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Originally Posted by Skippy
Nope, no manual 335D. No manual for the diesel E-class either.
I didn't look at AWD. I don't want or need the extra cost and complexity for the driving I do.
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I'd reconsider.
The Subaru has grown in size to the point it is now consdered a Sport Utility Vehicle now, and is very safe, even with a roll cage.
Only the engine and transmission are from Japan, everything else is from here and the vehicles are shipped from the factory in Muncie, Indiana where they are built, so they are pretty American.
Go down the road to Michael Hohl Subaru in Carson City and drive one. Or the Lake Tahoe dealer on the California side.
I live only 100 or so miles wes of you and you DO get a lot of snow in Northern Nevada sometimes.
The base and Premium OPutbacks are available with manual transmissios if you wanty one.
The new Outbacks are now having t6he seamless shifting CVT transmissions in them, for the sdecond year, and are proving very reliable.
In fact the cheaper Forestesrs will get them too, when the stocks of four speed automatics in stock, in warehouses, run out.
The stock of pre-Tsunami Subarus already in America are dwindling, and when they are gine, the prices will ALL stiffen for all Japanese brands, because te popular perception is that all of them will GLOW IN THE DARK.
I closed on a NEW one, a well equipped 2.5i Premium model with the all-weather package, earlier this week.
I love it --- I had a perfectly good '09 Mercury Grand Marquis I was happy with, but I jumped to a Outback again because of the AWD capability.
The Grand Marquis got stuck in the snow EVERY t5ime it snowed hard around here, at 2500 feet.
I got tired of dealing with it, so I traded it in.
Bought one for $26,141 which was under 500 over invoice which gave th dealer a litle profit and got an OK price on my trade.
The all wheel drive has been a Subaru trademark since the 1970's and for those, they are VERY wdell sorted out and uber reliable.
The 2.5i horizontally opposed boer motor, similar in dsign to the Porsch motor is VERY reliable and can last 200,000 to 350,000 miles and beyond if taken care of, and it gives the car a lower center of gravity, so there is AWD capability with far less "tippy" and roll over wories.
The EPA gives a 22 mpg city and 29 mpg highway mileage ratings, which helped my decision. The Tahoes, Yukons and Ford explorers don't do that but at 3900 pounds the Outbacks are very solid and ssmooth riding.
Plus the seats are extremely supportive firm and comfortable. though no match for the Mercedes Benz ones.
the onl downside I see so far, is that the car comes with idiot lights instead of gauges for the oil and coolant temperature.
New 2011 Subaru Outback 2.5i PZEV Premium wih full time AWD and the all weather package was the replacment..
It snowed up here again last night, and I breezed through it. Slowly !!