http://glennbatten.com/generation-5-subaru-liberty-3-6r-premium-sedan/ My personal blog and collection of articles Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:43:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://glennbatten.com/generation-5-subaru-liberty-3-6r-premium-sedan/comment-page-1/#comment-487 Ric Thu, 04 Nov 2010 22:19:27 +0000 http://glennbatten.com/?p=106#comment-487 Like you, I bought the 3.6R as I liked the performance and refinement over the coarser 2.5L turbo. I have also been surprised by the additional feature (which was not in any specifications that I researched before my purchase) of the gearbox, when in cruise control, going down a gear or two, when descending a hill, in order to maintain the selected speed. I cannot understand why this feature has not been publicized. Like you, I was, at first, a little mystified by the keyless entry feature but, after reading the car's manual, found that the doors opened when you touched either of the front doors (each front door handle has an inbuilt receiver). As you point out in your review, the 3.6R runs on standard unleaded, something that many car reviewers are obviously unaware of as many claim that premium unleaded is required. My only criticism is the lack of full sized spare wheel (not good enough for Australia). I have recently purchased a WRX wheel as my spare for peace of mind. Overall, a great car. Like you, I bought the 3.6R as I liked the performance and refinement over the coarser 2.5L turbo. I have also been surprised by the additional feature (which was not in any specifications that I researched before my purchase) of the gearbox, when in cruise control, going down a gear or two, when descending a hill, in order to maintain the selected speed. I cannot understand why this feature has not been publicized.
Like you, I was, at first, a little mystified by the keyless entry feature but, after reading the car’s manual, found that the doors opened when you touched either of the front doors (each front door handle has an inbuilt receiver).
As you point out in your review, the 3.6R runs on standard unleaded, something that many car reviewers are obviously unaware of as many claim that premium unleaded is required.
My only criticism is the lack of full sized spare wheel (not good enough for Australia). I have recently purchased a WRX wheel as my spare for peace of mind.
Overall, a great car.

]]> http://glennbatten.com/generation-5-subaru-liberty-3-6r-premium-sedan/comment-page-1/#comment-77 olympic Thu, 01 Jul 2010 21:16:49 +0000 http://glennbatten.com/?p=106#comment-77 I have heard that many doesn't like design, but i love it, i think Subaru is going in right direction, except Impreza, which is really ugly now and was perfect in previous generations (GDB chassis especially) I have heard that many doesn’t like design, but i love it, i think Subaru is going in right direction, except Impreza, which is really ugly now and was perfect in previous generations (GDB chassis especially)

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