I had a Subaru GL wagon for quite a while. Bought it with 100K miles and sold it with about 210K, had to put a water pump in once, otherwise just changed the oil every 5,000 or so. It was a heavy car for its size, but I never had to replace the brakes. Not that great on really rough roads or in deep snow because of the low ground clearance.
All in all, a good little car. I’ve got nothing against Subarus.
I loved the Subaru.
Just not the expense in brakes.
Our mechanic said that some were just like that for some reason. You either got a good one that didn’t have any trouble, or one like mine.