I've owned a 2006 OutBack with the 6 cylinder, and, now drive a 2007 Legacy
2.5 GT sedan.

On both, I've been troubled by the hesitation I experience, particularly
when I need the car to move (pulling out into traffic, passing on the
Interstate, etc.). I've almost been rear-ended several times when my
get-up-and-go, didn't.

In fact, it was so bad on the OutBack, that I convinced Subaru of America to
let me trade it in, and, got the Legacy, which seems just as bad.

Don't get me wrong, there are times when I can press on the gas and the car
winds up and moves very impressively, but, quite often it's like the pedal
is disconnected from the engine. And, I'm not sure if this is the engine or
the transmission not downshifting when required. Doesn't make much
difference being in S or S# (S# just winds up further in RPM's).

Anyway, I was told by dealers, mechanics, and SoA, that "this was normal",
so, believed it was (just a bad implementation of drive by wire).

Then...I drove my wife's Forester 2.5 GT. WHAT A DIFFERENCE! This car's
acceleration is how I used to remember it being in other cars. Absolutely
NO hesitation, responsive, and...peppy. I would just rather have a sedan,
or, I'd think seriously about getting a Forester.

So, now that I know Subaru CAN make a car, even with turbo and drive by
wire, that's responsive, what's the issue with my Legacy?

Thanks.

I'll have them check the sensors, thanks!

It's not so much the drivers being idiots, as, my get-up isn't there.
".._.." <testing@jacksoncountybank.com> wrote in message
news:0jPzk.45703$G23.25203@newsreading01.news.tds. net...
>I have had that happen (hesitation) when the O2 sensors were about to go
>bad.
>
> Air let into the engine with the throttle opening is supposed to cause
> more gas (because the O2 senses it's running leaner).
>
> Check your O2 sensors, in other words.
>
> As for getting rear ended, that's just idiot drivers, not your car.
>
> "Bill Bradley" <wdbradley3@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:7tSdnVguN7jrLVbVnZ2dnUVZ_qrinZ2d@comcast.com. ..
>> I've owned a 2006 OutBack with the 6 cylinder, and, now drive a 2007
>> Legacy 2.5 GT sedan.
>>
>> On both, I've been troubled by the hesitation I experience, particularly
>> when I need the car to move (pulling out into traffic, passing on the
>> Interstate, etc.). I've almost been rear-ended several times when my
>> get-up-and-go, didn't.
>>
>> In fact, it was so bad on the OutBack, that I convinced Subaru of America
>> to let me trade it in, and, got the Legacy, which seems just as bad.
>>
>> Don't get me wrong, there are times when I can press on the gas and the
>> car winds up and moves very impressively, but, quite often it's like the
>> pedal is disconnected from the engine. And, I'm not sure if this is the
>> engine or the transmission not downshifting when required. Doesn't make
>> much difference being in S or S# (S# just winds up further in RPM's).
>>
>> Anyway, I was told by dealers, mechanics, and SoA, that "this was
>> normal", so, believed it was (just a bad implementation of drive by
>> wire).
>>
>> Then...I drove my wife's Forester 2.5 GT. WHAT A DIFFERENCE! This car's
>> acceleration is how I used to remember it being in other cars.
>> Absolutely NO hesitation, responsive, and...peppy. I would just rather
>> have a sedan, or, I'd think seriously about getting a Forester.
>>
>> So, now that I know Subaru CAN make a car, even with turbo and drive by
>> wire, that's responsive, what's the issue with my Legacy?
>>
>> Thanks.
>
>

It may be totally unrelated, but I've noticed this on our 2006 Outback
too. Except in my case, it's always slow out of the gate (1st gear
only) compared to our 2000 Outback. The 2000 just feels much more
responsive in the low gears than the 2006. It drives me nuts. The 2006
seems much more designed to be a nice "car" experience rather than the
crossover experience of the 2000.

For what it's worth.

On Sat, 13 Sep 2008 06:22:17 -0600, "Bill Bradley"
<wdbradley3@comcast.net> wrote:

>I've owned a 2006 OutBack with the 6 cylinder, and, now drive a 2007 Legacy
>2.5 GT sedan.
>
>On both, I've been troubled by the hesitation I experience, particularly
>when I need the car to move (pulling out into traffic, passing on the
>Interstate, etc.). I've almost been rear-ended several times when my
>get-up-and-go, didn't.
>
>In fact, it was so bad on the OutBack, that I convinced Subaru of America to
>let me trade it in, and, got the Legacy, which seems just as bad.
>
>Don't get me wrong, there are times when I can press on the gas and the car
>winds up and moves very impressively, but, quite often it's like the pedal
>is disconnected from the engine. And, I'm not sure if this is the engine or
>the transmission not downshifting when required. Doesn't make much
>difference being in S or S# (S# just winds up further in RPM's).
>
>Anyway, I was told by dealers, mechanics, and SoA, that "this was normal",
>so, believed it was (just a bad implementation of drive by wire).
>
>Then...I drove my wife's Forester 2.5 GT. WHAT A DIFFERENCE! This car's
>acceleration is how I used to remember it being in other cars. Absolutely
>NO hesitation, responsive, and...peppy. I would just rather have a sedan,
>or, I'd think seriously about getting a Forester.
>
>So, now that I know Subaru CAN make a car, even with turbo and drive by
>wire, that's responsive, what's the issue with my Legacy?
>
>Thanks.

I think it's the electronic throttle you got between 2 and 6 sec before it
open full throttle.
we got the same probleme on wrx 2008 !!!


<griff.duncan@gmail.com> a écrit dans le message de news:
rl0jd4lgbacvesoc24shcpbe949ei3hofe@4ax.com...
> It may be totally unrelated, but I've noticed this on our 2006 Outback
> too. Except in my case, it's always slow out of the gate (1st gear
> only) compared to our 2000 Outback. The 2000 just feels much more
> responsive in the low gears than the 2006. It drives me nuts. The 2006
> seems much more designed to be a nice "car" experience rather than the
> crossover experience of the 2000.
>
> For what it's worth.
>
> On Sat, 13 Sep 2008 06:22:17 -0600, "Bill Bradley"
> <wdbradley3@comcast.net> wrote:
>
>>I've owned a 2006 OutBack with the 6 cylinder, and, now drive a 2007
>>Legacy
>>2.5 GT sedan.
>>
>>On both, I've been troubled by the hesitation I experience, particularly
>>when I need the car to move (pulling out into traffic, passing on the
>>Interstate, etc.). I've almost been rear-ended several times when my
>>get-up-and-go, didn't.
>>
>>In fact, it was so bad on the OutBack, that I convinced Subaru of America
>>to
>>let me trade it in, and, got the Legacy, which seems just as bad.
>>
>>Don't get me wrong, there are times when I can press on the gas and the
>>car
>>winds up and moves very impressively, but, quite often it's like the pedal
>>is disconnected from the engine. And, I'm not sure if this is the engine
>>or
>>the transmission not downshifting when required. Doesn't make much
>>difference being in S or S# (S# just winds up further in RPM's).
>>
>>Anyway, I was told by dealers, mechanics, and SoA, that "this was normal",
>>so, believed it was (just a bad implementation of drive by wire).
>>
>>Then...I drove my wife's Forester 2.5 GT. WHAT A DIFFERENCE! This car's
>>acceleration is how I used to remember it being in other cars. Absolutely
>>NO hesitation, responsive, and...peppy. I would just rather have a sedan,
>>or, I'd think seriously about getting a Forester.
>>
>>So, now that I know Subaru CAN make a car, even with turbo and drive by
>>wire, that's responsive, what's the issue with my Legacy?
>>
>>Thanks.

if you still have the ride then you should learn to drive it like a racer or something. if the response is not that nice with the throttle, do a little heel-toe action with it to get some power out of downshifting

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