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  1. Some questions: OK, latest drive on icy, mixed-condition roads and I can't keep up with general traffic, including lots of FWD and RWD cars without snow tires. I feel like my OB is on the edge of control with the rear end sliding side to side. Me, 07 OBXT (5SP) w/ Dunlop WS M3 tires. Something is amuck when I'm passed by an older woman driving a civic without snow tires. It seems to be getting worse. I am taking my car into the local dealer tomorrow to talk about this issue and to have the rear alignment checked. What other options might I have? As it is the suspension feels very soft to me. For example, when I accelerate the front of the car rises (or the rear sinks). Should I look at some different suspension options? I'm willing to try most anything. This is nuts.
  2. I experienced this rear wagging a couple of times this year. 07 OB XT (manual) with VDC - winter tires are Dunlop WS M3. This year's winter weather has given us lots of icy road conditions versus our typical packed snow conditions. On the road to the local ski hill, one I have driven 100s of times each winter for decades, I have had the rear of the car wag back and forth while driving at a constant speed in a straight line. It is so unnerving I slow way down and have pretty much every other vehicle pass me. I also had this happen recently while driving I-90/I-25 in Wyoming. The roads were horrible, probably the worst I have ever experienced. At one point the car drifted to the left, into a very strong side wind, and I was the by far the slowest traveling vehicle on the road at about 40mph. In nearly all other snow, packed snow, snow/ice mix conditions the car is rock solid. I am a very experienced winter mountain driver. This is the craziest feeling. VDC on/off does not seem to matter. It seems to happen on relatively consistent icy road conditions at speeds of 40-55 mph when going in a straight line. Folks are welcome to challenge my driving, but I can assure you, that was not the issue. Something in how this car transfers torque from side to side in these kinds of conditions seems to resonate and translate into side to side movement of the rear of the car. I have been in similar conditions, even recently, in other vehicles where this has not happened, even at higher speeds. For example, my 97 4runner did not have this problem on the same road on the same day this year.
  3. 07 OBXT 5MT Brilliant Silver Metallic - First Subaru. So far (100 mi), so good.
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