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Regardless, I'm qualified since I have an almost 1 year old named BrooKe.
-Brian (papabear, bearfan, etc.)
Cheers!
Paul
-juice
Bryan
Hmmm... I heard of strange requests by pregnant women before, but usually it's in the realm of ice cream and pickles, or something like that. This definitely pushes the (pregnant) envelope a bit.
Bob
Enjoy =D
New '03 Forester owners, question for you: AutoWeek implied that "all" the power window switches are now lit. Is that true?
• An article on a new future Saab that has me interested; the 9-3X, reportedly slated for production for MY 2005. It's an AWD coupe, with cutting edge styling.
• I got a letter published, or at least part of it.
There's a forum here, "Is NASCAR like the WWF?" I think editor Rich Ceppos must have been lurking over there, and wrote an editorial about that subject, which I disagreed with. In any event I fired off an e-mail, and it got published, or about 1/3 of it did.
The full unedited text is below, which I posted on the Edmunds forum, for those interested.
rsholland "Is NASCAR the WWF of motor sports?" Apr 28, 2002 9:49am
Bob
Jim
Steve
Bob
Steve
Steve
-Dave
Steve
Stephen
-mike
At the auto-x in philly yesterday a guy blew something up in his tranny on a normal shift, so we pushed his wrx to the parking lot and he called subaru road-side assistance. Told them something happened with the tranny, etc and that he was stuck @ such-en-such an address. This call was placed at ~10am around 1pm a TOW TRUCK shows up to pick it up. Of course we dismiss the TOW TRUCK because it's an MT and a SUBARU. When I left at around 2:30-3pm no sign of a flatbed yet.
Had he called a std. roadside assitance program, I could understand the Tow Truck, but he called SUBARU and they sent a Tow Truck unable to help the customer. Now before you guys jump in and blame it on the tow company, it is SOA's responsibility to have Quality towing outfits for roadside assistance, so I place the blame on SOA no matter who's fault it was that a regular tow-truck was sent! Not a good sign in my books. < /Rant >
-mike
paisan - Never used Subaru's roadside assistance (not available pre '00). My wife used AAA+ before and it was great. She had a flatbed within 30 minutes and was towed about 40 miles.
-Dennis
tincup: I understand they aren't directly involved, but either way it's pretty embarassing.
-mike
Welcome to the planet, Braden! And congrats to Mom and Dad, too. :-)
KarenS
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paisan: I'm sure Patti will get your feedback to the people that be. Hopefully it'll help Subaru improve their roadside assistance program (which my wife will have for 7 years/100k miles as a part of the Subaru Gold Warranty we're shopping for).
Got a pic of the Legacy up in the Photo thread. Also got our first tank of gas - an impressive 24.6 mpg on a completely green engine! Mixed commuting and suburban driving, not bad. She went almost 350 miles and still had 3 whole gallons left, so range is better than Sandy's even.
Wow, Bob, I recall the letter but didn't notice your name! They really edited it for length and content - a lot.
I also caught some errors on the Forester - some things they mention as new have been around for a while, like the in-glass antennae.
I read that issue with interest because they mentioned the Epsilon platform as being night-and-day better than its predecessor. I believe that's going to be the basis for the 2005 SUW.
-juice
Hey, I can read lips and I think he was trying to say the "bah" part of Su-BAH-roo!
-juice
Yeah, they butchered it in terms of editing.
Bob
-mike
I noticed a few more things about the Legacy I thought I'd share:
* power locks are opposite from my Forester. Bizarre. Forester's you push the button down to lock it. Legacy you push UP, which to me is counter-intuitive. Not a big deal since we use the remote keyless anyway.
* seat belts are nicer. The fibers are finer and softer, like the belts I noticed Mercedes using at the Power Trip event.
* when does the low fuel warning come on with Legacys? On the Forester it's with 2.3 gallons left. I like the 16.9 gallon tank, and wish the Forester's was also bigger. Bob - can you check 2003 the brochure?
* fuel door locks. I forgot to pop it open - force of habit I guess, since my Forester does not. I think the new one does, however.
* 205/60HR15 RE92s were good in a torrential rain yesterday, car was very sure footed, tracks straight
* accelerator pedal spring is stiff. We may ask the dealer to lube it, though this also may be what contributed to a fantastic 24.6 mpg with a green engine
* door arm rests are padded and more comfy than Sandy's, though new Forester get padding too
* front head rests are big and do not tilt forward. And the front/rear ones interchangeable like they are on the Forester?
Best of all, our toddler used to say "mommy's car is broken" all the time, now she just says "mommy's car needs a rest". I much prefer hearing the latter!
-juice
Bob
The stiff spring on the accelerator pedal is her only real complaint, and that's not bad considering she's 7 months pregnant and notices every little detail.
-juice
Juice- so your freakish mpg experiences continue......
bob- pretty routine for editors to zero in on the meat of a writer's point. Also you had a spelling error in the lead sentence of your 2nd paragraph, which directly related to the second sentence ("per se," not "per say"); rather than print it with the obligatory (sic) in there, they likely decided to axe the 1st half. Still, you made a great point and got it in there. good job!
towing- I guess I should get AAA. right now we're running with no protection at all.
Congratulations!
Greg
A/C was on the whole time, too, BTW.
Maybe we just drive down hill all the time, both ways. LOL.
-juice
Good luck on the job front even though you are pretty sure of another position it is nerve wracking until it is all over.
You were right on I had a 93 Accord EX wagon, one feature it had that I dearly miss is the rear seat cushion was split 60-40 just like the seat back.
It meant you could have a completey flat floor on either side a still carry a rear passenger.
I am only in town overnight and I have just managed to catch up on this thread I do not think I will have time to catch up on the others.
Cheers Pat.
But the flip side is you have a super car to lavish attention on, even if it only stays clean for about ten minutes at a time.
I know, that you know, you will love and hate this colour with equal passion, nothing looks as beautiful as a black car when it is truly gleaming
My choice of bimmers would hard to decide between the M3 or the 540i, either one is a super car in its own right.
You are moving right along on the house front too I hope everything goes according to plan.
Cheers Pat.
You don't have as much choice with a used car though, and this one really is in great shape for being 7 years old.
-Colin
Re your post #9330, I also recently took delivery of a 2002 Legacy (GT Limited). In answer to two of your concerns:
Regarding the "Power Door Locking Switch", according to page 2-6 of the Owner's Manual, "To lock the doors, push the switch forward. To unlock the doors, push the switch rearward." Subaru does not use the terms up and down for the switch.
According to page 3-17 of the Owner's Manual, the Low Fuel Warning light comes on when there are about 2.6 U.S. gallons left in the tank.
it's just that the switch is in nearly an identical place and works in exactly the opposite fashion in the Impreza and Forester.
Juice's other Subaru is a 1998 Forester, so you can see why he'd notice this strange difference. It's not a simple matter of reading the owner's manual or not. ;-)
-Colin
So if you subtract the 1/2 gal or so, the fuel light came on with about 14.7 gal used. Assuming a 16.9 gal tank, that leaves about 2.2 gal left to dry. Pretty close to spec.
I agree about the power lock switch. Located on an upward sloping arm rest, the switch acts as though 'up' is locked, and 'down' is unlocked. The opposite of other power lock cars I have owned.
Steve
I may get Jim's (from Texas) rims, the OE leather shift knob, and a nice leather steering wheel cover. That ought to spiff it up a bit without breaking the bank.
Thanks, Barry, I guess I could RTFM for stuff like that. But in my defense, it's my wife's car! 2.6 gallons is very conservative, but that's cool, she'll likely never get stranded.
The text about the power door lock button is funny. The switch is on an incline, and I tend to picture a door lock button popping up when it's unlocked. Old habit from other cars, I guess. Still seems counter-intuitive.
But Colin's point was also mine - why is it backwards from the Forester? Ergonomics in general are quite good, so it makes a little thing like that stand out even more.
-juice
-juice
There oughtta be a quota on us Steves
:>( We traded it (my husband pushed it through) for a L.L. Bean 6 weeks ago. Good news is I miss my OBS so much that my husband might (keep your fingers crossed!) let me trade his 2001 Outback in for a 2002 OBS in Aspen White again this weekend!!!!!!!! Wish me luck!
Heather
My wife thought my Impreza RS was cute though. ;-)
-Colin