Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP
Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site eisx.UUCP
Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!whuxlm!spuxll!eisx!sms
From: sms@eisx.UUCP (Samuel Saal)
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: a comment on Subarus
Message-ID: <939@eisx.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 5-Jul-85 12:47:20 EDT
Article-I.D.: eisx.939
Posted: Fri Jul  5 12:47:20 1985
Date-Received: Mon, 8-Jul-85 01:36:13 EDT
Organization: Video Heaven
Lines: 20

is there a bug/gti still here?


Just a comment on Subarus. My father bought a 1985  in January.
(a 4 door station wagon) It is not very powerful (not a problem)
and it is very comfortable. However, it regularly goes through
oil. He has to add about a quart every 2000 to 3000 miles. This
has 2 disadvantages. The first is the cost. That is almost like
an old 2 stroke engine. The second, and more important problem,
is that one of the quickest ways of ascertaining that there is
some sort of engine problem is that you are losing oil. This is a
very early indicator of several problems but if you must add oil
regularly you can't use this as an indicator. This oil loss
occurs even though he we have always changed oil and filter every
3000 miles regardless of the color, etc.

Although my father likes the car he would not recommend it
to any one who does any of his own maintenance.

Sam Saal         ..!{ihnp4}!kitc!sms