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Holy resurrection!! Skip , we miss you buddy! RIP I would say this is for N/A and not the turbo - my opinion.

And Allpar Mod added: "It's a real shame that something with the McIntosh name is junk. I'm in to vintage audio and McIntosh home audio units from back in the day command big bucks and are considered the Rolls Royce of audio components." In fact, they weren't only built by Clarion, but at the time Clarion owned McIntosh, so there's no telling what kind of inter/intra-company forces led to this. I wouldn't expect anything beyond Clarion quality in the digital portion, manufacture, etc., but I think that there's McIntosh design in the relevant audio sections. I've worked with their trad amplifiers; they are something special. But I tell you, in the last few days since I got this thing going again I've been playing a handful of CDs that I thought I knew very well, and I'm hearing things - very subtle effects, a bit of echo, some cymbals - that I've never heard before on a car, home, or studio (I've radio DJed for many years) system. Let the haters hate, but I'm quite impressed by the sound.

The 03 has developed an oil leak. Brief look underneath doesn't really point to the oil cooler which was recently replaced. (I also recently replaced the front w'shield washer pump, again) This car has never had valve cover gaskets done. I dunno if I'm up to doing them myself - certainly not until better weather and my MIL moves out. I really can't risk having the car out of service if I screw something up..... probably need to drive the WRX again, we have been very vigilant with the whole covid thing, plus, I got fired so, decided to go ahead and retire, and the cars just sit.

OK, I thought about washing and waxing but decided my 2005 Outback with 205,000 miles, CEL 5 codes P0174, 0420, 1155, wheel bearings shot, worn tires, leaking HGs, VC gaskets, power steering pump replacement leaking, brakes worn out, HVAC selector worn and not "selecting" (of issue since all the above mentioned leaking fluids that weren't trailing the car or polluting every place I parked, burnt off on the exhaust and made breathing a challenge in the car) was a car in need of a new car so I traded it in on a 2019 Outback Premium with 8K miles. I'll do just about anything to avoid washing and waxing a car.