My first car was a Ford station wagon which is cracked the block on
because I didn't have enough coolant in it. That was 1968. Then a
Corvair that got stolen. Then a Chevy which about fell apart as I went
to trade it in for a new Datsun wagon in 1973. That new wagon was only
$1800. All were automatics. My first Subaru was a wagon in 1977, cost
$2700 and was a 5 speed stick. Drove like a sports car but on a trip
with my mother who learned on a stick found she no longer knew how to
drive one. So my second Subaru wagon, a used one, cost $10k, and was an
automatic. I only got the Forester in 1998 to have something even more
reliable and may a bit more fashionable. The first two were only front
wheel drive and I've only had occasion to use the AWD once when I turned
around and drove there mud at the side of the road. AWD adds weight to
a car and means lower gas mileage. Might be good though given the idiot
drivers around here who can't drive in the rain.
I bought station wagons to carry drum kits but I've never carried my kit
in the Forester. And I know I'm not the only Subaru owner on this
group. ;-)
On 11/22/2014 01:00 PM, j_alexander_stan...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote:
I don't like the styling of the Forester. I like the Crosstrek. But,
another issue is the choice of transmissions: manual or CVT. I like
manuals enough that I ordered my '96 Dodge Ram 2500 with a 5-speed
manual, but these days I'm content to have an automatic, and I'm not
keen on getting a CVT. Finally, the blue color offered by Subaru is
nowhere near as nice as the blues offered by Mazda or Ford. So, what
I'll probably do is wait for the roads to be snow covered and then
test drive a Ford Escape to see how I like its AWD system.
As for jacking this thread without rectificationating the subject
line, as penance, if I happen to remember, I'll make my next meal ever
so slightly less delicious than usual. Jai Guru Dev!
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <noozg...@sbcglobal.net> wrote :
Careful Buck, our esteemed moderator was the one who "digressed"
though it perfect order with the thread. He needed a little help
deciding on a new car. I might suggest to Alex to see if he can find
a 2010 Forester for sale since it doesn't have the problem. Make sure
it was kept up though. Also track if Subura relents and recalls to fix
the problem.
On 11/22/2014 03:12 AM, dhamiltony...@yahoo.com
<mailto:dhamiltony...@yahoo.com> [FairfieldLife] wrote:
*Dear FFL Moderators; could you do something about the people who jack
threads and drive them off away here without changing the subject line? Like
some severe discipline for people without subject-line discipline, -Buck*
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
<mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com>, <j_alexander_stanley@...>
<mailto:j_alexander_stanley@...> wrote :
Today, a friend alerted me to a serious oil burning issue Subaru
is having with their current engines, and the company is being a
dick about it. With that going on and the closest dealer being in
Cedar Rapids, I'm going to pass on the Subaru. I may just see
what the local Ford/GM dealer has. That same friend just got a
front wheel drive Ford Escape, and he loves it. Couldn't possibly
be worse than my rebuilt, salvage title, 2003 Pontiac Vibe with
its nifty, not yet recalled shrapnelizer airbag in the steering
wheel.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
<mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com>, <noozguru@...>
<mailto:noozguru@...> wrote :
Yup, my 16 year old Forester is doing fine in the monsoon we are
enjoying though AWD can't do much about California drivers who
can't drive even in dry weather.
On 11/21/2014 07:53 AM, j_alexander_stanley@...
<mailto:j_alexander_stanley@...> [FairfieldLife] wrote:
Well, Maharishi came to me and said that the utter
beauty and dry pavement performance of the Mazda CX-5
does not compensate for an AWD system that will
reluctantly send a little power to the rear wheels only
after the front wheels have started spinning. Being in
tune with Iowa's Laws of Nature will require the
purchase of a Subaru. Jai Guru Dev!
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