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Not that I'm that surprised, it's a great idea.
-Colin
I just got it in the mail today. Towards the rear, there's an article comparing the the WRX to a Porsche 911 AWD. It's a fascinating article. Bottom line: They are very similar in what they deliver, in terms of the driving experience, and driving satisfaction, and—despite the staggering cost difference— the engineering similarities are stunning.
Bob
http://www.edmunds.com/chat/freewaychat.html
Drew
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Chris
The idea of checking to see whether an animal has abused the car is particularly appealing. It helps if you understand the Brits a bit.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/et?ac=004233365053000&rtmo=gjZfGfbu&atmo=rrrrrrrq&P4_from_link=/et/01/1/9/emrjon09.html&pg=/Offsite/http
Cheers
Graham
Yesterday I got a bit too excited in the parking lot, and whacked into a snow bank. But this snow bank was about 4" and had hardened into ice. It was solid. I couldn't even break a piece off with my boots.
So when I hit with the rear of the car, making a loud whack, and bounced off, I was dreading looking at the damage; convinced that a hit like that must have dented the body.
Here's the deal.. there was ZERO damage - not even a scratch! The plastic cladding took the hit, flexed and just pushed back. I am really impressed!
If this was any other car, you'd have a really expensive repair to do. So you can chalk one up over your standard autos here. Come to think of it, this is one non-superficial plus for the OB over the GT.
-- ash
Bob
Br, Dale
If it is of any interest to you we had a 1982 Chrysler K car real piece of junk but thats another story,anyway I had the same problem and after 3 rebuilds they finally changed the whole transmission this finally cured the problem.
Cheers Pat.
I am still having trouble getting the link to work so here goes on the text
What's Good
The most sensible large country estate car you can buy. Spacious, strong and reasonably economical (25-28 mpg). Facelifted in April 1994 and October 1996. Clever 'hillholder' brake system. Low transmission range very useful for crawling along in a traffic jam. Avoid the 2.0DL or 2.0DLSE (Feb 92_-April 94) which has only part-time four-wheel drive and lower rear roof line. New American-built Legacy from December 1998 has revised floorpan with less suspension intrusion into load area. Did very well in USA Insurance Industry offset crash tests. Came top in J.D. Power 'R' reg Customer Satisfaction Survey. Fresh price cuts October 2000 bring latest 2.0GL estate down to £15,995. Recommended. 3.0 litre Outback H6-3.0 automatic expensive at £16,995, but a brilliant tow car.
What's Bad
Spartan interior. Frameless side windows. Propensity to score rear discs. Cheap, old shape 'Classic' models dropped from line-up in autumn 1999 and new models were £2,000 dearer. Used prices rose strongly after J.D. Power result.
What to Watch Out For
Have been known to sit around on dockside compounds for years before finding buyers. Always check the rear discs for scoring. If it has a tow-hook, check whether it's been pulling a single or a double horsebox. Use a torch to peer underneath just in case it's been up a rough track and suffered serious damage from a rock. Mk Is from 1989-94 are getting old now. Second or third owner may have skimped maintenance and used it for hauling animals. Have a good look under load area carpeting for dents. If the car has seat covers, take them off - a dog may have eaten the seats underneath.
Cheers
Graham
You're right, this is clearly "British" point of view. Woof. Woof.
Bob
Mike, sorry I split so quick when my car was done. That was my second trip back and I was there since 8:00 a.m. When I left the first time, I noticed my recirc. lever wasn't working on my a/c. I went back and they had to attach the cable. I didn't complain since they only charged 45 min. labor for an hour and a half of work (maybe that should be in the Dealer forum).
See you around,
Dennis
p.s. - The power folding mirrors on the Trooper were cool. Wish we could get that here in N. America on the Subes.
Dennis are you gonna go to the Philly Auto-show? or the NY one?
-mike
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SI Subaru/Isuzu, They have great sales staff, but their service department is about the same as everywhere, it sux. I've tried Open Road Honda/Isuzu and they seem ok so far. For parts, I called every dealer in Northern NJ and NYC, not one of them would even sell me parts for an '88 XT6, they all said "Oh those, no we won't even get involved in parts for those cars"
Dennis suggested that I try Flemington, and they so far have been good. If I have future problems with my Trooper, i'll be taking the 45min trip to Flemington to have the work done.
-mike
Marie
Frank
Lots of owners clubs, indeed, but we're still the best! Who else has regular meets, dealer and manufacturer participation, and their very own weekly chat?
Ash: I too love the cladding. The unpainted stuff is even better in that you don't get scratches at all. I even added fender flares and door edge guards. So far I only have one small ding (in 2.5 years) and I'm sure I could push it out without painting.
tex: too much cello? Uh, don't say that around Lucien...
;-)
-juice
My wife called Flemington Sube this morning for an estimate on windshield replacement (the famous soft glass
Dennis
-juice
Best of luck,
David
If you have a Mervyn's store in your area, you might remember this commercial from awhile back where a woman was waiting at the door of Mervyn's with her face on the glass repeating "open, open, open..." over and over -- at 3am!
Well, that's how I feel! I just ordered a 2001 Forester S+ (Silverthorn) that will be delivered around the middle of March. That's a lot of seconds to count off, I hope I can handle it...
At least I have the crew to help me through the wait :-)
-Dan
Facinating to watch them work they have special tools that get between the glass and the outside skin then they just massage the dents out the cost was negligable, $75 for up to 5 dents I am sure you have similar services in your area, after seeing the results and the cost I would not even try myself.
Cheers Pat.
Not bad compared to the battle scars on our 626. My secret is parking in end spots, leaving as much space as possible to the car next to me.
-juice
My wife says if you look up demented in the dictionary you will see my picture.
Cheers Pat.
My wife always asks why I park so far from the entrance, so I've learned to just drove her and baby off, then park alone and catch up to them.
-juice
So far I've managed to keep my dings to just a couple over three years. I think I'll try one of those paintless places sometime.
Ken
You must check this out:
http://albums.photopoint.com/j/AlbumList?u=1400062&Auth=false
The first photo alone is worth the visit.
-juice
His summary is as follows: "Pluses: All-wheel drive, all season vehicle with variable torque distribution, vehicle dynamics control, all-wheel traction control and four wheel ABS to keep it firmly planted on the ground. A peppy 6-cylinder added for the first time. Lots of cargo room. Now that GM has acquired an equity stake in Fuji, Subaru's parent, look for AWD system to find its way into GM vehicles, too, and soon." "Minuses: Call it whatever-and whatever you call it the name is tooooo long-it's an AWD station wagon. Twin sun roofs, but front pops up only while rear roof slides back. Rather hefty price."
Really a good review when someone such as Mateja, who's had a negative bias against wagons can only mention 1: too long a name, 2: front sunroof doesn't slide back and 3: rather hefty price.
Thought the article would be of interest!
Don
Mine has recently been... Ok, where do I park it?, don't worry, you'll get the fee and tip, but not my keys...
Anyone else do or feel this way?
-mike
When I don't like the looks of the place, I sometimes will tip first in hopes that they'll take better care of it.
Ken
When I first arrived here from South Africa, I would not hand my keys to any one, fear of the car disappearing. Had a few good discussions(arguments) and was thrown out of a few garages before I caught on what the situation is.
Valet parking is a fact of life in SF. I had no damage yet (touch wood).
Daniel
I am quite impressed with the smoothness and quietness of the car. It makes the Forester seem quite agricultural in comparison.
Again it was Carlsen in Redwood City who gave me excellent service during the sale. I can recommend this dealership to anyone. Speak with Greg or Doug.
I am carrying two cans of puncture repair with the space saver. I hope I will never need to use it.
Daniel
Valet Parking-
two words. Ferris Buhler.
Potentially STUPID programming question:
I know I live under a programming rock, but what does it mean when I get an email containing these character sets:
&n! ! bsp;
&! ! ! nbsp;
just curious if anyone knows. Putting them through the Google spin cycle suggests it is some sort of highlighting code gone awry.
Actually I'd love it. Name the place in the NY/NJ/PA/MD/DE/CT area and I'm there!
-mike
I have experienced it in Houston, and my take was:
1. I'm never giving the keys to those guys.
2. They close off most of the lot for valet-only just to give a few more people an easy job.
3. I'm never giving the keys to those guys. It's not that far of a walk to park somewhere else.
OT: The amazing thing to me about Houston was the fact that every single restaurant was full, like all day long. It didn't matter if you went for early lunch, late lunch, early dinner, late dinner. Packed every time, even the 600 seat behemoths.
-Colin
Now, I can teach you a thing or two about civilization. Melbourne must be the restaurant capital of the world. You can get any cuisine you like and with great fresh produce, fine wine and good beer, you don't know what you are missing. Of course, with so many restaurants, booking is sort of optional. Also, the CBD has frequent trams all around so you don't even have to worry about valet parking crumpling your Subaru.
Come down sometime and check out the really nice world. (For Survivor fans, yes, virtually all of our snakes are poisonous and our crocodiles really do bite! But hey, it looks really beautiful)
Cheers
Graham
Ed
-mike
Too bad, would've been great to meet Patti...
Daniel: 2 Soobs? Congrats. Which are you driving?
Speaking of reality shows, Temptation Island is set in Belize. Beautiful country. Scuba divers must go. Dad lived there 7 years, and I visited twice (only!).
Valet Parking? Well, interesting, I used to do that. Back in college, for beer money! ;-)
My take on it:
* they actually hired me
* don't do it
But seriously, Ken nailed it. Tip $1 on the way in, another $1 on the way out (or more, depending on how nice the place is). You'll be treated like a VIP and it does not cost any more than normal, since $2 is an average tip.
If it's a parking garage you use every day, that gets expensive. Try bringing in a cake or something like that for the parking attendants.
And BTW, Subaru owners in general are very generous. Sorry Drew, but M-B owners tend to be cheapskates (all their money must be paying for the car, I guess?).
It was a fun job. I thought of it as a free two-minute test drive of a bunch of nice cars. I parked a DeTomaso Pantera once, Larry King's Lincoln Town Car several times (cheapskate big time!), a football player's 911 (drive carefully!), and Paul Berry's Volvo (he's a newscaster in DC).
-juice
Patti, I plan on being at the Philly show. More on this in the Events forum!
Cheers,
-wdb
I also added some much higher quality photos from my Outer Banks trip in the summer.
Photopoint is better and easier than homepage.com, so any new stuff will be posted there.
-juice
That's one model I hope Subaru never lets loose on the public. It's like Subaru paying homage to the the Chrysler K-car Town & Country—a vehicle best forgotten.
Bob