliability and dependability in their rides rather than polarizing looks and GM (un)reliability.

And like a typical G, it should be recall-laden, problem prone and contributes nothing to Americans.

FAIL.

Be American, Buy Imports. Buy Sabaru. Like a Wrx or Sti or something.

By: Need more oil for GM

Need more oil for GM — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 02:59:39 +0000

Yep, your guy’s are right. GM has nothing that can compare to this car. I guess I’ll go back to takeing upo the a$$ like I like it everday.

GM. An American Embarrassment

By: Whattup

Whattup — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 01:14:58 +0000

JC (Johnny Canuck, not Jesus Christ), you got some jokes. You probably drive a subaru.

By: Need more oil for Volkswagen

Need more oil for Volkswagen — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:54:28 +0000

Attachment:

I liked your old designs better they were unique
and your style not Japans.Dissapointment.
The style is the only main gripe so just help that part
out and you wil be fine.

By: Need more oil for Volkswagen

Need more oil for Volkswagen — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:44:15 +0000

Dear Subaru,

This car is not the most fashionable car on the market right now…
But it sure beats any Toyotas! Hondas are your main gripe, I hope.
Toyota is just the biggest selling (and the ugliest and cheapest) cars.
I do though hope to see an improvment in your exterior and interior designs.

NMOFVW

By: h82w8

h82w8 — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 23:59:35 +0000

Another thread, another moronic pro-GM comment by you know who and another condescending, arrogant comment by lefty. Yep, the sun still set in the West tonight.

By: elantra_touring

elantra_touring — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 23:29:37 +0000

I like this car alot, it is on my list for whenever i wish to buy a family sedan, far better than Accord or Camry and not as common and is somewhat fun to drive. Will have to see how it goes up against the new Sonata and then I can descide.

By: DenverGuy217

DenverGuy217 — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 23:14:48 +0000

I hate seeing women who have unequal sized nostrils………..

By: CanadaCraig

CanadaCraig — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 22:43:12 +0000

I think it looks really good. A few days ago – however – I test drove a new Forester for my mom. I really didn’t like it. It was gutless and the 4-speed auto took forever to downshift. It was also very uncomfortable. So unless the Legacy is a LOT different – power and [Especially] comfort wise – I wouldn’t even think of buying one.

By: 09Accord

09Accord — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 22:40:09 +0000

NMOFGM…You cannot be over 13 years of age.

By: Smegley Wanxalot

Smegley Wanxalot — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 21:51:47 +0000

I strongly suggest tha NOBODY marry a chick who’s a CUBS fan.
That goes for Steelers fan girls too.

And assymetrically nostrilled chicks must be avoided at all costs.

By: Borat

Borat — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 21:41:57 +0000

The difference between Suby and the rest of the driving universe is that their cars are reasonably tall to be comfortable and provide commanding view of the road. In practice, in Suby you sit like in a bathtub. Granted, there is large percentage of drivers who enjoy coziness of sitting on the floor, but all that space above the driver is absolutely unused. The car has decent volume, but very little of it is truly usable.

By: ASIMO

ASIMO — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:30:55 +0000

My quick take…

The basic shape is fairly good looking, with lines that channel the latter incarnations of the previous generation G35 sedan (which, by the way, is superior to the current G); however, the details throw big kinks into the overall aesthetics: overwrought headlights and fender arches, mainly.

So I’d say that the Accord overall does look better. As for the better car, I don’t know. This Subie sounds like it’s a solid contender.

By: cocojoe53

cocojoe53 — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:08:48 +0000

Better LOOKING then the Accord…not by much….Hey look, it gets better then 30 MPG with the Boxer 4. That beats ALL other 4WD sedans. Teahead is right…Really point out a beautiful AWD midsize sedan for 25K……Point made

By: JakeK66

JakeK66 — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:07:54 +0000

Leftwing – the more I see it and one sout in public, the less and less I hate it. It’s not as good looking as the old one, and I’m going to look at a 2009 2.5GT this Saturday, and that kind of stings me worse than what it looks compared to a Accord. I would still buy this car and be happy with it BUT it’s like marrying a chick and her being a Cubs fan (or even worse a Red Wings fan) – happy as heck, but really? Come on!

By: johnnycanuck

johnnycanuck — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 19:46:57 +0000

leftwing, tell me more about that huge bank account… I’m getting moist.

By: teahead

teahead — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 19:39:19 +0000

How is this any worse looking than what’s already out there?

I like the looks.

YOu guys think Honda makes such beautiful cars?

As if.

By: leftwingagenda

leftwingagenda — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 19:33:43 +0000

i’m not correlating ugly with good, although there are certainly cases where that applies: an english bulldog, for example…but when somebody tells you 10 things are good about something, and 1 thing is bad, all the comments focus around that 1 bad thing and not the 10 things that are good…

that’s throwing the baby out with the bathwater, imo…

By: JakeK66

JakeK66 — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 19:31:49 +0000

I owned a ’06 Legacy LTD in the same colors as the one in the picture and it stickered for over $27k and that had a non-turbo 4 cyl. They really really lowered the price on these! Wow, I don’t like it as much as my old one (it was a gorgeous sedan) but for a AWD V-6 this is hard to beat.

By: leftwingagenda

leftwingagenda — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 19:31:13 +0000

i guess i just don’t get all the bitching about styling…you want the safety, security, performance and luxury of this car, but because it has weird headlights you’re going to deny yourself all those other things? is this how you find women too? great ass, shags like a demon, huge bank account, but her left nostril is a little bigger than the right, so no way! because that’s what it seems like to me…

also…after reading that comment about the styling in the article, i predicted what the comments would be and ended up being 100% right…the opinions of people here you’d think would be less predictable than they are…i guess i find that disappointing…folks here rarely surprise me…

By: idrinorbarsaku

idrinorbarsaku — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 19:20:38 +0000

Better than the Accord?? What are you smoke??? Sh!t???

By: Hazar

Hazar — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 18:50:30 +0000

Like all new Subarus this one also looks heavy, boring and cheap. But don’t get fooled by looks it is heavy and boring but definitely not cheap. Previous generation was much better looking.

By: Smegley Wanxalot

Smegley Wanxalot — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 18:29:32 +0000

If this brand new release is such a hot seller and in demand how come I just got a quote for $1500 off MSRP on a quick email requesting an offer on a 2010 Legacy 3.6 premium sedan? That’s with no factory incentives, thei initial offer, and I can only take it lower from there if I wanted?

By: cocojoe53

cocojoe53 — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 18:07:33 +0000

Once again, the numbers prove most of you wrong. They are selling very well, and I can’t call it a beautiful design, it is better looking then the Accord or Camry

By: tob

tob — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 18:04:16 +0000

This is a major step back in styling from the last gen. The last gen is a nice car and looks classy and sporty.

By: johnnycanuck

johnnycanuck — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 17:55:45 +0000

leftwing, that may be so, but you have to ask yourself why Subaru consistently puts out some of the most awkward designs on the market today. They do have a choice you know… in fact an infinite number of choices when it comes right down to it. Do they not want to sell more cars? Are they happy being number whatever on the pecking order? Of course not. If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck and quacks like a duck chances are it’s a f*cking duck. If so many people are saying that the one thing preventing them from buying your product is the styling then simply fix the problem. And if you don’t have the guys in house to do the job then hire someone who can.

By: worst 3

worst 3 — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 17:29:49 +0000

same mpg as the 2.5turbo with one less gear, and running on regular, should come in a 6speed manual option. if this car looked better and had the 6speed with the 3.6L i would consider it as my next car. good for winter driving if u live in the north.

i would like to see how this would fair as a turbocharged engine as I believe it was designed for turbos

By: 2WheeledSpeed

2WheeledSpeed — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 17:25:55 +0000

I’m not a fan at all of Subis new designs, their old stuff was different but that’s what made it Subaru. Sadly if I wanted to buy a Subaru today, I’d be looking at a used from at least a year or two back.

By: vicdub85

vicdub85 — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 17:20:52 +0000

I work directly with this vehicle and none of your negative opinions matter. The plant is cranking these babies out like hot cakes. People love them.

By: Fletch

Fletch — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 17:13:51 +0000

They say this Legacy is selling well, but I have yet to see one. Then again, I rarely see a previous gen LGT other than my own. Ugly as it is, the WRX 5 door is subaru to buy for enthusiast/utility.

By: AtWork

AtWork — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 17:01:51 +0000

NMOFGM.. I must have missed the reviews in which the team was left stranded due to an import turning into a pile of rust, I’ll keep searching for that article. Also, it’s no threat because it’s a different driving experience than ‘your’ company offers. Find me a Malibu or Impala with all-wheel-drive. I’d love to read one article without your idiotic and un-founded bias toward you’re ‘American Car Company’.

Oh, the Impala is made in Ontario. Numb nut.

By: TornadoGTI

TornadoGTI — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:59:58 +0000

This is a nice car and as an owner of a previous gen Legacy, I can say the improvements are nice. The previous gen is fine but it has some funny dimensions. The interior is small and cramped and has virtually useless back seats. Even the front it it tight with its shoulder and hip room. I am 6’1″ and weigh 160 lbs by the way. I am pretty slender and still find it cramped.

One thing I don’t like are the wheels. They are SUPER boring 17′s on this car. I don’t know any car in this class that has a 6-cyl. and has 17′s on it. I can see the 2.5i having 17′s, then put 18′s on both the 3.6R AND the 2.5GT, not just the 2.5GT (whose wheels are also very boring).

Other than that, it is a nice car. For the same cost as a loaded Camry or Accord, you can get a loaded Legacy PLUS AWD. Seems like a winner to me.

By: Smegley Wanxalot

Smegley Wanxalot — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:49:40 +0000

LWA, feel free to correlate the ugly with the good.

By: Stinky007

Stinky007 — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:48:29 +0000

I’d rather have the previous generations. This is too tall for my liking and has two engines which are almost identical in specs. What gives!?