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<-- motorcycle rider
I'll never-ever make such a blunder again....well...for today, anway.
not that I think CAFE is fair.
~c
Bob
Check this vehicle out. It's flat out amazing. All you need is $185K (to start!) and it's all yours.
Bob
http://www.detnews.com/2005/autosinsider/0508/17/A01-283759.htm
The bad news is that by being an "Asian car brand," Subarus will at least be suspect by many.
Bob
I tried it in a store and it couldn't match the Garmin "c" series or Tom Tom for ease of use. With those units, it's very easy to turn on and figure out what you want to do without even opening the manual. The Garmin has a reputation for having the best maps. The built-in battery is a great feature allowing you to plan trips from anywhere. Neither is for off-roading or hiking though because the maps are not that detailed. The iWay did not have my parents address in SC listed.
The Garmin c340 is $640 from
http://www.cascadegps.com/260858_GARMIN_STREETPILOT_c340_CAR_GPS.html
A smaller, less expensive unit with less features by Garmin comes out this month called the "i" series at a little over $300.
http://www.cascadegps.com/260869_GARMIN_STREETPILOT_I3.html
juice - Where's your 320 review!?
Mark - Which Garmin do you have?
-Dennis
Ed
Bob - I know you weren't totally happy with the Sub NAV. I'll admit, I knew better ways to get places than Manon did. She preferred that I stay on state roads instead of main streets which around here are similar. She routed me around a lake 3 miles out of my way on a state route instead of a fun little twisty that is only about a mile long. They're not perfect, but if you don't know where you're going - you won't know anyways.
I had an 06 Passat overnight as part of the VW Alpha Driver's program. Lots of nice new features. The keyless entry and start/stop procedure are neat. Double sunvisors, cooled console, sunglasses holder were all nice little additions. The leatherette is better than mine. It's huge in comparison. But IMHO, it's a little less Teutonic than the 05 Passat. The 2.0T was responsive and the sport mode on the transmission really held the gears. Suprisingly it had a throaty growl that I don't expect from VW's.
The Stude subcompact program was cancelled in 1961 when the automotive division changed presidents. The incoming president decided that a new performance sports/GT car (that would become the Avanti), as well as performance variants of the existing Lark and Hawk lines, would better boost the division's ailing finances. Hindsight proves otherwise, though many Avantis and the hotter Larks and Hawks survive as examples of Studebaker muscle that was and what might have been.
Several prototype Stude flat fours were built and tested but when the program was cancelled, all were destroyed save one. That survivor, saved from scrap in 1964, is on long-term loan to the Studebaker National Museum in South Bend.
I'll post more details if anyone's interested once I finish reading the article.
Ed
I'll keep the Studebaker Museum in mind for a future trip.
Jim
Brenda
-Dave
Bob
Bob (raising his hand to drive)
I almost overlooked mine and nearly tossed it :surprise:
Alan
98 OBW Ltd
Alan: caught that too. They have a white background so pay attention folks!
-juice
-Dennis
I have the Streetpilot 2610 for about 2 years now. I just received the updated maps (which I have to load). The unit has defintely come in handy. One thing that was a little weird. Last week while in vacation, I was driving along A1A near Boca Raton. The map showed I was on the road, but showed no side streets for about a 1 mile stretch. Hopefully the updates will have it.
A really good site for getting GPS info is : http://gpsinformation.net/
They also have links to online stores that have very good prices.
BTW -only saw one Subaru dealer where I was staying. He had more Chrysler/Jeeps that Subies. I only saw a blue STI, and a black WRX form the street.
Mark
Subaru better get with the program here, and spread this feature around to less expensive models!
Bob
143 cu. in (2.34 L), square (3.25"x3.25" bore/stroke); a 157 cu. in.(2.7L) version was built, but scrapped
Block and crankcase integral
No main bearing caps
Timing gear, not chain or belt
No separate oil pump initially, later added; problems with oil cooling led to cooling coils installed in oil pan
Test results and blueprints have not survived, but written reports estimated 85hp using SAE methods of the time (1960). The engine still runs and again, is on display in South Bend.
The car in which the flat four was to have been used was a front-engine, rear-wheel-drive sedan of 100" wheelbase. Transmissions were 3-speed manual + overdrive with Hill Holder clutch or Borg-Warner 3-speed automatic. A running prototype was built but also scrapped. Photos are in the magazine but I haven't seen them online yet.
Ed
NAV, MP3, iPod aux input, ... let's face it, Subaru is in the stone ages when it comes to car audio. I mentioned this to my dealer buddy and he said most Subaru buyers don't care! A lot of them listen to AM or talk radio and don't ask for the high-end stuff.
But if they want to draw younger buyers and performance buyers, they do have to get with the program.
That Si looks sharp, but it's not the first. Mazda3 offers NAV, so does the Mazda5 by the way. You can get them for $22k or so with NAV, not $30k+ like Subaru.
Problem is Subaru will lose cutting-edge trend setters if they don't offer these options.
-juice
Acura probably leads the industry in NAV availability. No doubt they'll have some loyal customers for that reason alone.
-juice
Bob
It's a front page story in today's Baltimore Sun newspaper, if you want to Google it. Here's the headline:
business
The Cost of Energy
With gas prices going up, drivers downgrading fuel
Owners: Many are buying lower octane no matter what the car makers recommend.
Bob
-Frank
Bob
-juice
Bob
-juice
I also expect that the Outback (and Tribeca) will get a larger H-6, to maintain their superior trim level status.
Bob
Will they call it the RAV6?
Note: originally it stood for Recreational Active Vehicle 4WD, but they used the name even for the 2WD models.
-juice
Ed
One biggie is the CAFE rules - mileage goals vary according to wheelbase and track width. This would put a massive penalty on the current Forester, with its very short wheelbase, in fact it would be forced into the highest class for fuel efficiency targets.
That alone may push them to go bigger. Plus rear leg room is still probably the #1 complaint.
So I'd guess it'll grow at least 2-4" in wheelbase.
-juice