How many miles will a Subaru Baja last?

While results will vary and the big variable is always how well the car has been maintained, what I can tell you is a Subaru is capable of going 300,000 miles. And if you are a regular maintenance type of owner you should expect to get that type of mileage out of it.

Why did the Subaru Baja fail?

Unable to match traditional small pickup truck capabilities, the Baja was relegated to being in a class of its own, unable to win over any buyers from the pickup truck market. Even with this uphill struggle in the pickup truck market, there was more to the Baja’s failure than its deficiencies as a truck.

What is similar to a Subaru Baja?

Though the Honda Ridgeline is a vastly different vehicle that the Subaru pickup truck, it does stand apart from other compact trucks such as the Toyota Tacoma and the Chevrolet Colorado. With its unibody platform, the Honda pickup truck might be a comparable vehicle to the Subaru Baja.

What platform is the Subaru Baja?

The unibody design borrowed heavily from the existing mechanicals, platform and sheet metal of the Subaru Legacy/Outback wagon. Production began on July 18, 2002 as a 2003 model at the Subaru of Indiana Automotive, Inc.

Is Subaru Baja still made?

The Subaru Baja was unceremoniously discontinued following the 2006 model year.

When did Subaru quit making the Baja?

2006
Despite such ingenuity, the Baja struggled to find interested buyers (sales totaled around 30,000 units throughout the model’s short lifespan). Subaru called it quits on the Baja after the 2006 model year.

How much is a Subaru Baja?

Average prices today tend to range from around $5,000 to $13,000 for a non-turbo model (depending on condition and transmission), while turbo Bajas typically cost upwards of $10,000 in decent shape – a turbo Baja with a manual is the rarest of them all and can cost as much as $20,000 with low mileage – as of writing.

Do Subaru Bajas hold their value?

It turns out, however, the Baja found its niche in used-car shoppers. The Baja was sold from 2003 to 2006, with an original manufacturer’s suggested retail price of around $23,000 to $28,000 with shipping and options.

Does the Subaru Baja have a boxer engine?

The car in question is a 2006 Subaru Baja Turbo with only 47,000 miles and has the much cooler turbocharged 2.5-liter boxer motor making 210 Horsepower. The standard model came with the same engine but sans the turbo, and it was painfully slow.

Is the Subaru Baja a good car?

The Baja is the vehicle for the modern quasi-suicidal adventurer of the body and spirit — the extreme-sports enthusiast who frolics on sheer cliffs, surfs tsunamis, and bicycles down the side of the Sears Tower. It’s named after a place that’s very hot and doesn’t work very well. But unlike its namesake, the Subaru Baja does work very well indeed.

What’s the deal with the Baja switchback?

The longer pickup bed and aggressive front fascia reduce the Outback’s already marginal approach and departure angles, making the Baja even less able to claw its way to a place where the EMTs can only reach you by chopper. Because modern recreation requires mountains of gear, Baja designers created a bed pass-through they call the Switchback.

How big is the Baja Truck?

As the pictures demonstrate, the Baja, like the BRAT, is small. It has a ground clearance of 7.3 inches, a towing capacity of 2400 pounds, and a pickup bed that is only 41.5 inches long. The BRAT was a vehicle easily dismissed.

Why is it called Baja?

The Baja is the vehicle for the modern quasi-suicidal adventurer of the body and spirit — the extreme-sports enthusiast who frolics on sheer cliffs, surfs tsunamis, and bicycles down the side of the Sears Tower. It’s named after a place that’s very hot and doesn’t work very well.