Yeah same - when I heard that they were coming out with a Boxer Diesel, I thought it would be pretty sweet. Not sure what the deal is with the US and diesel cars. This thing has gobs of torque and gets 45-50mpg. From what I understand, it's important to stay away from the pre-2010 models - something about crankshafts snapping off near the flywheel.. The only downside I have seen so far is that it's important to not do a bunch of short trips in them because the particulate filter can get clogged. Haven't had any issues with this one - got it in 2018 for around $7,500 w/ around 100k miles. It moved out back in November (it's my now ex-wife's). Have been thinking about getting one for myself if I can stop checking out Audi RS4 Avants (must.. stay.. away..).

They have diesel XV's here with the 6spd, but sadly no dual range or locking diffy. I think it's pretty much the same as the Crosstrek but they do not seem to have roof rails for some reason.

Here is an example: https://www.blocket.se/annons/gotebo...47hk_/89852074

I have seen a few '04-'09 Legacy wagons for sale w/ some mysterious lever in the center console that seems like a diff lock, but have not seen one in person yet.

Like this one (you can see it in the interior pics): https://www.blocket.se/annons/stockh...167hk/90538958

We also have the Levorg here but apparently it was never sold with a manual gearbox. WTF.

 

Decided to randomly check to see if I-Club was still alive..Sad it’s so dead in here now.. But nice to see some OGs and familiar names still on here..

#makeiclubgreatagain

 

Tis very sad iclub went the way of most forums. FB killed all the good things

 

Couldn't agree more.

 

Exactly

 

I would not say "killed" per say...more so changed them to all bad things...forced a platform/ecosystem shift that is impossible to moderate...brain washed people into prioritizing toxic narcissism over enthusiasm for community and like minded hobby.

Somehow having more InstaVirus followers and YouZoo likes made someone a more credible source on wheel and tire set up than someone with actual track experience.

And do not get me started on anyone ever wanting to meet new people, handing out, cruising, etc

/RANT

 

Yuuuuup!

 

Soooo... I haven’t posted in awhile but I did just buy a 2020 STi Limited. It has 11 miles on it and I was wondering how many miles should I wait to have some spirited fun?

 

I still have the 2004 STi - and it's still a really good car.
Every time I consider replacing it - I realize that I'd have to spend $40K-80K+ to get something comparable to what I've built.
Kinda amazes me that the rest of the market is just barely touching the stock performance of the GD STI's with the Golf R - 20 years later

 

Because cars got bigger and heavier will all the new safety they have built into them

 

Depends if you subscribe to the "run it hard early" theory or not.

I don't, so i ran my GD per the owner's manual for like what 500 miles without taking it over 5K rpm. man that was tough, and varying the speed on long drives was tough. worth it tho! My car is still on the original engine at over 120K miles...

Others say to break in the engine by revving it within the first 20 miles of life to 'break in the rings'.

i'm not going to say what's right, so look around and see what makes the most sense for you...

 

I come from an aviation background and when we break in new engines we run them as close to redline with out over heating the oil for the first 10hrs and keep the plane below 3000 ft to keep the air more dense. the reason is to seat the rings and properly break in the cylinders. not sure if something similar would apply to cars. I have heard conflicting advise some say take it easy some say always keep a load on it. My friend was advised to do his dyno tune after 150 miles on his new engine build

 

500mi under 5K is a good recommendation. Revving high or high loads is not a good idea while it is still new. Simply "revving" is not going to seat the rings, it should be done under load on a long stretch of road by running it all the way up to redline and letting it drop back on its own once or twice. I'd wait to do that until after the first oil change.

 

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