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98 Subaru Outback on 2040-cars

Year:1998 Mileage:201429 Color: Red /
 Black
Location:

Rolla, Missouri, United States

Rolla, Missouri, United States
Body Type:Wagon
Vehicle Title:Clear
Engine:4 Cyl
Fuel Type:Gasoline
For Sale By:Private Seller
Transmission:Automatic
VIN: 4S3BG6859W7634317 Year: 1998
Make: Subaru
Model: Outback
Options: Cassette Player, 4-Wheel Drive, Leather Seats
Safety Features: Anti-Lock Brakes, Driver Airbag
Drive Type: Automatic
Power Options: Air Conditioning, Cruise Control, Power Locks, Power Windows
Mileage: 201,429
Exterior Color: Red
Interior Color: Black
Disability Equipped: No
Number of Cylinders: 4
Warranty: None
Trim: Outback Legacy
Condition: UsedA vehicle is considered used if it has been registered and issued a title. Used vehicles have had at least one previous owner. The condition of the exterior, interior and engine can vary depending on the vehicle's history. See the seller's listing for full details and description of any imperfections.Seller Notes:"Normal wear and tear."

 Bought this in 2008 when it had 106,000 miles.  Have driven it almost 100,000 miles.  Amount one month ago, it was sitting at the curb idling and I was at someone's door talking with them.  Engine made odd noise and stopped.  I went out to it and tried to start it.  Wouldn't start.  Made noise like when battery not strong enough to turn it over.  I knew this was not the case.  Had it towed to a Chrysler / Nissan dealer's garage.  They investigated and found that an idler pulley on the timing belt had froze.  That put much strain on the cam shaft pulley and it broke and the timing belt broke too.  We decided to replace those parts and see if it would run.  When those new parts were installed it started right up.  At that point we also put in a new water pump.  Have driven it several hundred miles since then and it has given no trouble at all.  When timing belt broke, mileage was 201,187 and now mileage is 201,429.  But in the meantime, we bought a new car.  So, we are selling this one.   We have enjoyed this car a bunch and hate to part w it.  But, new car has much fewer miles.  I have changed oil regularly and used Wix filters.  I usually use 20W50 oil in all my cars.  On the interstate I drive about 60 mph.  Radio and A/C work.  Ever since I have had it, it seems to shift w a little thump when going into a higher gear.  Has gotten very slightly worse over the yrs.  Have never thought till recently that I might just need to change the transmission fluid or clean out the filter there.  There is a trailer hitch on it, but all we have ever hauled is to put a bike rack on it and haul our bicycles.  New alternator about 2 yrs ago.  New radiator about 1 yr ago.  New left front axle about 2 yrs ago.  We have never had any wreck at all w it.  As far as we can tell by looking underneath, no one else has.  When I had this car to Lou Fusz Subaru in St Louis, he had it on his cptr system and noted that it had a new engine put in it at 60,000.  Lou Fuzs said that the factory engine began to knock a little at the end of the factory warranty and they honored it and put in a new engine.    

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Tue, Jun 9 2015

If the latest ruling by the California Air Resources Board holds, then Subaru at least must build a plug-in hybrid in the coming years to comply with the Golden State's regulations. Fuel economy looks to improve across the board for the brand, though, thanks to $780 million going into the development of cleaner powertrains for this fiscal year alone. However, buyers might have to pay more for a Subie in the future after this boost in green spending. "Related costs are going up more than expected, bringing the profit margin downward," Fuji Heavy Industries President Yasuyuki Yoshinaga said to the Nihon Keizai newspaper in Japan, according to Automotive News. "We are a small company. We do not benefit as much from economy of scale as bigger companies, so we will have to make up for the increased costs by raising our brand value." At the moment, Subaru's electrified lineup in the US comprises just the XV Crosstrek Hybrid, but the company is reportedly planning to add more. Plus, Subie also wants to make its internal combustion engines more efficient. According to Automotive News, all of the brand's mills are getting direct injection by 2016, and cylinder deactivation and lean combustion cycles are on track for 2020. Earlier rumors also suggested that the automaker might bring the turbocharged four-cylinder boxer to more products, as well. While these more efficient models might cost more, Subaru must carefully maintain the balancing act of introducing the technology and keeping sales growing. As of May 2015, the brand had 42 straight months of year-over-year growth in the US and had record sales in the country last year. The company has already decided to significantly boost production capacity at its Indiana factory in hopes of keeping the good times rolling.

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Tue, Mar 31 2015

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NHTSA releases updated Takata airbag recalled cars list, but it still has errors

Wed, 22 Oct 2014



Unfortunately, the government's list still contains errors.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has issued an updated list of vehicle models that it's urging owners to repair under the mushrooming Takata airbag inflator recall. The latest version adds vehicles from new automakers like Subaru and Ford that are missing from the original announcement, and it also removes erroneous entries from General Motors, leaving only the 2005 Saab 9-2X (a reskinned Subaru WRX), and the 2003-2005 Pontiac Vibe, a joint project with Toyota.