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Vad, On the 5/30 vs. 5/40 above. Yes, you are absolutely correct. The dealer should have been using a CH-4 rated oil. But the service manager assured me there was no such thing as a 5w40 in the VW parts supply system. One of the many lies that dealer spewed my way during ownership of that car...

metro, If the caliper slides are free, the piston is not binding, and the pads & rotors are grooved & bedded-in, but not glazed or blued and you have one wheel locking, you have a problem with something else other than pads & rotors. Does the situation get worse in rain because of the lower...

On a lighter note, all those numbers mean VW owners have to worry about too much. But when I had my TDI, the dealer just dumped Crapoil Syntec 5w30 in everything with a turbo and GTX 5w30 in non-turbo cars. I guess all those numbers mean to use some sort of Castrol 5w30.

Go to saab.com & look at the 9-2x. Then to subaru.com to look at the Impreza wagon. Same car, different front bumper. Higher price at Saab. Oh, the Saab gets a splash of leather and some wood (plastic?) on the dash, just like the Trail9-7xBlazer

Brian, you're right. Saab has the higher sticker price, but the Subarus often costs more. I remember previous GM sales incentives excluded Saab, Hummer, and some Caddys & Corvette. 2005's deal was good because it covered all GM brands. Frankly I think all Subarus are overpriced.

I would leave the factory fill in for the full 5000 miles. 3k shouldn't hurt, but all the other maintenance is on 5k intervals. You will end up doing an oil change, then 2 months later need to remember that the tires need rotating, etc… If you ever need to lean on the drivetrain warranty, VW...

If the manual calls for 5k OCI, do 5k OCIs. If the manual states 10k OCIs, do 5k OCIs!!!!. I am not sure the manual has exceptions for specific oils. If you want engine protection, the best thing to do is change the oil at the proper (sometimes shorter) OCI, regardless of the oil variation being...

Joking? Nope! GM took a TrailBlazer, put a Saab looking plastic nose on it, some leather and woodgrain (plastic?) on the inside and call it a Saab! I am sure you already know about the Saab (Saabaru) 9-2x...the re-skinned Impreza.

The Subaru plant in Lafayette, IN has been running under capacity since Honda quit ordering the Rodeo clone, Passport. This just proves the fact (like with VW’s quality issues), it doesn’t matter (that much) by whom or where a car is assembled. What matters is how the car is designed and what...

akuska, You are worrying about too much. Do (at a minimum) what is stated in the owner's manual. Keep ALL the reciepts. Make sure the reciept states that the oil meets required spec's, the vehicle's VIN & mileage is recorded and the proper date is shown.

I am with theguru. New pads on grooved rotors will decrease the swept area, overheat the pads & rotors, which may lead to this loss of modulation. But still, if a wheel is locked, the ABS shoud be doing something.

How about a jammed-up master cylinder? Maybe the the R/F circuit is not releasing hyd. pressure. I would have to say that there is something wrong with the ABS. If the ABS controller was reading a locked wheel (regardless of mechanical fault or other), it should at least try (fire the...

You might have a problem with the ABS controller, solenoids, wheel speed sensor, proportioning valve or something else. I would not take chances with brakes. Get it checked out ASAP.

First off, I hate rebates. But the rules are explicit. In this case, I would have either bought just enough oil that I was going to use within the time the rebate had to be post-marked, or dumped the oil into another contaner & cut out the UPC. Once a co-worker got denied a rebate because he...

I'll bet the two Raymond pictures are several years apart.

And after they spent all night in Cooter's Garage getting it ready for the race, all they could find was some old orange paint. http://www.cootersplace.com/

Trying to get off on the kidnapping charge is a joke. The least of his worries. I am not an expert, but I thought crossing state lines with a minor w/o parent is kidnapping, regardless if the kid wants to go or not, in most state??? The worst punishment this girl will have is living the rest...

The best thing I did was get a new number with Vonage. Guard that number like a golden egg, and give out a cell number to anyone that 'needs' my number. When the cell is off, which is during peak telemarketing times, their computerized calling tools register it is a voicemail line and remove...

If it is like all the other modern VW products, there should be some tabs to depress that will release the plastic panel/bulb holders. But....when you disconnect the electrical connector, it will probably fall to a location not reachable by any human life form, and the access panel will be...

Next vacation day I take, I am going to stay home & call all the oil outlets in town to see if they stock oil for the above spec's!