Subaru engine

   / Subaru engine #23  
My wife and I are on Subaru number four. We've had a '81 wagon, a '86 turbocharged sedan, a '91 turbocharged wagon, and now a '94 turbocharged wagon. My wife's always liked the wagons best.

None have ever been much trouble, and I'd buy another, but the '94 wagon only has 56K on the odometer.

In general Subaru's gas mileage ratings have never been the best.
 
   / Subaru engine #24  
My wife and I are on Subaru number four. We've had a '81 wagon, a '86 turbocharged sedan, a '91 turbocharged wagon, and now a '94 turbocharged wagon. My wife's always liked the wagons best.

None have ever been much trouble, and I'd buy another, but the '94 wagon only has 56K on the odometer.

In general Subaru's gas mileage ratings have never been the best.
 
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#25  
Is the gas mileage related to the AWD? Is it full time AWD, or can you switch it to 2wd for fair weather driving?
 
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#26  
Is the gas mileage related to the AWD? Is it full time AWD, or can you switch it to 2wd for fair weather driving?
 
   / Subaru engine #27  
For years my Parents had a Subaru wagon for their tow vehicle behind their RV. They paid $1,000 for it and woudl travel for several months at a time. Then when at home, they'd use it for their runaround vehicle.

They never had a problem with it and I had no idea it was a flat engine. /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif

It just ran and ran.

Then one day they got the idea to buy a brand new Explorerer and sold the subaru for what they paid for it.

The Subaru never gave them any problems, but the Explorer sure has!! /forums/images/graemlins/mad.gif

Eddie
 
   / Subaru engine #28  
For years my Parents had a Subaru wagon for their tow vehicle behind their RV. They paid $1,000 for it and woudl travel for several months at a time. Then when at home, they'd use it for their runaround vehicle.

They never had a problem with it and I had no idea it was a flat engine. /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif

It just ran and ran.

Then one day they got the idea to buy a brand new Explorerer and sold the subaru for what they paid for it.

The Subaru never gave them any problems, but the Explorer sure has!! /forums/images/graemlins/mad.gif

Eddie
 
   / Subaru engine #29  
All the Subarus I've ever seen were AWD. There's a power split device between the front and rear drive shafts. In my models, 10 years old, it sends 90% of the power to the front and 10% to the rear. If the front starts to slip, the power is redistributed 50-50.

Newer models may operate a little differently.

BTW, the Subaru was the first car that I know of that eliminated the distributor. Four cylinders and two coils with two wires from each coil to a sparkplug. Two cylinders would fire at once. One on the compression stroke and the other on the exhaust stroke. Fewer parts! I think several manufacturers use that system now.
 
   / Subaru engine #30  
All the Subarus I've ever seen were AWD. There's a power split device between the front and rear drive shafts. In my models, 10 years old, it sends 90% of the power to the front and 10% to the rear. If the front starts to slip, the power is redistributed 50-50.

Newer models may operate a little differently.

BTW, the Subaru was the first car that I know of that eliminated the distributor. Four cylinders and two coils with two wires from each coil to a sparkplug. Two cylinders would fire at once. One on the compression stroke and the other on the exhaust stroke. Fewer parts! I think several manufacturers use that system now.
 

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