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Old 08-19-2006, 10:15 AM
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Originally Posted by shelfy
not true. some, if not all, newer forester models with manual transmissions have hill holder technology. i test drove a 2005 2.5xt about two years ago with hill holder and i did nopt like it at all. it engaged at the slightest incline and i killed it because the clutch released totally different than under normal operation. the next car i test drove was the legacy 2.5gt limited 5eat and ended up driving it home.
I just spoke to a buddy who still works for Subaru, and they brought back the hill holder on the Forester only in 2003.
I had stopped working foe Subaru in 2002.
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