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Replying to: searcher1 (Nov 17, 2004 12:06 am) I was also looking at the V50 T5, but decided to go with OBXT instead, more performance, more room, and most likely much more reliable. The V50 offers more comfort and refinement. Sly |
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Yep, CR's new Buying Guide just arrived at home and every single Subaru is on there. -juice |
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mornin' from Cape breton NS;; just found Edmunds site this month- on the yahoo site for a while- lurking-trying to read ALL I can on a silver Forester 2000 Automatic L -Dynastar; Bought 2nd hand in Halifax-[70,000kms]previous owner from Montreal-having a persistent CE lite- both O2 sensors replaced; and both cat convertors. What is next?? Would dearly love to find out what was done to this car since new? Any help would be appreciated
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Replying to: mikelittle (Nov 18, 2004 4:38 am) Not sure about Foresters, but I know the Outbacks were very finicky about having the fuel filler cap closed very tightly, else the CE light would come on. Happened to me early on my 2000 Outback until I found the soln in these forums. After cranking my gas cap a good 6 or 7 clicks after contact, the problem never resurfaced. You may want to check out the Subaru - Care and Maintenance thread in the Owners Forum. Someone there may be able to provide you with other suggestions on the CE light if the gas cap doesn't do the trick. Cheers. Jay. |
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Any loose vaccuum tube in the fuel vapor recovery system could also cause that. If you scan the ODB2 codes that provide hints as to where the source of the problem is, but you need a scanner. -juice
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About any sensor will trigger a CEL. in my case it was a bad knock sensor, or as pointed out it could be as simple as the gas cap not turned tight enough. In any case if it is a bad sensor a trouble code should be set in the ECU. Incidently it seems to me that your mechanic is just replacing stuff hoping to cure the problem, the cat converter should still be fine after only 70.000 kilometers, unless the car was run on a steady diet of leaded and I don't think that possible. Cheers Pat. |
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I think we're getting screwed on price these days. In the USA, the OBXT retails for $30,795, at the current exchange rate of 1.2, it should cost about $37,000 here in Canada, but our price is $42,995! So I got robbed by a good $5K!!! Sly |
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Subaru has been pursuing a premium strategy in Canada for a while, at least pricewise. I've mentioned this a number of times. The price we pay for their cars here doesn't work out when you do the math, particularly with the recent strength of the $C vs. $US. I think that they feel the perceived value of AWD is greater in Canada, I guess because of our more severe climate. Or maybe they just think Canadians are suckers, tee, hee. It bugs me, but not enough to NOT drive a Subie. My 2 cents, Owen
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Replying to: ozman62 (Dec 08, 2004 8:35 am)  Sly |
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They probably saw what happened to Dodge and got overly cautious. -juice |
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