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2.5 Four Vs 2.5 Five ? Decision? Or Would You Buy A 3 Cylinder Car?

2.5 Five Cylinder cars have the same displacement as 2.5 Fours only smaller . Do you think they may work harder under load conditions to produce torque and run slightly hotter than the larger Fours ...

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Would You Rather Have A 2.5 Four Or Five Cylinder?

Both of these engines have the same exact displacement, so, which runs cooler and more efficiently? It's a trade off between Four larger cylinders or Five smaller cylinders. And, please comment...

Cannot Read Speedometer On My Brand NewSubaru Forester During Daylight Hour...

There is no illumination on speedometer of my new Subaru Forester (2015), during the daylight hours. I often cannot determine how fast I am going. I have all controls on as high as they will go. Dea...

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Buy Or Lease Your Next Car?

If you plan on spending $400 per month on a new car, would you rather lease or purchase the vehicle?

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Can Your Car Be Too Low Mileage Or How Many Annual Miles Do You Drive?

Do you think driving less annual miles per year is saving you money on maintenance and repairs aside from routine oil changes, etc. which have to be done on a time or mileage basis?

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Subaru Boxer Vs. Atkinson Cycle Engine ? Reliability And Longevity?

Could you please explain why the Atkinson cycle Inline Four is more popular than the flat Four horizontally opposed Boxer engine? Is it because of production costs or some other reason. Other th...

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DOUBLE VS, SINGLE OVERHEAD CAM-

In 2013, the Subaru Outback changed engines to a double overhead cam and timing chain but only gained 3 horsepower. Unfortunately, there's percentage of cars that burn excessive oil with the newe...

What Is Practical Weight Limit On A 2015 Subaru Forester

the weight limit on the door says 900 lbs. the car is suposed to carry 5 people that brings it over the limit with just people at average weight of 180 - no luggage I read somewhere the weight limi...

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Warning Lights For Temperature On 2010 To 2014 Outback

SUBARU says that their reason for changing to a warning light instead of a gauge is to more quickly catch your attention while driving. They say that if you see a flashing red temperature icon on ...

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How Much Research Do You Do Before Purchasing A Car?

Maybe you just lease for three years? You don't ever have to worry about serious repairs because you're in essence renting the car and have the option of turning it in? Its not just the right model...

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Which Car Will Last Longer?

In the long term, will a 2010 Subaru Outback Limited hold up better from a mechanical and hardware perspective than a 2009 Toyota Prius? And why? Please state your reasons for each. And, if yo...

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Do You Need Under Carriage Protection?

Subaru's use boxer engines that sit low in the engine bay even though the car has higher than normal ground clearance. If you drive over gravel roads, rocks or debris could fly up and damage your c...

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Will Sell Driving Cars Depreciate The Value Of Regular Cars?

There's talk about self driving Google cars taking over in 15 to 20 years. I think it's more like 30 to 35 years, but, when they do, people are speculating that you won't be able to afford the i...

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Multi Valve Engines?

Do you think that an engine with FOUR VALVES per cylinder would normally outperform a similarly sized or even larger displacement engine that had only TWO VALVES per cylinder? And what's the reas...

Excessive Oil Consumption On Subarus And On Honda Crv's

Is anyone having problems with excessive oil consumption ofn a subaru forester or a honda crv?

2014 Subaru Outback

New car, but get a constant smell that cat con maybe bad already. Book says to use 87 octane gas. Dealer tells me to try Mobil gas, really.. I am a big fan of Sunoco and that's all i use. Anyone hav...

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1992 Subaru Loyale Troubles

So I finally resurrected the car with various little fixes here and there, and more problems have become apparent in the process. I replaced the driver side rotor with another (possibly a 93) fro...

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