i think to expect any car to run to 300,000 miles is a bit of a stretch. It really depends on how much you are willing to pay to keep the car in running condition. As with any car parts are going to need replaced, as long as you keep the car in good shape I see no reason you couldn't get another 100,000 miles out of it. I hope you do make it to 300,000!

I've got a '92 Loyale wagon, with 215 K miles on it, and it's still running. I've had it for about 3 years and driven about 40-50 K miles on it. Repairs I had done: new tires, rear suspension replaced, timing belt replaced, and new muffler. The front suspension should get fixed soon, but other than that (and the ever-present small amount of oil leakage) it runs fine. Please let me know if you get any more info on the top mileage to expect on these cars...I'm debating buying a newer one. Good luck!

I used to sell subaru's, and I consistently saw 200K + on them, with TLC and willingness to keep it maintained, I saw one a '95 with 305,793 miles, no reason for you not to get it.

Since most Subaru owners use there cars to the fullest extent possible, Subaru’s tend to have a shortened life span, but if treated with care 300,000 miles is 100% possible. My Subaru has only 115k on it, but I off road with it more than most guys who own trucks and the structure of the car is still 100%. My car has also seen lots of road salt, for almost every snow storm I go out driving, and the rust damage to my car is minimal, even to my OCD eyes.

it lasts until it's off the dealers lot

The old Brightons used the 2.2 engine, which is probably one of the most reliable and long-lasting engines ever developed.  If you take care of the car and do the maintenance you're supposed to, there's no reason you can't get 300k out of it.  That said, maintenance will get more and more expensive with time and you'll probably get to a point where a set of new tires is worth more than your car.  My advice is to run it as long as it is still cheap to keep on the road; once you start dumping more than a few hundred bucks into every few months is when it's smart to get rid of it and get something newer.

well i had a 1990 subaru legacy last me up till 170 thousand and i trashed the thing after the trannie's main seal finally blew chunks all over the place and refused to move :D me and my dad ended up dumping a whole crap load of trannie fluid into it and getting the car to move and stall up on a hill XD we ended up blowing the engine.

that car got the shit beat out of it daily...on my 60 mile drives from college to back...it was a really good car and i have to say that anyone that buys a Subaru expect to have it for at least 10 years

Obviously the first guy seems to be on the ball, the EJ20 engines have been known to go well beyond the 300k mark providing they are given regular tune ups including fluid changes. Engines like these, as with most other engines can and will offer significant mileages once properly maintained.

seeing as this question is over i a year old i am really curious what was done and hwo the car is doing now.

my 95 legacy L AWD wagon with  4EAT has 265,000 on it and is going strong.  it isnt perfect but it is till running.  it is getting pretty rusty and the door electrics are acting up a bit.  the awd binds a little in low speed turning but even that isnt too bad.

As with any machinery I think it depends on how it's built and how you treat it. With the 93 subaru legacy I own I had changed engines three times by the 130 Km mark. Although this sounds as if the vehicle is very unreliable we were asking a lot of it at the time. ie: 13 second 1/4 miles. This vehicle handled the horsepower very well and I feel a standard unit would operate well to the 200 Km mark very easily and possibly a lot further with the right mantenaince.

It is said that 90% of all subarus made in the last ten years are still on the road.If you want it to last , just maintain it properly.It will last u as long as u want it to.

I got a 97 Legacy 2.5 , its got 176,000 miles and the only problems are rattlin in the exaust and the stick sometimes gets stuck between 2nd and 3rd - If you show the Legacys some love I think they could take you to 300K.