RB,
I'm glad you like Subarus, but my 1977 FWD wagon was the worst vehicle I
have ever purchased. Far worse than the Vega Z29 is was supposed to
replace. (I only sold it to get the wagon for the new baby.)
I liked it a lot for the first 8 months, then the trouble started.
It had serious corrosion issues with the body and the brakes (the
parking brake didn't make it throught the first winter) byt eh time it
was 18 months old.
When I got a hold of the importer, the nice lady at the other end of the
phone said "The vehicle has a 1 year 12000 mile warrantee." (The most
pleasant FU I'd had been handed in a long time.)
It started to consume lube oil (with changes every 2k) at 60k miles.
The 1st & 2nd syncros were all gone at 68k. The topper was the that the
ring gear broke a tooth at 72k, this left a neat condition that would
cause the wheel to get jerked back straight in a corner.
The parking brake was 2 pieces of 2*4 on along rope so the driver could
pull them in once he was ready to go (you could not count on compression
to hold the vehicle in a packing place if water would run off it.)
I sold it.
I had hoped to get he Vega back, but the owner was rear ended a day
before he was to bring it back.
I hope your luck is different than mine was.
Matt Colie



Capt. Rob wrote:
To put it specifically, the Navigator got a 4 star over rollover
rating, while the Murano and Tribeca scored 5 stars. The MDX and
Tribeca have the highest rear passenger safety ratings ever. Lincoln
would not submit a Navigator for side impact tests, though it scored
well for the front seats.
You do the math...and take a look at the hilarious cheap dash on a
Lincoln while you're at it.


RB
35s5
NY