Subaru Forester Boxer diesel

subaru reputation for good towing and transmission ruined by an ill matched engine and gearbox

> I think this is my 6th Subaru all previous 5 being highly
> satisfactory, This is quite the worst car of any I have driven , the
> gear change is stiff and clunky, and you have to constantly think what
> gear you are in between 3rd ,4th, 5th and 6th. At the drop of a hat
> you can be brought to an
> instant stop when the engine decides you are in the wrong gear. You
> cannot start in 2nd even when rolling and there appears to be no flywheel
> inertia at all. Towing would be highly dangerous and the "Field " report
> for August 2008 on the Legacy diesel states "A more serious complaint
> is the ease with which the Legacy stalls".
On enconomy using cruise control at 60, 70 and 8o mph on flat motorway, I could not detect difference in economy between 4th, 5th and 6th.
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