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stoney

Part of the unwashed, middle-American horde
Jul 26, 2006
22,002
7,886
Colorado
I'm helping my MIL buy a car and need somebody to test drive a car for me at a SLC Subaru dealer. Anybody in SLC who can do me a favor?
 

Toshi

butthole powerwashing evangelist
Oct 23, 2001
39,767
8,762
Why stoney not just go with Heuberger like the rest of the state?
 

Dirtrider

noah
May 2, 2006
1,633
2,734
Asheville, NC
Does your local dealer not have a price match option? I'm sure you already checked this but thought Id mention. Our local dealer was something like your situation (3k more) and I showed them out of state dealers price and they matched. No muss no fuss...
 

stoney

Part of the unwashed, middle-American horde
Jul 26, 2006
22,002
7,886
Colorado
Does your local dealer not have a price match option? I'm sure you already checked this but thought Id mention. Our local dealer was something like your situation (3k more) and I showed them out of state dealers price and they matched. No muss no fuss...
3300mile CPO from Subaru dealer. No px match for that.
 

Toshi

butthole powerwashing evangelist
Oct 23, 2001
39,767
8,762
3300mile CPO from Subaru dealer. No px match for that.
My experience with Subaru was that new deals often would match low mile CPOs. You got an email quote on a new one from Heuberger, right?
 

stevew

resident influencer
Sep 21, 2001
41,165
10,105
is the car a flat 4 or flat 6.....if they even still make those....
 

stevew

resident influencer
Sep 21, 2001
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10,105
As long as it has two head gaskets it doesn't matter how many big holes are in them.
i only ask because...

i have never heard a subaru 4 cylinder engine that did not sound like a bucket of bolts being dropped when started
 

stoney

Part of the unwashed, middle-American horde
Jul 26, 2006
22,002
7,886
Colorado
i only ask because...

i have never heard a subaru 4 cylinder engine that did not sound like a bucket of bolts being dropped when started
They stopped having head gasket issues over 10 years ago...
 

stoney

Part of the unwashed, middle-American horde
Jul 26, 2006
22,002
7,886
Colorado
Non-turbo EJ20 engines were the primary guilty parties. Once Toyota got involved in engine design, things got much better re: reliability, which already was pretty damn good *cough* American and German cars *cough*
 

stevew

resident influencer
Sep 21, 2001
41,165
10,105
They stopped having head gasket issues over 10 years ago...
i know my moms car has no head gasket issues...

it has always sounded like a pile of shit when started....

same for the loaner cars she had when her car has been in for service.....
 

canadmos

Cake Tease
May 29, 2011
21,997
21,523
Canaderp
i know my moms car has no head gasket issues...

it has always sounded like a pile of shit when started....

same for the loaner cars she had when her car has been in for service.....
They do have a weird starter motor sound. Flat six Porsches also don't sound the best when they're started or even running.

You should listen to some direct injection BMW's. They sound broken while running...

And a lot of Mercedes sound broken when they first start too.
 
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