The Subaru Outback is a great car that is marred by a single serious issue. The engine, although sufficiently powerful and torque has an issue where the head gaskets give up at around 80,000 miles. Otherwise, the car performs admirably. The all wheel drive system ensures that there is plenty of traction to go around and the four speed automatic, though ancient and inefficient is fairly refined and smooth. The off road performance is outstanding, with sufficient ground clearance to take on and out perform many trail rated SUV's at their own game. The car gets fairly decent mpg's considering its all wheel drive system, and with one exception, the maintenance costs are very reasonable.

The car was great for rugged expeditions. It worked well when traveling to mountainous regions, and non-paved roads. It preformed decently for day to day use even though it did break down or have problems every now and then. The room in the trunk was very good for medium amounts of storage and the trunk was very open making it easy to get what I needed from it.