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Subaru Crew - Meet The Members II

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  • lucien2lucien2 Member Posts: 2,984
    over on nabisco nick has a little app running that changes every "Impreza" to "Corolla" every "WRX" to "n00b" and every "STi" to "Yugo"
  • fibber2fibber2 Member Posts: 3,786
    Congrats!

    Steve
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 0
    Thanks for the kind words and congratulations, everyone! Tali has made me laugh and smile more times in the last couple of weeks than any other time in my life.

    Juice: Lanese, my wife, recovered incredibly fast after the delivery. That photo of the three of us was taken less than 48 hours after delivery. She continues to amaze me the longer we're married.

    Ty's profile:
    Job: Instructional Designer (use technology to train people in the corporate environment)
    Education: MS Instructional Technology
    Rational Thinker: Only when necessary
    Allergies: Cats
    Kids: 1 newborn
    Pets: 2 playful golden retrievers
    Homeowner: yes
    Hobbies: Skiing, offroading, paintballing, running, surgery (I have an MRI on my left knee in two hours; crossing my fingers the medial meniscus is only streched too far)
    Computer: Former Apple/Mac user, but have switched to Windows because of work needs.
  • rob_mrob_m Member Posts: 820
    Engineer/IT/Analytical type - IS/IT Manager
    Glasses - Contacts
    Allergies (asthma hay fever etc.) Grass and Christmas Trees
    Rational decision maker - Bought 4 Subarus
    Home owner - Yes
    Above average income - Doesn't feel like it
    Above average education - MS in Info Systems
    Pets - Does a cat count?
    Computers - Novell Network in the house - Everyone logs in and answers to the administrator!
  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    Engineer/IT/Analytical type - Nope, impaired math skills
    Glasses - Lasik
    Allergies - none
    Rational decision maker - Mostly frugal
    Home owner - yes
    Above average income - Nope, but I went snowboarding 70 times this winter :-)
    Above average education - 18 years (but lots were in MS, so not above average <g>).
    Pets - 3 cats
    Computers - 2 desktops and a laptop in transit - all XP Pro, and I run a G5 remotely. And there's a wireless broadcast antenna on my roof hooked to a T1 (free net for me!)
  • atlgaxtatlgaxt Member Posts: 501
    Engineer/IT/Analytical type - Not in high tech but I am in commercial real estate appraisal (everything but houses), which ranks above accounting as the geeks of the business world.

    Glasses - Guilty

    Allergies - None

    Rational decision maker - I like to think so, until it comes to cars, when I become the King of rationalizing poor choices.

    Home owner - Three (One does not count, it is a rental property)

    Above average income - According to demographics or statistics. But looking at all the rich folk in Atlanta with their big houses and fancy cars, I feel like a pauper (what am I doing wrong?).

    Education - Masters Degree

    Outdoors - I like to hike and like to hang out in the mountains (hills?) of North Georgia.

    Pets - 2 stinky, dirty, shedding slobbering 60lb mutts and one wife.

    Kids - No

    Computers - Other than work and some net surfing, I try to stay away as much as possible!

    Does that mean I can't get in the club?
  • hondafriekhondafriek Member Posts: 2,984
    Keri, and welcome to the crew, the biggest bunch of car nuts on the net:-)

      Cheers Pat.
  • snowbeltersnowbelter Member Posts: 288
    My wife who is usually a normal, rational person, if perhaps a bit overeducated, has just decided to purchase a new OB sedan, an 04 VDC, to replace her 00 OB sedan, which is being purchased by one of our neighbors. Note to Juice: My wife loves her sedan (likes the locking trunk for one) and traded up from the Limited to the VDC for a bit more power and the McIntosh system. And she has always liked to drive my VDC wagon. Our neighbor only wanted the sedan OB. Maybe I'm a bit off center for hanging out with the OB sedan crowd.
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    Keri: welcome, plus you earn bonus points for both you and your husband having a K in your names.

    Martin: (note K in his last name) so you mean *both* Outback sedans will be in your neighborhood? ;-)

    -juice
  • subarusaleshousubarusaleshou Member Posts: 161
    is one of the finest looking sedans on the market. Nothing wrong with having an eye for beauty.
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    Great news, Subaru has invited me to Las Vegas for a Ride-and-Drive event with the 2005 Legacy. It'll be May 17th. We'll drive GTs back to back with competing vehicles, it's basically a dealer training event.

    Bob too. This is a follow-up event from NAIAS. They re-invited about 8 of the 12 of us that went to Detroit.

    Details at the chat tonight.

    -juice :o)
  • ozman62ozman62 Member Posts: 229
  • njswamplandsnjswamplands Member Posts: 1,760
  • subearusubearu Member Posts: 3,613
    but you do know that we all dislike you both now. ;-)

    -Brian
  • hondafriekhondafriek Member Posts: 2,984
    Congrats, I don't hate you, no sir, not me, nohow.
    I just want to break your #*##* kneecaps:-)

      Cheers Pat.
  • njswamplandsnjswamplands Member Posts: 1,760
  • nygregnygreg Member Posts: 1,936
    Ty - Congrats. Wonderful time, especially during the spring and summer.

    Me:
    Engineer/IT/Analytical Yeah, semiconductor process engineer - I make chips.
    Glasses - yep for reading. Can read without them though.
    Allergies (asthma hay fever etc.)- no
    Rational decision maker - Yup, my goal is to make a large, spontaneous purchase at some point in my life.
    Home Owner - Grass cutting is here.
    Above average income - yes, but not for NY.
    Above average education - BSEE, MS in materials science, Aviation technology degree, unfinished Avionics degree, fatherhood, husbandhood
    Hobbies - Ice hockey, working on bicyclist, gym
    Recovering OCDer

    Greg
  • snowbeltersnowbelter Member Posts: 288
    Juice: Yes, two OB sedans in our neighborhood. Statistically, improbable, but true.
  • kenskens Member Posts: 5,869
    juice,

    D-oh! You lucky dawg!

    I would have LOVED to have been able to test drive the GT back-to-back. That way I wouldn't have to wait until the cars trickle into the dealers to test them out.

    Do people who paid their own way to see the Legacy at NAIAS count too? :-)

    Actually, I'd pay for my own flight and hotel if I were invited to something like this.

    Ken
    (This isn't some April 1st joke is it?)
  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    Subaru Crew Chat starts in about 2.5 hours.

    Grab your glasses, put the cats out...

    Link's on the left.

    Steve, Host
  • rshollandrsholland Member Posts: 19,788
    not an April's Fools joke. Vegas babeee!!!

    Bob
  • c_hunterc_hunter Member Posts: 4,487
    Juice did put April 1 in the subject line...

    If this was a joke, it certainly worked!! We're all green with envy. If it's for real, then congratulations are in order for Juice and Bob, and you better watch your backs!

    Craig
  • rshollandrsholland Member Posts: 19,788
    Most of the folks who went to Detroit with us are going. Should be fun, to say the least. May 16 &#150; 18. Get to drive both Outbacks and Legacys, and a Las Vegas show and dinner too.

    It's an SOA National District Manager Training Conference Ride-and-Drive we've been invited to.

    Bob
  • subaru_teamsubaru_team Member Posts: 1,676
    As a side note - Juice and Bob - I'm glad that we're recognizing your contributions here as Crew Chiefs! I know you'll share all kinds of good information and your Imprezions!
  • subarusaleshousubarusaleshou Member Posts: 161
    It sounds like a great opportunity. I'd love to go on something like that as well.
  • rshollandrsholland Member Posts: 19,788
    We will our best to make Edmunds and the Crew proud. :)

    Bob
  • kate5000kate5000 Member Posts: 1,271
    still cannot get into the Chat... arrgh... it used to be that at least HTML setting worked, but now I cannot get it either.
  • rshollandrsholland Member Posts: 19,788
  • kate5000kate5000 Member Posts: 1,271
    Engineer - Does Software Eng count?
    Glasses - may need in a few years...farsightness is coming... aging, you know :-(
    Allergies - never
    Rational decision maker - ask my husband :-)
    Computer - PC - main tool at home and at work
    Home Owner - yes
    Kids - daughter 16, son 6
    Above average income - yes, but like Ken said, it's not much here in the Bay Area
    Above average education - M.S., PhD, post-doc...
    Pets - don't have at the moment, but used to have a HUGE Siberian cat who could eat German Shepherd for breakfast
    Outdoors - love summer in Sierra, love hiking
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    Well, I was trying to throw you off since I always pull a prank on April Fools, but nope, this is for real. :-)

    Chatting right now...so far we're gonna aim for an in-car camera, or at least the 30 seconds my digicam can handle in memory!

    -juice
  • subearusubearu Member Posts: 3,613
    find the Town Hall Help link and let the mods know you had trouble with the chat.

    -Brian
  • subewannabesubewannabe Member Posts: 403
    ahead of Bob and Juice, meet the guy standing in baggage area with the "Subaru Crew" sign....."Mr. Holland?" "Yes ,I am!"...Bud Light all around!

    Have fun in Vegas , guys! Take lots of notes and pics!

    mark
  • fibber2fibber2 Member Posts: 3,786
    Ok, ok.... Congrats to the chiefs!

    Hey Kate - was the cat thing directed at me??? ;-)

    Steve
  • kenskens Member Posts: 5,869
    **sigh**

    You guys get to have way too much fun. Hey, can't we spread some of that Subie love? ;-)

    Ken
  • jfljfl Member Posts: 1,398
    Congrats guys on the trip to Lost Wages.

    Juice, how much jewelry did it take to be allowed to take a trip like this?

    Hey, if we pay our own way can we join in on the test drives? 8~)

    Jim
  • goneskiiangoneskiian Member Posts: 381
    Ty - on the new addition!

    Juice and Bob - on the trip to Vegas, and more importantly the driving of the new GT before any of us!

    Engineer - Nope. But all the aptitude tests I've ever taken said I should go into some sort of analytical type career.
    Glasses - Wearing them right now, but this is all I wear them for.
    Allergies - Muthd be, I wad a bid stuffed ub today. Noding therious dough.
    Rational decision maker - Only when it was made with my wife.
    Computer - PC now, but Mac's all through college.
    Home Owner - Yes.
    Kids - Nope.
    Above average income - Does combined income count?
    Above average education - Nope, a BA.
    Pets - 2 cats.
    Outdoors - As much as possible. Skiing and biking preferred but willing to try just about anything. ;-)

    Then again, I'm not officially a crew member yet as there's no Subie in my driveway (Hurry up with that GT already!)

    -Ian
  • ladywclassladywclass Member Posts: 1,713
    like you guys don't already know!

    Engineer/Analytical Type - Teacher, but deal with lots of psychoeducational testing and diagnostic/prescriptive IEP's (Individual Education Plans) ... lots of areas in the past, but special education righty now

    Glasses - the dreaded .... BIFOCALS (no lines .. lol)

    Allergies - occasionally fall and spring

    Rational decision maker - all but the move from Houston to South Bend to be closer to a man I met online (actually it was one of the most 'rational' decisions I've ever made, but also one of the most 'misunderstood'

    Computer - PC - main tool at home and at work - I do have a MAC at one school, but the rest are PC

    Home Owner - yes (thankfully again, after a several year 'hiatus' in apartments)

    Kids - 3 daughters 27, 23, 21,
    4 grandsons - 8, 5, 4 1/2, 4
    1 granddaughter - 7 months old
    2 boys I'm helping to raise with their dad - 15 1/2, 14

    Above average income - above the national average .. certainly more than I ever thought I'd make as a teacher (try a Texas teacher salary!)

    Above average education - B.S. Ed (see? I have a whole degree in BS), MA-Ed, post-graduate hours total - I'm taking a class now that will bring the total to 100 post-graduate hours - Teaching licenses in Elem Ed, Music (K-8), Ed. Admin. (K-12), Sp Ed - Severe Disabilities

    Pets - one dog - Australian Shepherd mix - we think with Husky

    Outdoors - as long as I'm comfortable .. lol - remember I lived on the Texas Gulf coast most of my life and the months when it's most pleasant I couldn't GET vacation time!
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    We promise to try to spread the love, in-car video is the most likely way we can do that. I'll try to host it on my comcast account so you can see the video on the day of the event.

    Keep in mind they had only invited me to Detroit, immediately my thinking was "who else can go". We pushed for 2. 3? Nice try.

    This time they invited back a subset of those 12 from NAIAS. I guess we left a good enough impressions that we were in that subset. But they're not even allowing spouses at this event.

    Any how, I'd like to say a public thanks to SoA for allowing the Edmunds.com Subaru Crew this type of access. Again, I promise to make the very best use of this event to distribute info and impressions and promote these wonderful cars.

    I'll be sure to ask about other events like this one, regional ones, and see if we can get other Crew invited, that would be fantastic. Even if you can test drive one at the dealer, to be able to drive one around some cones with no sales pressure is pretty cool.

    In fact one suggestion I'll have is to host events like M-B and BMW do to promote Subaru's fleet of cars, that way we could ALL go.

    Sound nice? :-)

    I'd love to compare my lap times to Colin, paisan, loosh, and the rest of you. Highest score (time) wins, OK? LOL

    -juice
  • rshollandrsholland Member Posts: 19,788
    I think the Crew here at Edmunds should be proud that SOA recognizes that the Edmunds "Crew" as being important and relevant to their marketing efforts&#151;important enough to taken seriously, otherwise these invitations would never have been extended to us.

    Juice and I are only the point people here, and are lucky enough to be Crew Leaders here (and by your support only, BTW!) You can count on us to represent everyone here in the very best way we can.

    Bob
  • kate5000kate5000 Member Posts: 1,271
    I was kidding about German Shepherd :-)

    Disclaimer: no dogs were ever eaten by my cat (although some were scratched and hissed at)!

    But that cat was a really huge creature, and obnoxious too. Made a great conversation piece with guests, starting with "What is IT?" to "What do you feed IT?".
    RIP good friend 19?? - 1996.
  • rshollandrsholland Member Posts: 19,788
    is that all the other invited guests are all from Subaru-specific websites and/or dealers. Juice and I (the Subaru Crew) are from a sub-set here at the HUGE Edmunds site. I find that kind of special.

    Bob
  • bluesubiebluesubie Member Posts: 3,497
    Congrats and have fun.

    Push to have more Subaru track events around the country.

    -Dennis
  • rshollandrsholland Member Posts: 19,788
    and will do! :)

    Bob
  • bigelmbigelm Member Posts: 995
    Are hated dearly!!!

    You son of !@!)$#%^@#...

    Congrats guys!

    Have fun and you BETTER represent!!! :-p
  • twrxtwrx Member Posts: 647
    Kate, I was recently given a Maine [non-permissible content removed] Cat. It is the biggest cat I have ever seen. I don't even have one of the 20 lb ones. It's under 15 pounds. You can hold your arms out straight and drape the cat over both arms. The paws are over 2" in width.
    TWRX
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    Take is easy, this is a family site! :o)

    And who knows, SoA might be watching us and throw me into the dungeoaaAAAAAAAAaaaaaah.

    PLOP!

    Boy, it's dark here.

    -juice

    PS Got an e-mail update on the Leg and it says it'll be in dealers in late May! The pictured car has a hood scoop!
  • rshollandrsholland Member Posts: 19,788
    a cat in the 15lb range. She ( (Kady) looks like the mutant offspring of a chance encounter with Jaba-the-Hut, and keeps our Golden (Annie) under control. :)

    Bob
  • twrxtwrx Member Posts: 647
    AARG, just in time so I could buy a turbo wagon to go to Utah in in June.

    Love my WRX but for travel west a turbo wagon would be nice (funny it seems like I once had a turbo wagon).

    TWRX
  • kenskens Member Posts: 5,869
    Good point, Bob. SOA letting you and juice go to these events is a first. If this works out well, who knows -- they might try expanding the invite list in the future. And who better than juice and Bob to pave the way!

    Enjoy your well deserved fun guys!

    Ken
  • njswamplandsnjswamplands Member Posts: 1,760
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