PeterD

little rallycross action. I did quite terrible :-\

An amsoil rep came into my work to get his tires rotated and brakes inspected. He did 1 year 25,000 mile oil change intervals. He was driving a 2000 Explorer 5.0L with over 230k miles on it, owned since new. I found that impressive.

I was hoping the MT fanboys wouldn't chime in. :-\ thats the beauty of a CVT. no set gears it just does its thing always giving you the power when you need it. :cool: Some people just don't wan't to use a clutch anymore. From a guy who has always driven a manual trans car... I wouldn't mind an auto for my daily.

When I hear how much R&D has gone into a handful of Ford's new products it surprises me how many problems still come up. You would think after Subaru has had problems with the 2.5 they would fix it. I wonder how much testing went into that new CVT. Since most companies who made them no longer do I wonder why Subaru chose to make one as apposed to a 6 speed auto or double clutch auto. the CVT is like a Mazda rotory engine. Brilliant idea but never really worked that well.

Yeah. I was a bit surprised by there purchase, Its still covered under power-train warranty after the 3/36 is up. If its anything like there older 98 outback it made all sorts of noises and all sorts of check engine lights but went to 280k before they traded it in.

Motorcraft FL1998 filter and Motorcraft 5w30.... ok I work at a Ford Dealer.

So my parents bought a 2010 Outback. Styling and size aside its a really nice car to drive. My Father tends to be very sensitive to little rattles and noises. There CVT equipped outback is now making some strange noises at idle in neutral. It almost sounds like the CVT chain is slapping the transmission case. it dosn't happen under load. He has taken it to a few dealers and they keep saying nothing is wrong. He has asked for them to lift a new one up and listen and they have done that. I hear the noise It doesn't sound normal. I understand CVTs are completely different but this noise doesn't sound right. Does anyone have experience with these. Any recommendations for Subaru Techs in the Greater Seattle area.

my parents were getting 36mpg or so on the heads up display on there 2010 Outback on a long road trip. My friends Justy gets over 30mpg all the time. With a tail wind and flat roads I can get nearly 30mpg with my 2.2 Legacy. Im rounding up. :-\

I will admit I was shocked at the new design of the Legacy/Outback. The 09 was such a stunning car, at least in wagon form. But I have slowly grown to like the new design. It does blend in a bit but its still a Subaru. My parents traded in there 98 outback for a 2010 outback and i have had the pleasure of driving it a hand full of times, I am impressed. It has much much much more leg room in the front and back, it's quiet, the doors shut like a vault. The new 2.5 with the CVT is a great match with plenty of pep. My few gripes are the handling, it has numb steering. You cant corner like you can in the old 98. The stereo, especially when using an ipod through the usb port ( un-intuitive and a huge distraction when driving )

Volkwagen is now making some of the best cars they have ever built. I have a love hate relationship with VW. I think there cars are great looking and well built. But they still cant fix problems that have plagued them for years. Subaru made some well built cars in the 80s and up to the mid 90s with the birth of the Legacy. When the Outback came out for the first time I felt Subaru had gone down hill. Poor ergonomics, cheap leather, cheap plastic, road noise like you won't beleive, and transmissions that cant make up there mind. Still reliable cars though. Fast forward to the 2000s with the new redesign and I feel they made some big improvements. My parents just traded in there 98 Outback with 260k miles on the clock. The transmission was shot and had EGR codes, Knock sensor codes, and the O2 sensor light came on. It had one set of head gaskets replaced by my father at 180k miles. They wanted to get a Toyota but finaly settled on a 2010 Outback! 2.5 with the CVT. Its a fantastic car. Somehow my Dad was convinced that Subaru makes one of the best cars on the road.

nice find indeed

I was thinking of the little plastic sockets that conect all the linkage. I had a similar problem. Now I make it a habit to scrape ice and snow off the window all the time.

Well since I do my own repairs I can't say they are expensive to fix, if you ever have to turn a wrech on the car they are fairly simple and inexpensive ( not as cheap as my scirocco, but still cheap ) the cool thing is that they are very reliable. at least all my subarus have been.

filled up today. 204miles on 8.9gal just about 23mpg :-\ its not horrible for commuting to work but not as good as it was. maybe my engine has given up. 230,000 miles and most of that i have no idea how well the previous owner maintained it. It does use a quart or so of oil between oil changes.

im well aware of the car he is speaking of. something interesting i had saved in my favorites is this filter flow test. though the test is based off a mazda miata the idea is there http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/airfilter/airtest2.htm read it if you like, take what you want from it. I have never seen an aftermarket filter or experienced any gain in power or fuel economy with a k&N type filter. that being said i could never recomend one. That being said if you like them go for it, I just don't see the point. I was a kid once and though all the aftermarket stuff was great but i have now realized I was wrong.