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Re: 05 LL bean 30r reviews?
I have the 3.0 engine in the Tribeca. It does have decent power if you wind it out to high RPMs. The gas mileage is pretty crappy but that could be due more to the weight of the Tribeca. There is a lot of whine from the timing chain. It just clicked over to 108K with no major issues. It does consume coolant slowly over time though. Best I can tell, there is no oil to water or water to oil mixing going on. At worst, it is an external head gasket leak of coolant. All in all, I neither love or hate the car or the engine/tranny combo.
My favorite car still remains my old 1997 outback. Not for the fun but for the combination of utility and reliability. And that car supposedly had notoriously bad head gasket issues. At 160K and 15 years of driving there was never a hint of such problems.
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Tony
1996 Polo Green Subaru SVX LSi, 168,XXX miles, Redline D4 ATF, Redline 75W90 gear oil, K&N HP-4001 Oil Filter, Mobil 1 5W50 FS (3qt) and 5W30 High Mileage (4qt) Oil Blend, Motul RBF600 Brake Fluid, AC Delco A975C Air Filter, NGK BKR6EIX-11 plugs, Centric Rotors, Power Stop Evolution Carbon Fiber Ceramic Brake Pads
2005 Gray Acura RL, 165,XXX miles, Redline D4 ATF with Lubegard Platinum Protectant, Mobil 1 5W20 High Mileage Extended Performance Oil
2009 Red Toyota Venza, 123,XXX, Mobil 1 5W30 High Mileage Oil
1992 Red Ferrari 348 ts, 82,XXX, Redline everything
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