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Nah, you guys are probably at that Rally at Valley Forge, PA. And I am JEALOUS!
At least I have the Fall Folliage Tour. Fill me in when you guys get back, k?
-juice
Jack
Anyone fill us in on the details?
-juice
http://www.subaruclub.com
Garry
scoa@subaruclub.com
..Mike
Maybe that'll inspire me to order those 16" rims and get them mounted. I'll have something new to show off.
Mike: how many are expected to attend?
Hey, we've got a lot of MDers here, so I expect you guys to show up if you can. You folks from VA (virgins??? oh, virginians) should come too!
-juice
Aapologies for those I omitted but if you lurk or if your profile doesn't say where you're located, I missed you but that doesn't mean you're not invited!
From Jeff:
> Looks like we'll have a very strong turnout!
So that could mean anything. Audrey is coming from Philadelphia, and I think 10 RSVP'd on i Club.
Thanks for posting your support, juice!
Now who else will accept juice's "challenge"? If you want to ask questions of AJ, the almighty himself, this will be the place to be.
..Mike
PS - Sorry juice but I was temporarily overcome by marketspeak.
PPS - LOTS of twisties in the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center -- it's a research farm that your (USA, that is) tax dollars bought, so use it! And it's minutes away from the meet.
..Mike
Please take some photos of this meet and post them somewhere! I'd love to see how it turns out.
Ken
KenS: I'm way ahead of you there. Will take both digital and 35mm cameras for the event. Hope to get some hot pics of the slammed Imprezas, which I imagine will dominate.
-juice
..Mike
I wonder how far they can go, i.e. what kind of mods you can do while staying within the rules.
Also, someone at Subaru said the strut braces from the Impreza will not fit. Guess we can measure for ourselves.
-juice
-juice
I hate retail.....
I have to warn you, though; my car is S-T-O-C-K, and it is likely to be D-I-R-T-Y. I'm what you might call an old-f*rt car nut. Over the years I've managed to find a comfort zone somewhere between driving enjoyment and obsessing over whether or not I could see the reflection of airplanes flying at 60,000 feet in the shine; in my case that zone is wwwwwaaaaayyy over on the enjoyment side of the scale. So if I show up with a couple of dead bugs embedded in the nose of my GT, please try to remember that some of them "sacrificed themselves to the stars" at over 100mph before you howl in protest and light the torches. Tell you what; I'll try to run it through one of those automatic car washes (gasp!) before I get there, just to get the really big chunks off.
So, will this do as my RSVP? I just hope I don't fall off the waxaholism wagon by being around you folks. Been there, done that, used up all the t-shirts.
Grinning,
WDB
Grinning a bigger grin than WDB,
..Mike
..Mike
Cheers,
WDB
..Mike
Bob
..Mike
Bob
I just took my Forester to the beach, so it now has a layer of sand on top of the pollen that was on there before. Didn't get to drive in the sand, but that'll be this summer in the Outer Banks.
I may or may not have time for a clean up, we'll see.
Yup, looks at the mods topic at my first post, I list them all there. With the windows tint and the roof, though, it doesn't look stock at all. Too bad the wheels I wanted are out of stock, or I'd show up with some brand new Plus Ones.
Rats.
-juice
..Mike
..Mike
Just my luck that I would get called out during the period that I get way behind on the boards. Sounds like it would be fun time, and I was getting ready to clean it tomorrow morning. Unfortunately, we are already committed to another event, plus the scheduled b-day is less than a week away, so I don't think she wants to venture too far from the hospital.
Keep thinking of me, I will make one of these things yet.
phil
It was fun!
Bob
Side note: while I was at the Subie meet NOT ONE Legacy-based OB was on site. Struck me as odd.
Cheers,
A slightly road-weary WDB
..Mike
Had a blast on Saturday. It was surreal to see that many RS's in one place. Seemed like every RS on the east coast was there! Cool mods, enthusiastic owners. Everybody was friendly and proud to show their rides. Many even showed appreciation for my soccer-mommobile Forester (relatively speaking).
I stuck around for maybe another half hour or so. Caught some wild footage of a driver ramming into a pair of cows. Not a Subaru, of course, I'm sure he could have avoided them )
Look for a web site soon, this week for sure. Pics came out GREAT.
-juice
PS Mike: you're going to have to help me with names, k? Once the site's up you'll see what I'm talking about.
(BTW your Forester looked great.)
Cheers,
WDB
-Lucien
We could have it in the fall, and go horseback riding too. We could make it a yearly thing, and call it the Fall Annual Riding Tour w/Subarus(FARTs).
he he
-juice
http://thejuiceman.homepage.com/directory.html
Follow the last two links for pics of the i Club event at the Riot Squad (that's code for Jeff's house).
-juice
PS If you attend any Subaru event, please take photos and send them to me. I'll set up a page for you. New owners can also send me pictures with their Soobs.
Were you able to drive any 2.5RSs at the meet? I'm interested in hearing how different the 2.5RS feels in contrast to the Forester.
Ken
I see from juice's page that you went for my idea on the dealer plate. Way to go.
Too bad your continent is so damm big, would love to get together. Oh well, I'm going to have to send in some pictures.
JP
She's got her priorities right.
Bob
TISCHER SUBARU license plate frame, USD 22,547
Black marker, USD 0.67
Look on her face: priceless!
..Mike
PS - My wife knows you by name but, um, she's kind of tired of me talking about the silly license plate frame. (I want to find some black paint to make the C all but invisible.) It still cracks me up. Good work, my friend.
..Mike
Great pictures juice! You were right - they came out well. I'll have you know that wasn't just any old dust - I picked a light, golden-tinged pollen that I thought would compliment the Titanium finish. Wish I had stayed for the videos, but I was coming off the end of a long week and it felt really good to get home in time to actually relax. Next time!
Bob, I think you're right - Annie knows what *really* matters. Good food and good friends!
Mike, you could get a piece of sandpaper or something similar and simply *remove* the paint altogether. It's only the top surface, and underneath is plastic that is exactly the same color as the rest of the frame. If you wanted to get fancy you could use a fine grit sandpaper after you get the paint off, #800 for example, then a touch of polishing compound (not wax) to remove the sanding marks; the result would almost look like the C was never even there.
Cheers,
WDB
I did sit in a few. The seats are the same except the fabric, but much, much lower, so it feels different. Interior is very familiar. Liked the leather shift knob and steering wheel cover, which I've added to mine myself. Moonroof is metal, though. The dash is awesome, love those white instruments, though I prefer the bigger tach in our Forester.
JP: for the record, Mike gave you full credit for the idea. We all got a real chuckle out of it.
WDB: yes, the pollen blended perfectly. So I guess it's Titanium season?
Ah, AH, ATCHOOO!
-juice
..Mike
Giggling,
WDB
So ... I am proposing a "Subaru's on the Rocks" meeting for sometime in June or July .. bring the kids, dogs, a cooler and whatever else you require/desire.
Feedback regarding a date (if interested) is requested !!!!!
hutch -
Thanks for your suggestion.
..Mike Smith . Silver Spring MD USA
..Mike
I think I'll leave the Rock Repelling to the more adventurous and will stick with the Beer Consuming and Food Chewing.
- Hutch
Hmm, maybe we could meet for breakfast in Forest(er) Hill?
It's only about 90 minutes from DC.
-juice
PS June 11 should work for me
Bob