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that didn't make me any happier about a valve job after a burned valve. Car now has over 160k on it, needs a clutch job (clutch was done on warranty at 40k), AC doesn't work, radio conked out, and dealer says I need a half shaft. (I think they're lying.) So my most rational course of action seems to be, use the car in the cooler months until something really conks it out. It just went through a major service, and the engine seems to be fine. Four nearly new Goodyear Tripletreads need using up.
I don't buy totally into the thing about replacing all four tires at once. I had Michelin X1s on it for about a year, when one was destroyed. I put another X1 on that wheel, drove it another 60,000 miles, and didn't have a problem. If differences in tire size were such a danger to the AWD, then driving on gravel and dirt roads a lot could pose the same danger, because the wheel speeds often wouldn't match, especially front to rear, and (if Subaru's logic made sense) the power distribution would be strained to the point of failure. It's the same issue, whether it's wheel diameter mismatch, or differing slip on bad surfaces. Subaru just isn't thinking straight. |
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The problems with the '97s seem to be spotty. I've never had head gasket or seal problems, but New 
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