[dcarrb]

I've driven Subarus for over 20 years and all have sounded at cold startup rather like a never-oiled antique sewing machine with a few key parts missing. But I never realized how typical this is until I started paying attention to my colleague's Legacy when he starts his before I start mine when we leave work. This truly put my mind at ease.

I had my silver idling in the drive the other day, hood up, and my daughter, who'd been in the yard for several minutes, didn't even realize it was running. They sound much more contented when fully warm.

dcb