Thanks for the information.

I am going to have a glycol test done next week. It would great if it is NOT contaminated, if I have to go down the warranty route.

I hope I have a legal case, at the very least for leverage to get them to do the right thing.

Thanks for the replies. It is the 3.2 six. Yeah, I understand it's Japanese-made. I think the idea of contacting a consumer rights advocate is great. I already have, and I'm contacting a few others. And waiting to hear back from a lemon-law lawyer to see if I have a case. But if I get screwed, what ...

I'll spare the details, but I bought the car (76,000 miles) from a local 'reputable' dealer (Subaru Santa Monica, you have been warned). Their 'safety inspection' miraculously came up with no problems, so I bought the car. A week later, took it to my mechanic, who found a laundry list of undisclosed...