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  • subearusubearu Member Posts: 3,613
    I posted a quote of that article in Future Models last week:


    /direct/view/.ee9956a/8458


    -Brian

  • rshollandrsholland Member Posts: 19,788
    C&D is wrong here. It will be getting a turbo option this summer. I've got a PDF of a recent SIA newsletter from the SIA factory in Indiana, stating so.

    Bob
  • nygregnygreg Member Posts: 1,936
    yummm! 05 is just about right. In 07 my Sienna will be 7 years old with about 150K on it. My oldest daughter will be thinking about college and I will need a mid life crisis car. A year or two later I can give the OB to my daughter and buy my wife her BMW. OK, it's all set. :)

    Greg
  • nygregnygreg Member Posts: 1,936
    My wife has been trying to shop with her broken shoulder. She said right after Thanksgiving the people became very nasty, bumping her and getting upset that she wasn't moving fast enough with her one arm. The store employees seem to want to be helpful though. Enough said, as I am starting to get mad thinking about it.

    Greg

    P.S. I keep offering to do the shopping, but she is determined not to let this stop her.
  • nygregnygreg Member Posts: 1,936
    Getting in my car after church on Sunday, there was a new silver WRX parked in front of me. I noticed a young guy get in the driver's seat and then noticed the banged up passenger doors and rear quarter panel. I also noticed the cherry bomb muffler. I actually felt like taking his keys away from him......I need help (my wife agrees)

    Greg

    P.S. message quota met for the day
  • lark6lark6 Member Posts: 2,565
    I got back from vacation yesterday afternoon to find a package from Prodrive on my doorstep. Opened it up to find that I'd won a prize from the Subaru World Rally Team by providing a caption to a photo. The prize is the steering wheel from Tommi Makinen's 2002 Rally Argentina car, autographed by Tommi and Kai Lindstrom.

    This car was horribly wrecked on Leg 3 of the rally - the wheel has "TM - ARG - WRECK - SCRAP" scribed into the back. It may have been the only part of that car that survived the wreck intact. It's a standard issue Sparco wheel with buttons for the horn, dip beam, and one marked "1st" which may have something to do with first gear lockout(?). In any event, a really neat piece of racing memorabilia.

    Back soon with vacation highlights and details of the Italian auto show.

    Ed
  • rshollandrsholland Member Posts: 19,788
    I was wondering where you've been hiding. I was starting to experience some symptoms of "Studebaker Withdrawal" Weird dreams about Golden Hawks, torpedo-nosed 1950 models, etc. ;)

    Bob
  • lucien2lucien2 Member Posts: 2,984
    That was the6 barrel roll quadruple-gainer with a flip and three pihrouettes mid air wreck, right? It looked ghastly. How bad were they hurt?
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    Well Pat, if you OCD over furniture anything like you do over cars, you can build me some any time! :-)

    Ken: go to a meet, it's kind of cool to be the only Forester guy. People walk over and ask all about it, then compare and contrast. I've seen at least a couple of other Foresters, too.

    So C&D says H6 Baja? I bet Subaru is spreading false rumors to throw off the turbo scent.

    Ed: SWEET! Man, nice little prize there. You should build a sports bar themed after the WRC around it! :-)

    Better yet, put it on your Forester. LOL

    -juice
  • nygregnygreg Member Posts: 1,936
    that's awesome. I like Juice's idea of a bar. You can hang the front end of the wrecked car off of your wall.

    Greg
  • hypovhypov Member Posts: 3,068
    Welcome back Ed!!!
    &
    Congratulations!!! :D

    -Dave
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    Just get a retired rally car and suspend it above the bar. Would that be cool or what?

    -juice
  • nygregnygreg Member Posts: 1,936
    a Subaru Rally Bar. We can serve turbot. Parking in front for handicap (read - Patti & my wife) and subarus only. SUVs in the rear. Parking lot is unpaved with scattered trees and rabbits running around with snow making machines on the roof. Drinks come in 2.2, 2.5 and 3.0 liter sizes (yeah, its a lot). Of course the bar and seating areas will be symmetrical.

    Greg
  • lark6lark6 Member Posts: 2,565
    You guys haven't seen my house - not quite enough room for all that. I figure I might make a nice little diorama box for it with a glossy of Makinen, maybe a 1:43 diecast model of one of his cars (the only Subaru I've seen is his Monte Carlo winner, the rest are Mitsus).


    Anyway, I won't bore you with my visits to the great art and architecture of France and Italy - I'll talk cars.


    The Italian national auto show - actually, the International Car and Motorcycle Exhibition Bologna 2002 - can be seen at http://www.motorshow.it . For highlights of the Subaru display there, see http://www.subaru-global.com/topics/ms/bo2002/gallery.html . I don't think there was much there that would surprise Subie fanatics. Unlike any auto show I've been to in the US there were no brochures available and most makes, including Subaru, did not let visitors sit inside or under the hood. (One exception was Smart; I want to drive one of those rolling phone booths someday.)


    The new WRX was there, wearing the anthracite gray 17" wheels that are now standard in Europe. The one sedan on display was fitted with the factory "four-pot" front disc brakes. A "Bi-Fuel" Forester and a base Impreza wagon were shown; these cars are fitted with the N/A 2.0L designed to run on either gasoline or LP gas. See http://www.subaru.it/subaru/modelli/forester/bi_fuel/index2.html .


    There was a single Forester turbo (2.0XT) on display, in monochrome black with leather and sunroof. It was, sadly, fitted with an AT without sportshift. Nothing new on the Legacy front except that a state police equipped Legacy wagon was on display. In addition a Forester designed for municipal police work was shown as well as a Forester used by the national carabinieri.


    There's a race track (short oval) at the motor show, and when I got there a fleet of 8 new WRX STis were drifting around it, shrieking and burning rubber. They were done up in livery similar to the Rally Team USA but with sponsorship by Randstad. I couldn't tell if the drivers were from the press, local celebs or racers but it was fun to watch, They drew a crowd but nothing like the Maserati Cup cars that ran later in the day.


    I only saw 4 Subarus in Paris: one Outback, one WRX STi, one Forester and one older Impreza Turbo wagon. The Forester had an externally mounted spare, hung from a rack that was hinged from the right (passenger's) side. I heard the Impreza Turbo before I saw it: nice exhaust note. Italy was a different story: a single Forester in Florence but more in and outside of Siena: 6 Foresters, 4 Outbacks, 2 Legacy wagons. A small Subaru dealership in Siena had 4 Legacies and a Forester. A last-gen Forester S turbo was being used as a taxi in Bologna, alongside many Fiat Multiplas (which challenge the Pontiac Aztek as world's ugliest vehicles IMO).


    There were a lot of Toyota RAV4s and Honda CR-Vs on the road in both countries, as well as Honda's HR-V, which is very similar to the CR-V and only marginally smaller which makes me wonder why they build both. A lot of Daimler-Chrysler products, especially PT Cruisers, Jeep Grand Cherokees and Libertys (still called "Cherokees" over there). I saw a Honda wagon called "Stream" at the motor show that was slightly larger than a Civic, smaller than an Accord.


    I spent a lot of time at the Alfa Romeo stand, especially given that some of their styling may rub off on future Subarus. That's a good thing; except for the Nissan Pathfinder-like rear doorhandles on sedans and wagons I really like their looks. Look at the Alfa 147's front headlights and you will see traces of the revised WRX front end. Alfa also had many race and road cars from its corporate museum in Milan on display. I loved seeing the famed Grand Prix cars of Tazio Nuvolari and Juan Manuel Fangio and got some great photos of them.


    Ed


    PS: The Ferrari Enzo is pretty ugly in person, too.

  • nygregnygreg Member Posts: 1,936
    couldn't get near the Ferraris at the Paris show last month. It was the last Sunday with record breaking crowds. Subaru had an Sti on display (no touching please), 1 turbo forester and an OB. The cutaway of the engines / tranny were cool to look at. I have been remiss in showing the pictures (mainly due to the poor image).

    Greg
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    I like it, Greg.

    We'd need 4 taps, for all-beer pour. Bilingual waitresses (Japanese and English). A brick oven with fresh Rally Bread, and of course Brenda's MF Cookies as the house dessert. Loosh would come up with the wine list.

    And me? I'd be the taste tester!

    Ed: I like the Smart roadster. I would actually consider one to replace the Miata. The lighter and smaller, the better. We're talking purely a commuter/errand car.

    No shiftronic on the XT? Bummer. I like that they revived that name. :-)

    Multiplas can scare small children. They have them in Brazil so I'll have to protect the kids.

    Sounds like a fun show! But I already knew that about the Enzo. What is it with all these premium makes? Newer Bimmers are ugly, now Ferrari too?

    -juice
  • babaorileybabaoriley Member Posts: 74
    I do more lurking than posting, but would be up for a Subaru meet. I know my wife would appreciate it! I work in SF and live in Sonoma County.

    -Brett
  • jfljfl Member Posts: 1,399
    Brett, that's one long commute! Certainly could use a glass of vino after the drive home.

    Jim
  • bluesubiebluesubie Member Posts: 3,497
    Welcome back! Sounds like Europe was fun.
    The new Sport Compact car has an article on Prodrive and they show a pic of that car being worked on.

    -Dennis
  • fibber2fibber2 Member Posts: 3,786
    Ed - congrats on the wheel, and thanks for the trip report. We look forward to the grand opening.

    Greg - you exceeded your posting quota limit by at least 50% today. Bad boy, bad boy!!!

    Steve
  • hondafriekhondafriek Member Posts: 2,984
    Welcome back, enjoyed the photos with the links you supplied.

    Cheers Pat.
  • lark6lark6 Member Posts: 2,565
    Dennis: guess I'll have to buy that issue of SCC on the newsstand.

    Pat: those photos are better than mine though I did take some of the 2003 WRC car and the WRX STi from multiple angles, which was easy since they were on turntables. I got a great photo of Fangio's Alfa 159 that is worthy of a wallpaper. I should subscribe to some hosting site so that you all can see them.

    Ed
  • hondafriekhondafriek Member Posts: 2,984
    I am just as fussy with my woodworking as I am with my cars.

    Check you E-mail sent you an e-mail to see an album of my furniture, and the Little dog.

    Cheers Pat.
  • hondafriekhondafriek Member Posts: 2,984
    I recently joined imagestation its free.

    Cheers Pat.
  • kenskens Member Posts: 5,869
    Brett -- That is a long drive. I assume you were affected by the $5 bridge toll.

    Jim -- Whereabouts are you located?

    We might be spread out due to the geography of the Bay Area, but we'll find some common ground, I'm sure.

    Ken
  • kate5000kate5000 Member Posts: 1,271
    I live in East Bay, work in Santa Clara...

    now I need to go on a diet... virtual image is so much easier to maintain than a real one :-)
  • babaorileybabaoriley Member Posts: 74
    It is a long commute. I take the bus most days so I can nap and read. I work from home Fridays, which is the worst commute day going home. That's the price I pay for home ownership and job stability.

    Kate, you probably have a pretty hefty commute yourself.

    -Brett
  • kenskens Member Posts: 5,869
    Sounds like we are spread out all over the Bay Area as I feared. I live mid-Peninsula but also work in Santa Clara.

    Which would work better -- a weekday or weekend?

    Ken
  • ladywclassladywclass Member Posts: 1,713
    So you guys don't wanna hear about my job that is about 12 miles from home?
  • jfljfl Member Posts: 1,399
    I live in the east bay and work on Palo Alto. Except for Brett, we could almost get together for lunch in Sunnyvale or MV from work.

    Otherwise, could plan a trip to the wine country on the weekend.

    Jim
  • subearusubearu Member Posts: 3,613
    My commute is 1.5 miles if I go directly to work. I typically take a longer route especially in the winter to make sure the engine has ample time to warmup.


    -Brian

  • jimmyp1jimmyp1 Member Posts: 640
    about 12 feet above my bedroom. And I'm not trying to make it sound too great. I get a lot of four-year-olds in my office and, here's the worst part, I don't get to drive my Subaru enough. I do, however, avoid most Houston traffic jams.

    Jim
  • paisanpaisan Member Posts: 21,181
    I get the 5:55am Bus, sleep til 6:45am then walk 3 blocks across Battery Park to work. For the return trip I take a Yatch across NY Harbor and then a 13 min train ride :) and still manage to put on 40K miles a year!

    -mike
  • red927red927 Member Posts: 118
    I get on a commuter van at 6:05AM to Jersey City from Central NJ (55 miles via NJ Turnpike), try to sleep for while if I am not driving, then the PATH train to Christopher Street in Manhattan and then a 6 block walk to the office. Then in the afternoon I get to do the same thing all over again. Total travel time is 3 1/2 hours provided there is no snow, rain, traffic, accidents, sun glare, etc.
  • fibber2fibber2 Member Posts: 3,786
    of fun to drive country roads and a 3.5 mile piece of the Taconic Parkway. With normal traffic it takes about 15-17 minutes.

    Steve
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    Holy cow paisan, do you sleep in your cars?

    My commute it 13 miles each way, but it can take 1:20 on a bad day. 20 minutes on a good day.

    -juice
  • kenskens Member Posts: 5,869
    My commute is 30 miles straight down scenic highway 280. Luckily, 280 southbound is one of the better commutes in the Bay Area and it only takes me 30 minutes door-to-door. Traffic usually flows at 75-80mph.

    Ken
  • kenskens Member Posts: 5,869
    Well, after looking for two years, my wife and I are finally going to be homeowners! It turned out that the buyer for one home we thought we lost a deal to backed out and we got a second shot! We're going for the inspection later this week.

    Today, my wife's getting her first ultrasound. We're finally going to get a peek inside! We might know later today if it's a boy or girl!

    Ken
  • ken_from_njken_from_nj Member Posts: 105
    that's great ken - congrats. weird though - we also got our 1st new home 2 years ago & had our 1st baby 8 months ago. i can concur - it is a great time in life to do those things (not to mention a great time to buy a house - what rate did ya get?;)
  • hondafriekhondafriek Member Posts: 2,984
    Good luck with the home, I am sure neither care what sex the baby is as long as it is healthy.

    Cheers Pat.
  • lucien2lucien2 Member Posts: 2,984
    that's a lot of steps to take all at once!
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    Home ownership is extremely rewarding, congrats all the way. Now you gotta put a little swing set up, a vegetable garden, a b-ball hoop... :-)

    I'll guess you're having a little Dave!

    I'm refinancing ours, and for a 20 year I'm finding 5.875 but aiming for 5.625. That's like free money once you factor inflation and tax deductions. Life is good!

    -juice
  • hypovhypov Member Posts: 3,068
    You've got a double blessing :)

    -Dave
  • fibber2fibber2 Member Posts: 3,786
    Best of luck all the way around!

    Steve
  • babaorileybabaoriley Member Posts: 74
    times 2. What city on the peninsula? I grew up in Millbrae. The peninsula is too expensive and crowded for me, although I would LOVE the commute.

    My sympathies to all who spend over 3 hours a day commuting.

    -Brett
  • rshollandrsholland Member Posts: 19,788
    "Firsts" are always exciting. First home, and first baby. That's a lot to look forward to.

    Bob
  • hypovhypov Member Posts: 3,068
    That's a lot to look forward to.

    hee hee... except the bill... hee hee ;-)

    -Dave
  • originalbitmanoriginalbitman Member Posts: 920
    My commute has been from bedroom to home office for the past 12 years. That's why when we do our road trips my wife Vicki gets to do the city driving. She commuted from Burlingame (SF peninsula) to SF for 18 years on 101. BTW - any of you bay area folks read the SJ Merc? Vicki was quoted in the Dec 8th paper in an article on Humboldt Bay and Eureka. No more commutes.

    Congrats Ken!

    bit
  • dudedude Member Posts: 123
    My brother lives somewhere near Mountain View or actually in that city I think. When I come to visit him, I always take a train to from where he lives to SF. BTW, I love SF public transportation, so many choices as oppose to Denver. I wish we had something like this in here.
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    I should fly out to the west coast again soon. But not with a newborn. Maybe in a year or two.

    -juice
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