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1998 Subaru Outback

Tiny
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I'm purchasing a 1998 Outback 2.5L with 115K miles. This car has a 5 speed manual. When I test drove the car, which is the first time I've ever drove a Subie, it sounded like a Volkswagen Bug (sort of); when revving up from 1st to 2nd gear & so on. When your at crusing speed it ran smooth; like at idle.

I also test drove the same year model with a automatic transmission and when accelerating it was much smoother. Is this normal for a subie that is a stick vs. Automatic?
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Tuesday, March 13th, 2007 AT 5:52 PM

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Tiny
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Every car is diferent when driving, some have a little more power than others, driving a automatic compared to a stick the difference is like night and day.
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Sunday, May 20th, 2007 AT 12:36 PM
Tiny
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Thanks for the info. Follow up question.

When in 5th gear and crusing around 65-70 mph the rpm seem high (comparing to my Toyota Tundra -automatice) and is around 3.25? Around there.

Is this normal. Seems like the engine is working pretty hard to maintain that speed!
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Sunday, May 20th, 2007 AT 2:32 PM

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