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Anyway, it seems pretty solid but maybe too big now.
Has anyone driven one yet?
tom
I've driven several new Legacys and Outbacks, and they're really nice cars, much improved on the out-going models. I especially like the Legacy GT, with the 6-speed.
Bob
Is it heavier? It did look nicer though.
tom
Bob
I am soooo lucky to have a husband that travels well with me!
We planned to be back last night, but realized I had an aunt who was visiting in New Harmony IN, so we made a slight detour (about 45 extra miles) and managed to have dinner with them last night. We all visited until bedtime, then saw them again this morning for some antiquing in town. Stayed at New Harmony Inn which was VERY nice, and very peaceful setting. We had a (tiny) balcony that overlooked 'park land' and a lake. Very private. Enjoyed it a lot.
Now if I didn't have to do the unpacking and the laundry ....
Vacation must have been too good juice. I was beginning to wonder if you drowned over in Ocean City, or got swallowed up by the kiddy car rides (singing the Kingston Trio song: "M.T.A., " aka "Did he ever return."
Bob
With Hadji I didn't really get a chance to say a proper goodbye, so we sent off balloons for the kids to have some closure.
RIP Dina.
Brenda: nice road trip.
We hosted my brother and his family, visiting from Brazil, for the past 3 weeks. It was complete insanity, busy busy the whole time, 2 events every day it seemed. We were here for a while, then in Ocean City for a week, then in New York City, then in Philly. Drove right past Subaru HQ, too.
My brother just ordered a new Forester - in Brazil! They have a new dealer who just opened a Subaru outlet in Recife, the first and only one so far. His will be a 2.0l engine, too, not the big 2.5l we get, so I imagine it'll be very JDM, or maybe a european equivalent model.
He told me they sell a base 2.0l, 2.0l Limited (what he got), and a 2.0l Turbo. He's not much into cars but that is what he seemed to think anyway. I'll visit the dealer when I go to Brazil next year, most likely.
While he was here we let him drive our 2009 to get a preview of what it would be like. He and his wife both liked it, so no plans to cancel the order. She's driving around in a Citroen Xsara Picasso, a bizarre egg-shaped european people mover, right now, so the Forester will be a lot more mainstream. They have a farm so the AWD should be put to good use.
Bob
He just got back to Brazil yesterday so he might be taking delivery this week.
http://www.subaru.com.br/
Looks like it might have 16" wheels, not the 17" alloys we get.
Bob
I guess they figure if you want performance, you want performance.
Plus prices there put it in a near-luxury territory so if you can afford one, the price of fuel is not a big concern.
He's paying the equivalent of over $40 grand. Still, it's about the same as the Hyundai Tucson and less than a CR-V costs there.
This one's for you Juice - apparently chipmunks eating wiring is a big problem up the Mineral King Road in Sequoia NP. Chicken wire fencing is common but quite a few cars were protected by laying a tarp down, driving over it, and then wrapping the car up in it.
..Mike
..Mike
Access is via 19 miles on a twisty, narrow dead end road - it's mostly paved, but it's also mostly one lane, especially the last 12 miles, and goes from ~800' to 7800'. I'd hate to think about the towing bill if a critter ate up some wiring.
I guess out of ~35 cars parked near the end of the road, about 10 were either wired or tarped.
Bob
kcram - Pickups/Wagons Host
Still have the 00 GT wagon.
..Mike
..Mike
Bob
I was close to that extreme after paying a $700 repair bill for the mess the chipmunks left on my van's wiring harness.
Actually what I'm using now are moth balls. I keep them on the car port floor inside of a hollow brick. Gotta replace them every once in a while, but no chewed up wires since I started doing that.
What poor moths have to sacrifice for juice's van.
Looks like my speedometer pic broke. Here's the link if anyone wants to see it hit 75k..
I think I have some issues, though.. binding in tight turns, worse when warm/hot.
Cheers!
Paul
I keep the moth balls in a plastic bag that isn't sealed, so the smell leaks out slowly.
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Paul, I don't think I can find a spot to go 100 legally when the Outback reaches 100k. :P
Even though it's a couple of years older than the van, we now trust the Subaru more than the van out of town. Plus the tires are way newer on it. The seats aren't as comfy though (I blame the leather....).
Few do.
With whitewall tires and dog-dish hubcaps - AWFUL! :surprise:
Bob
That'll make you overlook Baja cladding and B9 snouts.
Bob
Speaking of shameful, I must apologize to both you and Brenda for the trip back to AK! Happily, I will report that all family members finally recovered from that nasty bug that afflicted first my son, then me (and, to a lesser extend, my daughter), and finally my wife. We were not sure what it was or if it was communicable, but my wife's good friend in Madison insisted we stop. We did, it was fun, then her family got sick with the same bug about five days later!
We were still recovering on the way through Idaho, but it was time rather than illness that caused us to skip the visit with Steve and his wife. On our way through (I think we actually stopped at Steve's exit to fill up with fuel!), I tried to convince my wife to let us stop "for just a few minutes," but she wisely reminded me that a "few minute" stop for me was destined to be two-to-three hours, and we just did not have time for it! *sigh* The opportunities lost. Who knows though, Steve, maybe we saved you from a frightful bug!
Anyhow, the trip went well, we made it home on the evening of Thursday, June 18, and the van now has 213,000 miles on it. We are, sadly, starting to have some very troublesome electrical/computer gremlins arising. My wife is beginning to lose confidence in it.
So.... I'm sure I missed stuff in my attempt to catch up, but Serge and Bob, sorry about your losses; Brenda, whoa! what sort of angel are you?! That is quite a story about the plane and amazing that help was so near; juice, apparently welcome back to you, too!
This is a crazy but good summer. There is just no time for anything, let alone catching up in internet land. I saw that Steve (fibber2) popped in for a moment a couple months ago and am glad to hear he is well.
All the best,
-Wes-
If I'm some sort of angel, I'm not sure it's the 'good' kind when planes crash in my friends' 'backyard' ... yeah the people were VERY lucky they weren't hurt seriously ...
glad you all made it back all right ... sounds like the trip had several days that were not much fun traveling at all ...
Oh, and I was not going to say anything about your angelic alignment. :P
Cheers Pat.
Cheers Pat.
Cheers Pat.
Success This is Rita's baby which she dearly loves. Gauges and chrome gauge rings added by me of course.
Cheers Pat.
In any event, good to hear from you again—and keep your chin up.
Bob
Serge
The dealer would not budge on price.
The knee is coming slowly but according to the Doc. it is on track.
Cheers Pat
Cheers Pat.
Bob is going, I just got a call from Frank to confirm, so if anyone else can come, you'll see at least 3 Crew there.
Cheers Pat.