Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/3/84; site wjh12.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!gamma!epsilon!zeta!sabre!bellcore!decvax!genrad!mit-eddie!think!harvard!talcott!wjh12!mhg From: mhg@wjh12.UUCP (Goldstein) Newsgroups: net.auto Subject: Re: a comment on Subarus Message-ID: <611@wjh12.UUCP> Date: Mon, 8-Jul-85 19:59:06 EDT Article-I.D.: wjh12.611 Posted: Mon Jul 8 19:59:06 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 12-Jul-85 00:36:44 EDT References: <939@eisx.UUCP> Organization: Psychology & Social Relations Dept., Harvard Univ. Lines: 26 > 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 I assume you meant 2-3 HUNDRED miles per quart. As 2-3 Thousand is considered very acceptable nowadays. Something is WRONG, and should be fixed under warrentee (how DO you spell that?) Mike Goldstein