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Old 08-27-2011, 06:26 PM   #285 (permalink)
redpoint5
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Originally Posted by Zerohour View Post
AWD really proved not to be all that great and it is far worse than the general population makes it out to be.
What do you mean by this?

As I've stated before, Subaru's automatic transmission is horrible. Acceleration and FE suffer dramatically by not rowing your own gears. I've heard good things about the new CVT though.
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