First of all, is CarsDirect.com a reliable site to get price quote?  I
mean, should I get the pricing from CarsDirect.com and go to the dealer
with it?
The following are the options available for 2.5GT from carsdirect.com,

I getting ready to change the timing belt on my 2.5L SOHC Forester. I
have 95,000 miles on the original belt and wish to drive the car to
~150,000 miles. I plan on changing the water pump (new one from
Advanced Auto OK? Should I also replace the timing belt tensioner and

I have ~10,000 miles on my 10 month old Forester. The transmission is a
little disappointing. Oh, it works fine 99.9% of the time. I guess it's
just not as smooth as the AT on my last car, a 99 Altima.  For example,
coming down from speed, sometimes I feel a little reverse-surge as ...

I found out that the other driver who hit my car (and got ticket) was
driving with suspended license. That explained why he was acting so
nervous and begging me not to call the highwy patrol.
He was driving on the bicycle lane when he hit my car that was turning

http://www.subdriven.com/news/publish/Subaru_News/article_378.shtml
I can't say I like the new look.

How often it should be changed to provide optimal performance yet
guarantying the long lasting life.
If it is changed to often or not at all, could it shorten the life of
tranny and damage it?

I'm criminal and I must drive faster than the cops.Can you recommend a
Subaru or will the cops get us ???

Hello,
Few days ago we made cooling system test for our Subaru Legacy Outback
1998. During the test the color of the coolant changed. The garag
master told us that such test results shows that cooling system is no

here is the new impreza look
http://www.drive.com.au/editorial/article.aspx?id=9838
I quite like it
your thoughts?

This post if for my brother-in-law ...
He has a 2005 Subaru and has noticed a change in the cruise control
behavior over past years' models.
It seems that when going down a hill, the system tries to NOT allow the

Im just wondering if its just my driving style, but i tend to have hard
time downshifting. Especially into second gear.
I used to drive a civic before, and i had no problems with this car.
I recently got a 05 Liberty 2.5 wagon. For some reason, especially when

i'm looking at a 2000 outback with 70k miles at the local dealership.
it's already had the coolant additive as preventative maintenance
against the head gasket (which is further warrantied until 2/08 or 100k
miles) and the PCV valve replacement to prevent crank seal problems.

97 Outback Sport 2.2L
Anyone with direct experience with changing the front seals?  I changed the
drivers side cam seal because it was leaking and the housing it was in was
easily removeable.  The front crank seal and Passenger side cam seal looks

When can I get a Subaru with ESP?
Standard feature on BMW, MB and others.  $430 extra on VW.

Hi all, I wonder what kinda of people can afford an STI, even though
you are capable of buying it, by looking at 93 octane gas price.... pugh~~
I don't think I can afford the gas & insurance of an STI.
are all STI owners richer than usual?