subaru

[BugJar]

my outback is my favorite car ever

Instantly a subie head

 

[KAT]

Very popular car here in New England.they just go forever.but don't ride like the caddi.happy trails.....

 

[oldbootz]

i drive an imprezza. great cars! a fortune to fix but they dont break often.

 

[BugJar]

they are fairly inexpensive to work with here in Oregon but there are A LOT of subis around

 

[oldbootz]

one guy i spoke to said he drove his subaru to 600 000km before he sold it. that says something about the craftsmanship.

 

[LEDfoot]

Too bad my 1996 Outback runs so well and the current Outbacks are so ugly with such stupid roof rails. (IMO)

 

[LEDfoot]

Just for fun, I was browsing local (WA) inventory of new Subarus and was thinking a tangerine Crosstrek would be fun and practical. Maybe I'll check craigslist for "low mileage but needs TLC"

(Skagit River bridge on Interstate 5--the guy is OK and so are the couple in the Chevy truck)

 

[LEDfoot]

Er, that would be Tender Loving Care--not Thin Layer Chromatography as per the forum glossary.

 

[LEDfoot]

I apologize if I insulted the OP. According to cars101.com, the Outback will not be redesigned until the 2015 model. Subarus have always had some eccentric styling.

The 2013 Forester reminds me of a Boston Whaler.

I'm not impressed by the look of the 2014 Forester, which is the only new stock at the dealers around here.

 

[BugJar]

I apologize if I insulted the OP. According to cars101.com, the Outback will not be redesigned until the 2015 model. Subarus have always had some eccentric styling.

The 2013 Forester reminds me of a Boston Whaler.

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I'm not impressed by the look of the 2014 Forester, which is the only new stock at the dealers around here.

not a huge fan of the new foresters but DANG do they get amazing gas mileage.

 

[Fly by Night]

 

[LEDfoot]

That is funny (Slingblade movie reference). I had read they were pitching to the LGBTs but hadn't seen any ads. Googling subaru lgbt advertising--I guess that was a real ad.

 

[LEDfoot]

not a huge fan of the new foresters but DANG do they get amazing gas mileage.

I can see a CVT in my future. I didn't really like that transmission system when I operated mill/drills, though.

 

[Fly by Night]

 

[LEDfoot]

I read the license plates are part of the joke. FT-1804 could be Hefty 180.4 (Kilograms). In other words, a 400lb gorilla.

 

[BugJar]

I live in Oregon... Subaru barely has to advertise to anyone.

 

[EASTCOASTSEEKER]

A friend just purchased the 2014 Forrester, over 32 mpg on the hiway. she loves it.

 

[redbudduckfoot]

Subaru is a great company, and they have built their brand around an amazing engine, The Boxer. The Boxer engine is perfect, solely because if there is a timing catastrophe, the valves do not get bent/snapped. I used to borrow my buddies WRX all the time, and that shit handles like it was on rails. Plenty of torque/HP, really fun to crank on. The Sti version is a street legal Rally Car, simply a blast to drive.

I have owned quite a few Hondas, a couple Vr6's and a TSI AWD Turbo. Used to be big into the Import Tuner scene, and have had more than my share of timing belts/chains snap and ruin the valves and combustion chamber. When my vr6 timing chain snapped, every valve but one was bent. lol. My next auto purchase is gonna be a used WRX; I'm getting kinda bored with my current S40.

Rbdf