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Greg
I have had every car I owned rustproofed with either Krown rust proofing rust check is another one, or any of the other ev nironmently friendly oil treatments, I have always owned Hondas before buying Subaru, I have sold all my cars at around 10 years old and all were rust free.
The oil treatment is done yearly, It costs me $100 CDN. per year.I do not know if you have similar places in the your area but I would recommend this as the way to go.
Cheers Pat.
Bob
Bob
http://www.i-club.com/
The nice thing about having it done on a new car is that it makes mechanics life much simpler as the car ages it prevents nuts and bolts seizing due to rust. B.T.W. what part of Canada are you in?
Cheers Pat.
I spoke to the owner and the rust started on the door where the skin is folded over the frame, he did try to address the problem through his dealer but was told that the rust is surface not perforated.he did have it sandblasted and painted once at his expense but because the rust is in the seam it quickly returned.
Technically it is surface but the door will be total junk by the time is considered a perforation, while I agree that cars are better than they were, I still believe they need all the help they can get in this inhospitable climate that is Canada in the winter.
Cheers Pat.
Bob
I've logged on several times since they switched sites a month or so ago. Did they change their URL again? Anyway, thanks. I've bookmarked the new link.
Bob
She wants to keep her new one longer than that if possible.
As an example I had a 1979 and a 1983 Accord both cars were notorious for rusting, I had them both treated with Rustcheck every year and both were rustfree when I sold them, both of them were over eight years old when I did sell them.
Given the copious amounts of salt dumped on the roads here believe me, cars need all the help they can get.
Cheers Pat.
Bob
I have no doubt whatsoever that having them oiled, vastly contributed to the fact that I never have rust problem.
In addition since I started having my cars oiled underneath years ago I have never had to use heat or brute force of any kind to undo nuts and bolts that have been exposed to Ottawa winters for years. This alone for me is worth the cost of the oiling. B.T.W. the oil in question is environmently friendly.
Cheers Pat.
Interestingly, there's no mention of Subaru...
Bob
-Brian
I also expect some announcement at Chicago, however. Probably the turbo Forester, or turbo Baja, or both!?
Bob
The DC Auto show sounds just like the setup they have for San Francisco. In fact, the Subaru line-up is identical! They probably drive all the vehicles into trailers and ship them back East! BTW, did the brochures get to you? I mailed them on the last day before our two-week office shutdown. If you haven't gotten them by now, I suspect they might be sitting in our mailroom.
Colin:
Catching up here a bit, but I'd go and meet her. What's the worst thing that can happen?
Ken
Ken
Perfect timing! The brochures arrived Christmas Eve! What a nice Christmas present! Thanks again! I know I'll be spending some time going through these. I was especially happy to get the Impreza brochures and the Blitzen H-6 brochure.
Interesting to note—and speaking as a graphic designer—there appears to be very little continuity in terms of design from one brochure to another. They almost look like they were all designed by different designers, who never spoke to one another. You rarely see that in brochure design here in the USA. There's always a very strong "family look" to whatever is being marketed, when it involves various product lines. Also, the accessory brochures have a very "commercial" look to them, as opposed to a "consumer" look. And again, the mixing of English and Japanese, to my eyes looks odd, even though I know it's an accepted practice in Japan. Sure wish I could read Japanese...
Question: I know the Japanese cars are RHD, but it looks as if they *drive* on the same side of the road as we do here in America? Is that correct? A few of the photos in some of the brochures suggest that to be the case.
Also, you had mentioned that juice might have some additional brochures? If so, do you remember which models? I'll have to contact him when he gets back from Brazil. I've also got 3 sets of Impreza accessory brochures. I wonder if he's got any in his collection? If not, I can give him a set so that he has a full set of brochures.
Again, thanks a million! Hope you have a very Merry Christmas. You certainly helped make mine merry!
Bob
I will likely be working from home until I get my office machine replaced. Must resist urge to stay out here and surf all day.
So how was everyone else's holiday?
Ed
Bob
still haven't gotten a reply to my email, so we'll see what direction this goes next. I'm not playing a game where I won't call first, but it would be nice to know if I should even bother.
in the meantime, life goes on and in the next few minutes I'll be leaving for lunch with a nice young accountant I met here at work. ;-)
-Colin
http://www.subaru.co.nz/news/index.html?id=440
Bob
I mean, if I had screwed it up so badly once ... with something so important .. maybe I had, was, or would do it again!
What I realized (fairly quickly in my case, luckily) was that if I closed myself off from all 'hurt', that I also closed myself off to the possbility of a beautiful 'love'. I took quite a few 'risks' - some riskier than others! ... some of which WERE hurtful .. but I also came out with someone who feels so RIGHT!!
so .. try it ... who knows? ..
Brenda
-Frank P.
Glad you got them. You probably emailed me at work. Since our company is shutdown during the Xmas-New Year's holidays, I haven't logged in to check mail.
Yes, I noticed that each model line gets a completely different "look" as brochures go. Actually, you can see that in their website as well.
In Japan, people drive on the left hand side and the steering wheel is on the right -- they adopted the British system. Some of the photos may have been shot on location in the US or other LHD countries so you might be seeing some inconsistencies.
I don't remember exactly what juice had, but I think there were some more B4 and Legacy catalogs. I hope that these brochures cause the Crew to get together more often! ;-)
Let me know if you have any other Q's.
Colin:
One opportunity leads to another... ;-)
Ken
(living vicariously through his single friends)
<< In Japan, people drive on the left hand side and the steering wheel is on the right -- they adopted the British system. Some of the photos may have been shot on location in the US or other LHD countries so you might be seeing some inconsistencies. >>
So the driver is positioned curb side, and not by the center line that divides the traffic, or did I misunderstand your reply?? Or, when you say "British system," you mean exactly like the British??
Bob
Ed
Bob
Greg
Ed
Ed hit it on the head. The brochures probably depict JDM spec models being driven on our roads and hence the driver being closer to curbside. Normally, a driver in Japan on a JDM spec (RHD) vehicle would be closer to the centerline.
Lots of ads in Japan depict Japanese products being used in the US or by US celebrities. Ever see Sly Stalone promoting ham or Tiger Woods chugging canned coffee? It's very bizzare.
Ken
Jim
Bob
Ed
Bob
I really don't expect to be posting, although, depending on how the discussion goes, that may change.
Bob
3d
-Brian
The next stage will be on tomorrow.
Bob
It was simply my enthusiasm overpowering my thinking. It won't happen again, I promise...
Bob
http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/announcement.php?s=&forumid=63
Bob
Bob
Hope Edmunds has some new 3Ghz Hyper threads booted up for serving the chat! ;-)
-Brian
had a 4way Dell on my desk last week. it was staggering at 33k with only 2 hard disks (attaches to our SAN).
...errmm anyway, the chatroom was bombed like mad when Ramana Lageman showed up. I'm sure it'll be crushed Monday.
-Colin
• Quad racers! This is the first year, I believe that ATV racers are participating. Picture, if you will an all out quad-racer, with extra body armor, a huge fuel tank and a spare tire, and you pretty much get the idea.
• Mitsubishi SWB Pajaros (Monteros), as usual are very popular. I noticed at least one version with an almost Honda CRX-type body shape. It was a sharp looking racer.
• Nissan had several crew cab Frontier-based racers. One of which had IFS/IRS!
• There is a BMW X-5 racer.
• There is at least one Honda-power car racer.
• There is a Range Rover (chassis) with a Jaguar XJ body attached to it. Imagine a Jag sedan with 37" off-road tires!
• There is a VW Touareg racer. The only thing "Touareg" about it must be under the skin, because the body looks like a full-blown dune buggy. You would never recognize it as a Touareg. It does have the VW logo on it for ID purposes. This Touareg is being raced by Jutta Kleinschmidt who has won the Dakar race outright, in the past.
• There is a wild looking 2WD Ford-engined racer.
• Besides all the above, there are the usual motorcycles and huge trucks too.
It's got to be one of the nuttiest races ever conceived. I love it!!
I would love to see Subaru enter a race-prepared Baja in this event! Why the Baja? I think, for an event like this the Baja makes the most sense. Nissan uses their pickups (rather than SUVs) because the pickup bed makes for very easy access to all the extra spare tires they need to carry. The Subie Baja would have that same advantage.
It will be on again tonight, and probably for ever night thereafter, till it ends. The race started only a few days ago, so what you see on TV is almost current. Again, it's on the Speed Channel.
Bob
is the posessive.......
own3d?
The VW Tarek is a purpose built car for the Paris-Dakar. It's a carbon-kevlar body (designed by Giorgio-Giugiaro), 2.2m wide, 3.06m long and weighs 1,160kg (2,552lbs.).
The car is powered by a VW 1.9 liter 4 cylinder TDI (yup, that's a turbo diesel), which puts out 218PS and 390Nm.
The Tarek has rear wheel drive, and based on its performance so far, no brakes.
Pictures can be seen at:*
http://www.rally-action.com/photo/2002/11/145/gallery.shtml
* = link may not work.
Bob