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    the defensive driver

    The defensive driver is happier that no accident occured than he is angry at the other guy for blantantly violating the rules of the road, causing the defensive driver to react to the situation caused by the other guy. It has taken more years of driving than not in my life, but I am finally...
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    moitoring head gasket service 2001 Subaru Legacy

    We just bought a 2001 Subaru Legacy L Wagon (4 cylinder, 2.5 L) with 96k and recent head gasket repair. I'd like to perform UOA to monitor this repair. What is a good oil change interval for this? Would any specific kind of oil be best suited for this purpose?
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    used car shopping

    We ended up getting an '01 Subaru Legacy L wagon. We're replacing a 4 by 4 truck with this vehicle and plan to move closer to Lake Ontario soon. We also are considering using this vehicle to tow a small 5 by 8 class utility trailer if we end up missing the open truck bed we no longer have. The...
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    used car shopping

    We're looking for an AWD wagon of some sort. There are a few Volvo V70 XC's within reasonable travel distance. They're late '90s with a little over 100k miles to meet our desired budget of about $5k. We want to reasonably expect to put on 40k more miles with oil changes and brake pad type...
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    UOA for used vehicle evaluation

    I'm pretty new to the forum, have never had a used oil analysis done, but am thinking about doing one as part of a used vehicle pre-purchase evaluation. Is this reasonable for a used car?
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