oddcomp Posted May 2, 2005 Share Posted May 2, 2005 steering that is. so since i have the option of both who votes for what it would be mostly street driven maybe a few jaunts in gravel or mud ect plus its less stuff under teh hood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffroid Posted May 2, 2005 Share Posted May 2, 2005 It's personal preference (obviously). I used to be of the opinion that I did not want power steering in my subarus. They are small and light enough to where I felt that the small increase in convenience wasn't worth the stuff extra under the hood and something else to go wrong. BUT, I recently started driving around in an older GL-10 sedan that I picked up to fix up and donate to a friend in need. MAN that power steering is sweet. Now when I drive around in my GL wagon without power steering I really miss it. So my vote is power. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soobmater Posted May 2, 2005 Share Posted May 2, 2005 I vote power to. It's really nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idosubaru Posted May 2, 2005 Share Posted May 2, 2005 power. i've had a number of XT6's with 200,000+ miles with all original components (except the brushes of course). never had to touch a rack or tie rob or anything, so they seem reliable enough. never had a belt driven subaru p/s pump though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShawnW Posted May 2, 2005 Share Posted May 2, 2005 Power. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flowmastered87GL Posted May 2, 2005 Share Posted May 2, 2005 Power... rallycross without it just seems like it would be harder as I generally palm the wheel during one and shift with the other. (or hold the car in gear) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthWet Posted May 2, 2005 Share Posted May 2, 2005 Power. I have a Loyale that has a bad power rack, and it is slightly annoying to drive because of lack of power steering. The Leone/Loyales are much nicer with power, IMHO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pyromanic Posted May 2, 2005 Share Posted May 2, 2005 Another nice thing about the power pumps on the EA82's is that they are so easy to rebuild-restore. 25 bucks for OEM kit, or just buy a seal down at a bearing house. Just did one that sprung a leak. I used to have an 87 4x4 Toyota PU with no power steering. It was an arm breaken' bitc#. Seems like the bigger tires the worse that is. Pyro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oddcomp Posted May 2, 2005 Author Share Posted May 2, 2005 I used to have an 87 4x4 Toyota PU with no power steering. It was an arm breaken' bitc#. Seems like the bigger tires the worse that is. Pyro pfffttt... try driving a 76 k5 blazer with 44's in downtown traffic and have the ps belt blow apart.... ooof my main reason is i have this 85 wagon i am cutting on and it has the manual rack in it and even with flat tires it seems as easy to turn as my power rack does well at least to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meeky Moose Posted May 2, 2005 Share Posted May 2, 2005 no power, here, love it.. besides its less of a drag on my old carbed ea82, and i get a small upper body workout when driving.. what more could ya ask for, lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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