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Yesterday I was out cruising the back roads of the SC Blue Ridge Mtns with my wife and boy. I decided to take them on a lightly used gravel road that is used primarily by hunters. I have a 2000 OBW limited MT BTW. At one point the road makes a switchback to the right and up a short hill. My guess would be a slope of approx 8-10%. Due to all the rain from the hurricanes a gully had formed crossing the road diagonally from one side to the other. It wasn't too deep or wide (so I thought) just at an odd angle. It may have been 3' wide by 12 to 18" deep. Well of course I decided to test the OB. This car has proven itself by driving up a sheet of ice before. I pulled the front wheels down into the ditch slowly then proceed to gas it up the other side. It was deep enough that the front bumper grazed the other side. No luck. The wheels start to spin. I think to myself... Hmmm. I back up and go to the right a hair and same thing this time. Wheels start spinning. At this point I'm like what the hell. I decided to not push my luck and turned around since the family was with me. Well of course I start wondering what was going on. I remember seeing the spin out marks from the front wheel but like a big dummy I didn't look to see if there were ruts from the rear wheels. Now the only thing I can come up with is that the gravel was so loose that none of the wheels could get traction. Please correct me if I'm wrong but since I have a LSD in the rear doesn't that mean 3 wheels would have had to be spinning. As you can imagine I can't stop thinking about going back sans my family. I want to a) see if there are any rear wheel marks and try it again. I don't however want to destroy my car. This road is normally driveable. I've done it in my S-10 4x2. But the road of coures was in better shape. I guess what I'm getting at is I found a situation that gave my OB a fit. Anybody else have any stories where there Subie couldn't make it? Charles

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I use the Mcguair's liquid wax that you can do the whole car with before buffing out. I have not however used it on the titanium pearl underpinning because it says not to use on certain plastics. Is it safe to use? I have a MY2000 OBW FWIW. Charles

Thanx for the response. I like you user name. My sentiments exactly. Charles

How does one go about cleaning the sensor. It seems to me that it doesn't work as good as the manual flip type. Is the green light the actual sensor as well? I don't want to damge it by any means. Would alcohol and a q-tip be safe? Thanx, Charles I need to add that it's a MY2000 OBW Limited FWIW.

Hello, I have a 2000 OBW Limited that has a drainage/leaking problem in the rear hatch. After it rains when I open the hatch, water comes pouring out of the little access doors to the rear bulbs. It actually gets in the socket. It's a real PITA, and I'm worried that it's going to fry something eventually. The only thing I can think of is that the seal to the rear lens (the one across the whole back) is damaged. Is this a common issue. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. BTW this forum seems to be the most frequented and easiest to navigate out of several I've visited. Charles