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Replying to: nickel (Dec 04, 2006 3:51 pm)
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Replying to: nickel (Dec 05, 2006 7:45 am)  The following are not included in the taxable sales price if the charges are separately stated: • Trade-in allowance for a vehicle taken in trade by the seller may be deducted from the sales price of a vehicle be-fore the tax is calculated. However, if the vehicle is sold to a third party, no trade-in allowance is permitted, because two separate transactions have occurred. Special rules apply to the following vehicles. A more com-plete description of these vehicles is found in Minnesota Stat-utes, section 297B.025, Older Passenger Automobiles. • Older passenger vehicles. Instead of the 6.5 percent tax, there is a $10 tax if the vehicle is in the tenth or older year of vehicle life, has a sale price of less than $3,000, and is not an above-market automobile as designated by the regis-trar of motor vehicles. |
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Hello: Bought a new 2007 2.5i wagon with 5 speed manual. Hope you can help me with a few questions. Mileage has been, understandably, less than great with only a week and 300 miles on the car. How many miles before the engine breaks in and mileage improves? Also, I live in upstate NY and will be encountering a lot of snow soon. How does the AWD perform with the standard tires? Are snow tires necessary or will the factory tires suffice? Finally, while I love the car so far, I'm underwhelmed by the stereo system. Any suggestions for modifications? Is the Subaru subwoofer worth pursuing? Thanks!
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Replying to: n0wiseman (Dec 05, 2006 6:18 pm) Living where you do, I would certainly protect my own, and my families safety by investing in new rims and snow tires. The standard tires with the AWD will perform well, but in snow country nothing beats chains or snowtires. I had them install the sub-woofer package, whichy includes higher end speakers, and also purchased the tweeters, which most def improves the sound quality 100%. Make sure on install, the turn up the bass and treble gain almost to full. 
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You'll see it fully broken in and milage improve over 10k miles. Also for upstate NY where I travel fairly often get a set of snow tires, I suggest the Pirelli Sotto-zeros as great tires for cold climate as well as snow. A good 3 season tire. -mike
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Replying to: paisan (Dec 06, 2006 7:27 am) Craig |
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Replying to: n0wiseman (Dec 05, 2006 6:18 pm) They may be slightly noisy but for me they have more than paid for themselves over the years. Of course, this year we seem to be in a moisture drought. May have the 4th brown Christmas in 100 years. MNSteve
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Depending on where you live, I found for anywhere that only gets occassional snowfall, the Pirelli Sottozeros are a great 3-season tire at around $100 a pop. Outstanding wet/slush traction and none of the typical sidewall flex or poor grip in the dry that snow tires usually have. When I drove my legacy year round I used the Sottozeros in the winter and Azenis in the summer. -mike |
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Replying to: toboggan (Dec 21, 2006 11:24 am) Please? The snow tyres aren't getting their exercise this year. I've been using Dunlop Wintersports for a few years now. |
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I’m hot on the trail to purchase a used Subaru Outback in very good condition, which has had a solid maintenance record. I’ve been gathering information on Edmunds, CarTalk forums and USMB (Subaru enthusiast forum). I’ve got a little extra work to do as I’m searching for a car in Silicon Valley a few weeks before relocating for the summer from New York – I’d like to have any necessary maintenance done before arriving in a few weeks. This means I have to evaluate the car by having it inspected by 1-2 reliable garages, and maybe even hiring a local Subaru enthusiast with good experience to take a quick look after inspection. I'm just looking for the best value in a highly reliable vehicle. I don't mind doing some repairs and will do all recommended maintenance upon purchase, but would like to avoid any problems that can be avoided from the beginning. 1) Which model years from 2000-2005 would you look for/avoid, based on known issues with certain model years? 2) I read in another forum that pre-2005 Subaru Outbacks were prone to head gasket leaking. a. Is this problem confined to pre-2005 Subaru Outbacks? Is the cutoff a different model year? b. How prevalent was this problem? Should I avoid purchasing a pre-2005 vehicle? I’m looking for quality + value combination, and of course newer means more expensive. c. If you purchase a pre-2005 Subaru Outback, should you replace the head gasket even if there’s no visible problem yet? d. How much does replacing the head gasket cost at most good garages on average? e. Will replacing the head gasket solve the problem, or is the origin of the problem in engine design and it will simply happen again? 3) What are the advantages of the VDC Subaru Outback? I'm noticing that VDC (Vehicle Dynamics Control) Outbacks seems to be commanding serious premiums on Craigslist and KBB. a. What advantages does this model offer? b. How much of a premium is it worth? c. Which model years was it available? Thanks again to all for the great advice I’ve been getting here. |
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