Subaru Crew - Meet The Members II

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  • xwesxxwesx Member Posts: 17,730
    I know that many other parents are heavily involved; I just don't have a good feel of when I am directing rather than supporting.

    I know how you feel on that point. My son's project fell into much the same conundrum. Unfortunately, the science fair projects at his school are entirely independent - they do not spend any class time discussing or working on them, and participation is optional.

    He liked the idea of doing the project, but not the actual doing it. :sick:

    In the end, I think he did a good amount of it himself, but it did require a fair amount of assistance and redirection on his parents' part!
    2018 Subaru Crosstrek, 2014 Audi Q7 TDI, 2013 Subaru Forester, 2013 Ford F250 Lariat D, 1976 Ford F250, 1969 Chevrolet C20, 1969 Ford Econoline 100
  • colin_lcolin_l Member Posts: 591
    That's a really good article. I wasn't aware of the extent of influence the private foundations wielded. I am, however, fully aware how ineffective some of the recent education 'reforms' have been.

    The author said it early and it was obvious: the problem with large public schools is not their size or their teachers. Low scores directly correspond to poverty. Students in poor families often have issues at home, and parents who are unable to or uninterested in putting in personal time in their child's education.
  • jimmyp1969jimmyp1969 Member Posts: 5
    Hi everyone! I have been "on the boards" for quite some time, as I have owned Subarus, off and on, for over 15 years. I've had a '95 1.6 liter Impreza (110 hp at 9500' elevation meant that it spent most of its life at or near redline), a '94 Turbo Legacy that I sold to Paisan here on the boards, (what, something like 7-8 years ago?), a 2006 STI (amazing) and now, as of a month ago, after being away for a while, I bought a 2011 Outback. Glad to see some familiar names still participating. I'll post up some pics soon.

    Jim
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    Jim from Texas, right? Long time no see, welcome back!
  • jimmyp1969jimmyp1969 Member Posts: 5
    That's me! Thanks!
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    I had those wheels, from the Legacy turbo, remember?

    We sold it but I still see our 2002 Legacy driving around town once in a while, so the wheels are still spinning around the DC area.

    Sadly I don't think the new owner waxes them regularly like I used to. LOL
  • ladywclassladywclass Member Posts: 1,713
    welcome back, Jim from Texas ...

    from Brenda who is a Native Texan living in Indiana ....
  • paisanpaisan Member Posts: 21,181
    Jimmy!

    You the man.

    Hope all is well. The 94 Turbo converted to a racecar got sold about 4 years ago. I replaced it with an 05 LGT wagon 5MT.

    I just sold that and bought an '11 STi Hatch!

    Welcome back.

    Drop me an e-mail when you get a chance.

    -mike
    Subaru Guru and Track Instructor
  • jimmyp1969jimmyp1969 Member Posts: 5
    Juice, oh I remember the Legacy wheels, absolutely. Time must march on, we can't keep things forever, but I'm glad to know they are still running somewhere.

    Brenda, this is a great time of year to be in Texas, but come August, I'd give anything to be a little further North.

    Mike, wow! '11 STI...NICE! And I'm sure you're using it to its full potential, knowing you. I absolutely will send an email soon.

    And I will try to get some pics up this weekend. The windows are now 15-20% and the Yakima Load Warrior with extension is mounted, so, it's looking like I want it to. Soon, after my wallet suffers a ~$2k drain, it will sound like I want it to as well. :)

    Jim
  • lilbluewgn02lilbluewgn02 Member Posts: 1,089
    I'm a happy guy; I sold my OEM swaybars, endlinks and mounts! It's the little things in life. Less junk around the house. Now if I could get rid of the OEM exhaust system, I'd be even happier. Cant even use it as a paper weight, it doesn't fit on the desk!
  • ladywclassladywclass Member Posts: 1,713
    I don't miss the Gulf Coast summers (Houston) and 'hurricane season', but I do miss the azaleas blooming at the end of February! We still have snow piles melting here. Unfortunately, we usually 'get' to visit Texas in July when they usually manage to throw a 'heat wave' in our honor .. (I'm a teacher, so it's difficult to get there at other times of the year.)
  • paisanpaisan Member Posts: 21,181
    Oh and Jimmy http://AZPInstalls.com is really cranking along. We expanded nearly to full time operation. Installed a lift. 2nd one in the works. 3+ Bays and this weekend we will be building out the customer waiting area! I also have a corner office too! Still holding down a day job. Fun stuff.

    -mike
    Subaru Guru and Track Instructor
  • lucien2lucien2 Member Posts: 2,984
    I'm still here too, but I no longer have a Subaru. Sold the trusty but rusty '99 OBW and picked up a very clean 1998 Volvo V70R last fall.
  • colin_lcolin_l Member Posts: 591
    I haven't had a Subaru for 10 years! ;)
  • ladywclassladywclass Member Posts: 1,713
    glad you guys keep hanging out here, though .... you'll be 'lured back' eventually ... :)
  • lucien2lucien2 Member Posts: 2,984
    Don't worry, I'm not going anywhere...this was the very first Internet forum I ever joined! :surprise:
  • grahampetersgrahampeters Member Posts: 1,786
    G'day

    Aren't Volvo V70s supposed to be lethal on tyres? I know several owners who complained about the speed at which they chewed through them.

    Cheers

    Graham
  • lucien2lucien2 Member Posts: 2,984
    No idea. This one's an 870, that is to say the tail end of the 8-series platform before the switch to the P2 style in 2001, so it may not be the case. On the other hand, the thing is very heavy so it's possible. Time will tell. The AWD may be a factor also.

    Doesn't matter. I'm in love, slushbox and all. :)
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    I bet an 850R on summers would give you 20k miles on a set, maybe.

    My Miata has 13k or so and they look pretty worn already.
  • colin_lcolin_l Member Posts: 591
    I haven't bought any in quite some time now but I used to go through real summer tires at the rate of 10,000 - 12,000 miles per set. No more than 15,000 max.
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    Did that include autocrossing? I'm guessing it did...
  • rshollandrsholland Member Posts: 19,788
    I've been told not to expect much more than 12K if you have tires like those found on the STI and EVO, which are ultra-preformace summer tires. The ones that came on my WRX aren't quite as extreme, and you can nurse ~ 30K or so from them.

    Bob
  • tsytsy Member Posts: 1,551
    I'm hoping to get 6K out of the tires I put on my Miata. They have a treadware rating of 140! Nice and sticky though. :)

    Had it out on the track again this weekend. Got some race seats and 6 point harnesses installed which make a huge difference in being able to hold still while turning! Fun!

    tom
  • colin_lcolin_l Member Posts: 591
    Actually I haven't autocrossed much since 2002, while putting maybe 4 sets of summer tires on my M3 and then Evo. I've never gotten anywhere near 30k out of a set, and come to think of it I rarely had treadwear ratings over 200.

    However I've also noticed tires 'going off', losing a lot of traction and performance before they were anywhere near the wear bars.
  • paisanpaisan Member Posts: 21,181
    What tires are you guys running?

    I used Dunlop Z1 Star Specs on my LGT wagon. I put 30k miles on them AND 15 track days and they were just down to the wear bars when I took them off.

    -mike
    Subaru Guru and Track Instructor
  • tsytsy Member Posts: 1,551
    Hankook RS-3s. 225s on my little Miata. It's a little slalom monster!

    I've heard a lot of good things about the Star Specs too. They don't come in a 225-15 though.

    tom
  • ladywclassladywclass Member Posts: 1,713
    stripping wallpaper ... (bleah!)
  • grahampetersgrahampeters Member Posts: 1,786
    G'day

    Urrk! Nasty reminders of refurbishing our English home, where everyone had wallpaper.

    Get yourself a steam wallpaper stripper with a large plate. If the wallpaper has a vinyl finish, crosshatch it with a utility knife. After peeling the paper off, wash the wall down pretty quickly.

    Most importantly, promise yourself that you are never going to hang wallpaper again. Painted surfaces are so much easier. If you are really hung up on the pretty patterns, learn to apply stencils

    Incidentally, the wallpaper stripper, with a jet nozzle rather than the plate, is fabulous for defrosting the freezer.

    Cheers

    Graham
  • ladywclassladywclass Member Posts: 1,713
    I didn't put it up - it came with the house ...

    it's not full walls (at least not in this room) thankfully, but a really NASTY border that in places (very small ones) is coming up, but in others appears to be stuck down with something along the lines of baby cereal that has been left to permanently bond with whatever it was left sitting on ...

    along with the border along the ceiling, there is a narrow border around all the baseboards and around the shower area ... I think we'll eventually get it off but it's a PAIN!
  • colin_lcolin_l Member Posts: 591
    promise yourself that you are never going to hang wallpaper again

    I've never applied wallpaper yet I've had the misfortune of removing it from walls many times. This product simply should not exist! :mad:
  • rshollandrsholland Member Posts: 19,788
    However I've also noticed tires 'going off', losing a lot of traction and performance before they were anywhere near the wear bars.

    Yup, I've noticed that too.

    Bob
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    I put wallpaper over wallpaper once. LOL

    Stripping it off left a nasty texture, and it was far less work to just cover the whole thing.
  • tsytsy Member Posts: 1,551
    too many heat cycles? Just pushing the tires too hard!

    tom
  • fibber2fibber2 Member Posts: 3,786
    edited March 2011
    Rather than using a utility knife, go to any wallpaper/paint store and ask for a "Wallpaper Tiger". Great little tool for pockmarking the paper so that the steam gets thru the vinyl coat but doesn't damage the plaster (or paper of wallboard) below.

    Fond memories of our old farm house.... I've hung a dozen rooms of paper, and taken almost that much down over the years! Only 2 rooms so far in the 'new' house, but DW has great plans for me.

    Oh, crown molding is high on the list, along with new wide molding around the doors and windows with plinth block. She wants to replace the relatively decent stuff the builder used but is not her style. For me, another excuse for a power tool! 15g air nailer!
  • xwesxxwesx Member Posts: 17,730
    edited March 2011
    My wife is the wall-worker in our family, and I am happy to let her do it!

    I hang the rock, she works it! And, she's getting pretty good at it, too. The first couple rooms she did, she made the walls smooth (no texture at all) and painted on that. On the first room, there was... um... "room" for improvement. However, the second room was amazing - doubly so because the wallboard had been butchered by me a time or two over the years due to the continual construction of the house before she'd ever plucked up the courage to plaster and finish it. I prefer the smooth appearance over the spackle that professionals generally spray over the surface.

    After finishing the second room (a bathroom), she went back and re-did the first room to the standards of the second.

    Then, she broke down this Spring and insisted on finishing our garage walls (which is where we primarily live), even though I have not hung the ceiling rock or even finished the walls. Enough was enough. So, since she is the one who has to blend the now with the later, I just let her run with it. Instead of smooth walls, she lightly trowel-textured them. I wasn't convinced when she first did it, but after they were primed and painted, and with a south-facing natural light source, I was sold! Very cool; I love the look, and now I'm inspired to finish the whole space just so I can enjoy it that much more! :D
    2018 Subaru Crosstrek, 2014 Audi Q7 TDI, 2013 Subaru Forester, 2013 Ford F250 Lariat D, 1976 Ford F250, 1969 Chevrolet C20, 1969 Ford Econoline 100
  • fibber2fibber2 Member Posts: 3,786
    edited March 2011
    .... so that next time you have to tear down a Subaru engine, the warm colors and trowel-texturing of your garage walls will sooth your anxieties???

    What happened to the 'man cave' look? I expect to see ratty old metal cabinets with ancient cans of Bondo, maybe some DDT bug spray, an old Coleman lantern, etc. NOT pretty finished walls!!!
  • paisanpaisan Member Posts: 21,181
    Wait until you guys see the mancave that is AZP. We just expanded to 2900 sq feet! The custy waiting area is being redone and the 42" flatscreen with video games is almost done!

    Otis Spunkmeyer cookies in the waiting area too!

    -mike
    Subaru Guru and Track Instructor
  • xwesxxwesx Member Posts: 17,730
    edited March 2011
    Well, maybe I'll get there eventually. I tried that approach already, and it worked okay for the last nine years, but apparently my wife has finally tired of tolerating such living conditions. :cry:

    Some day I swear that my garage will actually be a garage... ratty old metal cabinets and all (in front of the pretty finished walls, of course)! :shades:
    2018 Subaru Crosstrek, 2014 Audi Q7 TDI, 2013 Subaru Forester, 2013 Ford F250 Lariat D, 1976 Ford F250, 1969 Chevrolet C20, 1969 Ford Econoline 100
  • xwesxxwesx Member Posts: 17,730
    So, when is my appointment again? :D
    2018 Subaru Crosstrek, 2014 Audi Q7 TDI, 2013 Subaru Forester, 2013 Ford F250 Lariat D, 1976 Ford F250, 1969 Chevrolet C20, 1969 Ford Econoline 100
  • grahampetersgrahampeters Member Posts: 1,786
    G'day

    The house we owned in England had been painted and papered many times, although only about 20 years old when we bought it. IN one room, I was able to discern every fashion trend from 1975 to 1993 as I peeled back the layers. Glad we missed the Orange Era as that was definitely not eh best look

    Cheers

    Graham
  • ladywclassladywclass Member Posts: 1,713
    We have lived with a partially 'torn up' bathroom for over 4 1/2 years. It started small ... don't they all? First the carpet came up (again not our installation) when we found we had a leaky toilet. DH fixed the toilet with a new wax ring (less than $5?). Then we had a problem with the shower diverter breaking from the spout. Although DH has fixed that in another bathroom by replacing the faucet, this one seemed to defy any spout we brought home to replace it and we finally just capped off the water pipe since we only used the shower anyway. One day I decided to start taking the border off around the shower, and it was damaging the wallboard as I pulled it off, so I stopped that. You can imagine the 'beauty' of this room for a long time ...

    About 3 years ago, we started talk with a local company that provided design and remodeling services about several jobs for our house. A few months and $750 later, they folded as the bank financing dried up and then the whole economic system threatened collapse. The following year, DH was laid off for 4 months so we waited ....

    Last summer, we were all ready to proceed, but then I had difficulty getting people out to give me bids on the job! I finally got one bid from a contractor we had used for small jobs before, but I had also found a 2nd contractor that I wanted to bid the job. Around Christmas, we had a bid from the 2nd one and went with him. He was busy until recently, so we finally started the work ...

    Isn't life as a homeowner grand?

    Over the course of the last year or so, I have bought things for the bathroom as I found them on sale. The garage has floor tiles, glass tiles for accent, a toilet, a sink, and the shower pan. We are putting in subway tiles (white 3x6 for most of the tiling). Those have been readily available at 14 cents each and not on sale. This weekend I realized they had gone up in price to 23 to 26 cents each! They are still fairly inexpensive, but it means that I'm spending about $450 on the tiles instead of $225! The second problem is that I was having difficulty finding a store with ENOUGH of the tiles. Yesterday morning DH went out and located enough in 2 stores of the same chain close enough for us to get them all. He bought most of them yesterday and I will go to the 2nd store today to buy the rest ...

    I keep reminding myself as I trudge upstairs and can't find anything and it takes me 3 times as long to get ready to go anywhere ... that I was NOT hit by an earthquake and tsunami ....
  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    edited March 2011
    My plumber was supposed to be here at 9 am to start a two day job of replacing 105 year old galvanized pipe with PEX. He got delayed by a sewer backup and a furnace going out. That's ok though - we've been stalling him for 3 weeks.

    Hard to say, but from what I can tell, some of the walls in this house still have their first coat of paint on them. We've left a few of the rugs, and the Sears label on the back of them is dated 1957. Lead paint and wool rugs last a long time. :shades:

    The previous owner (yeah, we're the second owner) wrote on the basement walls every time he fixed something. So we know how many times the sewer backed up here (four), when the street out front was paved (1988) and when the heat was changed from coal to oil to gas.

    On one workshop cabinet he wrote when his kids were drafted and when they went to Okinawa or Germany. Pretty neat.
  • fibber2fibber2 Member Posts: 3,786
    Wow! We found a number of 'time capsules' while working on the old house. During the war years, we suspect one family resorted to hording, as we found a wood box filled with well preserved small boxes of sugar sealed in the floor boards.

    I spent many hours at the county hall of records researching deeds, then town records to find out more about the previous owners. But you definitely have an edge in information.
  • xwesxxwesx Member Posts: 17,730
    We miss out on a bit of that by building ourselves, but perhaps some day a subsequent owner will live here and be able to enjoy some of the quirks we built into the house.

    While it is buried 4' below grade right now, my wife and I signed and dated the footing of our house back in June 2002 while the concrete was still wet.... :shades:
    2018 Subaru Crosstrek, 2014 Audi Q7 TDI, 2013 Subaru Forester, 2013 Ford F250 Lariat D, 1976 Ford F250, 1969 Chevrolet C20, 1969 Ford Econoline 100
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    I put my kids' handprints on the base of our basketball hoop. It's still visible! :shades:
  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    edited March 2011
    found a wood box filled with well preserved small boxes

    Sugar? I've been searching all the nooks and crannies I can get to looking for the hidden bags full of silver. :D

    The owner worked at one of the local hardware stores and the store name is stenciled on some of the wood that the shelves in the basement are made of. Lots of stuff was shipped in wooden crates back in the day.
  • ladywclassladywclass Member Posts: 1,713
    today I had a call from the contractor ... once we've decided where we want to add the window in the bathroom, he opened the wall inside and found a ton of electrical wiring ... the only other location to put one may be too close to the gas meter .... the window is ordered (just over $200) and the restocking charge to cancel is $90! I told him not to cancel the window even if we decide not to use it ... we may eventually use it upstairs or sell it on ebay or something ... I'd rather DONATE it to Habitat for Humanity or some such charity than pay $90 for nothing!
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    And it's funny because they encourage you to order more than you need, but never warn you about restocking fees.

    When I rebuilt my deck they told me to get extra lumber, and then they came to me with a 15% fee (IIRC) I complained to a manager to have that waived, since it was their recommendation to order extra.
  • ladywclassladywclass Member Posts: 1,713
    OK, still trying to determine an appropriate window placement which will probably necessitate ordering yet another window for the room. This time they will open the wall (inside only) before ordering the window to be sure what is inside ... I think we will be taking out some of the drywall and putting in better insulation on the outside wall (which we didn't expect but by the time you've already cut into it in several (large) places you really start to think you might as well while you're at it ... I was more concerned about possible water damage under and around the tub/shower and was grateful we didn't find any .... and then ...... lol ... that's the way it goes ....

    work had a few surprises for me this week as well ... not all good ones ... you know ... "when it rains, it pours" ...

    at least we have that wonderful 'spring' weather ... (looking at the temp on the desktop that reads 28 ....)
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