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  • hypovhypov Member Posts: 3,068
  • rangerron7rangerron7 Member Posts: 317
    I agree with everything you say in principle. If I get caught doing 85 in a 65 zone, I deserve the ticket if I'm stopped. I agree that you have to be accountable for your own actions.
    My problem is with MY insurance permiums being used to buy detector equipment for a state/municipality.
    I'm curious, are any other insurance companies "sponsoring" the purchase of speed detecting equipment?
  • subearusubearu Member Posts: 3,613
    shoes: reeboks, dexter casuals (for work)

    favorite clothes: t-shirt and Levis.

    insurance: State Farm (has our house, cars, and personal stuff on policy)

    gas brands: mainly Amoco(now BP), some Mobil and Shell

    cable: heck no, I've got DirecTV. Ok, I do have cable, but just for RoadRunner.

    job description: I work in IS (IT or MIS).

    -Brian (1 wife, 1 baby, 2 cars, no pets)

    :-)
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    More specifically, a daugther named Brooke. The K in her name grants you the exemption from the name-yourself-Dave rule.

    You need to get a pet, though. Any fish?

    What's my excuse? A brother-in-law named Mike, and a Nephew named Mike, too. 2 * root(Mike) = Dave, so I'm exempt.

    -juice
  • subearusubearu Member Posts: 3,613
    yes, baby Bear is named Brooke. So I'm exempt from the Dave rule. Well, I'll also be going to a wedding of a Mike in November. ;)

    I guess I do have a pet. 1 salt water fish that refuses to die, living in a algae infested salt water tank. The fish is probably the healthiest thing in their. Guess I just got behind on the cleaning with the baby and all. Waiting for the proper time to tear it down and start over, but will probably just tear it down and take some time off from fish. We hope to never have any dogs or cats - our house is hard enough to clean as it is! (and I'm allergic to some cats)

    -Brian
  • Karen_SKaren_S Member Posts: 5,092
    It's wonderful to have Subaru take an active interest in Edmunds.com Subaru Crew. And as every faithful Crew member knows, Patti's presence in the Town Hall has been an added bonus. We hope this relationship continues for a long time. BUT, we could use some help convincing them the Crew is a worthwhile venture.


    If you haven't been to the Subaru Community page recently, please do so and tell all your Subaru friends to check it out. Did you vote in the AWD poll? If not, please do the poll!


    KarenS
    Host
    Owner's Clubs

  • p0926p0926 Member Posts: 4,423
    Brian- Your life isn't complete without man's best friend! However, I recommend waiting until the baby is a few years older first ;-)

    -Frank P.
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    Yes! I knew you had a pet! :-)

    Ah, don't forget to feed the poor thing. Or take it to a fish store for credit.

    Small dogs are great. They eat all the baby's food scraps that fall on the floor, like an automatic dust buster, yet eat very little dog food.

    Hadji also gives us about 30 minutes notice on any kind of storm, so we are always ready, and barks whenever someone comes to the door, so he's also a security alarm. So dogs can contribute in little ways.

    -juice
  • p0926p0926 Member Posts: 4,423
  • kate5000kate5000 Member Posts: 1,271
    I don't have a pet now (well, my toddler loves to run around on 4 legs, and he eats from my hands too), but used to have a huge (a giant, really) maincoon cat. He was obnoxious, unfriendly, and scared a hell from all the dogs in the neighborhood. Surprisingly, he had a soft spot for our daughter (a toddler back then), and even tolerated her attempts to pull his tail or ride on his back.
  • subearusubearu Member Posts: 3,613
    I did have a dog when I lived at my parents house. They still have him, although he's now probably getting towards the end of road (kind of blind and has arthritis and some liver troubles). But, he still gets excited to see people.

    we've got hardwood floors too. so, no dogs. we can always count on grandma & grandpa to have some pets (along with the dog, they have 2 cats now).

    -Brian (dave exempt)
  • p0926p0926 Member Posts: 4,423
    Brian- I've got hardwoods too but still have a Lab. He doesn't do anything to them that an extra coat of polyurethane won't fix.

    -Frank P.
  • 1subydown1togo1subydown1togo Member Posts: 348
    HA! HA! i am relly laughing about that one...that famous picture of Hadji!!!!!!!!!
  • rshollandrsholland Member Posts: 19,788
    my new issue of Automobile magazine in the mail today. There's a nice one-page article on the new, and now (almost) forgotten Impreza 2.5RS.

    Also—and this for Drew—a full write-up on the new MB SL500, as well as previous SL MBs. BTW, I was behind a new '02 ML500 yesterday. I wasn't aware that it had replaced the ML430.

    Bob
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    I have a photo of Hadji smiling, I swear. I just have to dig that up. It's hysterical.

    With dogs it's actually better to have non-carpeted floors, IMO.

    I was hoping that ML face lift would go a little further. IMO the SL's roof is too small, out of proportion with the rest of the car. But I've seen a couple of Lexus SC430s over the past few days and I changed my mind - the SL is much better proportioned.

    -juice
  • rshollandrsholland Member Posts: 19,788
    The MB's proportions are much better than those of the Lexus.

    Bob
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    Is there an echo in here? ;-)

    The Lexus looks bulbous, kind of fat bottomed. Can I say that? :oO

    -juice
  • rshollandrsholland Member Posts: 19,788
    in the new issue of Automobile, is a design critique of the Aztek by Robert Cumberford, the Design Editor for Automobile. The article is titled "Halloween Cars." I've been reading Cumberford for years, and this is the first time I've ever read anything he wrote where he actually didn't have one good thing to say about a vehicle in terms of looks. Anybody here surprised?

    Bob
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    Nope.

    A heads-up, folks. There is a survey on our Community Page asking for opinions on Subaru AWD. While it's not specific as to which system they refer to (auto vs. manual or even VTD), I do think it's important for us to share our views.

    Why? Well, Subaru is asking, that's why. I smell a hint of parent GM wondering if they could cut some costs by stuffing VersaCrap down our throats.

    But that's just my opinion. ;-) Please share yours also.

    -juice

    PS VersaTrak feels like FWD. Very different than my AWD Subie.
  • twrxtwrx Member Posts: 647
    I agree that the review of the WRX with the stereotypes of Subaru owners was pretty silly. But the ex-hippie "tree hugger" thing has been a long running way to introduce any new Subie in a car mag article. "Subaru used to appeal to........" (fill in the blank) We might as well get used to the stereotype thing because lets face it. Subaru does best as a niche car. What the author misses in his assesment of the WRX is that there are now two Subaru niches. The Outback outdoors type and the awd performance type. Does this guy actually think that Corvette owners would look at a WRX wagon? The WRX does not look or drive like a Vette, or Mustang because it is a performance car for the real world. As to the stupid rants about the car... 400 miles last weekend, I have a bad back and the drivers seat is one of the best and most supportive for my back. The WRX is a gem, period
    TWRX
  • rshollandrsholland Member Posts: 19,788
    and now, for another point of view...

    http://www.cobizmag.com/wheel.cfm?wheel_ID=4

    I suggest anyone who takes issue with this guy, e-mail him directly. I just did.

    Bob
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    I agree that a second niche has been created, a subset of the sport compact market. Most definitely.

    Isn't that the same link? Bob, you really are in echo mode today, eh? ;-)

    -juice
  • rshollandrsholland Member Posts: 19,788
  • subearusubearu Member Posts: 3,613
    I don't fit into the 'subaru people' category; I don't drive slow and I am most certainly not an ex-hippey (turning 29 in 10 days). What in the h*ck is GORP?

    guess this guy never heard of the WRC. he probably doesn't have speedvision!

    *shrug*, oh well. I still love our OB (brooke does too!)

    -Brian
  • amishraamishra Member Posts: 367
    I wear Merrell's almost exclusively because of the trail-walking I do. Though I'm not getting much of that over here in London! Still they're comfortable even for city streets.

    How do you get around the 115 char limit? I have a link to post for an Impreza 2002 RS review .. but can't get this stupid stuff figured out.

    ash
  • rshollandrsholland Member Posts: 19,788
    Good Old Raisons and Peanuts.

    Bob
  • lark6lark6 Member Posts: 2,565
    Merrells are good, ash. Had a pair before I got my Vasques.

    Ed
  • subearusubearu Member Posts: 3,613
    however, just give me the tasty peanuts. skip the raisins.

    I think Jeff (the cobixmag reviewer) needs to try some rally bread and hash browns...

    -Brian
  • hypovhypov Member Posts: 3,068
    I'm thinking of taking a drive down to Maryland (with my Subie of course) this coming long weekend, this time it is not just for lunch like the Maine trip.
    Any suggestion(s) on a good place to stay (good seafood close at bay a must), and a good scenic route?

    TIA
    -Dave
  • paisanpaisan Member Posts: 21,181
    Come to NC with us for the off-road Uwharrie trip! You'll be the only subie there! Camping, and I'm making spaghetti dinner on sat night.

    -mike
  • rshollandrsholland Member Posts: 19,788
    In Baltimore, visit the Inner Harbor (Harborplace), Little Italy, Fells Point and the Canton area. There are many good restaurants and hotels there. Phillips Harborplace is especially well known for seafood. So is Bo Brooks if you want steamed crabs (see link below). Little Italy is full of excellent restaurants and is just east of the Inner Harbor. Fells Point and Canton are still a bit further east. Most are either on, or within walking distance of the Inner Harbor. Fells Point and Canton are a short drive from the Inner Harbor, but still on the water. The Baltimore Aquarium is on the Inner Harbor.

    BTW, Harborplace was developed by the Rouse Company, who also did South Street Seaport in lower Manhattan, as well as Faneuil Hall in Boston. Here's a link to Baltimore (you can link to Annapolis from this site):

    http://aolsvc.digitalcity.com/baltimore/visitorsguide/

    I also strongly recommend a drive down to Annapolis too. Again, great food (there's another Phillips Seafood there on the waterfront) and views, especially if you love boats. Last spring we took a boat ride of the Annapolis waterfront, and saw Tom Clancy's (the writer) boat at dock. He lives near there.

    Bob
  • twrxtwrx Member Posts: 647
    Hi all. I managed to get tickets to both the Brickyard 400 this year and the US Gran prix. 4 hour drive to Indy from where I live but worth it. Observations: I parked almost a mile from the track for the Brickyard and coming and going from my car I never did encounter any serious Subarus in the hundreds of cars I saw along the way. (BTW Parking a mile from the track was $5) I did encouter many drunks yelling curses about Jeff Gordon on the way back to the car. Ah what a cultured state I live in. For the USGP I managed to park 2 blocks from the track for $30. There was a red Ferrari in the lot but that was not really the way to go. At the track all through the morning all the really high rollers were coming in by copter and landing on the golf course every 5 minutes. My car was the 3rd WRX in the lot; there were already 2 blue sedans before I arrived in my wagon. On the way to and from the track I heard every language and actually saw flags from other countries other than the US (of course the most common country was the one with the red flag with the prancing horse on it). But just in case you were wondering, our international visitors did have to pass many a local vendor with childish bullseye target and wanted dead or alive poster Osama bin Laden T-shirts.
    TWRX
  • paisanpaisan Member Posts: 21,181
    It is childish for us to want the party responsible for killing thousands of americans dead or alive. Maybe it doesn't effect you in your nice lilly white picket fence neigborhood. But the more anit-ben-ladden posters I see the better it makes me feel.

    -mike
  • tincup47tincup47 Member Posts: 1,508
    I lost friends in the Pentagon, and I also find those shirts tacky and childish. I find the shirts that have a positive image, like American Flags and ones honoring New York's heroic fire fighters both more tasteful and IMHO much more in keeping with my idea of the American creed and Ideal. This tragedy was not limited to your area, it was an attack on the entire country, so why not give someone with a differing opinion some respect.
  • lucien2lucien2 Member Posts: 2,984
    That review was, from a grammatical standpoint, simply appalling. Do they even have editors? Plus I don't think he even drove the car.
  • lucien2lucien2 Member Posts: 2,984
    I actually visit the page every time I log on. I DO have an opinion about the poll though (what, me, have an opinion?).

    The poll is clearly directed at the general public and not at Subaru enthusiasts. It asks if we feel the Subaru AWD system is better than others. Well right off the bat I have to respond that we know very well there are 2 different systems, depending on one's choice of transmission. Furthermore, the way the potential choices are worded is over simplified. It clearly is a poll to guage how well the commercials are doing, and not for garnering useful product information.

    So here's a better poll. "How much would you pay for a B4?" Or, "Would you pay $29,995 for a 227hp Legacy?" More salient questions than "How's our website?" don't you think? Especially since the website is awful by just about any qualitative standard you wish to bring to bear on the matter. (FWIW, it won't recognize my Flash plugin on IE, and there is no non-flash option. I have to use netscape in order to even have a look; then of course I turn to stone and someone has to cast a counter-spell to return me to my human form.)
  • paisanpaisan Member Posts: 21,181
    That those "tacky" shirts make some people feel good at such a time? Respect goes 2 ways.

    -mike
  • bluesubiebluesubie Member Posts: 3,497
    I agree with Loosh. And does "Subaru" really want to know? At the Philly car show, we had the SoA rep's head spinning with questions and the information that WE knew (not Patti, that guy what's his name).

    It all depends which Subaru AWD system you're comparing, VTD w/VDC, 4EAT or 5MT.

    Dennis
  • tincup47tincup47 Member Posts: 1,508
    You were the one who used the personal attack on an individual. If you got comfort out of those shirts, thats fine, but don't expect everyone else to agree. I wonder how many companies that put out those shirts at Indy were donating the profits to the victims, or just taking advantage of a sad situation to make a profit?
  • paisanpaisan Member Posts: 21,181
    I think the hand-model's name at the philly show was armondo.

    -mike
  • FrankMcFrankMc Member Posts: 228
    of a response from the non-enthusist would be zero. It appeared to me it was a question to see how their AWD message is getting across.

    Frank
  • p0926p0926 Member Posts: 4,423
    Frank- Good point but then why post it to a board visited almost exclusively by Subaru enthusiasts? Goes back to my point about ignorant marketing types.

    -Frank P.
  • FrankMcFrankMc Member Posts: 228
    type not really thinking through the question before they put it on the web.

    Frank
  • miksmimiksmi Member Posts: 1,246
    Re: lucien2 Oct 3, 2001 1:51am

    the [Subaru] website is awful by just about any qualitative standard you wish to bring to bear on the matter.

    LOL. Bring it on, brother Loosh!

    I have to use netscape in order to even have a look; then of course I turn to stone and someone has to cast a counter-spell to return me to my human form.

    I'll be right over with a spell.

    ..Mike

    ..Mike

  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    OK, folks, politics is a touchy subject, best left for an in-person meet and after a few cold ones. ;-)

    The guy at Philly was Omar, actually.

    Trip to MD: yeah, what Bob said. Oops, now I'm the echo!

    AWD systems: there are at least 3, more if you distinguish how traction is managed (open, LSD, or VDC). The variations include:

    Center VC, open rear diffy
    Center VC, LSD in rear
    Auto AWD, open rear diffy
    Auto AWD, LSD in rear
    Auto VTD
    Auto VTD with traction control

    So that is at least 6 unique systems, and that's just in the US market.

    The menu for a good weekend:

    Breakfast - Rally Bread with a side of Hash Browns
    Lunch - A Honda and a couple of Mitsus at the AutoX
    Dinner - BRATwurst

    -juice
  • armac13armac13 Member Posts: 1,129
    Don't you like fish? You keep forgeting to add turbot to the menu. :-)

    Ross
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    I eat fish on Friday. ;-)

    Is turbot an actual type of fish? Hilarious.

    -juice
  • armac13armac13 Member Posts: 1,129
    Yup, it's a flat ocean fish, vaguely related to the halibut - sometimes referred to as the Greenland halibut. Canada and Spain (almost) went to war over the Spanish over-fishing of the turbot a few years ago. The turbot was one of Patti's - I think it was the spell checker that got her.

    Ross
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    I'll have to have some turbot on Fridays, then.

    -juice
  • bluesubiebluesubie Member Posts: 3,497
    is good fish. I've always wondered though if the last "t" was silent.
    Just checked the Dictionary and it's not. Oh well, I'll still call it a turbo(t).:-)

    Omar! That's it! Nice guy. Even let us start 'er up.

    Dennis
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