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I would be glad it you could give me that info. You might very well be correct! Best regards Kris

I tried my present car today, and it gave almost the same figures on the first and second gear. And I do not at all consider my car to have lower ger sets the other cars. I would prefer to get 5-10 mph at 3000 rpm. I mean the low range should be much lower then the high range, otherwise I do not se the point in using the the low range.

Does anyone hava a tourqe curve for the 2,5 liter Outback (SOHC)? /K

I really appreciate it Welly! Thank you very much. By the way I will test drive them next week. So hopefully I will be one of you in a couple of weeks. Cheers /Kris

That would be great if you could give me the specs om the 3000 rpm´s. I have narrowed it down to just 2 cars. One with 100000 miles and one with 115000 miles. The first one has leather interior, sunroof, new summer and winter tires, new rear discs, new window and timing belt is new. The other has engine heater, half leather, advanced audio system and one year warrenty. Both seem to be in fair condition, serviced well, no rust. The first one is the prime choice if he admits to have the car tested at a certified car testing centre.

Has anyone ever put a winch on the front of your car? That is a gadget that I always have wanted to have. A remote controlled winch when it gets tought. Women just loves it...grrrr:) When it comes to parts for the Subarus, both spare parts and styling parts, who has the largest selection? Web-based would be nice. I just read about a guy i Sweden that drove his 2000 OB 500000 miles in 6 years. And still had de original clutch, gearbox, exhaust system, suspention and so on. That is impressive. /Kris

I had contact with a Subaru service centre and they told me that the timing belt interval for the cars sold in Sweden is 105000 km/65000 miles or every 48 month. Have not thought of the low range usage in slow town traffic. Love to get the figures from a testdrive at 3000 rpm. I can ask it in this post to as it seems like you might have the correct answer, is it possible to shift between low and high while under way? The mpg is lower then I thought, have seen figures of 33-34 mpg on the freeway doing 55 mph, and 26-27 in city traffic. /Kris

I have tried the search function with both good and bad results. I have not really gotten the hang of it yet. What is it that makes the boxer so good? The torque? Smoothness? Reliability? All Outback MT in Sweden comes with the dual range system. The low range/gear is what I like to have when I am doing ramp work. Is it possible to go from low range to high range while under way? And about towing (I did read the link). I have hade much weaker cars towing pretty good loads for 1000 miles non stop. The limit in Sweden while towing is 50 mph. The problem has been in and around the ramp. I would love to have a pickup, but the downsides are to many. Huge fuel consumption, high tax, less maneuverability and such. Any other comments on the rust issue? I can see that your car is 7 years older then the cars I am looking at. Might be the cause. I know the all Subarus delivered to Sweden during the first years of this millennium went through extra rust preventing treatment. Regards Kris

By the way Porcupine, the timing belt has been changed on all of them. It was done around 70-75k. I thought the belt was to be changed att 120000 km/75000 miles.

What mpg do you get while on the freeway and in the city? If you have experiance from pulling trailers (2500-3500 lb) what mpg do you get then driving down the freeway. Regards Kris

Hi, and thanks! First of all, I don't know how it happened but somehow the word boat was transformed into car. Sorry! I have a 21 feet Alu boat with a weight (including trailer) of 3000 lb. Have become more and more fond of bringing it with me when fishing far away from my home town. And we do get our fair share of snow even though global warming is taking its toll on the winter. Yes I am fairly mechanically inclined. No problems with breaks, exhaust system, electric parts, wheel bearings and such. I would not tear down the gearbox, that is above my skill level. So this car can be considered as a car that is easy to maintain yourself? Have not had a boxer engine before. I have always loved asian cars, drow my previous mazda beyond 300k mark with almost no maintenace at all. Not all swedes stick to Volvo. I can find parts and service for subaru within a close range, so that ia not a problem. Does the 4 WD system function well? I am looking at the models with manual gearbox, I like to get the low gear ability. Your considerations about that? What is the mph/kph at 3000 rpm on the lowest gear? Places one the car more prone to rust. I live on the coast so salt present. Regards Kris

HI! First question from en swede that needs advise. I am looking to buy a Suburu 4wd to us pulling my car and of course for normal duties living outside the city. Been looking at a few Subaru Outbacks 2,5 (EJ251) from 2002 with 80000-100000 miles. Is it considered as a good car (from what I've seen it is)? What should I be aware of? I do know about the HG problems. Should you recommend me to buy one of these? Please all feedback is welcome! Regards Kris