Subaru Outback a better car and better value

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26 December 2013, 10:21 AM

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Subaru Outback a better car and better value

Will we get better equipped cars for the same price in Europe too?
http://www.stuff.co.nz/motoring/life...d-better-value

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26 December 2013, 08:07 PM

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Will we get better equipped cars for the same price in Europe too?
http://www.stuff.co.nz/motoring/life...d-better-value

The Australasian market is huge for Subaru. When I went to New Zealand a couple of years ago, every third car on the road was an Impreza, Forester or Legacy. They love 'em and so Subaru will concentrate on keeping that market sweet.

It won't be long before Subaru abandon the UK market altogether because of the high "environmental taxes" levied against them!

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26 December 2013, 08:41 PM

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Or they may leave the UK market because they are only able to sell a handful of cars, due to their original customer base losing confidence in IM, due to 2.5l failures, 1st generation diesel failures, and uncompetitive main dealer costs eg £ 55 for a paper pollen filter, or £££ for a satnav update, to name a couple that I have experienced.