Just can't drive it
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2002 subaru outback awd
condition: fair
cylinders: 5 cylinders
fuel: gas
title status: clean
transmission: manual
5 cylinder 🤔
condition: fair
cylinders: 5 cylinders
fuel: gas
title status: clean
transmission: manual
5 cylinder 🤔
Yeah I noticed it was sporting an extra cylinder, or maybe it's an H6 and it's got a dead cylinder?
Learning to drive a stick shift came early for me.
I was about 11 years old, piloting a 1953 Farmall Super M. Had a super stiff foot clutch, had to hang off the steering wheel to get it to go down.
Backing up to the wagon with your Dad holding the wagon tongue in one hand and a hitch pin in the other.
That was the day I learned how to drive a standard shift.
Fear is a great motivator.......
Of course, it wasn't much later I figured out that by using the foot throttle you could speed shift that thing into high gear, or 2nd gear was about perfect for pulling a wheelie from a dead stop
I was about 11 years old, piloting a 1953 Farmall Super M. Had a super stiff foot clutch, had to hang off the steering wheel to get it to go down.
Backing up to the wagon with your Dad holding the wagon tongue in one hand and a hitch pin in the other.
That was the day I learned how to drive a standard shift.
Fear is a great motivator.......
Of course, it wasn't much later I figured out that by using the foot throttle you could speed shift that thing into high gear, or 2nd gear was about perfect for pulling a wheelie from a dead stop
I learned to ride a dirtbike at about 11 or 12. XR80 Honda. Fast forward a couple years, my dad bought a late 70's FI WV Rabbit with a stick. He had a buddy he carpooled a lot with, we lived out on eastern Long Island and he worked at the big jail in the city, Rikers Island. I learned how to drive stick on that Rabbit at 14 while cutting middle school and picking up girls at lunch. You can learn anything with the proper motivation. My dad hated that car, for some reason it seemed to be broken a lot......😗
Like I said before, I borrowed my aunt's fiance's client's father's Volkswagen Golf to learn stick in. He was the only person I even knew who owned a standard shift. It needed a few things for inspection and he wanted it detailed, so I told him let me borrow it for a week and I'd do all the work to it. So yeah, I cleaned it and fixed everything, but my real intention was to learn to drive it (he didn't know I couldn't drive one). So I dropped my car off at his house to let him use it while I had his Golf. I drove it straight home, I didn't practice in a parking lot or anything. There was only one uphill stop sign on the way back, I figured what was the worst that could happen? I stalled a few times but after about 5 miles and maybe 10 minutes of driving, I had it figured out. By the end of the week I could do it with my eyes closed.
I like Subarus. I would put them in the same category as older Jeeps. They take a little more attention to maintenance but are pretty rugged and reliable.
There was a run from around '96-'06 with weepy head gaskets but it was the kind of failure that usually gave plenty of notice. I always found them easy to work on too. I'd own one.
There was a run from around '96-'06 with weepy head gaskets but it was the kind of failure that usually gave plenty of notice. I always found them easy to work on too. I'd own one.
We had two of them. The 2002 ate the clutch at 67K. It leaked oil at the front of the motor even after a gasket change under warranty. We sold it and picked up a 2007. Didn't have any problems with that one, but the oil pump sounded scary for a few minutes when you started it up under about 20F. I didn't like the clutch pedal on both cars - zero feel. I'd get out of the F350 and just about put my foot through the floorboard shifting gears in the Subies.
My Outback has been pretty enjoyable, as boring as it is. I don't like the CVT but it's the only transmission option and it's pretty good relative to other CVTs. It's easy to service, the oil filter is right on top, it still has an oil dipstick, bulbs can all be changed without removing the housings, lots of room in the engine bay, serpentine belt is a 5 minute job, the spark plugs are really easy to change, especially for a Boxer engine. It has almost 9" of ground clearance and the AWD system is capable of splitting power 50/50 front and rear. It has an off road feature that actually does something called X-Mode. It uses the ABS system to detect slipping wheels, then locks or slows that wheel using the brake thus sending some or all of the power to the opposite wheel that isn't spinning or is spinning slower. It works really well, basically replaces the need for limited slip diffs. It also has hill descent control which works excellent on slippery roads in the snow. These features are certainly overkill and I don't really need them, but they were standard and if they are gonna be there it's nice that they actually do something and aren't just gimmicks. My parents bought it new and didn't opt for the "Eyesight" feature at my urging. The Eyesight feature has all of the forward collision alert and mitigation, automatic braking, adaptive cruise control, steering sensitive fog lights, lane departure warning, and blindspot monitoring. All stuff that an attentive driver doesn't need.
My Sister has an 2011 2 door WRX non turbo. It is a sharp little blue AWD car with nice rims for summer. Up here I wouldn't own another 2wd for winter. Better than my stupid Dakota but still like my 2017 Challenger GT better.
