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Greg
It doesn't have to fit in your stocking, but it does have to fit in your driveway. What do you want?
Play along, it'll be fun.
-juice
bit
-Frank P.
Guess I'm 1/3rd the way there...
-juice
-Frank P.
always thought it was a nice name.
-mike
Hey, I like "Erika"
OK, who wants to name my WRX.
-Dave
Your wish might come true partly -- I'd like a Legacy S401 STi version, please. Does that count as the Dark Side? ;-)
Ken
Dave: what color? Tell us about her a little.
-juice
Options:
4EAT
Armrest Extension
Premium Sound Package I
Security System Upgrade
Cross Bar Kit
Cargo Area Tray
Will put "eye-shadow" (tints) and clear bra on her too. Some new shoes later.
Oh, she'll keep Al'Gator's plate Z 88 Z
-Dave
Is that helping? I really think the husband, OOPS, I mean owner has to name her, using those adjectives as a guide.
-juice
juice, does the bumper have to be painted? I had the same experience with my rear bumper 3 weeks after getting the car, I never found out who did it,mine was pretty badly scraped so it had to be painted.
Cheers Pat.
Or do we add it to juice's list ... sexy.
Jim
Pat, sorry to hear about your car:(
I had been in touch with a guy in Austalia...he sent Michael a Subie NZ poster of the rally car also autographed by Tommi and Kaj, plus the official 2002 Telstra Rally of Australia Poster...also very nice; too bad it's got a Pug on it!
I started substitute teaching in Michael's former school 2 minutes down the road...it's something and I enjoy it, though it can be frustrating...
Michael took the high school SATs last weekend as part of the Duke University Talent Identification Program for kids from Southern states who did well on the various tests. He had gotten 99th percentile on both English and Math FCATS (Florida's elementary standardized tests)...so far, he is doing well in middle school. We are getting ready for his Bar-Mitzvah in 6 weeks...any of you guys here on Jan 25th are welcome to watch him become a man in the eyes of G-d.
Paisan, I sent you an e-mail...give me a call
Patti, hope your recovery is going well.
Mike Smith, send me an email...
and now for something completely different...
Serge
Oddly, when I was in Japan last year all the girls I was working with seemed to have K name; Kazumi, Kyoko etc.
Of course you could avoid Japanese cultural stereotypes and try the Australian with "Kylie". It is an aboriginal word for boomerang.
Actually name choosing is one ofthe great time wasters of pregnancy. I can recall sharing names with Judy along the lines of
"How about Achilles?"
"No, someone would shoot him in the foot!"
We ended up with some good ones for our kids (Tamsin and Angus - no K anywhere as I was't a Subaru owner then) but had heaps of fun along the way. Hope you have similar pleasure.
Cheers
Graham
Kylie -- that sounds cool.
Dave -- so you know it's a girl too!? ;-)
Ken
I ordered the Factory Upgrade Security ~$130;
now I get a call that it is an Active Alarm System and for $200 they'll upgrade it to a passive alarm. I'm told that Subaru's factory alarms are active.
Can someone clarify this. Somewhere along the line, I have this instinct that an attempt to take me for a ride was made.
Ken-
can't explain it. I just automatically knowledge it as a her.
-Dave
Cheers Pat.
Steve
"We would like to reprogram your engine computer to put back the killer performance that was accidentally deleted on the last 250,000 vehicles produced. The change in engine map will result in approximately 75lb-ft of additional low end torque, and 50 additional hp on the upper end. We regret any inconvenience that driving without this has caused you in the previous year."
See?, my needs are simple. ;-)
Steve
Friends expecting twins referred to them as B1 and B2, making reference to the "Bananas in Pyjamas". Having written that, I am not sure if the cartoon series has ever made it to the US but it is a whole lot saner and more educational than Barney and the songs are less maddening in the car.
Cheers
Graham
$70 to go from the factory active to a passive isn't that bad.
-mike
the factory alarms should all be Alpine now (ovoid remote fob) and they all have passive capability. you could possibly have it enabled at a car audio & security shop for less.
-Colin
Now, the reason I save the guy face is that you and I know Ira, and gave it a $100 for his pocket (just to flip the switch). If that Finance guy yanks me any further, I'll make him show me that additional security unit he wanted for $200 that changes the alarm from active to passive.
-Dave
-mike
Cheers Pat.
I agree with Colin and with you too. I have the Clifford 700 on my then 98OB and current 99 OBS.
This Finance guy (hereinafter the "Dingbat") just got me fuming. Dingbat went into such a descriptive con (like I know 0% about alarms) that Subaru Alarm, a unit by itself, is active and a separate unit is needed [purchased], the "Passive Alarm", to make it a passive unit.
I bet Dingbat is going to sell me the instruction manuals too.
-Dave
p/s: The purchase experience with the Dealer (Ira and Crew) has been very pleasant; right up till Dingbat came along.
-mike
6MT, please! I like to row my own boat.
I'll share some interesting observations about those in Future Models later.
Pat: there is about a 9" scratch on the bumper, but the paint only came off in a 1" stretch. So I'm going to try to buff out the scratch, then touch-up the one spot. It's maybe 1/8" thin, so really it's not even visible if you stand next to it, you have to crouch down to see it.
I'm OCD, so to me it's a near total loss. ;-)
I will do surgery and report back. I actually need to order Wintergreen touch-up paint.
Dave: I too had a feeling my first would be a girl, and was right. Then again, I thought I was getting a 2nd girl, and nope.
-juice
Flemington didn't mention any other options to me. I told them what I wanted, and they didn't push anything else. :-)
Loosh - that is one SCHWEET GT-B !!
-Dennis
--mortgage on the house marked paid
--bedroom furniture that matches and actually STORES something
--a shed to store the stuff in the "other" 1/2 of the garage so the b/f can get HIS car in (you didn't think I'd let the Outback sit in the driveway did you?)
--a snowblower
--and therapy for the 12, 14, and 20 year old of the "mixed-up family" we call home --- or maybe they'll grow out of it ....
Happy Holidays ...
Brenda
I think I'd settle for some MF Cookies.
-juice
Since it's been a lousy year on Wall Street, and there's a war looming, we need to think "survival" this time around. That being the case, what do you hope Santa will stuff your garage, er, stocking?
My choices:
• An '04 WRX 5-speed silver wagon, for stealth self expression.
• An '03 4Runner V8, for pulling my trailer and vacation needs.
• An '04 turbo Baja, just for the heck of it...
• A Bradley Fighting machine, for when it gets really tough out there.
Bob
Let's get the ground rules down before we start.
-juice
OK, we need to pull in the belt somewhat due to Wall Street and the Iraq thingy, so:
• $50K max budget.
• Available, in showrooms by this Christmas.
So, my revised list:
• An '03 WRX 5-speed silver wagon, for stealthy self expression.
• An '03 Baja 5-speed, for pulling my trailer, vacation needs, and just for the heck of it...
Those, if purchased at Fitz, should come in just under $50K.
Bob
Bob
-Frank P.
http://www.oshkoshtruck.com/htm/defense/mtvr.cfm
I thinks it might exceed $50K, though.
Bob
OK, I'd get the $50 grand and buy:
* a Ford Expedition XLT for about $35 grand
* $15 grand for the first year of gas!
Just kidding! Can't break my pledge to buy vehicles that get 20mpg or better in the city, and that would blow it out of the water.
Hmm, if I'm adding to my current fleet, I'd get:
* WRX sedan
* Odyssey EX van
A fun car and a practical van, just under the limit.
My list would change significantly next year. It might include a Baja AND a Forester, both turbos.
-juice
-juice
The WRX is around $25K, and the Honda is around $28K, IIFC. Now if you get a WRX wagon and a LX Honda minivan, you might be OK.
Bob
You can get an Ody for MSRP around here. I'd actually go through Costco and try to get a better price, since I could afford to wait the 4 months or so that would take. If so, I'd make it an EX-L.
-juice
New Beetle Convertible (Turbo with heated seats too.)
Honda Element EX awd (Haven't been camping in years.)
Powerbook G4 with 1 ghz processor and superdrive
OK the last one isn't really a car but it would be helpful in getting to Edmunds.com
TWRX
-Frank P.