Subaru Crew - Meet The Members II

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  • njswamplandsnjswamplands Member Posts: 1,760
  • hypovhypov Member Posts: 3,068
    Al'gator, my '98 OBW had about 25k miles before losing him on Oct. 6, 2002.

    -Dave
  • fibber2fibber2 Member Posts: 3,786
    You nailed it, Steve (host). Our '02 Ody, ran thru the 3/36 at under 2.5 years.

    Low mileage Steve's? I guess at 47+ I no longer qualify as low mileage. Mid level use, and some hard miles at that....

    Steve
  • fibber2fibber2 Member Posts: 3,786
    and ended up with a box of Model Motoring (HO scale) cars for $5. Mix of Aurora AFX and Tyco. Dozen whole cars, plus some parts. Pretty nice shape overall. Add to my collection of stuff still in boxes for over 30 years!! Someday, I really have to make use of my basement and set the model railroad and cars up...

    Steve
  • hondafriekhondafriek Member Posts: 2,984
    The Titan is 3 and a 1/2 years old and has just over 18000 miles on the clock.

      Cheers Pat.
  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    Yeah, but that's a Titan. It's hard not to drive a Subaru :-)

    Steve, Host
    (my wife picked up her new skis today)
  • locke2clocke2c Member Posts: 5,038
    no, it's a 1999 Legacy GT affectionated named Titan.

    :)

    ~c
  • volkovvolkov Member Posts: 1,306
    Dra's Beetle is 2.5 yrs old and at about 8800 kms (<5400 miles)

    Our Pathfinder was sold at over 10 years of age with 103k kms on the clock.

    My Civic went at 9 1/2 years old with 89k.
  • jfljfl Member Posts: 1,399
    Don't you guys ever DRIVE? Or do we spend all of our time here on Edmunds?

    Three vehicles: newest and lowest mileage is my 2000 Legacy at 97k.

    Jim
  • rob_mrob_m Member Posts: 820
    Don't you guys ever DRIVE? Or do we spend all of our time here on Edmunds?

    1999 GT LTD 30th - 111k, just commuting to work.
    Put the rest of the miles on the 03 Outback on weekends and trips.

    Oh yeah, I put 40 miles on my mint condition 1983 Mustang GT driving the boy to soccer games. :)
  • hondafriekhondafriek Member Posts: 2,984
    The Titan is a 2001 Gt wagon.

      Cheers Pat.
  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    hmmm, my OBW Ltd doesn't have a name.

    Maybe I'll call it Denali in honor of its Alaskan heritage.

    Steve, Host
  • volkovvolkov Member Posts: 1,306
    Well, I used to ride to work most of the time May-Oct, and I live <5 miles from work. The boys kept us homecentric for a couple of years, and for the past 3 years, we've run 3 vehicles. One for me, one for DW and one for the kids/nanny. That dilutes the total driving somewhat.
    Driving much more now as we do the sports/activities shuttle. Today we have soccer, gymnastics and Taekwon Do. Monday we start hockey, Tues is Kumon (reading system - the boys are in French immersion so we wanted structured english reading too), Wed hockey and dance/theatre(one of our boys really wants to be an actor- for now he is settling for class clown, but that's another story), Thurs TKD and gymnastics again. We're hoping to get into a Friday swim class. Sundays they get off, so Mummy and Daddy take their turn. I usually ride and Sandra does master's swim club.

    Nicholas
  • subaru_teamsubaru_team Member Posts: 1,676
    Hey all. Quick question? Lately, every once in awhile, when I log in the system recognizes me (Subaru Team on the upper left corner), but when I go to the forums, it asks me for my password again. I have checked the box to "remember" the password. Not a big deal except I keep forgetting the password and have to get the reminder. Since I'm not on work time, I have to go to another server to get my mail. Is there something I can do to prevent this? Or...is it a hamster thing?

    Patti
  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    It's a recent bug and has been reported. Hopefully it'll get swatted early next week.

    Apologies!

    Steve, Host
  • rshollandrsholland Member Posts: 19,788
    I've had the same problem the last couple of days.

    Bob
  • c_hunterc_hunter Member Posts: 4,487
  • hondafriekhondafriek Member Posts: 2,984
    Have the same problem thought it was only me.

      Cheers Pat.
  • hammerheadhammerhead Member Posts: 907
    Glad it's not just me!
  • tsytsy Member Posts: 1,551
    I thought it was discrimination because I had a Mac. ;-)

    tom
  • tsytsy Member Posts: 1,551
    Hey Paul, is it getting cold over there yet? We had some dips into the low 50s this week. It's looking to be a wet winter (although what else is new?)

    :-)! tom
  • hammerheadhammerhead Member Posts: 907
    Well, it hit 80 today... not exactly fall weather, but perhaps our Indian Summer has arrived. Cool, dewy mornings, and the days are definitely getting shorter, but I'm planning BBQ chicken on the deck tomorrow night!

    And here's what we have to look forward to:

    NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
     
    330 PM PDT SAT SEP 25 2004

    TONIGHT...CLEAR... LOWS NEAR 50... NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH
    SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY... HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 80S... EAST WIND AROUND 5 MPH.
    SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR... LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.
    MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY... HIGHS IN THE 80S... EAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH
    MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR... LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S... NORTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.
    TUESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY... HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 80S
    TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR... LOWS IN THE MID TO UPPER 40S
    WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR... COOLER... HIGHS IN THE 70S. LOWS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S.
    THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY... HIGHS AROUND 70
    THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR... LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO LOWER 70S.

    Looks good to me!
    Cheers!
    Paul
  • tsytsy Member Posts: 1,551
    Enjoy your BBQ and the last few nice days of sunshine for a while! Sounds like nice weather for the coming week!

    Bon Appetit!
    tom
  • grahampetersgrahampeters Member Posts: 1,786
    G'day

    As it is cooling for you folk, our kids have been testing the pool here in Melbourne. It's still distinctly chilly but I have always claimed Tamsin is part seal, or polar bear. Watching her dive and swim the 14m (about 45ft) of the pool underwater, I wonder where she keeps the fat layers. A work colleague just called in with his daughter and she had to test the pool as well.

    I am back into mulling over replacing the Outback. I really fancy a new Outback but we have hit the stage of our chldren's life where more seats are desirable. Judy does not drive so this is a one car household so the car has to be multi purpose. None of this Juice luxury of a sports car for fun! Although that might be nice now the weather is improving some of the time.

    I tather fancy the Toyota Kluger (Highlander to you) Hybrid which is to be relaeased soon but not sure it will make it to Australia.

    The one barrier to buying a new car is the hassle of dealing with car salesmen. They come fractionally above real estate salesmen in my list of dodgy occupations. There is much to recommend Internet haggling. You don't have to see them face to face!

    Cheers

    Graham
  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    More about the auto login bug here if you have interest:

    Sylvia "Our Software! Your Questions Answered..." Sep 24, 2004 10:09pm

    It was 85F here in Boise today and heading for 50 tonight Paul. Just ideal :-)

    Steve, Host
  • sdufordsduford Member Posts: 577
    Hi guys, I just joined the Subaru family with a vengeance!

    I was out with my wife shopping for a small car for her and we bought her a 2005 Impreza RS Wagon. But the surprise was that I also traded in my 01 Highlander for a monotone Champagne color 2005 Outback XT w. 5MT.

    Great car! It will put driving enjoyment back in my life.
  • subaru_teamsubaru_team Member Posts: 1,676
    We'll say everything 2x's to you! Thanks for the purchase and let us know what you think of both cars!

    Patti
  • rshollandrsholland Member Posts: 19,788
    Congrats, and welcome aboard!

    Bob
  • c_hunterc_hunter Member Posts: 4,487
    I thought I was bad for owning three Subarus at once, but I never ever bought two at the same time!!

    Now we have one Acura and one Subaru, so I feel really normal now, it's kind of boring....

    Craig
  • lark6lark6 Member Posts: 2,565
    No doubt something similar has happened to others who own old cars, but for me it was a first time thing.

    Although the new dad/business travel in old job/new job issues didn't keep me from buying an '05 Forester XT in August, they have kept me from tinkering with my '63 Studebaker. Early in July I went to take it out to run some weekend errands and I couldn't keep the darned thing running. It'd start up fine but die as soon as I took my foot off the accelerator.

    July, August, most of September passed and no time to find the problem. Other Stude owners suggested, among other things, replacing the throttle return spring, fuel filter, or carburetor (remember those?), or draining, pulling and boiling out the gas tank.

    Yesterday I finally got some time to start chasing the problem. First thing I do is remove the air cleaner to take a look at the carb and throttle return spring - both look fine. As I turn to set the air cleaner down I hear a rattle inside it. Puzzled, I remove the lid and the air filter inside and find...

    ...about a half cup of thistle seed.

    I dump it out, check the carb for any sign of seeds; none - the air filter did its job. :-P I replace the filter and air cleaner, start the car, and get off the go pedal. Engine doesn't die. I take it for a half-hour drive; no problems.

    Here's what must have happened, as far as I can figure: We have a thistle feeder but didn't put it up this year as it was pretty hard to keep clean. There was some leftover thistle seed not in the feeder, but in a bag on a shelf in the garage. Some birds (most likely goldfinches) must have taken the seeds, flown underneath the Stude, up into its engine bay and into the air cleaner intake to feed. There were no birds or traces of birds in the air cleaner when I dumped out the seeds.

    As I wrote, stranger than fiction.

    Ed
  • lucien2lucien2 Member Posts: 2,984
    that's hilarious. Like the snake in the intercooler lore over at Nabisco

    Which, I'd like to point out, also had cookie foo last week. Between Nabisco and Edmunds, freaking out, I ran a full virus scan and Adaware 2x to make sure it wasn't me!
  • c_hunterc_hunter Member Posts: 4,487
    That is strange. I would suspect a rodent myself. Finches usually eat thistle on the spot. In fact, I am having a hard time thinking of any birds that would transport a stash of seed! On the other hand, this is typical behavior for mice. I wouldn't be surprised if they try again -- it probably looks like a nice cozy place to stash seed for the winter...

    Craig
  • sdufordsduford Member Posts: 577
    I agree with the rodent theory. Squirrels are know for raiding bird feeders and I have seen them build stashes in the engine compartment while we were camping.
  • rob_mrob_m Member Posts: 820
    My guess would be rodents.

    I have an 1983 Mustang GT which spends most of it's life in storage. For the past 3 years I have delt with mice which have taken up residence in the heating system.

    I have moved the car to three different places in the yard. I have tried moth balls. Last year, I packed the cold air inlets with half a roll of aluminum foil. I was rewarded with 3 gallons of leaves, acorns, and most of the insulation from under the hood packed into the heating system.

    The upside is that I can now take out the heater core, fan, and plenums, clean and re-assemble in under 4 hours. It used to take me 2 days. Fortunately, they have never made it to the inside of the car.

    BTW, any suggestions to keep the mice out would be greatly appreciated. Rob M.
  • fibber2fibber2 Member Posts: 3,786
    Any time I have a car sit for any length of time, I go thru the same problem. Look closely on other surfaces, and you will most likely find some telltale droppings....

    Steve
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    Wow Ed, whatever animal it was must have been making a nest! Squirrels are probably too big, and there would have been lots of leaves.

    The droppings will be little black dots. If you found any, it was mice.

    You really gotta drive that thing more often. :o)

    2 Subies at the same time? Why stop there? Good things come in 3s!

    Back from the beach. 3rd weekend in a row of road trips. Indian Summer had us beach bound once again.

    And yet again, my wife got better mileage than I did. Same load, same trip, she got nearly 29mpg, while the best I managed was 26. She goes about the speed limit, I'm only about 5-10 faster, but I guess the boxy Forester is more efficient at 50 vs. 60.

    -juice
  • lark6lark6 Member Posts: 2,565
    Several of my Stude friends voted mice or squirrels over birds as well. One told me he found acorns in his truck's air cleaner and there were several stories of mice/rat's nests under hoods, in dashes and upholstery. One story of mice crawling up the exhaust pipe and working their way into the cylinders via the exhaust manifold (these are pre-cat vehicles, obviously).

    I'd rather not have to put the car in a bag for the winter, so I think it'll be the mothballs/dryer sheets/child-friendly mouse trap route for me.

    Ed
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    pre-cat...

    BWA-HA-HA-HA-HA!

    Very clever if that was intentional. :-)

    -juice
  • lark6lark6 Member Posts: 2,565
  • twrxtwrx Member Posts: 647
    It looks like it is time to leave the world of turbos behind. I'm trading in my YWRX on a Legacy 2.5 i Limited Wagon 4 speed Sportshift. It's really crazy trading in a one year old car that I worked so hard to get but just in the last two weeks I have realized that my clutch pedal foot is going out on me. It seems that in the 35 years I have been driving a MT I have been using the clutch the wrong way. I find that I press the clutch way up by my toes and that is giving me pains in my toes. I drove my old '92 Toyota pickup week before last. Then I got in the WRX last week and OUCH! my left foot hurt on most shifts.

    OK, so I need an auto transmission much to my dismay. So why the NA Legacy wagon? Well when I lost the first WRX the wagon, I really needed one to haul the dog and go on vacation in. When Susan got a second dog again it became obvious that we needed a wagon again bad. So she was looking to trade in even thogh she owed much more on her Solara and I really did not want to dump the WRX. Then this happens and luckilly with the GTP program my WRX is worth $17,900 and I'll get $500 in Subaru bucks for accessories. The nearest dealer with a car that I wanted was Lou Fusz Subaru in St. Louis. So I put a deposit on one. It is silver with the electro dimming mirror, security upgrade and rear cargo tray. All the extras I wanted and nothing more. I'm getting $1500 off list and the deal is OK with me. I would love to have a GT but the price is $5000 more and the difference of about $8000 I am looking at with this car is not too bad. Everything I had heard about the new interior is true. Very nice and I am a lover of sunroofs and this one is the ultimate. I did not want extra ride height of the Outback, I'd prefer the handling of my WRX which for the most part I will retain with this car. I just can't get around the 19/25 on premium with the GT. I am glad I am moving up to 22/30 on regular. Gas prices are sure to get worse. Guess after a while I will get used to shifting with something other than an H pattern. I'm sure the car is not a slug but I could sure feel the difference after having driven the WRX. Plus the saleman was on board. We did get out onto the intersate and although not the fastest thing on wheels it is quiet and smooth. I can't get back to St. Louis till for several days but I think I am doing the right thing and it will be a nice car.

    TWRX
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    Wild, Bruce, your WRX seems brand new!

    To be honest my right knee is feeling kind of strained. I usually do the trip myself but I actually asked the wife to drive back for about 2 hours or so to give my knees a break (she promptly trounced my mileage numbers).

    Keep in mind I've been driving 6-8 hours every weekend for a month or so, plus my regular commute. But still. I know how you feel!

    Sportshift surely eases the transition some, giving you back some of the control.

    My wife and I discussed this last night, basically our next "trip car" will be an automatic. Our personal/commuter cars can remain manuals, but the one that takes the kids on those long trips will shift itself!

    -juice
  • bat1161bat1161 Member Posts: 1,784
    Fast Sly: Congrats on the double purchase!

    Juice: Make some more long term room on the fence. It looks like I may have finally talked my wife into leaving her job. It has gotten to be very bad there-working late every night and weekends, along with getting screamed at every day to boot! As such, I told her it's not worth going nuts over, so get out.
       That means I'll probably have to wait a while before being able to go for the new OB. It's just a car, while her well being is more important. At least I'll go for the test drive this week for the $25 gift card. It may just come in handy:-).

    Mark
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    Sorry to hear about that job, sounds awful. There is no reason to scream unless the office is on fire!

    I hope she finds a better job soon, can't be any worse actually...

    -juice
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    The friend I was talking about with the Volvo indeed traded it in for a new Legacy GT Limited, Atlantic Blue Pearl, Sportshift, charcoal interior.

    He *LOVES* it. He's only had it for a couple of days and he told me 5 people already came up and asked him about it.

    Better yet, his son is crazy about it. He plays Need for Speed: Porsche Unleashed and told his dad the GT is more fun than the cars in that game! He shouts out "Yipee Ka-Yay" and "Ride 'em Cowboy" from the back seat.

    He's having a little trouble staying under 4000 rpm for the break-in. ;-)

    -juice
  • hypovhypov Member Posts: 3,068
    bat1161 Sep 27, 2004 11:14am

    The white-collar industry is a slave industry nowadays - you're paid for 8 and you're worked for 12. Soon, bosses will be cracking the whips literally.

    If her company has an upcoming layoff, she should volunteer, otherwise bail.

    -Dave
  • bat1161bat1161 Member Posts: 1,784
    Thanks Juice.

    Dave-

    She has volunteered. The problem is she is one of the more knowledgable people in her area, so she has been told she is the last one to be let go. There will be layoffs eventually since they are relocating her division to Charlotte, NC. We just don't know when. I told her it's better for her to just get out, now she has to convince herself (the hardest part).
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    I guess she already went to Human Resources to plead her case?

    Sounds abusive. She should threaten to sue unless they offer her some sort of package. She's being forced out psychologically.

    -juice
  • hypovhypov Member Posts: 3,068
    bat1161 Sep 27, 2004 12:27pm

    Has she tried putting her foot down,
    "Lay me off now and I'll consider staying on as a consultant or I'll resign."
    Something along that line.

    If they need her that bad till the relocation, they'll compromise.

    -Dave

    p/s Human Resource? Ha! If there's any humanity in them. :p
  • fibber2fibber2 Member Posts: 3,786
    "To be honest my right knee is feeling kind of strained."

    I gave up on manual shifting, but it was because my left knee got hurt..... Either you cross your legs or lie on your stomach facing backwards?? (gives new meaning to the term 'heal and toe') ;-)

    Steve
  • lucien2lucien2 Member Posts: 2,984
    you're still in your 30's; I think we're a year apart? What are you doing for exercixse these days?
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