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Let us know if you have any other issues with the car in the coming months. I never like it when a dealer does something for "free".
I actually wrote a carspace guide on the differences....
http://www.carspace.com/guides/Performance-Brake-Upgrades
-mike
Your first course of action should be to read out the codes and reset CEL. If you leave it on all the time, you never know if/when another code records. At least if you keep a code reader on hand and reset the CEL after it illuminates, you can see if/when a new code is tripped. A simple handheld reader is around $100. Use it a few times and it has already paid for itself.
Just re-covering your seat would NOT solve the problem.
The problem is the cushion design, not the fabric.
I have just bought a 99' Subaru Outback Limited Wagon 4D, 80 ,000 miles on it for $4,600 (I am located in the Bay Area). It has a salvage title.
It was in the front car accident (the Air Bags did not blew up).
The condition of the car is very good. It looks great and drives great as well, that is what actually made me to buy it. I have done some drive testing today for couple of hours everything was great.
My question is: "Is there a way for me to make sure that the car is not dangerous for driving? So far everything is fine? Can there be some hidden defect?
Thanks for your replies,
Pavel
I don't know if this is something harmless or common, but I couldn't find anything like it here.
My OB2002 drops water underneath the engine. It's not much and stops after a while when the car is parked - but it's weired. It does not smell like coolant - it's just water (no overheating problems encountered so far). My old '94 Legacy did the same thing but only when it was hot + the water would come out of a little pipe. Now it seems to drop from a connection point of a much bigger pipe.
Could it be some overflow mechanism ? Also my AC cannot be switched off in the moment, it's always on, but I can't draw a connection here.
Any ideas, experiences are greatly appreciated - because I do not want to turn it in and pay a whole lot of moeny it it's something 'normal'
thanks
Johannes
Seriously, it has dual A/C, so I get one puddle under the engine bay, another behind the passenger side rear tire.
Strange location, I know!
I'd have him focus on the areas that may have been damaged in the collision. Check the alignment, steering, the boots, etc.
-mike
I was hopping/guessing it might be something harmless, because it drives just fine - now I need to get the AC fixed....it's advantageous to be able to switch it off from time to time
Johannes
I remember the Subaru seats of late 80's, now those were comfortable seats!
Mark
2003 Legacy Wagon Spec Edt
Basically the current Legacy came out in 2005. 2000-2004 were the years for the previous generation.
I do not like our 2002 Legacy L's seats much, either. I loved my '98 Forester's seats.
-mike
Sometimes numb is the best way to go! :P
-mike
And since the engine light came on (and stayed on, in my case) I couldn't pass Virginia emissions, for my plates.
One timing belt, a knock sensor, and three ignition coils later, the car still had the same problem.
But at one trip to the mechanic, he had an idea it might be a fuel injector problem, so he switched out the number 2 and 3 injectors, because the computer said it was missing on number 2.
Well, the problem remained, but then miraculously cleared up a couple of days later. Here's what I think happened:
I run a low tank constantly (aversion to and denial of high gas prices). I think i had sumped up some blockage into the #2 fuel line into the injector, and that the injector itself was partially blocked. When the injectors were switched out, I think the force in the unblocked line in #3 pushed any gum out of the injector that was switched there. And, I think, the unblocked injector that was switched to number two allowed the line to eventually unblock over a couple of days.
In other words, my fuel line was constipated.
I can't verify this was the case, but can offer no other explanation, and the fuel injector switch-out was the last thing we did.
So, if you haven't pushed the car off a cliff or fixed the problem in another way, I suggest you check your injectors and the fuel lines immediately before them.
Thanks,
Ben
-mike
Ben
In IIHS tests Subaru scores all aces in these tests, so at least it's designed that way for a reason.
Thanks in advance .
Check in the cowl area, where the air intake is for the cabin.
If you have it are you glad that you do? My wife has it on her Prius and swears by it. She was unsure about it when shopping for cars, but now uses it all the time.
It's an extra expense plus makes it harder to find a particular color. I would imagine that having it would help resale down the road. From what I read it sounds like the Subaru nav system is challenging to use. Plus, it looks like companies like Garmin make pretty good GPS units in a wide range of models.
A local dealer does indeed have an XT with nav in Silver, but I'm unsure about that color.
So... in your experience is the nav system worth pursuing?
I use maps.
Krzys
The seller claims to not know if/when the timing belt was changed.
Thanks, Klauwa
That's some serious mileage! Quarter million mile club.
I think you are better off getting the car/color you want and go aftermarket.
Mark
Subaru's update is about $230 IIRC, and you just insert an entire new DVD they send you (actually, 1 of 2).
We've taken ours to Orlando and Tucson, and will use it again next month in Tampa. Never leave home (driving) without it!