As a long-time manual driver (and having owned two Legacy GTs), I can certainly jump on the bandwagon, however you have a fair point. Lamenting old technology falls on deaf ears quickly, and the manufacturers have to move on. That being said, for the performance enthusiasts, CVTs as they exist now aren’t sufficient. A…

Great article, I loved it. My wife and I own a 2001 Outback H-6, which was 3.0 at the time, with a 4EAT transmission. 236K mi. and ticking (I’m in the States). The headgasket went last year, and just last week I started hearing a pinhole exhaust leak, but hey... at that mileage, can you really blame the car? That…