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    Subaru Outback service support

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    As a 73-year-old I have been looking at buying a new car. A Subaru Outback 3.6R suits my needs with all its safety features and ease of driving and space. I have looked at Audi, BMW, Mercedes, VW and most of the SUVs and found it interesting to see how much servicing costs vary. The BMW 2 Series interval is 24 months/ 30,000km, which seems a long time to have oil doing its job, cost undisclosed. On the Outback I drove, the interval is six months/ 12,500km, costing about $2600 over three years. I am a retired mechanic and I have serviced my Toyota RAV4 for the past nine years. After 160,000km, the all-up parts cost for oil, filters, two sets of tyres and battery is $2050. What turns me off the Outback is the excessive frequency and cost of servicing to keep your warranty. If the Outback is so good, why does Subaru reckon it needs so much servicing?

    Answered by CarsGuide
    27 September 2015
    Paul Gover

    Subaru is well out of step on service support in Australia but the orders come from Japan. You will save money by going outside the dealer network for logbook servicing.

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