Is it that hard for people to learn the proper way to shift to reverse is to put on 1st gear first?

This is done purposely to avoid some inexperienced drivers to shift to reverse after the 5th gear of whenever the car is moving forward.

My impreza outback already has 100,000mi on it....and not a problem...unless i don't put on 1st before reverse.
I can tell the previous owner did not do that because once every 2 or 3 weeks I have a little problem shifting to reverse.

Aside from that..i don't think subaru would have put a tranny or clutch on a newer model that is worse than the one on a older model subaru.mainly because of the fact that both cars are inspired on the same rally car.

 

42,XXX miles on my '02 WRX and no problems! (to quote another member, "furiously knocking on cheap imitation wood desk!")

 

Just a word from an old school dog - I've already had one tranny replaced do to a failing second gear synchro at 52k mile (still under warranty thank god) - all it did was grind from first to second shifts no matter what rpm. sube did good though and rep'd it under warranty - the dealer tried to say at first it was due to a sppedshifter however my car was bone stock, save a cone filter and 16" koenigs. and bet you can guess where this is going...this past weekend going around a corner a block from my home downshifted into 2nd at about 15mph and sounded like s socket wrench spinning free. noise was only present in second gear so i knew it was the damned synchro again. so monday i headed to the delership and got about six blocks from my home when the whole tranny seized to where all i had was first gear and neutral. nothing else. no thing is i dont race - cars never seen a race track and is bone stock cept for the above and now new iridium plugs. some subes do have bad trannies espec 2nd gear it seems you newer wrx's got it better but alot of us gc8 cars have been bitten and will still be bitten - alls i can say is take it light, buy extended warranties whenever you can and dont go heavy on the mods....
and even after all this - i stil love my ru and wont trade her for anything - the cars are great in all other areas so the tranny issues can be dealt with (albiet a very painful prob)

and has anyone seen a tsb for the older models - any ammo in this second battle would help ...

 

This has nothing to do with you guys and girls, but I've seen people buy brand new Ferrari's and at 1000 mniles they blew up the tranny because they did not know what they were doing. I think the same would go with WRX's. I drove with my friend in his WRX, and when he hit every gear it gave a little grind, because he was shifting to fast and not having the entire clutch to the floor yet. at 3000 the clutch went, then 2nd gear. Just something to think about. Again Im not saying you guys can't drive but its something to think about.

The guys with the clutch going early. Did you have to pay for the new clutch and labor because its a wear item, or because it went unusually early did Subaru cover it?

Im at 7000 miles and going stong.

 

Don't want to sound like an idiot but what the heck is TSB??
Oh, and i took my car out yesterday for a quick boot around the block and when i shifted into second gear and third gear i could hear a creaking noise, then after the car warmed up it kind of went away. It's been parked in the garage all winter accept for the accasional boot around the block and a 2 hr drive to get my suspension put in last week.....Could that creaking be dry bushings or linkage??? I'm going to call the dealership today and see what they think.... nver had this happen before and i baby the tranny just like i did in my GC8, oh well it still shifts fine....I'll see what the dealership says..

Dave..........................

 

ok exl - you make a good point about peeps not knowing how to drive manuals..however inmy case this is my 3rd car and all have been manuals. the first a honda lasted 160k and the decond a mazda went for 140k. then mazda got a new clutch at 96k, but neither ever had trans probs. unfortunately it is an ongoing prob wuth subes but atleast they are addressing it now, espec with the coming evo and mp6. in any event like i said the cars are good and will last long - if this possibilty can be dealt with.

 

good point

 

Ahhh....so glad i got myself a impreza outback sport wagon..no trans. problems, its a second hand car, and at 100K mi....

You know whats funny? with a turbo i have more power than a WRX, its cheaper, cheaper maintenance, cheaper insurance(mainly for a 20yr old), and it looks much better than those horrible round head lights the wrx has...looks like a neon(aside from everything else of course).

Whats better? It still has the AWD system, and as people say..."they don't make cars like they used to"..but then again..it could be because i learned to drive in a manual trans, and its natural for me....

 

12,500 miles! I started having the Clutch Shudder problem when the car is cold. Had to schedule an appt. to get it replaced - 3 weeks away - but only want to use a REALLY GOOD dealer. Using Metric on Long Island in NY.

jcsjcs

 

I'm experiencing a little grind going into 5th gear.
Upon further inspection it's can either be the clutch
(it's very tight/hard) or the 2 mats getting stuck under
my clutch so it doesn't engage all the way. Hopefully
it's the mat! hehe...other than that, no problems at
all.

 

i have 20k miles on mien and no prob yet but i am looking to get a dog gear bow from mrt. i am also looking to get the new sti 6 speed but we will se what i can aford!!!!!!!!!!1

 

WOW! You're such a great driver to be bragging about this on this forum! Because EVERYONE is a lame driver compared to you and that's what's wrong with the tranny! We should all listen to the guy who has an Outback about our Impreza's. It's true, It's true the Outback is a better car than the impreza...Lemme guess, did you're daddy invent blue jeans and the internet too?

BTW if you haven't figured it out, I was being sarcastic. But really, don't come in here w/a completely different topic.

 

hey now - lets not slam him to hard darren - he me honestly not know that (at least for my year 98) there where only two trans used in imprezas and impreza based models like the outback sport. he may not know that there are no real mechanical differences between the two. but i digress a bit
luis if you have a turbo running through your stock box be prepared because the older boxes we have can hardly hold the stock power much less boosted power. i hope you dont ever have to experience what i am right now.