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  • lucien2lucien2 Member Posts: 2,984
    WRX rims, eh?
  • paisanpaisan Member Posts: 21,181
    it's funny. No matter who I race with (NASA, SCCA, or other clubs) I always seem to take 2nd place. I've got about 10 2nd place victories and 1 first place (the first place was actually with the AT XT6 last year) Hopefully I'll pull off at least 1 1st place this year.

    The OB is a lot of fun on the auto-x, and it feels real nice to be in an AT!

    -mike
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    I've ridden with you, and your foot never leaves the throttle so I don't think the tranny matters much with your driving style. ;-)

    -juice
  • paisanpaisan Member Posts: 21,181
    image


    :):)


    -mike

  • bluesubiebluesubie Member Posts: 3,497
    I could've done without that. LOL!

    -Dennis
  • bat1161bat1161 Member Posts: 1,784
    Way to go Dave! Looked like you had a lot of fun out there.

    Mark
  • kenskens Member Posts: 5,869
    Whoo-hoo! Alright Dave!!

    You need to work on that tan, though! ;-p

    Ken
  • hypovhypov Member Posts: 3,068
    Ken-
    hee hee :D that's my poor impression attempt of the Outback (Two Tone). I was trying to pick up some sun to get the vanilla cream to match with the caramel ;-)

    Guys/Gals-
    Whoo-hoo!!! indeed :D
    Double whoo-hoo with the Outback rolling on Toyo RA1s (wrapped around WRX rims.) Disappointed that I'd hit a cone on my last run, which would had placed me third right behind mike. :( But.... all in all, I had plenty of fun out there. :)

    -Dave
  • lark6lark6 Member Posts: 2,565
    I can't comment on the pics - I have to be nice to Dave as I will likely have to borrow one of his helmets on Sunday. I can assure you I will not be posing for beefcake shots, though ;-p .

    Ed
  • kenskens Member Posts: 5,869
    Dave,

    LOL on the "Outback" tan!!

    Ken
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    Body by Subaru...

    Actually, we're outdoorsy so maybe you should show the "after the tan" shot. ;-)

    -juice
  • fibber2fibber2 Member Posts: 3,786
    Yesterday I was in a meeting with some of Greg's buddies from his company Applied Materials. I asked them to pass on my regards to Greg, as I had not seen him in some time. They told me that his mother-in-law had passed on after a long battle with cancer (?), and that he was out helping his wife deal with the loss.

    Greg: My condolences to you and the family....

    Steve
  • kenskens Member Posts: 5,869
    Greg,

    My condolences also. Earlier this year, I had to help my wife with the sudden loss of her father. I know how difficult it can be.

    Ken
  • subearusubearu Member Posts: 3,613
    Your family is in our thoughts and prayers.

    -Brian
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    Hang in there Greg, our thoughts are with you, bud.

    -juice
  • paisanpaisan Member Posts: 21,181
    Still haven't found a buyer :( Sold off the WRX wheels and dropped the price to $1500. Hopefully this will yield better results! :(

    -mike
  • bluesubiebluesubie Member Posts: 3,497
    Condolonces Greg. The long battles are the toughest. :-(

    -Dennis
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    When do you actually pick up the SVX?

    What is she replacing it with?

    -juice
  • paisanpaisan Member Posts: 21,181
    I can pick it up whenever I get the $, basically I'm gonna flip the plates from the XT6 to the SVX. She's looking at a saturn sedan, and a sonata. She needs to be able to seat 4 + have the wheelchair in the back. Unfortunately we don't think an OBS would fit it. Not sure what else she is looking at. Looking for something 2-3 years old I think.

    -mike
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    I take it she also wants a 6 cylinder, given she's coming out of one?

    The H6 Outback sedans start at about $25k, but you probably won't find a used one for much less than that because they're newer models.

    You can get L sedans cheap, they start at just $16,876 at fitzmall.com. $19,665 for a 2003 L/SE automatic, and that has 16"s and the moonroof!

    Chat reminder - see you folks tonight?

    -juice
  • hypovhypov Member Posts: 3,068
    mike-
    what's the price range she's looking at?

    -Dave
  • paisanpaisan Member Posts: 21,181
    She's looking to get something in the 10-12K range. Also planning on buying an extended warranty on it. She'd like a 6, but most likely will get a 4. Really likes the sonota w/leather.

    -mike
  • locke2clocke2c Member Posts: 5,038
    at the risk of running rampantly OT, why would anyone buy a used hyundai?

    -Colin
  • paisanpaisan Member Posts: 21,181
    and decent quality. My dad has a used '97 Sonata that has been great. Bought it @ 50K for $5K so far he's at 75K and no problems. My mom likes it better than the '97 Legacy we have cause it's roomier.

    -mike
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    Keep something in mind, folks. When you buy a used car, depreciation is a good thing, not bad, because it simply means you pay less.

    BTW, you get the 5/60 B2B warranty, but not the 10/100, so that's why she'd look at an extended one.

    Subies don't depreciate much, so you may as well buy new. In this area, even my '98 Forester is still worth $11-12 grand, while you could get a Sonata 2-3 year newer for that much.

    -juice
  • paisanpaisan Member Posts: 21,181
    She was looking at the Focus as well since it fit her wheelchair, but the used are almost as much as new!

    -mike
  • lark6lark6 Member Posts: 2,565
    Greg: Please accept my condolences.

    Ed
  • lark6lark6 Member Posts: 2,565
    paisan: A used Forester might be good for her, although her rear seat passengers may feel a bit compromised.

    Ed
  • paisanpaisan Member Posts: 21,181
    Her chair would fit behind the 2nd row w/2nd row intact. Also I think in upstate NY used Foresters that you can get a warranty on are probably expensive :(

    -mike
  • miksmimiksmi Member Posts: 1,246
    Greg, my condolences.

    Steve, good luck with the adoption.

    Ken, RPN rocks! Which HP division makes the calculators now? Cut my programming teeth writing SPL on an HP 3000 running MPE. Ah, the dark ages of the command line, pre-Windoze .. Wait, I miss my command line.

    Loosh, Maybe Subaru should introduce a new color -- Beaune White Pearl. (ugh, that was bad)

    I'm back from the Outer Banks. Picked up some tar on the inside of the GT rims.. clay to the rescue!

    ..Mike

    ..Mike

  • Karen_SKaren_S Member Posts: 5,092
    My sympathies to you and your family. My Dad passed away very suddenly last year...a few days before Christmas. It's been a rough time for my Mom...and for all of his kids, too.
  • kenskens Member Posts: 5,869
    Mike,

    RPN is the way calculators were meant to be. I actually have trouble using a 'standard' calculator -- what's with the equal sign anyway?

    I'm not sure which HP division makes the calculators, though. Agilent spun off of HP two years ago and since then we've been completely separate companies. I don't know what's going on in Carly-land.

    Ken
  • bsvollerbsvoller Member Posts: 528
    Greg, our condolences to you and your family. My wife lost her father quite unexpectedly some time back, and it's been hard on all of us. We're closer now though, and we hold him in our memories.

    Steve, good luck with the adoption. We've been wrestling with this issue for quite a while ourselves. It can be very emotional at times. My sister-in-law has adopted twice (stateside), and has a wonderful family. Well worth the "rollercoaster".
  • hammersleyhammersley Member Posts: 684
    Greg: Sincerest condolences from my family to you & yours. Been through the parent-loss struggle with both Grace's dad & my mom, so we understand the feelings. Take care, and hugs all around.

    Paul
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    mike: the Forester's cargo is actually pretty long, I bet the wheelchair would fit easily. They definitely gave the cargo area the priority over rear seat space.

    But yeah, she'd have to look at a '98 most likely, to be in her price range.

    Mike: (note the capital "M", for Mike Smith) since you waxed the rims, the tar should come off without too much work. See, it was worth it!

    -juice
  • paisanpaisan Member Posts: 21,181
    And my guess is that a 98 is past the point where she could get an extended warranty on it :( Since she is older she doesn't want to have to deal with repair bills so she needs something in the low price range, but new enough that she can buy the warranty. Hopefully something will pop up.

    -mike
  • miksmimiksmi Member Posts: 1,246
    heh, I know what you mean. I've got an HP-16C programmer's calculator (no longer sold). It supports, if you can believe it, two's complement arithmetic and one's complement (!) arithmetic (which has two zeroes (positive and negative); minus zero was a bane for assembly programmers). I used a Univac 1108 (mentioned in the 2nd link) in my assembly class at the University of Maryland. I had to use punched cards (ugh).

    ..Mike

    ..Mike

  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    My class of '90 was the last at U of MD where Assemby Language was required. These kids have it easy nowadays...

    But I didn't have to use punch cards, so you probably think I had it easy! LOL

    -juice
  • rangerron7rangerron7 Member Posts: 317
    Sincerest condolences to you and the entire family.
    Ron
  • locke2clocke2c Member Posts: 5,038
    My HP 48SX got me through high school and college and I'm never giving it up.

    It's funny to watch someone who has never used RPN try to do anything with it though.

    -Colin
  • kate5000kate5000 Member Posts: 1,271
    sorry to hear about you mother-in-law... my Mom died when I was young... I still feel I've not recovered completely.
  • grahampetersgrahampeters Member Posts: 1,786
    G'day

    I am still mourning the demise of my HP 41CV. The screen cracked and HP do not carry parts. I can't believe it - it was only 20 years old - what's the world coming to?

    Its's a pity because I haven't found anything else which is as practical. I was using an HP 12 yesterday but even that is not much use. Too finance specific for my liking. Might have to look at a TI version

    Cheers

    Graham
  • paisanpaisan Member Posts: 21,181
    That's the HP I use. It does RPN and traditional. I hated RPN never got used to it.

    -mike
  • paisanpaisan Member Posts: 21,181
    Last thing I used mine for was for a TSD rally. I programmed in the magic formula for TSD rallies and used it to do the calcs. Hey that brings it on topic!

    -mike
  • kenskens Member Posts: 5,869
    I remember my engineering professor back in college show the class a slide rule. It must have taken ages to do problem sets back then! Glad I had my 42S!


    Yeah, it's pretty funny watching someone try RPN for the first time.


    Heard this from a 20 year veteran, but when HP began integrating more of the components on their calculators, they found that the units were becoming too "light". They apparently added weights into some models so that they would retain their original "feel".


    Found this link for those who wanted to read up on every HP calculator made:

    http://www.hpmuseum.org/


    Ken

  • yellowbikedon1yellowbikedon1 Member Posts: 94
    My sincere condolences to you and your family. Fighting the cancer battle can be so difficult. Please know that my thoughts and prayers are with you.

    Don
  • lucien2lucien2 Member Posts: 2,984
    Got home at 9:55 but by the time I powered up and logged in, y'all were gone....
  • paisanpaisan Member Posts: 21,181
    I need your thoughts on something... Thinking of running a raffle on the XT6. 175 tix @ $10/each to raise the money for it!

    -mike
  • asdreambluasdreamblu Member Posts: 1
    help!
    i'm thinking of buying a 1996 legacy wagon. i love it, the only catch is that it has almost 113,000 miles. dealer is selling for $4900. i've never owned a subaru.
    i need advice on this subaru with high miles.
    is it worth it?
  • paisanpaisan Member Posts: 21,181
    That is pretty low. I'd have to see it to know if it's worth $4900, but my guess would be that it's worth at least $4500. Is it AWD? AT? Everything look perfect? Has it had it's 2nd timing belt yet? etc.

    -mike
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