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And no-ooooow, the re-sssst of the story. Drove, sans trailer down to Medford from Pt. Ludlow. 31.5 mpg trip average. Basically, a non-event trip. Not so the return home Medford to Whitefish. I got forced off the road between Medford and Salem by some guy in a big rush weaving and tailgating his way through traffic that was going too slow for him (we were all running about 70 in a 65). He changed lanes into me and just kept comin after I laid on the horn, and he saw me, I ended up clear over the breakdown lane and into the gravel to avoid contact. If I had been in my other car I would have wrecked. About ten minutes later what to wy wondering eyes does appear but Mr. "I'm in a big hurry" pulled over by an Oregon State Trooper (in a blue Chevy Pick-up, no less, very, very stealthy). So, I stop and go back and tell my tale to the officer. He thanks me, and say's "Well, there goes any thought I may have had about writing a lesser violation" . So Speed Racer gets a double fine 70 in a 35 construction zone, couldn't have happened to a more deserving individual. Had trouble starting a couple times after gassing up (stupid OR no-pump law) acted like it wasn't getting gas, just cranked, then stuttered and sputtered until it caught, then ran fine. 28.9 trip avg over three passes and running 75 almost all the way, except one empty stretch in MT where I ran it up to 100 to see how it felt ... just like 80. I guess we'll keep it.

Hauled a Honda Black Shadow out from Kalispell, MT to Tacoma, WA. Perfect fit in a 7.5 ft U-Haul trailer. also had the alloys and tires off Honu, The Pretty One's '00 that got totalled. Dropped them off for 'Sister 7" (Thank's Anna). We had been perfectly willing to keep the Legaback for another 100,000 miles, & I'm not exactly overjoyed to have car payments, but I'm in love with the new car. What an effortless car to drive, good climate controls, excellent (for factory) sound system, perfect balance, even dragging the two-wheel trailer (OEM hitch). I hardly knew it was back there, except when I hit the brakes and was blinded by the third stoplight reflecting off the trailer. Another fine feature is the power driver's seat, that reclines virtually flat, excellent for that occassional reststop kip. Trip mileage was a respectable 21.5. Next legs are a run down to Medford, OR (from Pt. Ludlow, WA) leaving at OH-dark-thirty in the morning, then from Medford back to Whitefish on Monday. I'm realy looking forward to highway with out dragging the U-Haul anchor!

$150.00, even is OZ bucks that's pretty steep ... flares with flair, no doubt.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/04/20/MTGJ6PB48G1.DTL mostly.

According to Click & Clack who discussed exactly this issue last week (at least on our NPR provider) this is NOT a do-it-yourself item. It's apparently easy to set it off, and if you are in the wrong place if that happens it could be disasterous. to hear them tell it, they've both done it to customers cars with bad outcome.

Our '00 Legacy had 188,000 trouble free miles on it when it was totaled. Regular tranny service BY SUBARU! No shifting problems, no over-revs, no torque bind.

Turn on all your electrical accessories, high beams and all, and see if the 'note' changes. Every high pitched whine I've ever had in a car (not limited to Subarus) weas an alternator on it's way out.

Agreed, back in the old pepper tree mechanic days ... before any pollutiion devvices had been invented (even the PCV valve), I was always taught blue smoke on acceleration = rings, blue smoke on deceleration = valve guides. In this case, I too voe for a clogged PCV valve.

Totally unrelated, two words ... Zone Rep.

Carl, Arlington YACHT CLUB ... isn't it a long way to Lake Dallas? I don't 'member any water near Arlington.

I'm dissapointed in the new styling, but then I think the high point of Impreza styling is the frog-eye, so what do I know about the tastes of modern car buyers. I DO think the current stylists at Subaru are entirely too derivative, and they are starting to look like avery other car. Thenew Tribeca front end is certainly an improvement over the Alfa-Romeo 'snout' but it looks almost exactly like a Chrysler mini-van now. And I really do like the styling of our dear departed 2000 Legaback better than it's current body style 2006 outback, but would I go back after driving the newer car ... NO WAY. The rear of the new five-door is just fugly, but we better get used to it, everything is gonna look like that soon.

Funny thing, I was talking to my aviation mechanic durning my lunch (airport bum break), and he suggested the same thing, except not running. He about choked when I said, hmmm Il do it while it's idling. Actually, I'll glue some course sandpaper on a paint stir stick and keep my fingers out of the 'loop'.

All the adjustments are frozen and under a lot of stuff on top of the front driveshaft. I'll let Mr. Badwrench fix it. What I'm looking for now is the 'wipe 'em with brake fluid' or whatever to stop the squeal for the next thousand miles until it's dure for an oil/filter change and I'll get the new belts then.

What's the temporary Okie belt dressing solution? :Flame:Yeah, I know, I know, but this is for the Barbie Jeep (Tracker) which has the most redick-u-less accessory belt adjustment I have ever seen. I'll get the belts replaced and adjusted next oil change, in the meantime I've GOT to kill the pig living under the hood.

Pfui on all that, she's already got an in-dash display, and doesn't really care about auto-dim. All she really wants is a compass ... I'll buy her an Air-Guide. I would like to install an in-dash GPS in the dash slot, but given the cost ... fuggidaboudit!

Can't you just cockaroach the power from the dome light, like you do for a map light? Or is there other wiring related to the light sensor and/or compass? The Pretty One wants one for the new Outback as well.

Why is that? The Jeep body is a perfect 'form follows function' for a light-duty reconnisance car. As is the HumVee for it's stated purpose. If someone wants an open wheel, easy to hop in and out of vehicle why not use an aftermarket Jeep-type body, rather than re-inventing the wheel Of course, if it's worth it to you to go through the expense and effort to create a unique vehicle, that's a different story, but there were those in this formum asking for kit or pre-built off-road conversions, and it seems to me that a pre-fab 'Jeep' body could easily fill that need.

Our '00 was at 188,000 when it got clobbered. We had just (three days before) gotten it back from Subaru having done T-belt # 2 early because it was on sale ... damn! We had no known HG issues, and had done the TSB fix (gunk). We never had a problem with the car, except an odd, hard to find intermittant miss, which turned out to be a mass air flow sensor that wasn't throwing a code. Oh, and course the permanent CEL (black tape). It was a great car, and we fully intended to drive it to thte end of the decade ... and maybe beyond.

John, We had a '95 Legacy (same basic body series as the '99) and a '00 Legacy, the '00 was light years ahead in interior comfort and road manners (to me at least). We would be driving the '000 for another 100,000 miles, but a;as a Jeep Cherokee recently killed it ... and damnear my wife too!). We now have an '06 which is another quantum leap above the '00. The one thing the '06 has is heated seats, even in Montana they are only on for about five minutes before you have to turn them off ... so i guess it's all about how important short-time butt comfort is worth to you. Welcome aboard.

This isn't mine, I know nothing about it, but it sure would be cool on a subaru pan, cut-to-fit. Somewhere in the Flathead Valley is as close as I can nail it down. If therre's any interest, I'll call about for someone. FIBERGLASS JEEP BODY: Have extra parts, $800 OBO. (406) 885-3750

Only offering $5,500.00, because of the high miles (188,000), no credit for the brand-new front case work, or deBrightonization. Also they used Missoula s the value base, and I know for a fact that Subarus are worth more in northern Montana than they are in MSO. I'm going to collect local ads before I send them the agreement and title ... not giving up yet. DAMN, I was preparing to drive that car til 2010 and 300,000 miles. The 2006 IS nice tho' .

Air lock, the head gasket prolly didn't need to be replaced, but whoever did it, didn't burp the cooling system correctly. Get the air out or you WILL blow the headgasket. Search and you'll find lots of info. I can't do it, my network settings blocks all seaarch functions but Google ... don't ask.

I simply cannot convince The Pretty One that her new is actually almost exactly the same size as her '00. I realize the new one is probably quite a bit heavier, and certainly any 24,000 mile car will feel more solid than a 188,000 mile car. But I too, am surprised by how much more substantial the new one feels. I jokingly said "It feels like I'm driving a Buick" ... and she agreed .

Got your PM, and you're right, it WILL look great with the alloys on it. I'll PM you was soon as we know our upcoming road trip schedule. I'm looking forward to a long I-90 run in the new Outback ... The Pretty One is DREADING IT ... AS USUAL.

SO, instead of rust we all buy at least one windshield per annum. In the ten years we've lived in Montana we've bought eight windshields.The Pretty One lost the windshield on her new '06 on the third day. And it has an imbedded antenna ... groan :-\