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Since Subaru is building their own, there's no need (even if GM is helping them) to continue with a risk taking corporation.
Over at nabisco, someone posted a link about GM going to use the Saab version of the B9 with a diesel engine by 2007 for Europe. But if Subaru is building their own engine, I don't see why GM would need to get involved unless there some political binding in selling diesel models in Europe through GM.
-juice
i know it is not a big item but i start to wonder about what else they shortchanged to save $0.50
Jim
So even if you cut that time in half, that's a long time.
Maybe the electrical systems are poorly designed and there are surges.
-juice
I'd like to upgrade our west-facing living room window coverings and am debating between the two. Obviously, blinds are a lot less expensive than shutters, but they do not provide as much insulation against the hot afternoon sun. Shutters look great, but they tend to be bulky.
What's been your preference?
Ken
Anything that fits 'close' to the window is going to help .. and if you could shade the 'outside' of the window it's even better ...
-Frank
I have *got* to stop watching those design shows on TLC!
Anyone else get an invite to the Benz ML test drive event? Bob - you wanna come? I can take one guest.
-juice
The Sun's link on this story is not up as of this moment, otherwise I would post it.
Also interesting is that they quoted a sales person at a Subaru dealer, who was in the used car department. It seems Subaru—and other too, I'm sure—are benefiting from this; but especially Subaru, as April was the best sales month in SOA history.
Bob
Note the Baja/Ridgeline-like Ssangyong XMT concept.
Bob
XMT's front-end is scary, one of the ugliest in the industry. But oddly enough the rear end is nicely sorted out, perhaps the best looking rear for a Crew Cab!
-juice
Hey, if Caddy and Lincoln can offer pickups, why not Mercedes?
Bob
Plus the bed looks too small. I realize that's a chop, but they'd have to make the whole thing bigger to make it useful.
What I heard is that SUVs now have a soccer mom image so more men are going towards pickups and crew cabs, so maybe this is Mercedes' way to keep those male buyers that make up the majority of Benz shoppers.
I still think it's a bad idea. It would have half the utility of a Ridgeline and in pickups that matters a lot more than in SUVs.
-juice
Also, both BMW and VW are also seriously considering similar pickups for the US market, and are expected within the next 5 years.
Bob
The G would certainly be beefy enough. I wonder how many H2 are the SUT model? Probably only a small amount? Once the novelty wears off I bet the H2 SUV represents 90% or more of the sales.
So it would be like an Outback sedan. :P
-juice
Bob
dib, "Navigation / GPS Systems" #179, 11 May 2005 10:49 am
Garbage in, garbage out. This owner gets better info from the local AM radio stations. Too bad.
-juice
One thing that Acura took to their advantage was to advertise this "traffic" capability and market it well. But what they failed to mention was that this applies only to those traffic monitoring agencies that feed the signal of traffic updates, which are very few.
There are many still out there that don't have this technology nor feel the need to invest money into it. People do fine with radio traffic updates. There is not much demand nor marketing for Traffic Signal Navs.
Bob
-juice
Jeep is gonna have some serious issues - Hummer H3 is coming right into their sweet spot, and now this potential Wrangler alternative. And Jeep is already hurting.
-juice
Or how about a Caddy funeral car? Or just a plain old Caddy limo? All are here on this link.
Bob
http://www.funco-motorsports.com/subaru_motor.htm
A series of companies use Subaru engines for powering dunebuggys. There's actually quite of bit of interesting reading as to why they favor Subaru's boxer engines. The links to the additonal vendors have even more reading.
Ken
I would love to see the Forester evolve into something like this; not holding my breath, but I'd still like to see it happen. I saw the concept that was shown at the NY show, and was VERY impressed! Should be on sale here next fall.
Bob
http://www.suzukiauto.com/about_suzuki/concepts/concept_x2/
From Japanese Suzuki web site:
http://www.suzuki.co.jp/escudo/
Looks like it could be a poor man's mini Touareg.
Bob
Ken
Wouldn't that hurt unsprung weight, though?
Ken
That 2.7l V6 is the wimpiest engine in the world (for its size) and definitely would be the weak spot in that Suzuki. Plus it's not very efficient, either. Other than that it looks good.
The cabin seems narrow but otherwise I really like it. :shades:
The warranty alone will draw in some folks. It's the longest fully transferable warranty in the biz.
In-wheel motors would be interesting, hybrids are heavy anyway. And the real weight is in the batteries, which are sprung.
-juice
Steve
Bob
You could still have shorter-length shafts and have all 4 be completely indy of each other. But you'd still be limited to just 25% of full power to any given wheel. Subaru's VDC can send 100% of power to any given wheel.
-juice
http://www.forceprotection.net/models/cougar/
Bob
LOL
-juice
On that theme, have a look at a more useful alternative, the world's only High Speed Front End Loader and Backhoe, developed for the Australian Army
http://www.adi-limited.com/2-01-010-040-040.html
the same company also make the Bush Ranger, Australia's LAV.
Cheers
Graham
Bob
-juice
Gizmag - Outstanding stuff here. I could bounce between this site and HowStuffWorks all day! :shades:
Alan
98 OBW Ltd
I think they were just way too optimistic.
Plus, you can't raise prices and have volume grow rapidly, it just doesn't happen. Pick one of the other.
Incentives gave them record sales in April. So that answers the question (they picked volume over price).
-juice
having shown what the backhoe looks like, this is the Australian answer to a Light Armoured Vehicle.
http://www.adi-limited.com/pdfs/bushmaster.pdf
Cheers
Graham
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I initially thought it was valve or lifter noise and started checking into the Forester XT thread since I had read about some having better success with 10w-30 instead of 5w-30 when using M1 (which is what I use in the MPV). I did re-do my last oil change with 5w-20 Motorcraft Synth Blend, just to rule out the M1 as the cause. At first glance, it could sound like a lifter or valve, but upon getting closer to the engine and approaching from the below the radiator, you can clearly hear "pfffftttt"-like sounds and even a little exhaust gargle/rumble. Sure, the Duratec 3.0L might not be the quietest/smoothest engine, but it certainly does not normally have this 'rumble'. Once warmed up, the noise is almost gone or is undetectable, even under load. So, the gasket or header metal quickly warms and fills the gap(s).
It's too tight in there for me to see where the header or exhaust gasket is compromised, so I'm taking it in this afternoon.
-Brian
-mike