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Craig- doesn't count, because I'd prolly do that to an FXT too. Well, rims/tires and Cobb swaybar set anyways.
TWRX
-juice
Craig
Thanks,
Ray
It appears to be so symbolic especially at this blessed time of year.
Cheers Pat.
VDC integrates the VTD AWD, which you don't have, with the stability and traction control. The computer is working with a default power split of 45/55, biased to the rear, while your auto has a significant front bias.
So forget VDC, it would almost be easier to get a 3rd party to design a stability control system that made use of the existing ABS hardware. Even that would probably cost you more than just trading yours in for a VDC model.
A lot of us want to see Subaru make this feature more available throughout the range. It's not longer a luxury features, the Ford Focus offers it as an option. The Scion xB has it standard, and the Mazda3 also offers it.
Stability control has become mainstream and Subaru will hopefully soon catch up.
-juice
XT- needs some remedial handling help, but has a strong engine, a newly reinforced 5MT, and loads of versatility.
WRX- canyon carving champ, less tractable powerband (can get used to that), smaller and therefore a better urban commando, crappy paint, questionable tranny fortitude, no AVCS. Currently dirt cheap as well.
Craig- Chateau Potelle Zin, David Bruce Zin, or splurge on a Neyers Pato Vineyard or Tofanelli Vineyard Zin. Or Ridge too. Ravenswood has been sold to a big huge big wine corporation, so their off my list. Seghesio Zin is great too. Merlot? *shrug* The market is drowning in the stuff right now...I can't keep up!
Steve: welcome back! Next time you're on the Left coast, bring family with you!
What do you do with Grappa wine?
Had a sip of it,... dang it's potent 8-0
-Dave
Even by itself, you'd need yaw sensors, throttle position sensors, steering angle sensors, all as just some of the inputs. Then the motor to activate each individual brake, plus the brains to decide when.
For now, know that AWD gives you a greater threshold before losing stability is likely to happen. :-)
-juice
Craig
So it clocks in around 80 to 90 proof, sometimes higher. Usually clear, some examples are aged in oak like a brandy and so are caramel in color. The French make it too, but call it Marc.
Good ones are awesome assuming the consumer is predisposed to liking them (already a fan of cognac, armanac, single malt, etc) Bad ones are freakin firewater. I sampled about 10 of them last night and they were all amazing. Mostly from Jacopo Poli, and a couple from Nardini too. I have a stash of Marc from Provence I bust out on appropriate occasions.
Patti
-Dave
Period.
-c
One of my favorite Zins is Renwood (not to be confused with Ravenswood) from Amadour County. Bogle's Old Vine is a good buy as well as Rancho Zabaco (I believe they're owned by Gallo).
Kate -- Australia is famous for their Shiraz. Rosemount Estate at Trader Joes is a great buy.
Speaking of great buys at TJ's, for just plain old every day drinking, the Charles Shaw Merlot is a very decent buy (can't go wrong for $1.99).
Ken
-c
Zifandel is only infrequently planted in Oz. Its definitely a grape of choice for Californians. I can't think of a mainstream Australian winery making any.
Now for the bad news - we keep our good stuff for home consumption. Export gets the okay stuff. Australia doesn't make bad wines. It's a treasonable offence and transgressors find themselves wearing concrete boots at the bottom of the barrel.
Less jocularly, the Australian obsession with sterile winery conditions means that the nastier bits of flora that damage wine, are killed off. I recall an eastern european winery worker complaining that "the Australian winemaker made them clean, clean, clean and clean again..,. and then he made us do it all over again". Australian winemekers are popular for making Eastern Eruopean wineries material suddenly fabulous because of the hypersensitivity to winery sterility.
The French do not like the Australian obsession and hence, the frequency of dodgy wines is far higher in France than elsewehere.
Now for some good news. There are about 2,000,000 litres too much good red wine in Australia for us to drink at present. We are having to throw some of it down the drain because it is more expensive to bottle than can be realized. Now, you can all come to visit and bring your own glasses, or a straw, to help us drink it.
Cheers
Graham
Steve-
Welcome home to the entire family! Sounds like a trip to remember for all time.
Brenda- Glad to hear your Dad is doing better.
Graham- Now I'm thirsty:-) When I go out tonight from work, I'll have to raise a glass for Australian wines. Actually, I have 1 bottle left of a Shiraz a group of us bought earlier in the year called Woop Woop. Very nice.
Mark
She prefers the sweeter wines really. She's so 'dry', she thinks the wine at church (port I think) is the best stuff on earth.
-Brian
Thanks,
Mark
The other winery of note is the oldest in Indiana, the Oliver Winery at Bloomington. Their specialty is meade. Their Camelot Meade has been in production since the mid 1970's. Although made from honey it is not sickly sweet as you would expect. A truly different taste.
TWRX
Welcome to the Crew, Beth. Check out my detailed response in the Outback thread. Like Colin, I do suggest you wait to see the 2005 Legacy debut, if you can. There's also the Baja turbo and Legacy 2.5GT currently available with Sportshift, which might be a good compromise for you.
-juice
Possibly with more towing capacity added to other features like variable valve timing, new 4 and 5 speed sportshift automatics, increased fuel economy etc. If I were you I'd wait to see what Subaru has up its sleeve for 05.
Eric
When I am looking at vendor sites they keep mentioning GC* and GD*. I admit to not knowing what that means, which is why I am asking the pros.
Mark
GD* is the 02+ Impreza. The front suspension is nearly identical but the rear is different enough that bad things happen with camber if you try to switch parts between the two models. Rear linkages and swaybars don't swap between the body styles at all.
-c
Then you have the engine codes, EJ22, EJ25, EZ30, etc.
-juice
Not looking forward to the actual trip as travelling is very hard on me healthwise, but it will be worth the discomfort just to see her and assure myself she is coping okay.
The actual flying time amounts to about a total
of 4-5 hours but all the hanging around in airports totals another 4 to 5 hours and thats the killer.
Cheers Pat.
SG= current style
SF= pre USMY 2004 but not as far back as, say, 1998
SE? for that? I dunno.
Mmm, tex-mex, now I'm hungry.
-juice
utahsteve
Mark
Loosh - Are you familiar with any Walla Walla wineries? What's your favorite?
-Ian
p.s. This Tex-Mex talk is making me hungry too!
-Ian
I think we're planning on going around 1/10 for the opening of the public show. I'll post more details as I know them.
The more the merrier -- anyone else?
Ken
One of our favorites is the Waterbrook Melange from 1999 or 2000. Good stuff.
-Ian
Also we leave on the morning of the second, and Loosh will be arriving on the 1st, we may not be able to get together physically but at least we will all be in the same state at the same time.so we can be together in spirit.
Cheers Pat.
-Frank P.
Have a wonderful holiday!
Patti