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That would be great.
Hosts - can you forward that suggestion to the road test team? That would be totally unique, an industry first. Such a ramp can't cost a lot, either.
I've seen Mercedes and BMW haul them out to events they host.
Over the years, you'll forget the Subaru Nav, but you'll remember those fun family dinners.
Here's what I recommend: get a vent mount, which brings it closer to your fingers, and helps you see the image better.
I keep a hat in the car. When I park, I put the hat over the whole thing. You can't really see what's behind it, it just looks like a hat is hanging on one of the buttons on the dash. It doesn't draw any attention (black interior - use a black hat, etc).
A determined thief will look for the wires, but let's face it, a determined thief will steal the whole car anyway.
Don't tell too many people else my secret is out!
Why? Because the GPS is in your line of sight. You don't have to take your eyes off the road and look down to find it on the dash vents.
I always remove the GPS when I park the car, unless I'm parked in a very secure area. If I'm in a questionable area, I'll also remove the mounting fixture and plug.
Bob
I use the window mount on a bean bag.
http://www.amazon.com/Bracketron-UFM-100BL-Nav-Mat-Friction-Dash/dp/B000U5TUWE/r- ef=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1265302719&sr=1-2
Works great.
Bob
Exactly. Plus, you don't have that dreaded suction cup circle on your windshield. If you pull the window mount, you gotta also "erase" that circle.
Wifey uses that and on a *really* hot summer day it will actually fall off.
I get what Bob is saying about line of sight, but the vent mount makes it much easier to enter addresses, and I listen to the audio instructions most of the time anyway. I only look down if I'm not sure about something.
We own three!
As far as the suction cup ring? It's barely visible on my car. A thief would really have to look hard to see it.
As I mentioned, I take the Garmin with me when I leave the car, but most of the time I leave the windshield attachment on the window. My thinking is a thief would most likely think, if they see the windshield attachment only, that the driver has removed the GPS from the car; and therefore not bother breaking in.
Bob
The last time anyone broke a car window to get at my stuff was in 1989 or 1990 - fully 20 years ago. Maybe I've gotten complacent, but I long ago stopped worrying about that. When I think of it, I put my Garmin on the floor of the car before I leave, but sometimes I don't bother. In any case, nothing happens.
Perhaps it's because crime in the Northeast has been dropping for the past 15 years - violent crime in NYC is at a 50 year low - or perhaps it's because electronic gadgets have gotten too cheap to steal. I used to spend $500 for a good car stereo back in the mid-1980s, which would be the equivalent of $1200+ today. But my 4-year-old Garmin is worth less than 100 of today's bloodless dollars. So why bother?
So put me down as someone who thinks that we're much safer today than we were 20 or 30 years ago.
At your next tire rotation (if not sooner) ask your dealer to trace the grease and clean up the mess. Doesn't seem normal to me.
when you accelerate, the weight of the vehicle moves backwards (because the center of gravity is above the contact plane (tires touching the ground) where the traction is formed.
this allows the rear wheels to have more "friction" / traction - a reason rwd vehicles are preferred.
when you lift the throttle, the weight of the vehicle moves away from the rear wheel back to its steady state position. this lifts the rear wheels and reducing the downward force on the rear wheels, thus making them more likely to lose traction.
a worse situation develops if you brake - in that case, the weight moves forward. this is actually how you get a fwd car to oversteer, with a little bit steering input.
Also the upgraded Harmon radio does not have a menu button on the bottom left as the one in the quick start guide. It says RPM ( which allow track mixing) I was trying to set the SVC or speed volume. I really liked this feature in the Forrester. basically the volume automatically gets lower when you slow down and louder as you go faster.
Is this a feature dedicated only to the 6 cylinder model?
thanks for any help.
I just saw this question and I don't feel like going into the new car build either here or on Subaru USA but I think it's standard, only an upgrade if you want the "homelink". AFAIK they can add the homelink at the distribution center or at the dealer by changing out the mirror assembly. Just for the compass and self dimming I'm pretty sure that's standard on all cars.
Nice call on the Nav. BTW, what color did you order?
easypar
The HK does not have an equalizer. The CD's sound great overall to me. Some radio stations as well. Overall I am very happy with the fit and finish as well as the ride so far. I did notice a little steering wheel vibration at 65 on the NYS Thruway.
http://www.subaruoutback.org/forums/showthread.php?s=0f270d3d1ff9c3d0ddf63fa5eae- 1ff0e&threadid=22586&perpage=20&pagenumber=2
Also I did order the auto dimming mirror. I like it and have had it on other cars that I have owned or now own.
The base stereo isn’t much to write home about, but I will tell you to leave the bass setting at zero. It sounds like it is centered at 125Hz and bumping it up will induce clipping. If you want to hear the bass, use the menu button on the left side of the unit and scroll through until you get to “CS-auto” and select 1 for normal to loud listening and 2 to hear the bass with low volume. The manual talks about some phantom center speaker hocus-pocus, but it’s mostly a bass-boost at around 60 Hz.
Don't have the car yet so not really knowing what it refers to but maybe it will help someone else that can refer to their cars system.
Thanks
http://www.cars101.com/subaru/legacy/legacy2010.html
if i would have known there were 2 diffrent systems i would not have bought mine. i love it dont get me wrong the 4 cly, great milleage etc but i dont hink it is as good as my old subi on ice etc
what happened to the symetrical awd i dont get as much power to the rear wheeels as the older models, what is that about i am a very disappointed. everything gets cheaper and cheaper! :mad:
Question: I don't know if i should wait until Subaru comes out with a replacement for their unpopular sky blue (perhaps this August???), or if i should buy the azurite blue pearl and live with it for the next decade. We do need a reliable second car NOW.
Also i wonder if the dark blue is as hard to keep clean as black. Any comments?
I would appreciate any input.
Thanks!
elena
We were going for the 4 for the excellent fuel benefits and felt the 4 would be adequate for the strict speed limits everywhere you go nowadays. We would appreciate any feedback to help in our decision.
Thanks!
3.6R, automatic 5 speed transmission
VTD (Variable Torque Distribution) All Wheel Drive system with VDC and Hill Holder VTD traction control system has 45/55 performance oriented, front/rear power split with Limited Slip rear axle.
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Active All Wheel Drive system with VDC and Hill Holder. Electronically controlled, constantly varying front/back power split 90/10 front/back power split.
that is very disappointing for subaru. i was use to the 45/55 and i think it does make a diffrence
i was wondering if anyone knows when it says 90/10 when more is need in the back wheels does it go higher than the 90/10 or is the 90/10 the most it will do?? i'm a little upset to say the least.
its been an icey winter here so its hard to judge the how it is doing since its icy
I was recently at the Baltimore car show, and they had a light blue Outback Limited on display that really looked good. Frankly, if you really like the car, I wouldn't be quite so picky about the exterior color. Obviously don't get something you really don't like, but I'm sure there must be some color choices that are acceptable.
Personally, I'd be more concerned about the interior color, as that's where you spend all of your time with the vehicle. So I'd chose the interior color first (black or tan), and then live with one of the exterior colors that comes with at interior.
As to next model year colors? I'm sure there will be a change or two,but who knows what color will be changed, and what it'll be changed to?
Bob
Bob
Good Luck!