Advice Legacy/Forester Bj. 00-01

Hello Subaru municipality, after a disappointing year with a MB vehicle (4x extra-scheduled workshop) we decided to switch again to good old Japanese quality work. Reason Subaru: Solid, reliable and durable vehicles. After a short thought our decision has fallen on the Legacy 2.5 / Forester 2.0 turbo with automatic transmission, now my question to you: is there any concern at this year of construction?? Is the consumption similar with both models? And still what very important for my wife who suffers from a hip displasia: how much is the vehicle height for both models. A “normal” car is quite deep from the sitting position and the Legacy has a level regulation or? And the Forester looks from the optical higher. I could not find anything about technical data yet. Many thanks in advance for your help greetings from Bayern Tim