Subaru Crew - Meet The Members II

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  • hypovhypov Member Posts: 3,068
    Nah mike, you were part of his good times and memories. Remember your second placing with him :D

    -Dave
  • paisanpaisan Member Posts: 21,181
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    -mike
  • fibber2fibber2 Member Posts: 3,786
    Thanks, and sounds like you had a good week with the family visit also!

    You hit upon one of the good/bad (interesting) aspects of inter-racial adoption - you never blend in to the crowd. Emily can be a pretty outgoing kid, and usually makes an impression wherever she goes. The constant exclaim from strangers of "I know you!", not because they really remember Beth or me, but because of Emily!

    Steve
  • fibber2fibber2 Member Posts: 3,786
    I really feel for you. Some years ago I was asked by my dad to accompany him out to eastern Suffolk County to recover his car stolen from Massapequa railroad station. They ran it out of fuel deep in a potato field after flogging it severely. Emptied a fire extinguisher in the interior, damaged seats, steering column, the works. Needless to say, my father was heartbroken.

    Car ownership is an emotional thing. Not on par with family or pets, but the attachment should not be discounted or trivialized. And despite insurance, the cost of selling and moving on was beyond what my dad could afford to do at the time. He had to lick his wounds and try and move on. A year or two later their home was broken into and vandalized. Between the two incidents, they felt severely violated.

    Steve
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    mike autocrossed it? Oh yeah, write 'er off...LOL

    Now how many wagons earned plaques like that? Not many...

    -juice
  • fibber2fibber2 Member Posts: 3,786
    Steve K works over in B/330, and Lynn (postmodern) is over in B/300 now. We should have a Subi Crew lunch over at the redone cafeteria!

    Steve
  • twrxtwrx Member Posts: 647
    Well I do think the sedan must be somewhat more of an insurance risk. Got a bill yesterday and I am going to owe $140 more per year for the 2003 WRX sedan over the 2002 WRX wagon. Actually I have not been living in the real world, my 2002 WRX wagon had not cost me anymore in insurance than my '98 Forester had. Also living in a small city in the midwest is not exactly too tough on insurance rates either.

    TWRX
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    I wonder how your company would price insurance for an XT.

    -juice
  • twrxtwrx Member Posts: 647
    Can you believe that St. Farm did not charge me any more for the WRX wagon over the Forester?
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    Well, yes and no. Depends on how they categorize the Forester. Trucks cost more to insure, since they do more damage to other vehicles.

    The WRX is high performance, so that evens things out. I'm surprised the sedan is that much more.

    Insurance is a voodoo science, no? ;-)

    -juice
  • paisanpaisan Member Posts: 21,181
    '97 Outback, car never had an alarm in it, but after having the head gasket re-done and the battery disconnected for 2 weeks, there is an alarm blinking the lights on it. I need to disable this so my grandfather doesn't have to pay $100 to the local dealer to disable it. Need to know ASAP. Thanks guys.

    -mike
  • hypovhypov Member Posts: 3,068
    A sedan, well, they see it as a sedan. Tag "WRX" on it and they see a sports sedan.

    A wagon,... they seem to class it a suburban, like the Forester and Outback. Tag "WRX" on it, it's still a grocery getting suburban to them.

    -Dave
  • hypovhypov Member Posts: 3,068
    mike-
    look behind the hood release lever under the dash, There's a tinnie winnie l'il button. Press it and all will be fine :)

    -Dave
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    mike: get the keyless remote, lock, unlock a few cycles. Mine stops when I do that.

    -juice
  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    There also may be a thin rectangular black box buried behind the little button on the left side half way to the firewall, with some switches to play with. I had to dig mine out and move jumpers to turn off the chirping - I have my instructions buried around here somewhere if you are still stuck.

    Steve, Host
  • bat1161bat1161 Member Posts: 1,784
    Dennis,

    Just catching up & read about your wagon. I'm sure one hand you are happy to know what happened to the car, while on the other hand it stinks getting it back in that condition. Hopefully all will work out via the insurance.

    Good Luck!

    Mark
  • bluesubiebluesubie Member Posts: 3,497
    Thanks Mark.

    Ken - Not sure if they were caught. I'm still trying to find out more info.

    -Dennis
  • paisanpaisan Member Posts: 21,181
    I couldn't find the button :(

    But however, I found the control box for the keyless entry, and since they lost their key fobs I just yanked the connectors off and all is good now :)

    -mike
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    I hope the door locks work? :o)

    -juice
  • hypovhypov Member Posts: 3,068
    Hee hee mike
    since you haven't called me, I thought you would've done that :o)

    -Dave
  • hammersleyhammersley Member Posts: 684
    Mike: Where did you find the keyless entry control box? (besides 'right where Subaru left it') :) I want to try to restore the 'chirp'.

    Cheers!
    Paul
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    I think if you hold both buttons down for a few seconds, the chirp comes back to life.

    -juice
  • paisanpaisan Member Posts: 21,181
    Was right next to the brake pedal clearly labeled "Subaru Keyless Remote Entry System" It may have been a bit more tucked up there, but not much. It's about 5" x 5" black box.

    -mike
  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    I don't think that trick works on the '97's Juice. I had to move jumpers inside the black box. Mine has the optional Sube alarm too, so it could be a bit different I suppose.

    I wasn't able to kill the chirp with just the fobs.

    Steve, Host
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    Also, I have a Forester, the fob was different for my '98. I guess I was referring to my wife's Legacy (2002).

    -juice
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    Yup, we made a last-minute decision to head up to CT to visit the in-laws, probably drive up Friday during the day, come back Monday prolly.

    Anyone else getting Monday off? Goin' any where?

    I'll wave to all the NY/NJ/PA folks on the way up. What exit are ya? ;-)

    -juice
  • hypovhypov Member Posts: 3,068
    juice-
    maybe you could swing by AZP garage for the skidplate test fitment :D

    -Dave
  • paisanpaisan Member Posts: 21,181
    If you are able to make an appointment...

    -mike
  • rshollandrsholland Member Posts: 19,788
    40th high school reunion. Exit 9 on NJTP.

    Bob
  • amsbearamsbear Member Posts: 147
    Hey... that's my exit! Good ole' Rt 18.

    I bet the area has changed quite a bit since your HS days ;)

    Alan
    98 OBW Ltd
  • rshollandrsholland Member Posts: 19,788
    Highland Park High, class of 63! We're staying at the Hyatt in New Brunswick, which is where the reunion will be held too.

    Bob
  • hypovhypov Member Posts: 3,068
    Crew Meet Crew Meet :D

    -Dave
  • amsbearamsbear Member Posts: 147
    My wife and I used to go to the Hyatt often, but that was before we became parents. They have nice sports bar that's nicely stocked and not too noisy or smokey. They put together a nice Sunday brunch too.

    I had an apartment right on the Raritan river (under the bridge almost) that was on the Edison-Highland Park border. We are in East Brunswick now for the past 8yrs.

    Enjoy!

    Alan
    98 OBW Ltd
  • lark6lark6 Member Posts: 2,565
    You all have a test mule for the Forester skid plate?

    Ed
  • paisanpaisan Member Posts: 21,181
    Looking for one though...

    -mike
  • lark6lark6 Member Posts: 2,565
  • dcm61dcm61 Member Posts: 1,567
    but an ocean / river trip too. Not this weekend but next. I drive down to to Baltimore (Dundalk) to take a cruise up to Bar Harbor; Halifax & Sydney, Nova Scotia; down the St. Lawrence to Quebec City; back up the river to Boston and back to Baltimore (12 days later).

    DaveM
  • jlemolejlemole Member Posts: 345
    I'd be willing to "sacrifice" my Outback for the benefit of AZP skidplate research and clinical trials :-)

    Jon
  • paisanpaisan Member Posts: 21,181
    Thanks Jon! Looking forward to it.

    -mike
  • paisanpaisan Member Posts: 21,181
    Hee Hee.

    -mike
  • fibber2fibber2 Member Posts: 3,786
    One OB, sacrificed in the name of science.....
  • bluesubiebluesubie Member Posts: 3,497
    Exit 10. No trip plans this weekend. I'll probably be test driving on Saturday.

    -Dennis
  • bat1161bat1161 Member Posts: 1,784
    Mike-

    Too bad you weren't "testing" a few months ago.

    Mark
  • Karen_SKaren_S Member Posts: 5,092
    The Mazda chat went very well Tuesday night. Bob mentioned to me in passing that there were a few more than what normally shows for Subaru Crew chat.

    Hmmmm.....is that a challenge???

    See you at tonight's chat!
  • c_hunterc_hunter Member Posts: 4,487
    So what are you going to be test driving.....

    Craig
  • rshollandrsholland Member Posts: 19,788
    You mean ModBob?

    Bob
  • bluesubiebluesubie Member Posts: 3,497
    .. and maybe the 1992 Ford Ranger for sale down the street. :-)

    -Dennis
  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    That would be the one. Sneakers hosted the Mazda chat and, while the list didn't roll off the screen, it was well attended.

    Sounds like a challenge to me :-)

    Steve, Host
  • c_hunterc_hunter Member Posts: 4,487
    I know the XT will be a blast to drive, but you might be disappointed in the handling compared to your WRX. My wife's Forester runs circles around my Outback, but it definitely feels clumsy compared to the WRX.

    That said, if the XT was available a year ago, I probably would not have bought the WRX at all.

    Craig
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    They don't get stolen.

    <juice ducks>

    Can't make the chat tonight, but it's been great lately and this reminder means Bob might actually remember. ;-)

    Looks like we're leaving tomorrow AM, no time to stop though, 2 kids in tow...

    -juice
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