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What is with the audi 1.8t I can have a look on german or dutch car fora to see if there might be a solution?

Hill assist is being popularised now in holland (the land of the flat). Subaru had hill-holders for long time already.

How far off-topic are we aloud to go? This is a nice review comparing an old trip with a new one:

I guess the nick in the roof makes it a total loss. Good you got it 'not your fault'.

that 22.8 km one, I guess one of the fewer toll roads in Germany

But I have seen cars where you press a button and I think in the US legacy there is a handle under the headlamp adjust dial where in euro we have a small pocket for cards and coins. So that basically also pulls the cable. Kabarakh what dog breed is she? Big dog?

Available in europe: Subaru Terzia It is of course a Toyota with the 1.3 4 cyl and the 1.4 cyl diesel. But in order to boost sales it is 500 euros cheaper compared to the toyota version.

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I also had a similar problem with a 1991 2.0. In the end the radiator had a tiny leak spraying coolant over the engine. This could be smelled as well. In the end I had a broken radiator, thermostat and radiator cap.

Never understood the e-brake idea. What is wrong with the classic handbrake with leaver and cables. Ah, so the engine was not running.

But unless the car was in N, you have to press the brake pedal as well to move it out of Park!!! At least with the Euro automatics. I doubt the dog can clutch and shift. Good it did not set off the curtain airbag, that would have made it worse. Well at least it will hopefully never happen again.

Very interesting to know. I am planning a trip to Iceland and subarus are rated as 4x4. So you are allowed to drive many 4x4 rated roads however some might include river crossings. How deep is deep, or to deep? Any simple methods to modify the intake without making holes to the outside for an elevated snorkel.

The 4th generation (2003-2009) had an aluminum hood and rear gate on the station. Perhaps more aluminum is used no that makes big difference already. I know Renault (french) has the fenders made from plastic. I got shocked once leaning against the fender which suddenly bend inwards. It bend back but felt weird. Also insulation material got lighter or is skipped at all. Glass can be made thinner. There are loads of places little bits of weight can be saved. However, increase of electronics and very heavy airbags (at least in Europe they were not really standard till 2000). Makes it a very difficult thing. The VW golf 5 and 6 are nearly identical (same platform and doors). However VW looked at every bit they could save weight on and how to produce it cheaper. So the golf also lost about 200 lb.

I found it easiest to remove the air intake duct on the passenger side and the watertank on the driver side for the soch. And the doch might be easier from underneath.

I got a USB to OBD poort cable from DX (deal extreme) for about 10 dollars. This cable so called VAG-com cable supports the KKL (http://www.dealextreme.com/p/usb-kkl-vag-com-409-1-compatible-interface-for-vw-audi-seat-skoda-120cm-length-37635) Therefor works with Free SSM (http://developer.berlios.de/projects/freessm/) and I got it working with romraider for datalogging. This on my EU 1999 impreza with a 1.6. US models are better supported. ecuEDIT is non-free software which works as well. Basically I can: read and remove storred error codes (freeSSM) view real-time ECU values (freeSSM and romraider) log ECU values to a file (romraider)

I really would like some more space behind the driver seat. I have my seat adjusted to the back and no real person can sit there for long time. So then I have to move the seat forwards, getting myself in little trouble. Cars have grown dramatically the last 30 years. Easiest to compare is with the VW golf or Polo. The looks have not changed that much but the wheelbase grew from 94.5 inch to 101 inch but in total the car got about 2 feet cm longer. Also the impreza frew about 5 inches that is a lot in just 16 years or so. I found the subaru usually way behind the competition in Europe short wheelbase and little space in the back but they are improving now. Although for europe the 1st gen legacy wagon was really big. I loved it. Sometimes still longing back to a bigger car.

Ice is where spikes are the 2nd only thing that work. 1st one is not going at all! This reminds me of a video on internet: A person slowly rear-ended a car at the traffic light because of ice. She had put the car in reverse and drove few feet backwards. But then she left the car in gear with engine running and stepped out of the car. Funny you could see the wheels spin for seconds until they got finally grip and of went the car let me look it up.

Well I now drive a 1.6 with 70 KW and 143 NM (105 foot/lb) @ 3600 rpm. Trust me when fuel prices get that high in USA as over here you only want something small and efficient. I agree it is underpowered and far from fast but it works. I do get where I want. and for the towing and off-roading I have a dual range

Can't wait the introduction in Europe with the 1.6 FD. The 1.6 XV has very good MPGs.

I have driven many diesel cars. From VW caddy (small commercial car) with a 1.9 SDI (non turbo), very efficient but speed no. Best I liked the volvo v40 with a 1.9 turbo diesel, very fast when needed LOAADSS of torque but efficient when needed. (not mentioning I had my driving lessons in a BMW 325TDI 6 cylinder rocket on wheels) Diesels are nice to drive and the right brands have a good longevity as well. But I hope the future is as bright.

The LPG tank (54 liters) is mounted instead of the spare tyre. I wanted a bigger tank (standard for impreza is 44 L) and therefore my floor was raised with 4 cm. The system has its own ECU and communicates with the car ECU. It is direct liquid propane injection using a common propane rail and piezo injectors just above the intake valves. Injection only occurs when that particular intake valve opens. Because I mostly drive alone or with my wife the spare wheel is behind the driver seat (it is this thin one), otherwise I leave it at home and kick mr. murphy out of the car or put it in the back. I can post some photos on request. The main reasons are: it is cheaper and also cleaner compared to the gasoline or diesel. But road tax is now 780 euros per month compared to 460 per year, however 0.65 per liter for LPG compared 1.70 per liter. Shocking prices, only have to drive no 6000 km per year to be cheaper. About the diesel filters, I think all diesels sold from 2008 in the EU have must have a particle filter. This unit collects the particles and burns them once in a while.

Magic word combo: Diesel Hybrid I really do not understand why VW or any other european manufacturer did not start to make those. Small diesel engine has superb MPG at constant speeds. Combine with an electromotor for starts. Audi once made the A2 diesel, a mini MPV that holds 4 adults with no problem. FUlly constructed of alu. It was rated at 2.7 liters of diesel per 100 km on the highway!!!! (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audi_A2) But the sales were not that good, it was to far ahead of its time and production was stopped in 2005. I still love them but they are getting very expensive second hand.

Diesel seems a fair idea concerning high MPGs but many modern diesels which are sold here in Europe at the moment have one main problem! The one-and-only thing that matters now in the EU is CO2 emission, so manufactures make diesels smaller and using turbos to get a more efficient burn. However they also want to reduce weight so they remove as much casting (alu no iron anymore) as is possible. Result: many VW diesels have cracked heads both with big and small displacement (1.2 1.4 and 2.0). And that after only 100k KM. Diesels don't necessary run that long anymore. Yes they have good MPG but that is it. Of course there are manufactures who did not really join the european CO2 emission war such as subaru. That is why the sales here in Holland are so bad, it is because the tax of the car on purchase is CO2 emission based. But those are the numbers given by the manufactures (so each company needs a good Lobyist in the government). I assume your basic motivation for converting to a diesel is the high MPG = low running costs. But you must include your conversion costs as well. Is it easy to get CNG or LPG over there? This conversion is suitable for almost all non turbo subaru boxers, takes 1 day to convert and you can run either gasoline or LPG if it is not available. Using all standard components. Over here LPG is about 1/3 of the price of 1 liter gasoline while I get about 25 MPG on LPG and 32 MPG on gasoline with a 1.6 impreza awd MT.

On the impreza: Put the steering wheel in the lowest position Undo the two philips screws in the top and remove the plastic rim (the bottom is held by two square things that 'click' in the dash these have to be pulled horizontally forward towards the steering wheel). Undo the 3 philips screws (each corner and 1 on top) and tilt the gauge cluster. Remove the three connectors (unique so don't bother labelling as I did with the first two I removed). Take the cluster out and replace the broken bulbs. Putting back in reversed order flip the 'virgin-switch' back to off otherwise no lights will work anymore after a day or so. put key in 'on' position and check the lighting and adjust the clock Really should not take longer then 30 minutes On the OBW it might be similar, check if there are two screws in the top of the plastic detailing.

I used Valvoline synpower TDL 75w90 and works really well for both rear and front drivetrain.