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http://isuzu-suvs.com/bighorn/bh13.html
-mike
-juice
So now even your cargo can be comfortable.
Seriously, I'd love to see Subaru partner with a trailer company and offer a trailer that can be custom-fitted to your needs, whether it be for a motorcycle, or hauling trash to the landfill. I think there's a market for it.
Bob
Maybe if you're transporting animals? I dunno. Bikes have suspensions, so again that's overkill.
-juice
And why can every other manufacturer have detailed plans for future vehicles, but the 2005 Legacy gets 'redesign' as the only text? C'mon Subaru, get some cojones and show your hand already!
I'm waiting! ;-)
-Brian
I think that trailer looks goofy with the 5-series tail lights!
-mike
This has absolutely nothing to do with Subaru topics (unless you count the fact that Subarus are particularly kid-friendly) but I know that Serge and a couple of other posters are Jewish. If so, how good is your Yiddish?
Tamsin has just done the classic kid homework thing - she is playing Tumbalalaika in an eisteddford tomorrow and has mentioned that she has to explain the song to the audience. I know it is a Yiddish riddle song, but am lost on the meaning (my distant forebears fled Poland long ago and pragmatically converted to whatever local religion had the lowest profile!).
I seem to remember that one riddle line asks what can cry without shedding tears, the maiden answering "the heart can cry without shedding tears".
Anyone have a better memory?
Cheers
Graham
Len
In any event, while sitting in the car, I checked out the owner's manual, to look up towing. As we all know, most SUV/trucks manufacturers now put restrictions on *unbraked* trailers, and it appears Jeep is no different. Here's how it's worded in the manual:
• Jeep *recommends* trailer brakes on any trailer weighing over 1000 pounds.
• Jeep *requires* trailer brakes on any trailer being pulled by a Liberty equipped with ABS.
This ABS restriction is a new one for me. I've never heard of that before.
Bob
If you get me the woeds, maybe my mom can translate them.
-Serge the shlemiel-
Thanks Serge. Turned out Tamsin got a passable version of it off the net. She then won her age group at the eisteddford so we are polishing her halo.
Mind you, not too much glory to it as she got a touch of reality when I heard her practising her bragging after the event - "I won last year and again this year...". A sharp reminder to be "gracious in victory, and in defeat!" was delivered. pointing out the ungracious child we saw lose last year, whilst showing hubris. He won one section this year but the nerves were so bad he had to keep running to the toilet.
It won't be her turn, next time, so she needs to learn how to lose, as well as win.
Cheers
Graham
Here's my crystal ball, optimistic as it may be:
2004:
* Forester 2.5l LPT with 200+hp
* Low Ranges appear across the board
* STi WRX
* H6 Baja
* H6 Legacy 3.0 GT with shiftronic + VTD
* H4 bumped to 175hp
* H6 bumped to 240hp
2005:
* STi Forester
* new Legacy with longer wheelbase
* WRX coupe, to be named SVX, including STi model
* Grand Forester (the SUW basically) with H6
-juice
-Brian
I doubt it will happen though...
Bob
Explorers (XLT 4x4 models) start in the low 30s, so I think pricing had to be along those lines.
For the VDC, I think they should cut the price, even if it means dropping the stereo. Get it to $29,950 or so.
The Grand Forester could start at $26,950 or so (H6, but cloth), and a Limited model could cost $30,950 (heated leather + moonroof), right where the volume sellers are priced.
-juice
Can anyone recommend a safe portable electric heater (for the average size bedroom)? I've heard oil-filled radiator type ones are the safest, is it true?
Oil, Radiator, Heater -- all automotive terms, so I thought it's ok to ask here. Plus, there are no other forums I'm hanging out at as much as here.
Delongi I think makes a good one.
-mike
Bob
http://www.apollo-pr.co.jp/editorialdep/ke_page/ke_a/index.html
edit: Pelonis does have an oil-filled-
http://www.pelonis.com/pelindx5.html
-Dennis
My folks had one in the family room for years with shears hanging right on them. Not too hot, and no safety problems.
Steve
Ed
Not sure whether you can get them in SF but we get oil filled radiators with a fan section which moves air over one end. Very effective and has effect of dissipating warmth over a wider area.
As a general principle, oil filled are the way to go. Less injuries and little chance of setting the house on fire.
Cheers
Graham
The electric heaters with fans get noisy, and they dry the air out badly. They are also dangerous if they get tipped over, unless they shut off automatically.
Go with oil filled. They are usually quiet, though you may hear some popping as the metal expands and contracts.
Or get a wood burning stove. :-)
Thumbs down on the Hilux' styling. I much prefer the cleaner GX470. Is the wheelbase a little longer on the Toyota, though? It seems longer.
-juice
yes, this why I thought they're less likely to deviate from the Outback-based flagship to a different line (Grand Forester). Unless of course that is really a GRAND vehicle.
But hey, they dumped (um, "departed from") Crocodile Dundee, so everything is possible.
I think it's a very handsome vehicle. It looks much better in person, than in the photos. I didn't drive one, but I did sit in one. It's very roomy, and exceptionally well thought out. I was particularly impressed with the front seats, which were very comfortable, and had very good side bolsters. The one I sat in was an EX 4-cylinder model, with cloth seats.
If only Honda offered it with AWD...
Bob
No, no more Accords for me. Husband's is falling apart, and it only has 70K on it.
Many years ago after changing a waterpump on a Honda Civic, I swore I'd never buy another Honda product. Unfortunately, my wife decided on this used Accord. This is the last one for me!
Jim
In any event, I like the styling of most current Hondas, and especially the new Accord's looks. The common rap against Honda, in terms of styling, is that they're "boring" or "bland." Perhaps in the eyes of some, although I don't think so. Honda is aware of that criticism, and took steps to counter it with the new Accord. I think they succeeded.
I would love to see Subaru come out with a Legacy coupe, patterned on the formula Honda uses for their Accord coupe. That is: Use most of the components from the sedan, but offer it up in a sexier body, with more sporting pretensions—like the Accord V6 w/6-speed tranny. According to the '03 Accord coupe brochure, besides the V6 and 6-speed, that model (V6/6-speed) also comes standard with 17" rims and a sport-tuned suspension.
Bob
-mike
Of course I only got a glance of it in person, with you at Fed Ex field on the way to the M-B event. But the rear looks crooked, like it's been in an accident, or maybe droopy like ice cream that has melted in the sun.
I'd prefer to see a WRX-based coupe. GT style coupes never sell that well, lots of great ones have failed.
-juice
He also said the Legacy will get a turbo, and not the H6. During our test drive I mentioned the 2.5GT should really become a 3.0GT, he said he doubts the H6 will even make it into the Legacy because a turbo is far more likely.
Baja was too new, so he had no idea.
-juice
I do think a sportier Legacy coupe will fly (pun intended!). It will keep the costs down, and therefore make it far more accessible to a much larger audience. Besides Honda, BMW does this with their 3-series coupe.
Bob
They are cute, even if they copy the original Pathfinders. But Land Rover has moved the Disco upscale, so they're just offering entry level choices.
Saw an Accord up close during lunch. What bothered the buddy that was with me was the very small bumper, front and rear. In both cases, lights are a mere 2" or so away from the intial point of contact. I wonder how they'll do in the bumper bashers, but it doesn't look good.
The profile view is the best. Kinda Mazda 6-ish. The rear still looks saggy. The front hood still looks Kia Rio-ish to me, though the headlights themselves are attractive.
-juice
My $0.02.
Jim
But generally, yeah, when they say they doubt more power is on the way, they're usually just trying to get you to buy a car right now.
-juice
Ken
Or an H6 Baja.
Or a Blitzen. Choices, choices.
-juice
The introduction of the 2003 Forester here in Australia saw the temporary deletion of the 2.0l turbo GT. This is to be replaced in 2003 by a 2.5l turbo. Given the police use the Forester GT fairly widely here in Victoria, it would probably be a wlecome return for them.
I suspect that the shift to the 2.5T is a global one, focusing future development on the larger turbo across more product lines. I would be surprised if you did not see it in the US at some point.
Cheers
Graham
Bob
Our wishes for Blitzen, B4, Turbo Forester, STi, etc. may yet become reality.
Jim
So it's a 2.5l turbo, not a re-introduction of the 2.0l turbo? Stateside, I haven't seen any plausible reference to a 2.5l turbo motor, only the 2.0l turbo (currently in the North American market WRX) and 3.0l H6 (normally aspirated).
Curiously waiting for your answer.
Cheers,
..Mike
..Mike
Bob
http://1010wins.com/topstories/StoryFolder/story_1770389092_html
-Dennis