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leave it to Subaru to make a hybrid electric concept that gets us car people excited
coolest-looking Subaru in a long time
I agree! :-)
-juice
Honda HSC: profile looks like the Enzo, but the front end is better sorted. Rear isn't, it's too "Modern Corvette". Nice overall.
Honda IMAS: overdone. Headlights look like they melted. Fender skirts are silly. Interior is plain ridiculous. Just a concept.
Hyundai NEOS II: kinda pug-nosed, eh? The bull dog stance and Murano C-pillar work, though.
Kia KCV-3: not bad. Note the Lamborghini A-pillar. Headlights looks like the new Solara's. And they stole an STi wing! hee hee. Folding hard top? Wow, they're getting serious.
-juice
Lexus LF-X: too FX-ish. That D-pillar kills visibility. They should have boxed off the rear like Volvo. The sedan's styling is more successful, but what do I know? The FX is a hot seller for Infiniti.
Mazda Ibuki: bring me a bucket! They ruined my Miata! I will RUN, not walk, to a B9 Scrambler over this hybrid toy. Has all the style of a bar of soap! I like some of the ideas, but give it some muscles.
Mazda RX-8 Hydrogen RE: mouthful of a name. They should not have bothered. This does more to argue against alternate fuels than in favor. Kill the cargo space, but at least it has no power! ;-)
M-B F500 Mind: looks like the Jolly Green Giant stepped on a Murano, LOL. Actually, it looks nice, half way between a Mazda3 and the Murano. I guess the upswept D-pillar is the new "look". Hybrid diesel, too. This would cost an arm and a leg, though.
EVO MR: I'm more impressed by the adjustable AWD than by the adaptive suspension, but bring it on.
Mistu SE-RO: you gotta love Tokyo. It's a retro 50's style toaster, folks! 660cc turbo CVT, you think it would sell well here? LOL
-juice
-juice
OK ... for small jobs I measure carefully, then go to the lumber yard and pick out what I need - sighting carefully down the boards to check for warp ... then I take it to the nearest employee and say ... where do I take this to get it cut??? Because most places will do a few cuts for NOTHING ... especially when it's a nice helpless woman ... lol
Otherwise, I hire someone ...
OK .. we do have a number of saws in the garage, some of which I helped to pick out, and occasionally I have been known to pick one up and use it ... and I can ... however, I'm usually better off on a 'bigger' job to hire someone to do it right and I don't have to worry about anyone's fingers (arms, toes, legs, .... )
AND I LOVE THAT SUBARU CONCEPT HYBRID!!!
(My next car???)
But then for me every type of saw is a good first tool:-)
Cheers Pat.
I feel quite inadequate. I have a selection of good hand saws, used regularly. For virtually all home tasks they are more than adequate. General rule is the finer the teeth, the finer the cut.
Few teeth per inch = rip saw for cuitting along the grain.
I do have a cheapish 10" mitre saw for repetitive cutting but rarely use it.
What I do find frustrating is the absence of a hand drill for dooing those little on-off jobs. Do I really need to go to the hassle of hauling out power tools for one 1/16" hole?
Cheers
Graham
OK, Brenda and I are buying B9 Scramblers. Any one else?
Graham: get a cordless. Takes the hassle right out of it.
-juice
Nissan Serenity Crossover: isn't serenity Lexus' new word? Oh well. Nice wagon.
Subaru B9 Scrambler: please, pretty please make it affordable!
Suzuki Landbreeze: looks like that Isuzu Funky Box whatchamacallit. 2 doors, 660cc, looks hopeless for the US. Hybrid, too.
-juice
Suzuki S-Ride: seems built for Colin. You like? If it really performed? I think it's cool, just register is as a motorcycle, not a car, cause it would get too heavy.
Toyota CS&S: headlights have eye lashes, looks silly. The seats look like toilet covers! LOL And is that the rear, with those headlights? Weird.
Toyota Fine-N: the windshield has teeth, check it out!
Toyota PM: as opposed to the AM, which came earlier...I guess the crumple zone is your legs. Way too big and complex for just one passenger capacity.
-juice
Use the blade that came with it for railroad ties and the like.
For accurate/detail cutting, I use a miter box and a hand back saw.
Jim
Correction: My Bosch version of the Sawzall is called "Panther Saw" (not Tiger).
Steve
"Was cool in AWD til I heard that it becomes RWD over 19mph like the MDX/Pilot that becomes FWD over 19mph."
Actually, what I think you're trying to describe is the "Snow" mode. You push a button if you're starting in snowy (or other slippery conditions) and the AWD will get you going with a 50:50 torque split. It switches back to automatic (read adjustable from 50:50 front:rear to 0:100) once you hit 12mph. Otherwise the system is always adjusting (on a continuum) between the 50:50 and 0:100 depending on the conditions.
Too bad this adds 308 lbs to an already portly sports sedan. ;(
-Ian
-Brian
I checked their inventory, and they don't have any Bajas in stock, so maybe the site deletes a model name if they're are no inventory listings for it (by default?). Or... they don't expect any future Bajas, like '04 models?
Bob
Let's rename the B9 Scrambler. B9 is silly, and Loosh is right about the Scrambler part. If it has to be alphanumeric, what about Hybrid 20B, so that it at least means something?
The STi 22B has a cult following.
-juice
Maybe just "B9 Roadster" or "B9 Hybrid". Still not sure about the non-malignant label.
-juice
Bob
I wonder how the Chevy folks feel about that?
Bob
Anyone want to join me for another test drive event? This one is for the new Malibu.
<yawn>
Hello? Bueller? Bueller?
OK, you get to drive a Camry and Accord back to back with it. Free autocross practice. Takers?
Anyone? LOL
Register here:
http://www.malibutestdrive.com/pls/malibu/frmHome.show
I'm on for 11/8 at 10am. It's in the 6 Flags parking lot in Landover, MD. The new one is supposed to be hugely improved, Autoweek actually liked it.
-juice
Bob: pretty cool looking. Pontiac would price it in the $30s, though.
-juice
Acura lost a lot of name recognition when the Legend became the RL. I hope Subaru keeps the names.
-juice
Included were the all-new Durango, Armada, Caddy's crossover, and a whole bunch more.
Here's the link:
http://www.motortrend.com/oftheyear/suv/112_0310_suvoy_touareg/
Bob
Hey, we gotta solidify plans for Sunday, at the track. We're still on, right?
Anyone have directions to the track at Summit Point? Bob, you know how to get there? I guess we'll call paisan on his cell when we get there?
-juice
Also, just bought (OK, my wife bought me) a Ryobi, 10" compound miter (mitre) saw. Lots of trim work to do since we got new siding and windows. Need a chain saw next.
Greg
Sounds like you've been there a time or two. If juice and I get lost, we know who to blame.
Juice-
Yeah, we need to firm up plans for Sunday. I'm good just about any old time.
Bob
http://www.summitpoint-raceway.com/SLOCDCM.HTM
This is from http://www.ibiblio.org/Dave/ - a daily comic strip page:
-Brian
Craig
I can't imagine they will get very far. ;-)
Total non sequitur, just felt like sharing.
Ed
Now that iTunes is out on Windows, I can recommend the iPod without reservation (previously I would only recommend it to Mac people). The recently introduced Dell player is pretty decent too, but Walt Mossberg of the Wall St Journal just reviewed them all and still gives the iPod first pick. I have never gone wrong with Walt's recommendation, by the way.
So, definitely put one on the Christmas list! For me, the 10GB model (holds ~2000 songs) was plenty, but it's worth paying a little more if you want to hold more music, or take advantage of the iPod's other features (like photo storage) that will eat up disk.
There's a strong aftermarket/accessory business for iPods, which is also cool. It's a product that has spawned lots of innovation.
My main uses:
- Listen to music in the car, way better than carrying a crate of CDs, and the iPod's OS makes it super easy to browse and choose tunes while driving (I tend to hold the iPod up at eye level while working the controls, so I can also keep an eye on the road).
- Dock it next to my stereo system at home for continued access to my music.
- Listen to audio books (from audible.com) on my computer at home and work, and on the iPod when I'm on the go. A new feature in iTunes keeps everything synced, so the book picks up where you last left off no matter what.
There's a whole bunch of non-music things you can do with the iPod (calendar, photos, voice recording, games, etc...) that I haven't even tried. I've only had the iPod for about two months (my wife has an older model, about 1.5 years old, and loves it).
The design, fit and finish, and look of the iPod are classic Apple elegance, as is the operation. Truly a first class product. I think opening it up to Windows was a brilliant (and refreshing) move from Apple. Now the other 97% can get in on the good stuff too!
Since I could keep talking, feel free to ask questions!
Craig
That color, BTW, looks very nice.
I also noticed that the VDC has a slightly different style of wheel, so it appears each Outback trim level now has its own unique set of wheels.
Bob
For that G35, I'm not sure if that says the emissions are clean, or if the tail pipe is too big! LOL
Bob: I prefer Wintergreen. ;-)
Lutz? I have mixed feelings. He's into good design, but he's also into cost-cutting. Deleted ABS to compete with the Koreans was a bad move. He's also cut out content and made carpets thinner.
Dodge had interesting cars that were poorly built. You need design AND quality, not one or the other.
-juice
And remember, they aren't waterproof. ;-)
None of my carfi gear is installed at the moment, I'm radio-only. Not sure if I'm going to keep the M3 and really don't think a few thou in carfi gear belongs in a Taurus I paid $2000 for!
-Colin
PS... not waterproof! BWAHAHA!!! inside joke for nabisco OT vets. hehe
Right now, I'm using a Sony cassette adapter with a Belkin auto-kit (charges the iPod and routes the iPod's line level out through a mini-amp before going to the cassette adapter), and the sound quality is surprisingly good (on par with CD). A company just came out with a gizmo that can connect to the CD changer input on Subarus, but it's too new to say if it's worth the price ($199). For now, I'll stick with my cassette adapter.
I spent all day hiding the wires and making it a permanent installation. Now, all you see is the one white docking wire stick out of the dash. I was able to tuck in the cassette adapter's wire too, so that's nearly invisible. I'll take some pics tomorrow, it's a good mod.
Craig
6 CDs are more than enough in our Subies, but the Miata has just one and that skips to boot. I may break down and buy a 6CD out of a Tribute, they apparently fit right in, about $180 last I checked.
-juice
More iPod thoughts: here by the way are the downsides of an iPod. I have a gen 3 ten gig model. The battery life is not as good as the gen 1/2 however I have played the equivalent of 7 CDs music on a charge. Also the touch buttons can be activated a little too easy. Fortunately the lock switch to disable the buttons is on the top and very handy. Last small point is that the interface/charge cable has a dedicated plug for the iPod on one end and Firewire on the other. Original iPods were Firewire both ends so you could go to a Best Buy (although it is doubtful that the word "Firewire" for IEEE 1394 would not be understandable to the typical Windoze geek) and find your own Firewire cable. That's about it. It is tiny. It has great sound. It is easy to learn to operate. It is easy to load with music courtesy of iTunes. I don't use mine in the truck too much but I really like to use it when I'm sitting around web surfing or reading.