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-juice
Craig
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The seats on my 05 Outback are quite good and very comfortable on long trips.
My Forester's seats are a bit too hard.
My wife's Legacy has seats that are too soft and not as supportive.
I actually prefer the Forester's seats.
-juice
Recently, I sat in the new STi and the 2006+ WRX but did not find the same level of support. Have they changed the seat design ? Obviously the seats are now 'sport design seats' but have they widened it and reduced the bolstering ? If so, then that is a retrograde step.
The Legacy GT (including Spec.B) seats also did not appear to be well bolstered for the sporty product that it purports to be. I think Subaru needs to borrow such ideas from the Germans who seem to do an excellent job of designing seats.
Craig
-juice
So after the introduction of the 02-03 WRX, our wide-bottomed-brethren made a hue and cry and Subaru changed their high-perf seats to a sofa during the re-design ?? :P
Thanks!
Ken
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Mark
Karl
-juice
If you read about the DRLs in the manual, then I would assume it's correct. People on other forums have had a harder time disabling the DRLs in 07 models, so this could be part of the reason why.
My 05 Outback still has all the original bulbs at 32K miles.
Ken
Bad manufacturing batch. The dealer will replace them under the 3/36,000 warranty. 06's seem fine.
I out Sylvania XtraVisions in my 97, which were brighter than the stockers but burned out somewhat faster. A lot of people buy the SilverStar, which is twice as expensive as the Xtravision but gives them a faux HID look.
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Also what is the 12,000mi service? Is it just an oil change? The tires have been rotated once already, is it every 6k?
When is the first service where they actually do something (replace a component, flush and fill something)?
I think I have a coupon for the oil change part of the service but I think this might be the last time it goes in for that for a while, I am perfectly capable of doing that on my own, and enjoy doing it, but if they are going to do something bigger at one of these services, I don't want to neglect it.
Thanks for your help.
Typically, 30K is the first "major" service on Subarus (if you can call it that). I believe there's a coolant flush, air filter replacement, and some older models got new spark plugs too. You'd probably want to consult your manual for that, as I don't have experience with the newer 2.5i models.
In general, you need to look at your manual for the proper maintenance schedule. If you go by notices/coupons sent from the dealer, you'd be doing un-needed servicing and increasing (perhaps doubling or more) the true maintenance costs for the vehicle. It's unfortunate, but a lot of people fall into this trap.
In the future though, I will be doing this on my own. I have an excel spreadsheet with all the maintenance for all of our vehicles (including mountain bikes), so I would assume if I save receipts for oil/filters and have the record of when the service was performed, that should satisfy the warranty.
I am a fan of Castrol GTX for dino based oils and hadn't really planned on using synthetic (which would be Mobil 1). Are there any suggestions for filters?
My race tires for another car are mounted on its stock wheels. When I am not using them, I keep them inside, cleaned, inflated, in garbage bags. I typically remove as much brake dust, tar, road grime, etc as possible using as mild a cleaner as possible, let them dry, check the inflation, and bag them.
I have been storing them in the basement but a couple of apartments ago, they were on the back porch (no basement).
It's a bit early here, though. I'll probably wait until early December to slap them on. Can't wait to try them out in the snow... :shades:
-juice
I purchased "Tire Totes" last winter to store my four summer tires after I mounted by Blizzaks on my OBXT wagon. The tire totes slip on easily and have handles for carrying. They keep the tire/wheel safe and dry in my garage. I stand them up rather than lay them down. Was that a good storage strategy?
Thanks,
Bob
Edit: I should clarify that I mount mine each spring and fall due to the TPMS on my 06. My tires are not mounted to a wheel when I store them.
Karl
I store mine flat on a custom built shelving system.
-juice