97 Outback Impreza, 44K miles

[RPM1]

I recently got the above car. It was a spare car which had been kept in a
garage and was only very lightly driven.
I took it in right away for brakes which were $500. Today, I pick it up
from the dealer after it gets a new timing
belt, water pump, main gaskets, belts, heat shield adjustment, power
steering rack [$$$$] and radio check because
no stations are coming in unless I drive very close to NYC.

Next it'll probably need new tires in the spring and then maybe a new radio
if the dealer can't figure out why
nothing comes in.

Once done, for a few thousand dollars, Suzie Q should be ready to roll full
time again.

Oh yeah, and I got AAA just in case.

RCM

 

[Carl 1 Lucky Texan]

I recently got the above car. It was a spare car which had been kept in a
garage and was only very lightly driven.
I took it in right away for brakes which were $500. Today, I pick it up
from the dealer after it gets a new timing
belt, water pump, main gaskets, belts, heat shield adjustment, power
steering rack [$$$$] and radio check because
no stations are coming in unless I drive very close to NYC.

Next it'll probably need new tires in the spring and then maybe a new radio
if the dealer can't figure out why
nothing comes in.

Once done, for a few thousand dollars, Suzie Q should be ready to roll full
time again.

Oh yeah, and I got AAA just in case.

RCM

That's pretty early for a timing belt.
Does the car have window tinting? Some newer soobs have in-glass
antennas and metallic tint will reduce reception - mostly on AM band.
Also, sometimes folks get aftermarket radios and the rear antenna amp is
not hooked up.

check out www.ultimatesubaru.org , www.nasioc.com

enjoy your new car!

Carl

 

[Eric Cartman]

I recently got the above car. It was a spare car which had been kept in a
garage and was only very lightly driven.
I took it in right away for brakes which were $500. Today, I pick it up
from the dealer after it gets a new timing
belt, water pump, main gaskets, belts, heat shield adjustment, power
steering rack [$$$$] and radio check because
no stations are coming in unless I drive very close to NYC.

Next it'll probably need new tires in the spring and then maybe a new
radio if the dealer can't figure out why
nothing comes in.

Once done, for a few thousand dollars, Suzie Q should be ready to roll
full time again.

Oh yeah, and I got AAA just in case.

RCM

Gotta keep them Heat Shields properly adjusted! all hell breaks loose when
you dont.
44,000 miles on a rack....time to get that swapped out, usually "Hammered"
after 40K.
Radios are good for only a few hundred hours of listening, less if it's rock
music....

This post is a joke right..god I hope so...or your "dealer" sees a sheep for
sure....

 

[RPM1]

"Eric Cartman"

Gotta keep them Heat Shields properly adjusted! all hell breaks loose when
you dont.
44,000 miles on a rack....time to get that swapped out, usually "Hammered"
after 40K.
Radios are good for only a few hundred hours of listening, less if it's
rock music....

This post is a joke right..god I hope so...or your "dealer" sees a sheep
for sure....

No, no joke. The car was free for us so I don't mind spending a couple
grand.
The heat shield makes a noise when I start the car and I don't like it.
They're
going to stop the noise.

The car has sat for years. Seals and gaskets crack with age and without
use.

The timing belt is 60 mos or 60K miles. It's been over 60 months. My car
prior to this broke a timing belt, in a parkway toll booth, two weeks ago.
It was 10K over the suggested limit. I had to scrap the car. I want to try
to
avoid that happening again if at all possible. Is that okay with you? ;->

RCM

 

[Eric Cartman]

"Eric Cartman"

No, no joke. The car was free for us so I don't mind spending a couple
grand.
The heat shield makes a noise when I start the car and I don't like it.
They're
going to stop the noise.

The car has sat for years. Seals and gaskets crack with age and without
use.

The timing belt is 60 mos or 60K miles. It's been over 60 months. My car
prior to this broke a timing belt, in a parkway toll booth, two weeks ago.
It was 10K over the suggested limit. I had to scrap the car. I want to
try to
avoid that happening again if at all possible. Is that okay with you?
;->

RCM

I agree on the belts and gaskets....doubt the steering rack needed anything
and the radio is probably fine. Check the antenna, any inline amplifier.
Dealers LOVE to screw customers anytime they can.

 

[RPM1]

"Eric Cartman"

I agree on the belts and gaskets....doubt the steering rack needed
anything and the radio is probably fine. Check the antenna, any inline
amplifier.
Dealers LOVE to screw customers anytime they can.

The dealer said the antenna just wasn't pulled out. Duh on me. They must
have
pushed it in at the car wash. I'm still getting used to the car. I'd only
driven it
a day prior to it going in to the dealer.

RCM