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  1. Cheers again for all the help from everyone in this thread. After some hunting and a few test drives I went for a 2005 3.0R Outback with the black leather and I'm not regretting it after having it for a couple of weeks now. Very different drive to the Caldina but I love it all the same. I've got a couple of questions though. It's the first triptronic I've ever owned having always had manuals. If it's in regular automatic mode I get that it does all the shifting up and down for you. But when I stick it in the triptronic mode it seems to still shift up and down for me. That is unless I get in there first and then it let me have control going up gears. At least that's the way it seems anyway. Is there anything I can do to keep it constantly under my control so that it doesn't revert back when I turn the engine off. That could well belong in the dumb questions thread. Also with regards to the stereo system while I'm obviously over the moon that it's got a mini-disc player, what with how readily available they are as a music format these days it's a shame that there isn't even an audio in jack. I've seen the thread on here where the guys in Christchurch and fit an ipod cable somehow but that's a bit pricey for me at the moment. is there a hidden audio in jack at the back of the Macintosh stereo? Failing that has anyone found a decent radio transmitter to get it to pick up my phone/ipod etc via an FM frequency? Or are there any other decent alternatives for digital sounds in my car? Sorry for the long winded post. Really appreciated all the help so far.
  2. Thanks Marky. Yeah I've driven a friends Outback and I really like it. I fully appreciate that with it being higher off the ground, non turbo etc that it'll be really different but I'm fine with that. I'm not really pone to boot the turbo in all that much for the fun of it anyway. The 4WD is pretty essential to me as I take it up Ruapehu in the winter for snowboarding, use it to get my Kayak out to various rivers/beaches and will be going off doing more camping now that the Mrs' kid is old enough to enjoy it. It makes more sense than the other wagon 4WD's with it's higher ground clearance. I scrape the bottom of my Caldina a lot. These were the 2 I was comparing anyway. Although yet again my mins is swaying back towards the possibility of a 3.0L. I just really wanted to cut those fuel costs a bit. http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-cars/subaru/auction-804619670.htm http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-cars/subaru/auction-806610156.htm
  3. I weighed up just how much I'd need the 3.0L for towing and it wouldn't be that often. A few trailers of firewood and garden waste here and there. I was trying to get away from the high fuel consumption of my 2.0L turbo Caldina as much as possible while still keeping the 4WD aspect. I was under the impression that the engine didn't change between those years a side from maybe a couple of little tweeks here and there.
  4. I'm far closer now to a purchase after briefly thinking I wanted to go for a 4WD Mazda Atanza. That idea soon fled the nest that is my brain. I'm currently torn between a 2006 and a 2008 2.5L Outback which have done the same KM's. The 2006 is pretty much the basic model but in excellent condition whereas the 2008 is the top of the range, half leather interior, proximity start, paddle shift etc, etc model. There's $4000 difference between them though which I'm really not sure is worth it. I put that to the seller of the 2008 and he said "The differences between the 2008 and the 2006 is not just cosmetic you should really drive one they drive very different". Are they really? Was the engine or some other aspects drastically improved between those years that warrant the difference in price? Any help is massively appreciated as I'm still very much a learner within the realms of Subarus.
  5. Thanks. After asking around at work a few people have mentioned similar things to that. I'm reading about editions like the L. L. Bean edition and such. Are those available in NZ or do we get different Japanese versions?
  6. I'm looking at joining the Subaru club finally when I sell my 1998 2.0L Caldina GTT. Don't get me wrong, it's been a great car but I want to switch up to a more practical 4WD. I'm looking at the 05-07 Outbacks in either the 2.5L or 3L. Most of the info I'm finding online about them relates to the US versions and we seem to have slightly different models here. I think I'm fairly sold on the 3L as it seems to come down to a trade off between saving money on needing belt changes etc Vs more money on fuel. On that note actually does anyone know how either of those Outbacks would fare on fuel economy against my current, turbo'd Caldina? Is there any particular model I should look out for or anything that stands out as needing to be checked with the cars in the 05-07 bracket? Cheers!
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