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I also tried IE 5.5 sp1 and it worked too.
-Brian
http://www.speedmagazine.com/stories/entries/25664.shtml
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Are they geared similarly? Both 17" wheels?
-Brian - content in his regular Outback wagon :-]
LOL Paul!
Loosh, Yes, the SoA site is just sorry. I don't mind Flash multimedia iff* it simplifies the user experience. I've yet to find a site that accomplishes that.
For shame, Subaru, for shame.
..Mike
* iff - if and only if
..Mike
Interesting read, but I'd like to see apples-to-apples, either stock vs. stock, or slammed vs. slammed. He admits his costs more to begin with, but throw in the cost of the mods and you're talking serious cash. All that for maybe one car length?
-juice
I saw a photograph of airborne WRX from a rally at a dealership. They put "The beauty of All-wheel Drive" slogan underneath. Do you really need AWD while in the air ? :-)
One thing I noticed was that rally WRX had rather narrow and tall tires, and wheels were definitely not BBS and most likely 16" not 17". Is it typical for rallyspecs to have tall and narrow tires? I guess, they may need these tires to better "bite" into the ground on turns?
-juice
Those are the tires used for snow and ice stages. They are narrow for the purpose of sinking and slicing through the stuff and grabbing hard terrain underneath. Additionally, they are studded. You'll see nice fat racing tires on the same car for paved stages, and something in the middle for gravel/dirt stages.
I've got that "you're pre-approved" promotional for the GM credit card. 5% cashback to buy or lease a new GM vehicle. The ad also said I can get an up to $3000 discount towards purchasing a new Aztek. Tempting, very tempting...
I saw some studded tires at a junkyard once, and it's pretty wild. I'm sure those things would really tear up paved roads.
-juice
Juice- You should hear the roar those baby's make on pavement!
-Frank P.
Big deal, right? Wrong. It shows the rear seat - with all 3 kids inside! She absolutely refuses to drive a minivan!
Their 2nd vehicle is a work-provided pickup, so the Outback hauls the kids all over the place, all the time.
-juice
It's he-e-e-r-re!
Subaru Community Page
There are a few changes and additions yet to be made, but let us know what you think.
I'll be adding a link to the Subaru Crew main page.
KarenS
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KarenS
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I can resize that photo. Should I e-mail it to you?
-juice
PS Edit: already e-mailed to you.
It's also a convenient way to vote on new Subaru.com website format. Loosh, the closest I could find to "Flash, huh-ah, what is it good for? (absolutely nothing, say it again)" is "Do not like the new site", so I chose that.
..Mike
..Mike
-mike
-mike
-juice
I just got the okay for linking that page today...so it may be too soon for it to be linked elsewhere on the site. The Town Hall is special, doncha know. We get first dibs. :-)
KarenS
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I "think" that is the plan for all the Owner's Clubs. It will take some time, though.
KarenS
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-mike
Did pretty decent. Beat a worked Civic Si and a '99 Maxima.
http://www.autox4u.com/2001results/4142001nnjr.htm
for the details.
-mike
Joe
..Mike
..Mike
-juice
Ross
-Colin
..Mike
Paisan-
way to go! I can't believe you are the only one out there in a Soob.
Mike S- I think my prob is I am using IE on a Mac. What a surprise, more junk from Microsoft. I think I might have a heart attack and die from that surprise. I opened the site using netscape without incident. Well, if you discount the fact that the site is gibberish and silly. We just ended up driving out to Valley and picking up a 2002 Impreza booklet to get what we needed. Round trip was probably faster than finding it all on that site.
Valley had a new RS..nice! Has STi fog light covers!!
Karen- Thanks for all your efforts!
-juice
Figured you guys would be interested!
-mike
Now slap some "Fear This" and Calvin stickers and you're good to go. ;-)
-juice
http://independent4x.com Matt there said he'll make em to whatever specs people want. Pricing is around $150 +Shipping.
-mike
-Frank P.
-mike
-Frank P.
If you are interested, Matt could make a similar bar, but higher. Basically like sticking the one I have in backwards so that it sticks up instead of down? Although I'm not sure how high it could go before becoming too weak. Since mine sticks down a bit, I'm hoping that if some idiot rear ends me with a sports car, this device will prevent them from going under my car and hurting themselves.
-mike
Can't help you on the WRX...there is no reason not to go!
Kate: yours was an unusual case. I'm sure he hit you on purpose, or was not looking at all. Under braking, his nose would dive and he would have probably hit you level, bumper to bumper.
You can get 2" taller springs from iSR or Lovell, or even from Europe, but handling pretty much deteriorates in proportion to the height added. I would only do this if my Forester were no longer my primary ride.
-juice
PS A buddy at work that has a '96 Outback test drove a white WRX wagon and has the fever - he's going to order one as soon as he sells his Land Cruiser.
Frank,
So far, I've tried to talk sense into Hutch and Stephen. So far, both bought WRXes and are sweating out the break-in period. To cut my losses, I'll occupy my mouth by noshing on some rally bread.
Kate,
Would an additional 2" have been enough to match wits with the Bronco? What about an Expedition? An Aztec? (oops) See where I'm going with this?
No doubt, SUVs are intimidating. It's a tough call: your daily driver (Forester) has a comfortable car-like ride and a stable, low center of gravity; an SUV has greater off-road capability but truck-like ride and less stability (high COG = rollover). It's hard to argue the laws of physics. I think you made the right choice.
..Mike
..Mike
Don't you love how certain phrases are immortalized? Like "paisan-sized" and owners named "Dave".
Kate - you should take a spin in my Miata. Behind a Forester, I can take a close look at its rear differential, close to eye level! It's all relative...
-juice
-Frank P.
You MUST by a WRX. You won't be able to live with yourself if you don't.
;-)
-Colin
-mike