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Plus, the WRX arrived after those sales figures. So imagine the potential.
-juice
Bob
Thanks juice!
-Greg
And ahead of every European make, plus everyone else. Not bad.
-juice
-Greg
Ken
Vacuum operated wipers.
A great idea at the time, except that going up a long grade they would become slower and sloower and sloooooower ....
Stopped at a traffic light, they would go berserk.
Glad it wasn't my car.
fandc: I had a '62 Falcon with those vacuum wipers. Hated them especially in summer when sudden thunderstorms popped up. One good thing about that car was it was where I learned about engine braking, having driven it around on rural dirt roads without benefit of a working master cylinder.
Ed
-juice
Greg
Actually, 1989 was a record sales year for Subaru in US, when they were as mainstream as it could get, and that record held up until 1997 or even 1998. I think several factors contributed to low sales of 1991-1993, such as diminished popularity of wagons, AWD did not become trendy yet, obsolete boxy styling of the Loyale model, etc, etc. Whatever it was, I was surely glad to buy my Loayle in 1992 with a huge discount!
-mike
;-)
-Greg
Joe Isuzu was hilarious. The new ads are OK, but not as good as the originals.
Side note: one of my neighbors has been wanting an X5 for months, but she drove an Axiom and almost bought it. She still might.
-juice
Ken
-mike
See this. He was lucky that his house didn't burn down completely:
http://www.eliteviews.com
Drew
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BOOM. What was that? Our X5 sponteneously combusted.
Gee, and we thought check engine lights were bad!
The way they're handling the recall is going to hurt them. It's the opposite of what Lexus did (scramble to fix the problem, even visiting remote owners).
-juice
Patti
Actually, I should indirectly be extremely grateful for Ford's love of vacuum wipers. They got me my first car.
A mate of mine had a 1956 Ford Consul when I was at Uni. It was decrepit, even by the standards of most uni student's cars. Amongst other highlights, it lost a wheel coming home one night, the wheel making it down the mountain (in front of us) before we realized the problem. Its steering was interesting and the tyres as bald as... It did however have a high domed roof improving the vision when we took in the drive-in movie sitting atop it.
It had an asthmatic four cylinder with a nasty vacuum leak which meant the wipers worked only when you took your foot off the accelerator. The technique was soon mastered; Accelerate, throw clutch in, foot off accelerator and turn on wipers. A quick examination of the scenery and then repeat the exercise ten seconds later.
Canberra, where I did my first degree, is high in the Australian Alps and rarely rains except at night. It does however have rather a lot of smallish mountains and one of the amusements available to students was cruising these mountains, determining the number of loving couples one could shift from these vantage points by a slow drive-by. Canberra is Australia's answer to Washington and there is about as much to do after dark if you are broke and bored.
As luck had it, Mum had a conference in town and, carless, I borrowed my mate's Consul to collect her from the airport and drop her at her hotel, across one range of mountains. From a cloudless night, a monsoon like storm appeared as I drove across the mountain range.
The Consul, labouring uphill had no wipers so I went through the usual routine. Mum was horrified, a reaction heightened when I asked her to pass a cloth to wipe off the water streaming up my legs through the holes in the floor.
I was unphased, as this was normal for the Consul but when we reached her hotel, she called for a stiff brandy. She was not impressed!
When I next went home, I got a good offer; a decent car for myself if I promised never to travel in any bombs again. Who could say no?
I've never told her that when leaving the hotel, I coasted the Consul downhill in neutral (the synchromesh was very iffy) and tried to turn left. The slow spin this created resulted in me turning, not the 90 degrees I expected but a gentle 450, ending up in exactly the direction I'd intended, but having seen the whole intersection first. I needed no persuasion to give up travelling in bombs.
The Consul died soon after, so decrepit that the wrecker charged its owner to take it off his hands.
My, it takes you back!
Cheers
Graham
..Mike
I think we're spoiled. These are the good old days. We whine when even a simple part fails to operate perfectly.
-juice
Frank
I recommend that you post this also in the News & Views The WORST Vehicles I've Ever Owned. :-)
KarenS
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I know there are a lot of GT and RS fans here, but let's face it, the Outback saved Subaru, and still pays the bills.
-juice
Greg
http://www.prioritysail.com/subaru/
Thanks,
Jim
-mike
...at 6-7pm Pacific/9-10 pm Eastern. Hope to see you there!
http://www.edmunds.com/chat/subaruchat.html
Patti
Thanks for brightening up our day!
Patti
-mike
jim
-mike
Jim
XT:
1.8l NA or Turbo
Part Time 4wd or FWD
No air suspension
4-bolt lug pattern smaller brakes, etc.
smaller tires, rims etc.
XT6:
std 5-lug pattern 14" 205-60-14
AWD or FWD, 5MT with center locking Diffy.
H6 2.7l engine
Air-suspension std. on AWD models
Electric Power Steering Pump (no belt driven PS pump)
Different suspension components (larger sway bars, etc)
Fog lights std on XT6, not available on the XT
A quick look will show a lot of XTs and since the body was the same on the XTs and XT6s you'd never know the difference unless you actually saw the XT6 or the fog lights.
-mike
Looking forward to starting the new job on thursday. Juice, it is sales, but not the "close-the-deal-on-the-back-9" kinda thing. I know a lot of the restauranteurs in question already, and there is little in the way of "pressure" sales I need to do. Basically I'll be calling them, bringing samples by, taking orders, making sure my company is taking care of them, etc.
Otherwise I wouldn't be able to do it, as I am note really the "sales" type either, as you say.
So, does anyone have any PDA recommendations?
I'll be trying to rustle up by-the-glass placements and such.
..Mike
..Mike
I would suggest this baby as a PDA: http://yahoo2.sundial.com/modules/yahoo/bundles.asp?bundle_id=57
It uses the PALM OS and includes the telephone as well. Voice activated for safe usage while driving, Internet access to keep up to date with what is happening here on Edmunds. This is a great tool, maybe a bit big and heavy, but with great features.
Daniel
(I do not sell PDA's or phones)
I would suggest this baby as a PDA: http://yahoo2.sundial.com/modules/yahoo/bundles.asp?bundle_id=57
It uses the PALM OS and includes the telephone as well. Voice activated for safe usage while driving, Internet access to keep up to date with what is happening here on Edmunds. This is a great tool, maybe a bit big and heavy, but with great features.
Daniel
(I do not sell PDA's or phones)
I got an invitation in the mail today to go to "Jeep 101" in the Philadelphia area in August. Has anyone here ever done it? How was it? Did you learn anything there that made you a better Subaru driver? (It's not as if I'm going to buy a Jeep.)
Ed
All the Jeeps were automatics. I drove a Grand Cherokee and a regular Cherokee. There was no time to take the Wrangler out. Too many people, and the lines were too long.
Kept it in low range and 1st gear all the time. Let me tell you, that is one "low" gear!
First we traversed a long grade sideways, as if you were driving the side of a mountain sideways. I remember traveling over rocks, across a log bridge, and through a water area. The best part was climbing a very steep hill about 2 stories tall, and when you get to the top (you can't see over the other side because the vehicle is pointed towards the sky), you then go down the opposite side (which is equally steep) using NO brakes. You're letting the low gearing control the vehicle. it scared the h**l out of my wife when she did it. She closed her eyes and prayed! I also saw an interesting demo on how to winch a vehicle out of a difficult situation.
It's a fun time, you'll enjoy it, and it's definitely worthwhile going to, even if you have no intentions of buying a Jeep. Let us know what you think of the new Liberty under these conditions.
Bob
Ed
Daniel