A big thank you to all respondents.
Picked up the car today after a new timing belt and water pump was installed. The mechanic said
the old belt was on its last legs and whover recommended replacing it now was giving good advice.
You can get close to "catastrophic engine damage" without realizing it.
The same mechanic replaced the brakes and advised bringing the car back around 70,000 miles
for spark plugs and wiring overhaul.
The owner of a local Grease N Go who i believe was a former Subaru exec flushed the radiator and
changed transmission and diff fluids.
Car runs quieter and smoother and next week gets new tires, BFGoodrich Travelers.
As a cancer patient I need reliable transportation and you all have contributed to that.
Life saving advice indeed.