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Want! I'd buy the car just to explain about the video that made me buy it! Plus, it's so FREAKIN ugly. I love it.

I thought you were going to talk about where you slept when you pissed off the Mrs...

I say, we can RANT if we want to, we can leave your friends behind Cause your friends dont RANT and if they dont RANT Well they ain't no friends of mine (song: men without hats, safety dance )

Manuals are 50/50 torque split and can vary it upto 80% either way. The autos vary by year etc, but the default is never front only - it's always a variable split and both ends are always engaged to varying degrees. I believe 90% is as far as they can go, and the default is either 80/20 or 60/40 model/year dependent etc I've never had one push me straight ahead either (even paddock bashing) - that doesn't actually make sense, because if the front is spinning faster than the rear, it does NOT divert all drive to the back, it tries to divert torque to drive the front and rear at the same speed. When it reaches that equilibrium point (which is damn fast), it's driving the wheels with the most traction. If the fronts somehow have noone, and the rears heaps, it might try to push you, but it's hard to get the opposing ends on entirely different surfaces... plus if the front has no traction, youalready HAD no steering, and only an idiot keeps his foot up it. What? The 1992 I referred to above was caned most of the time. I had to - the early quadcams had no low end torque, so it was either cruising, or 4500+. The Service manager that had it prior to me used to start it, drive down his drive onto the road and off at full throttle into traffic every morning. Neiter of us would have any hesitation is driving through winding hilly areas (Mangamuka Gorge, Kaitaia was a regular) using just the top end of the rev range. A salesman at the same company "only" had 280K on his manual turbo when he got a replacement. He wasn't exactly a lightfoot either. The one in my VW van right now gets a whipping all the time. Even towing another car on a transporter trailer, I happily take it to the rev limiter, regularly. On a trip from here to Auckland, I'lll generally hit the rev limit a number of times. At 100km/h it's running 3050 RPM, and I overtake by changing down a gear, putting it at 5000, then accelerating. It's pushing a massive square brick with a total weight of a bit over 2 tonnes when on a family outing, so passing 4 cars, a camper and a logging truck up a passing lane is never done without revs. People seem to rag on Subarus, but remember how many are out there - they were the most imported car for years and years and years. Why would you not here a few bad stories.

Ah... yes... the AA. Pretending to know about cars since forever.

I've had a number of high milage Subarus, and not had any majors with them. Even some of the supposedly less reliable ones. A 1992 Legacy as a company car, which they owned from 40K until 400K (1 trans failure, and manual conversion, minor stuff, basic servicing), A 1996 Legacy at the same company from 120K upto 300K last I knew, no problems, I had a 1994 legacy myself with about 250 ks, no probs. Mrs had a 1995 Impreza which we brought with 285K on, and drove perfectly - the company that had it prior had a list of servicing done, but the biggest problem was a auto trans seal leaking and a burst radiator (I changed it from an auto 1.8 to a 2.0 manual, and a guy used the engine in a hovercraft after that! If you look after them they are very good (they feature well in a number for reliability studies too). Obviously there are possible issues with turbo ones and the odd model to avoid (like any maker), but I'd be more inclined to get a 6 cylinder one (I was going to get a 3.0 Manual Legacy wagon until we brought the E39 instead). It's a VERY nice engine!

You won't be able to see much, unless it's a rear halfshaft CV that's gone. If you can turn a rear wheel, something is broken - If you can get the car on a hoist (witht the wheels off the ground) You can turn a rear wheel and see which bits of the axle or driveshaft turn (or not).

If you jack up a back wheel, chock ALL the others, car off, in park, hand brake off, you shouldn't be able to turn the wheel. I reckon you might be able to... possibly with a bit of effort or quiet-ish funny noises. Could be WAY cheaper than a trans :-)

Nah dude... that makes a shitload more sense than text speak! I can read that fine!

Gauge symptoms suggest a faulty thermostat. They don't get stunning economy either - they're a freakin heavy car for their size... compared to a Jappa anyway! But I do remember a crash test being done between one and a Hyundai Sonata back in the day. Polo was a FAR safer car I dunno about the stalling issue. Only ever had one of these, in the rental fleet many years ago. It needed a thermostat too though... I remember the VW dealer telling me it was expensive because parts for a premium brand had premium prices. He wasn't very impressed when I said it was only a VW, AND the price was twice the price of a genuine one for dads E30 325i!

That vid is on a 6 speed manual trans - that noise is the play in the gearbox - normal... for his trans! Yours cold have been a rear cv clacking, before it let go.

manual conversion manual conversion manual conversion manual conversion You can check the oil level, there is a fill hole. Google should show it. manual conversion manual conversion manual conversion manual conversion That noise is weird though. manual conversion manual conversion manual conversion manual conversion I think you may actually find you've lost a CV, or giubo etc. When you put it in gear, it's working fine, but the drive isn't getting to the wheels. The noise when you put Park is because the drivetrain is still spinning and the Park rachet pawl is clunking until it slips into a spot. Normally you would have stopped the trans output shaft when the car came to a complete stop. If drive from the trans to the wheel is disconnected, it can all spin freely. If you go from drive to neutral, wait 30 seconds or so, and whip it up into park quickly, it probably won't make the noise. But will if you do it from reverse too. DON'T do this, but IF you could look under the car, the output flange of the trans would be spinning, possibly even the driveshaft.

Ahahahaha! too much effort! Just leave it out... hhhh! too much effort! Just leve it out...

Haha! Good answer. I just saw, in Brents quote above, the same text is "highlighted". It's like when it's part of a search term. Must be some background thing.

http://www.rexbo.eu/ Just got shocks for a mates Pajero - full set were under NZ$380, shipped. Cheapest price he got locally was just over $800. No vat, plus shipping is quoted on the site. Have used them for years, though I get my BMW bits at Milland.

Are you drunk?

^ Someone is though!

Nah......

Of course they do that regardless... Stupid german recycling laws! Like the shitty undertrays etc on BMW's.

If it's totally useless, I'll remember it! Saw it in a PDF, same as this one: http://www.bmwclub.lv/files/03_E85_M54_Engine.pdf it's on page 10.

Useless daily fact #376: The 3.0 has intake noise plumbed into the cabin. Not electronically either, but there is a pipe with a membrane "speaker" in the end.

Hmmm... that could be it. They don't much like different rolling diameters.

Have you checked tyre pressures, diameters and wear? They can upset the trans.

Ahaha! Awesome! Not far from home either :-) I have a VW 1200... and an ///M badge. Count?

Dads wasn't too bad, so we were got it off it chunks, then replaced it with brand new - less than $120 from memory.