Bob Hoover wrote:

>The water-cooled horizontally opposed four cylinder engine designed by
>Volkswagen has a fatal design flaw... The nature -- and cure -- for this
problem was defined and
>confirmed -- twice -- in the judgements passed down as a result of VW's
>lawsuits against Subaru, who corrected the flaw.  But rather than correct the
>flaw themselves -- and pay Subaru royalties, Volkswagen abandoned the design...

I'm unfamiliar with this legal contretemps, and as the driver of an '87
Subaru as well as a VW, am curious as to what exactly the flaw is, and how
Subaru got mixed up in being sued and correcting it.

Thanks for any clarification.

-steve tokar

p.s. just found out the subaru might have a ... blown head gasket. hmm.