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Thanks for the suggestion! I'll try that and see what comes of it. The 4R passed the NOx emission test. It failed inspection because there's not enough oxygen in the exhaust.

My 3rd Gen has has the check engine light on for about 2 years. My mechanic says the reason is "engine too lean" meaning there's not enough oxygen in the exhaust. It could be a faulty/dirty sensor, it could mean a new sensor needs to be purchased, or it could open a whole can of worms. None...

diesel! diesel! diesel! You guys are forgetting Biodiesel! I own a 99 6cyl 4r w/151k our business owns an 05 dodge ram 2500 w/ the cummins 5.9L turbo diesel. I run a 50% blend of biodiesel/highway diesel whenever I can find a bio station. Runs great! Last time I filled up with bio, it was...

Is the sunroof size the same for a '99 4runner and a '97 Land Cruiser?? I might want to take mine off and put it on pops' LC.

The tranny has a lot to do with weight dispersion of the subaru. The original post said the guy was constantly hitting the break. If he's geared down... no breaks needed, etc. If he hits the break in the middle of the turn, the weight dives to the front wheels of the car and woosh! into the...

Update: All the maintenance records are spectacular. The guy got a lube and 30k maintenance every time it needed it give or take a few k. My insurance buddy sharpened his pencil and got the insurance down to 910... good deal now so i'm probably gonna go with it. It needs a break job...

Do camry's come in 4wd? Actually, the insurance is only $120 difference between the WRX and the 4Runner for a year. Payment will only be $50 cheaper per month WRX has 30k miles... 4Runner has 141k The ends don't justify the means so I'm prob. not going to go with the deal. '99 4Runner...

It was probably an automatic tranny outback. The manual tranny in my WRX keeps me from having to touch the brakes in most circumstances. The driver probably just put it in "D" for "go" and went...

Thanks for the quick response.... I've got it for the weekend to drive around and test out. Yeah, I tried out the 4wd on the testdrive in a moderately rolling and bumpy field access trail. A little clink into 4L but nothing startling that resembles a clunk. I'll check for the froth...

I"m coming from an 02 Subaru WRX Wagon for insurance/value reasons. '99 4R V-6 4wd Limited, leather, sunroof, Automatic Tranny, 142k I'm picking this up from a dealer for $10,200 probably tomorrow. Any thing specific I need to look for as far as tell-tale signs of abuse/misuse? The...