Subaru Crew - Meet The Members II

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  • 1subydown1togo1subydown1togo Member Posts: 348
    As you may recall, the wagon was named Kfira, which is Hebrew for lioness cub (thanks to Dave). I asked a designer friend of mine to come up with a logo for this, to make some decals. Here is the final design...front end of the WRX, back end of a lion


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  • bat1161bat1161 Member Posts: 1,784
    Nice! It seems to flow very nicely. It will definitely spice up the WRX!

    Mark
  • 1subydown1togo1subydown1togo Member Posts: 348
    is very talented...and one of our own.
  • armac13armac13 Member Posts: 1,129
    That's one far out design. Kudos to the artist!! Rufus will be jealous.

    Ross
  • mortpeaberrymortpeaberry Member Posts: 69
    I want one for Rosebud the basselope - stealth basselope is ok (maybe real good in these times.) Think Bloom county by Berke Breathed
    steve-v
  • hypovhypov Member Posts: 3,068
    Serge-
    O!!! MOWTOF (mouth opened wide tongue on floor)
    That's a fine piece of work!!!

    -Dave
  • yellowbikedon1yellowbikedon1 Member Posts: 94
    What a great logo. Now I'll be able to spot the WRX when cycling in your area!

    The Boca Raton Bicycle Club needs a "new" jersey design. Do you think your friend would be interested in helping to design one? If so, have him contact me to discuss fees.

    Don
  • 1subydown1togo1subydown1togo Member Posts: 348
    our very own Bob Holland....give him a hand for his fine work. Here is the corrected version, with the outline of the carlion in blue.

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    A question for all of you techies out there...is it possible to post a sound file somewhere? it has a file extension of .asf and I was able to listen to it with Media Player ...I received this really funny bit from a friend that is car related...Patti heard it and mentioned the possiblity of haveing it on the boards. Let me know. If not, I can email it to all interested.
  • hypovhypov Member Posts: 3,068
    drrrrrrrrr
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    Kfira also fits the "names with a K" demographic. I guess 2 paws + 2 wheels = AWD traction? ;-)

    Hey folks, just got back from Orlando. Went for a wedding, visited Mickey again, and hit Cocoa Beach a couple of times for good measure. Oh, and I saw THREE Subies! They are really growing in popularity in FL!

    The first was a Legacy, sweeeeet! The guy had it set up for rally cross, with a big scoop on the roof, even. It was silver, previous generation, 2.5GT, but I'm sure he had a turbo because he blew by my rental like I was standing still. Dark tint, sedan, spoiler, very quick. I could not catch up to see it again! It looked like Lucien's after $6k in mods.

    Also saw one yellow WRX sedan, also tinted dark, STi stickers on rear window, coffee can exhaust. Not nearly as interesting as the Legacy, IMO.

    Nice to be back!

    -juice
  • hypovhypov Member Posts: 3,068
    Juice- Welcome back!!!

    Serge- I'm interested. Send me via e-mail.

    Bob- Bob! That's a mighty fine piece of ART. =D

    -Dave
  • rshollandrsholland Member Posts: 19,788
    I'm glad everyone seems to enjoy it. A few comments:

    Both the blue and yellow are based on Subaru's racing colors.

    Since Serge is Jewish, and the name "Kfira" is Hebrew for young lioness, or female lion cub, I designed the lettering to have a "Hebrew-like" feeling. If you're familiar with Hebrew lettering, you'll know what I mean. I also "italized" the word to suggest speed.

    I think it turned out well. It certainly has the feeling of a cat (or lion cub) that is stalking its prey.

    Bob
  • bluesubiebluesubie Member Posts: 3,497
  • yellowbikedon1yellowbikedon1 Member Posts: 94
    Would you consider the Boca Raton Bicycle Club cycling jersey project?

    You can reach me at .

    Don
  • miksmimiksmi Member Posts: 1,246
    Welcome back, welcome back, welcome back.

    /geezer off

    ..Mike

    ..Mike

  • yellowbikedon1yellowbikedon1 Member Posts: 94
    You should have come further south. I'm beginning to see more Foresters and WRXs each day. In fact, Subies aren't the rarity they were a year ago. The local dealer (Delray Subaru) claims he puts out an average of at least 20 a month now!

    Welcome "home" to the boards.

    Don
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    Wow, I missed that. Bob designed it? Nice job!

    I need a logo for my "Free Subie for juice" campaign. ;-)

    -juice
  • hypovhypov Member Posts: 3,068
    Bob- I noticed the familiar essence of the Hebrew caligraphy.
    Hmmm... I wonder if it is too late to try Graphic Design? :-)

    -Dave
  • Karen_SKaren_S Member Posts: 5,092
    Very impressive. Could the text fit inside the car-cat? Just another option. Never mind me...I'm always fiddling with stuff.

    Re: sound files - I've never seen it done within a message on the boards, and not sure if it is possible. I'll ask the other hosts.

    KarenS
    Host
    Owner's Clubs
  • locke2clocke2c Member Posts: 5,038
    You'd have to host the .asf somewhere and then link to it here for people to download.

    -Colin
  • kenskens Member Posts: 5,869
    juice,

    Have you seen the "CR-V vs Forester: 2nd generation ..." topic in the SUV forum?

    Ding, ding! Round two!

    Ken
  • 1subydown1togo1subydown1togo Member Posts: 348
    If someone is willing to host the file, I can send it out and then the whole board can enjoy this...it is a real ROFLMAO bit. Email me
    Serge
  • subaru_teamsubaru_team Member Posts: 1,676
    Awesome design!!!!!!!!! I'm sharing it around here and folks are really imprezed!

    I hope Serge can get that file on here. I was laughing for hours after listening to it!

    Patti
  • paisanpaisan Member Posts: 21,181
    mike@iace.com

    -mike
  • rshollandrsholland Member Posts: 19,788
    Imprezed," or Impreza-ed?" ;)

    Bob
  • subaru_teamsubaru_team Member Posts: 1,676
    We missed you. But, now we're jealous of you ;~}

    I'm glad you had a good time in Orlando! I might have missed this on previous post, but do you know yet whether Tati is going to have a brother or sister?

    Welcome back!

    Patti
  • fibber2fibber2 Member Posts: 3,786
    Bob & Serge,

    My Hebrew has slipped from 'rusty' to 'non-existant' over the years, but yes it does look beautiful and recognizable.

    Fine job,

    Steve
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    The sonogram isn't until next month, IIRC. Then we'll know if it's Dave or Karen. ;-)

    Actually, the wife would kill me if she ever found out why I like those names!

    -juice
  • bluesubiebluesubie Member Posts: 3,497
    paisan - Have you seen this on the i-club?
    http://i-club.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=147090

    -Dennis
  • paisanpaisan Member Posts: 21,181
    I replied to that guy in the tri-state area forum though.

    -mike
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    That's you, paisan, if you switch from auto cross to rally cross.

    -juice
  • paisanpaisan Member Posts: 21,181
    Except the XT6 isn't meant for rally-cross. It's tarmac car.

    -mike
  • locke2clocke2c Member Posts: 5,038
    I remember some XT commercials and they looked a lot more like rallycross than autocross! Mud splashing everywhere, mild jumps, etc.

    oh you meant *your* XT. right. my RS doesn't like the mud either, hehe.

    -Colin
  • paisanpaisan Member Posts: 21,181
    The commercials may have shown them doing rally-x stuff, but from owning it, they are clearly sports coupes, not rally-xers. Their CD is .29, and the suspension is stiff(even before the conversion from air-suspension) and they have lots of low body cladding, less ground clearance than the RS :)

    -mike
  • fibber2fibber2 Member Posts: 3,786
    The lease on our Windstar is almost up, the new Odyssey is in the garage next to the OB, and all is well. So I spent part of this weekend detailing the van prior to either selling it privately, or returning it to the dealer. I am doing the dash and notice that the NYS inspection sticker is due in March. Only problem is not March of '02, but March of '01 !!! I rarely drive it - it is Beths car. She takes it over to Danbury, CT to the Ford dealer for service, which is part of the problem. Not being in NY, they ignore these things. Yes, I know, I shoud have notice.. Oh well, it got away from me. So she has used it for the past year and some 15k miles without being stopped. (See where this is going???)

    I got a call from someone at work yesterday that wanted to see the van, so I drove it in today. It just so happened that last week I was checking 'hotcoupons.com' for oil change discounts, when I noticed a $4 off State Inspection from a shop I know of over on US Rt 9 in Fishkill. Paranoid as all getout, I called at 11:15am (is big brother listening???), and yes, if I could get there by 11:30 they could fit me in before they broke for lunch. Printed it out and ran for the door.

    I drove about 6 miles of lowly Rt 52 and am pulling out onto Rt 9 when 'old eagle-eyes' Town Police suddenly does a U-turn and is headed in my direction. I catch the green light while he gets tangled in traffic and take off for the less than a mile run to the shop. I put on my directional at the turnoff just as the cop catches up, pulls in behind me, lights flashing.

    I did not let him get in a word edgewise!!! Held up the coupon, offered him the cell phone to verify my appointment, pointed at the highly detailed machine that was not really mine and on its way back to to Ford, but was by oversite a year out of inspection! His first comment when I was done was "so you knew who I was after and why?" My answer: "Of course - My wife can get away with this for a year, but I knew this morning that I would get nailed trying to fix the problem!" He smiled, ran a quick radio check, shook my hand and watched me pull into the shops open bay.

    Steve
  • miksmimiksmi Member Posts: 1,246
    Great story, Steve! And who says The Man is always out to get you?

    ..Mike

    ..Mike

  • paisanpaisan Member Posts: 21,181
    :)

    -mike
  • p0926p0926 Member Posts: 4,423
  • locke2clocke2c Member Posts: 5,038
    hehe, good story.

    -Colin
  • subaru_teamsubaru_team Member Posts: 1,676
    was only women who could get away with that!

    Great story Steve!

    Patti
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    Murphy's Law prevails, but you really had your bases covered!

    Tell us about your Ody in the Future Models thread. I'd love to see Subaru build a van, so maybe you could tell us what you like about it, and what you'd like to see Subaru add to it.

    I visited Fitz' new dealership in Gaithersburg yesterday. My wife had another test drive deal, $50 at Sharper Image for test driving a Chrysler. We got the coupon signed, and luckily without actually having to drive one. ;-)

    But the Subie dealer was next door, so I stopped in. The wife refused to get out of the car! She was pitching two contracts and didn't land either one, so she's not in the mood to spend money.

    They had a base Outback wagon, a Legacy GT limited sedan (which I wanted her to see, but nope), a Forester S, and a TS wagon. The TS was just $17k, which I think is a steal.

    The sales guy said they have dealer training next Thursday, to teach them about the 2003 Forester and Baja, so I may call to ask him what he learned.

    -juice
  • mrluthermrluther Member Posts: 23
    Hello all! This is Mike up in Foxwoods land! After owning my 2002 Forester for 7 months and with 10k on it, I just thought I would share my observations and hopefully stir up some reactions.
    Overall, I really like this car...BUT!!!
    1. Gas mileage a disappointment after driving an 87gl 2wd wagon for 10 years...
    2. Clutch and drivetrain are very rough and chattery on this car.(hate this clutch!!!)
    3. After reading numerous posts about bad dealerships and customer service my advice is to befriend a subaru mechanic and bring him homemade chili when you have a question!!
    4. Handling in bad weather driving or emergency situations is top notch save the scary ABS reactions.
    5. Put a piece of black tape over that damn check engine light!!!
    6.I almost got 2 speeding tickets on the highway in this car,unheard of in my other sub's.
    7.The drummer in my band and I packed all of our equipment into this car and drove to Boston in a snowstorm and the car did great with all that weight in it.
    That is all for now, sorry about the long post!! Mike
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    Hey Mike, stick around for the live chat tonight.

    I actually do know a Subie mechanic - Jake Moran is now working up at Fitz Subaru in Gaithersburg. And I'm sure he's "mod-friendly" given how much stuff he's done to his brother's car. :-)

    -juice
  • paisanpaisan Member Posts: 21,181
    Hmmmm let's see:

    1.8L engine
    2wd
    smaller
    lighter

    What do you expect the milage to be, the same?

    :)

    -mike
  • miksmimiksmi Member Posts: 1,246
    Hi Mike,

    Welcome to the Subaru Crew! Congratulations on your Forester; time to update your profile. :)

    Some report mileage improves somewhat after 10K miles, so maybe yours will soon. I feel for you about the mileage (had a 91 Legacy wagon 5MT FWD), AWD does take its toll. Ah, but the AWD launch can't be beat. I shan't return to FWD, even in mild-weathered Washington, DC. Tell us more about the CEL and clutch chatter.

    ..Mike Smith . 00 GT wagon . Silver Spring MD USA

    ..Mike

  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    On my Forester, I was getting about 22-23 mpg for the first year, but now I'm averaging 25 mpg. Your engine may still be a bit green.

    -juice
  • Karen_SKaren_S Member Posts: 5,092
    I came across this site. Thought maybe some of the Crew would find it interesting?

    Subaru History

    And this one is in Japanese, but by translating the site through http://babelfish.altavista.com/ you get the general gist.

    http://210.254.95.20/SF/history/h_indexf.htm

    KarenS
    Host
    Owners Clubs
  • miksmimiksmi Member Posts: 1,246

    ..Mike

  • Karen_SKaren_S Member Posts: 5,092
    ...Happy Valentine's Day!

    PS to juice> If my second had been a boy, the name would have been David John (in honor of the grandfathers). Karen is a good name. :-) It means pure, although I won't comment on whether I've always lived up to that meaning.

    KarenS
    Host
    Owners Clubs
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