Don't compare them to a 'traditional' automatic. The real advantage is that they shift almost instantly, accelerate faster, and get better mileage..............than a MANUAL transmission.The automated manual transmission... I mean, they're significantly more complex than a clutch. Do they still provide generally better reliability and longevity than an automatic?
No, I understand the benefits. I'm just wondering if, since it's more complex than a clutch, there is still a net gain in reliability. I mean, one of the advantages of a manual is that a clutch failure is a several hundred dollar job, unlike most failures with an automatic. With the "automated manual" transmissions... if replacing the clutch costs you $2k, it doesn't represent much of a reliability/financial gain.Don't compare them to a 'traditional' automatic. The real advantage is that they shift almost instantly, accelerate faster, and get better mileage..............than a MANUAL transmission.
It's not just your wife, Americans hate wagons. They love crossovers though. It baffles me.The SportWagens are so nice. I just wish my wife didn't have such an aversion to wagons.
One tube of silicone caulk and he's sitting pretty.It'll be sweet when the sunroof starts leaking and the rear windows decide to go ape$hit.
That's why I've avoided them in the past. On the other hand I have one friend who traded in his Outback using the lemon law. Another friend that was within one repair of doing the same. One of those two also had major transmission problems with a previous Subaru (it was on its 3rd tranny by 150k miles). And then my father and brother both had engine problems with their Subies.Nice looking car. The sunroof is especially sweet.
This is why I avoid VWs, though. CN: He bought a Golf TDI new, was ecstatic at first, but come 30k miles he was raring to get away from it. He ended up with a Skyactiv Mazda3 instead.
Well, sure. We drove lots of stuff. Just saying there can be problems, even with what's usually regarded as one of the more reliable manufacturers.I'd say that there are other options besides Subarus, but then again you do live in Colorado...
A friend of mine drove a Brat for a while in high school. It was a fun car, but some most of that should probably be attributed to the novelty of not having our parents driving us around.Had a Subaru Brat..........(yes, a Brat, and yes it was YEARS ago) it was a great cheap car/truck/whatever you call it. Always assumed a Subaru was still a safe bet. Now, recently the prices are going up, while the reliability is going down..
Automatic transmission, I presume?That's why I've avoided them in the past. On the other hand I have one friend who traded in his Outback using the lemon law. Another friend that was within one repair of doing the same. One of those two also had major transmission problems with a previous Subaru (it was on its 3rd tranny by 150k miles). And then my father and brother both had engine problems with their Subies.
Automatic - yes. For the engine problems, one was the 1996-2001 2.5l, the other was a 2.0l 2001 WRX.Automatic transmission, I presume?
And those engine problems... I bet they were the 1996-2001 2.5l?
the lady i worked for in colorado....the glass sunroof exploded in hers on a extremely hot summer day.Automatic transmission, I presume?
And those engine problems... I bet they were the 1996-2001 2.5l?
from a former (reformed?) audi owner...Well...