That was included specifically for aftermarket gauges.

Have you discovered that you can remove the hood prop and relocate it further up the engine bay to prop the hood almost straight up? That puts the little plastic doofus on the end of it at a weird angle, so they put another rectangular hole in the hood at the same angle so it would still fit.

http://www.tune86.com/sites/default/.../hoodprop1.jpg

I agree. My reusable AFE filter is a real bi**h to get installed right. But in all fairness, the disposable OEM filter is not hard at all.

Ease of maintenance is one of the reasons I bought a twin instead of a 370z/Evo X.

I've also been amazed at the engineer's forethought into the way certain aspects of the car were designed for modifications. The grommets, wiring channels, lego inspired interior :D Seriously though doing anything that involves removing interior panels has been a breeze in this car.

Oil change with a Fumoto valve takes like 3 minutes, and no spilling oil filters as you play plinko to get them out (like my Explorer...)

Don't really look forward to the day I have to get in there and do spark plugs, or other engine work. Found a small oil leak during the last oil change and it has turned into the dealer having my car for a week, pulling the engine to replace the timing cover. Good thing for that warranty :eyebulge:

Except the FBs in the Forester/Legacy/Impreza/Outbacks all have front cover and cam carrier oil leaks as time goes on. Its pretty damn bad.