2022 Market Review - Subaru 4WD/Brumby/Liberty 1973-2010
Subaru has been selling cars in Australia for almost 50 years and plenty from the past 40 have survived. A couple of exceptional Brumby 4WD utes sold for $20,000+ and encouraged other vendors to increase their prices, but so far the trend hasn’t affected other early Subarus.
| Buyer’s Guide: Subaru Liberty GT 2003-2008
L Series wagons from the 1980s sell for less than $5000 and we saw a shabby example of an RX 4WD Turbo for $3500. Early All-Wheel Drive Liberty sedans and wagons remain cheap, with even the Liberty RS and twin-turbo B4 remaining below $15,000. Gen. 4 Turbo GT and flat-six B-Spec models offer practical performance to Liberty buyers and most cost less than $15,000.
| Buyer’s Guide: Subaru Liberty RS turbo
Liberty GTs with STI tuning are rare and although a lot of available cars have travelled significant distances, asking prices are high.
L Series/Touring Wagon 1984-92 $3740 (12)
Brumby 1984-94 $10,775 (13)
Liberty 4WD 1989-94 $4055 (8)
Liberty RS $13,200 (5)
Liberty B4 $10,145 (8)
Liberty GT Turbo 2003-06 $12,520 (18)
Liberty GT Turbo 2007-10 $15,065 (18)
Liberty GT STI 2006 $22,640 (5)
Liberty 3.0R Spec B 2004-07 $9170 (18)
SVX $27,315 (3)
[*] = number of recorded sales
(Note: concours & special cars may demand more.)
Numbers from our 2022 Japanese Classic & Performance Car Guide.
| 2021 Market Review: Subary Liberty/SVX 1989-2009
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From Unique Cars #467, Jun/Jul 2022