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Again! Thank you all for the thorough responses and Happy New Year to you all!

No harshness at all! That is why I love online forums. Civil exchange of ideas ;) It was a brand new Cee'd 1.6 I am considering Diesel option and statistics point to the 1.9 TDI VAG and I quite like the B6 A4 although I will get more for my money on Skoda or Seat. I really love Subarus but the HG failure and the sensitive differentials is not something I particularly miss. Also on LPG I would have to carry a full size Spare forfeiting a decent portion of the cargo area. (That is how diff problems begin... with mismatched tyres. Not again!)

Thank you all for your thorough replies! As I mentioned I will be doing 2500 miles a month so 60ppl vs 120ppl even at a reduced mpg is a significant saving that I will recover in probably 6 months or so. I am not planning to spend £6k. I am actually planning to spend more like £1500. I keep seeing Legacies in the 100k miles selling for as little as £800 for a 4th gen. I bought my first Subaru (a 1995 legacy brighton ( bare version sold in the US) with the 2.2) at 195k miles and drove perfectly and have since bought subarus at 130-150k and was never disappointed so I would consider a FSH Legacy with 100k to be a low miles one. I understand that the reservations have to do with what some might seen as a false economy. I also hear the safety concerns although the same would apply to the petrol tank which is a lot less guarded and a lot flimsier than the ones used for LPG Installations. I did a 7000klm road trip in the continent on a hired Kia Cee'd on LPG and it was brilliant and the savings were unbelievable hence my inclination to think of this choice. Looks like with the valve protection I would be covering one of the few mechanical pitfalls discussed in regard to switching to LPG. Are there any other? I will be commuting back and forth From SW London to Reading 4-5 times a week and I check and there are several stations with LPG. Also for the sake of a rich discussion, I would guess that there would be a lot of deep pockets affected if every petrol car is converted to run on a renewable source of energy. It is very popular in the continent. Why not here? It is also said that the impact on the environment of the disposal of batteries on the hybrids is as harmful or worst than the Co2 emissions not to mention the replacement costs. Is good we have choices! Cheers!

Hi everyone, I am in the market for a 3rd or 4th gen legacy either saloon or estate after owning several Subarus back in the US where I relocated from. Subarus in the midwest are like VWs here. I will be commuting about 2500miles per month and I know that on the EJ25 I wont be getting much more than 28-31mpg in the motorway and I need to do a lot better than that. I am seeing LPG installations in the region of £700 and I have no doubts about how much I like and trust the Legacy if it was well taken care of. I am not too sure how well they do running on LPG. I do not care much for the minor loss of power but I am more concerned with Mechanical problems/nighmares that might come my way. I read that I can add a valve protection device... Since I am in the subject I will deviate from the question a bit and ask you too if you find parts and spares without much hassle or if it is sometimes difficult to find them. Differentials, and head gaskets are the achiles heel so I better ask too! Looking forward to get some feedback! Cheers!

Hi everyone. I am happily joining this forum hoping to become once again a Subaru owner. I lived 11 years in the United States where I drove mostly Subarus which I love dearly. (Had an 2003 Outback, a 2001 Legacy L Wagon, a 2000 Legacy GT, a 1998 Forester S, a 1998 Outback, a 1996, Legacy L Wagon and a 1995 Legacy Brighton Wagon) I am now considering purchasing a 4th Gen legacy and have a few questions. Cheers!