Yes it does suffer with old age...bushings wear out have one with over 250k and sloppy as all heck but you get used to it
Test-drove my first Legacy Turbo today. High mileage (185k+) but
> looked and sounded OK apart from the noisy exhaust the previous owner
> had fitted - given its reputation as a Q-car I didn't think it is
> particularly sensible to stick a loud exhaust on it.
>
> Anyway, one thing I noticed on the test drive was that the gearlever
> felt rather vague - much like the one on an Alfa 75, which has a
> transaxle and you're stirring gears via a 3 foot rod. Is this normal
> or does the gearchange mechanism suffer somewhat in old age?
> --
> Timo Geusch
> Morini Corsaro 125 | Bimota YB7 | Honda Pan European ABS/CBS/TCS > BOTAFOF #33 TWA#10
> The UKRM FAQ:
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