Well, the Levorg is now 9 years old.
Nothing to report.
Nothing has gone wrong (except tyre blowouts, flat batteries).
I can still pack a shit-load of crap in the back.
Long term fuel consumption (70% city/30% country) sits at around
7.2L/100km (better than Subaru's quoted numbers)
I still enjoy driving it. It's still more fun than a basket of puppies.
I wonder if current Subarus are still quite decent?
I don't want to be like one of my mates. He bought a used Lexus (from
a Lexus dealer) and copped a 5 year warranty. He drove it for 5 years
and had zero problems. Then he 'upgraded' to a C Class Benz. Went back
to the dealer 6 times for the same fault. THEN he lines up to buy
another Merc! What a boob.
Trevor Wilson wrote:
Well, the Levorg is now 9 years old.
Nothing to report.
Nothing has gone wrong (except tyre blowouts, flat batteries).
I can still pack a shit-load of crap in the back.
Long term fuel consumption (70% city/30% country) sits at around
7.2L/100km (better than Subaru's quoted numbers)
I still enjoy driving it. It's still more fun than a basket of puppies.
I wonder if current Subarus are still quite decent?
I don't want to be like one of my mates. He bought a used Lexus (from
a Lexus dealer) and copped a 5 year warranty. He drove it for 5 years
and had zero problems. Then he 'upgraded' to a C Class Benz. Went back
to the dealer 6 times for the same fault. THEN he lines up to buy
another Merc! What a boob.
the problem with upgrading to new models these days is technology
overload that many ppl don't want, especially older ppl. who wants to be trying to watch and operate a screen while trying to watch the road at
the same time, and scrolling thru a menu just to turn up the aircon,
rather than simply twisting a knob on the dash board?
Trevor Wilson wrote:
Well, the Levorg is now 9 years old.
Nothing to report.
Nothing has gone wrong (except tyre blowouts, flat batteries).
I can still pack a shit-load of crap in the back.
Long term fuel consumption (70% city/30% country) sits at around
7.2L/100km (better than Subaru's quoted numbers)
I still enjoy driving it. It's still more fun than a basket of puppies.
I wonder if current Subarus are still quite decent?
I don't want to be like one of my mates. He bought a used Lexus (from
a Lexus dealer) and copped a 5 year warranty. He drove it for 5 years
and had zero problems. Then he 'upgraded' to a C Class Benz. Went back
to the dealer 6 times for the same fault. THEN he lines up to buy
another Merc! What a boob.
the problem with upgrading to new models these days is technology
overload that many ppl don't want, especially older ppl. who wants to be trying to watch and operate a screen while trying to watch the road at
the same time, and scrolling thru a menu just to turn up the aircon,
rather than simply twisting a knob on the dash board?
Well, the Levorg is now 9 years old.
Nothing to report.
Nothing has gone wrong (except tyre blowouts, flat batteries).
I can still pack a shit-load of crap in the back.
Long term fuel consumption (70% city/30% country) sits at around
7.2L/100km (better than Subaru's quoted numbers)
I still enjoy driving it. It's still more fun than a basket of puppies.
I wonder if current Subarus are still quite decent?
I don't want to be like one of my mates. He bought a used Lexus (from a Lexus dealer) and copped a 5 year warranty. He drove it for 5 years and
had zero problems. Then he 'upgraded' to a C Class Benz. Went back to
the dealer 6 times for the same fault. THEN he lines up to buy another
Merc! What a boob.
On 1/10/2026 10:06 am, Trevor Wilson wrote:
Well, the Levorg is now 9 years old.
Nothing to report.
Nothing has gone wrong (except tyre blowouts, flat batteries).
I can still pack a shit-load of crap in the back.
Long term fuel consumption (70% city/30% country) sits at around
7.2L/100km (better than Subaru's quoted numbers)
I still enjoy driving it. It's still more fun than a basket of puppies.
I wonder if current Subarus are still quite decent?
I don't want to be like one of my mates. He bought a used Lexus (from
a Lexus dealer) and copped a 5 year warranty. He drove it for 5 years
and had zero problems. Then he 'upgraded' to a C Class Benz. Went back
to the dealer 6 times for the same fault. THEN he lines up to buy
another Merc! What a boob.
Using your logic we took our WRX to the dealer 4 times to get an AC
fault fixed and they couldn't fix it therefore all Subaru's are shit.
The problem is both cases appear related, fucking useless dealers.
BTW I fixed the AC fault myself, 5mins to Google to fault and find the
fix and 10mins to fix it.
On 1/10/2026 2:55 pm, Daryl wrote:
On 1/10/2026 10:06 am, Trevor Wilson wrote:
Well, the Levorg is now 9 years old.
Nothing to report.
Nothing has gone wrong (except tyre blowouts, flat batteries).
I can still pack a shit-load of crap in the back.
Long term fuel consumption (70% city/30% country) sits at around
7.2L/100km (better than Subaru's quoted numbers)
I still enjoy driving it. It's still more fun than a basket of puppies.
I wonder if current Subarus are still quite decent?
I don't want to be like one of my mates. He bought a used Lexus (from
a Lexus dealer) and copped a 5 year warranty. He drove it for 5 years
and had zero problems. Then he 'upgraded' to a C Class Benz. Went
back to the dealer 6 times for the same fault. THEN he lines up to
buy another Merc! What a boob.
Using your logic we took our WRX to the dealer 4 times to get an AC
fault fixed and they couldn't fix it therefore all Subaru's are shit.
**Nope:
https://www.consumerreports.org/cars/car-reliability-owner-satisfaction/ who-makes-the-most-reliable-cars-a7824554938/
Subaru comes in at #2. Merc, at #19.
The problem is both cases appear related, fucking useless dealers.
**So it seems. I avoid dealer service departments. My dealer was utterly useless when I put the car in for it's first service.
BTW I fixed the AC fault myself, 5mins to Google to fault and find the
fix and 10mins to fix it.
**Unlike my mate's Merc which went back to the dealer six times.
and had zero problems. Then he 'upgraded' to a C Class Benz. Went back
to the dealer 6 times for the same fault. THEN he lines up to buy
another Merc! What a boob.
the problem with upgrading to new models these days is technology
overload that many ppl don't want, especially older ppl.
On 1/10/2026 3:04 pm, Trevor Wilson wrote:
On 1/10/2026 2:55 pm, Daryl wrote:
On 1/10/2026 10:06 am, Trevor Wilson wrote:
Well, the Levorg is now 9 years old.
Nothing to report.
Nothing has gone wrong (except tyre blowouts, flat batteries).
I can still pack a shit-load of crap in the back.
Long term fuel consumption (70% city/30% country) sits at around
7.2L/100km (better than Subaru's quoted numbers)
I still enjoy driving it. It's still more fun than a basket of puppies. >>>>
I wonder if current Subarus are still quite decent?
I don't want to be like one of my mates. He bought a used Lexus
(from a Lexus dealer) and copped a 5 year warranty. He drove it for
5 years and had zero problems. Then he 'upgraded' to a C Class Benz.
Went back to the dealer 6 times for the same fault. THEN he lines up
to buy another Merc! What a boob.
Using your logic we took our WRX to the dealer 4 times to get an AC
fault fixed and they couldn't fix it therefore all Subaru's are shit.
**Nope:
https://www.consumerreports.org/cars/car-reliability-owner-
satisfaction/ who-makes-the-most-reliable-cars-a7824554938/
Subaru comes in at #2. Merc, at #19.
Yet despite at least 4 attempts they couldn't fix a simple AC fault.>
The problem is both cases appear related, fucking useless dealers.
**So it seems. I avoid dealer service departments. My dealer was
utterly useless when I put the car in for it's first service.
BTW I fixed the AC fault myself, 5mins to Google to fault and find
the fix and 10mins to fix it.
**Unlike my mate's Merc which went back to the dealer six times.
Which was the point, the problem was the dealer.
On 1/10/2026 10:51 am, Axel wrote:
and had zero problems. Then he 'upgraded' to a C Class Benz. Went
back to the dealer 6 times for the same fault. THEN he lines up to
buy another Merc! What a boob.
the problem with upgrading to new models these days is technology
overload that many ppl don't want, especially older ppl.
I wont argue with this, BUT the best thing is to find a solution,
rather than rail against it.
Going from a 2010 Navara to a 2021 Ranger was like going from an
abacus to a common day PC. All the stuff i was looking forward to, vs
all the mindless useless stuff. The first thing i hated was the auto
engine off.
The the door open alarm... and there were quite a few others..
software called Forscan fixed the whole lot. Got to keep all the good
bits, and cya to the useless shit.
We're not getting any younger, but how you handle new shit is up to you.
Me? My 5yo Ranga is now *perfect* for my needs. Wont be swapping it
for something else anytime soon.
On 1/10/2026 5:19 pm, Daryl wrote:
On 1/10/2026 3:04 pm, Trevor Wilson wrote:
On 1/10/2026 2:55 pm, Daryl wrote:
On 1/10/2026 10:06 am, Trevor Wilson wrote:
Well, the Levorg is now 9 years old.
Nothing to report.
Nothing has gone wrong (except tyre blowouts, flat batteries).
I can still pack a shit-load of crap in the back.
Long term fuel consumption (70% city/30% country) sits at around
7.2L/100km (better than Subaru's quoted numbers)
I still enjoy driving it. It's still more fun than a basket of
puppies.
I wonder if current Subarus are still quite decent?
I don't want to be like one of my mates. He bought a used Lexus
(from a Lexus dealer) and copped a 5 year warranty. He drove it for >>>>> 5 years and had zero problems. Then he 'upgraded' to a C Class
Benz. Went back to the dealer 6 times for the same fault. THEN he
lines up to buy another Merc! What a boob.
Using your logic we took our WRX to the dealer 4 times to get an AC
fault fixed and they couldn't fix it therefore all Subaru's are shit.
**Nope:
https://www.consumerreports.org/cars/car-reliability-owner-
satisfaction/ who-makes-the-most-reliable-cars-a7824554938/
Subaru comes in at #2. Merc, at #19.
Yet despite at least 4 attempts they couldn't fix a simple AC fault.>
**Like I said: "I only took my car for service to the dealer once. Never again."
The problem is both cases appear related, fucking useless dealers.
**So it seems. I avoid dealer service departments. My dealer was
utterly useless when I put the car in for it's first service.
BTW I fixed the AC fault myself, 5mins to Google to fault and find
the fix and 10mins to fix it.
**Unlike my mate's Merc which went back to the dealer six times.
Which was the point, the problem was the dealer.
**No. The car had a clear and obvious fault. The dealer was never able
to fix it.
allegedly premium product, for which you pay around 30% more than I paidThat is clearly NOT the case. Mercs are no
for my Subaru for a similar Merc. It is, therefore, reasonable to expect that the Mercedes is a superior product, sold and supported by a
superior dealer network.
better than Subarus (Dollar for Dollar). In fact, AFAICT, they are
inferior (reliability-wise).
Don't get me wrong: My first drive of a Merc was back in around 1976. A
280 sedan. I was impressed. My next drive was ca. 1983. A 450SEL. A
massive lump of a thing. What an absolutely delightful thing to drive.
SO much better than any Falcadore at the time. By a very considerable margin. Nimble, went PRECISELY where it was pointed and was luxurious
and very well appointed. I drove an XJS at the same time. Except for
that glorious V12, the Merc beat the Jag hands down. In every other
area. In the last decade I've driven a 500SL and a couple of C320k. Merc have lost considerable ground. They're just not superior cars anymore. A late model Commodore was a better drive.
thing to look at.
Despite all that, Mercs are still far more expensive that superior cars
from other manufacturers.
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