Isle Dweller

Best Wishes to a fellow Legacy driver.Looks like a very nice car I'm sure you won't regret it.However one word of warning -tackle the rust ASAP!.I didn't and now I've had to buy another car till I can work out what to do and is it worth it,very sad.On the bright side my slightly newer car is a ...Subaru Outback!.Happy motoring!

Thanks Linx .I seached for weeks before I got some real help from your stuning post!.

Don't I know it!. My Legacy is 20 this year and the Volvo 24!.

Hi, Thanks for the answers to my questions.The last advisory said "front crossmember corroded" but like a fool I kept puting of repairs til the next MOT was due. It is only the lower radiator bracket that's badly rusted so perhap's I'll try to get it repaired and then Mot'ed.Irony is that I bought a Volvo v70 as a daily whilst I was going to put the Subaru back to rights.However the Volvo has done nothing but have parts fail one after another, so I've e spent all my time fixing that "thing" instead of my beloved Subaru!.

Oh and are all Subaru's ,one size fits all when it comes to these ,what the Americans call ,"slam panels"?.Thanks

Did you ever get an answer to your question about the radiator support bracket?.I've got a Legacy with the same problem.The first time I noticed this I repaired it with the same method you've suggested and covered it up again.Five MOT's later there is even less metal and I joined this site to look for answers .Is this bracket even testsed for MOT or is it dare I say structual!.If anyone knows plesae let me know.