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I've never had issues myself with aftermarket T-stats but I have found have crappy water pumps where the impeller falls apart or slips on the shaft. If you are 100% certain about the integrity of all the other work you did and that the engine condition was fine before the repair, how can it be anything other than the replacement pump? With that in question, how are you actually determining that you have "good circulation"?

Odd thing to do. The Queens Arms and the Mt Edgecomb (now closed) pubs are about a block away from each other. Easy walking distance. Dunno what part the cat played, it was tough reading the small article. Interesting that someone tried for a workers compo claim, seems not much has changed since then! As for the immobiliser, I don’t know how it works or if they can be tricked as such. I always thought you needed a matching ECU, key transponder and immobiliser magic box to make it all work and that it’s rare for them to have issues. But from what I can see from adverts for immobiliser sets the ECU isn’t married to the immobiliser unit in the vehicle. Anyway, it seems you’ve re-sparked the old relay that may be the cause of your previous running issue. I hope it’s still all going well/strong without a hint of an issue lurking! Cheers Bennie

Based on reliability history, experience, and resale value I would pick the Toyota 4Runner or Tacoma/Tundra hands down. They are still available relatively trimmed down and simple, they are bulletproof, and they hold their value: https://caredge.com/toyota/4runner/depreciation Toyota has a host of other models also and don't seem to suffer (as much) from the foolishness that has plagued Subaru in the last decade. And overall they hold their resale value at least as well. Without adjusting for inflation you can practically drive a 4Runner for free these days - selling it after 5 years for nearly it's new asking price. Subaru is a puppet of Toyota and with the trend toward electric vehicles Subaru really has no technology to offer - leveraging Toyota for that space. Going forward they have nothing to offer other than a brand image. Once you go electric you no longer need the mechanical symetrical AWD, and the boxer engine is just an old gas burning relic. Toyota will milk the brand for it's image and toss the husk. Watch and see. GD

Same as Intermotor HVAC Relay RY56 ...... and they are available as a replacement part.

I once had a bad radiator and couldn't afford one for a few months so I took the A/C condenser out (A/C didn't work) and put it up where the spare wheel sits with an electric fan on the condenser then hooked it to my heater hoses. It cooled the engine very well.