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What is this discussion about? Subaru Legacy, Subaru Outback, Wagon

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#5050 of 11746 My List by jei

Mar 19, 2002 (3:46 am)

- 65 Valiant "slant 6" coupe (Family "old car" I learned to drive in.)
- 69 Volvo wagon (First car owned, bought used; 6 years old. Classy but stodgy for a college kid. Cost a fortune to run. I've always had a thing for practical vehicles.)
 
String of old cheap cars when I lived "rust free" out west for a couple of years in the late 70's:
- 63 Dodge sedan (Bought from a trucker whose son had jacked up the rear end. I nicknamed it "Shaky Mike")
- 65 Chevy stepside pickup (Cool but it broke a lot. Had skinny Michelin truck tires; handled great.)
- 63 Valiant wagon
- 66 Pontiac Parisienne coupe (It was gorgeous. I traded the Chevy truck for this.)
 
The rest were/are long term vehicles:
- 76 Toyota "SR5" long bed pickup (1979-1985)
- 85 Toyota Tercel "SR5" 4WD wagon (1985-1999)
- 99 Subaru Forester "S" (1999-present)
We also have a '92 Subary Legacy wagon, which my other half bought new.
 
John

#5051 of 11746 2002 OB & Margaretville by freddi1

Mar 19, 2002 (5:29 am)

fibber2- How do you like your OB? We checked them out but they were out of our budget. Nice looking though, I like the new shape of the rear ends, more curved, I think. Exceot for the shimmy (which really has me p---ed off!), I love my 99 OB.
 
You & your wife aren't too far away! If you're ever out this way when the weather gets nicer, let us know & we'll take you on an Alpaca Tour to see our beautiful animals! We're boarding them right now at Thompson Hollow in New Kingston until we've got our fencing up.
 
freddiandgocatskill.net is our e-mail. Go works at Home Depot in Kingston & is usually off during the week. We're also only 5 minutes from Belleayre.

#5052 of 11746 Cold weather starting by dhdunn

Mar 19, 2002 (9:58 am)

Has anyone had problems starting her/his Outback wagon in cold weather? There was an article in today's Boulder Daily Camera about a person who had trouble starting her car in cold weather and who used a light and a blanket to keep the engine warm (!!!!!), and the car caught on fire. No joke!! Here's the link (it's the 2nd story down):

http://www.thedailycamera.com/news/local/19lcops.html

I refuse to believe that ANY service manager would condone such amazingly "poodle-in-the-microwave" type actions.

Aside from that, has anyone had any cold weather starting problems? It simply doesn't get that cold here in Boulder - maybe down into single digits, but nowhere near the temps that folks get in the northern plains, or northeast that would indicate the use of a FACTORY INSTALLED engine warmer. Thanks!!

d

#5053 of 11746 Greg by otis123

Mar 19, 2002 (10:31 am)

"92 Camry - 4cyl/auto The standard by which I judge cars." LOL!
 
Me too! As I've said before I had a 92 4 cyl. w/ 161K miles. The first time my mother-in-law rode in our '01 LLBean (this time last year) she turned to me and said, "not as quiet as the Camry...".
 
That car was amazing, but horrible in snow. Should have kept it now that we don't get snow anymore in the NYC area! (Glad I didn't have the sludge problem!)

#5054 of 11746 Ralph by nygreg

Mar 19, 2002 (11:44 am)

Great car. I now wish I kept it as a third car. Quiet, smooth, great powertrain, not a rattle or noise even after 180K. Great gas mileage. The only things I could complain about was the suspension was a little too soft for my liking and I went through front brakes every 30K miles. I would say that my OB is almost as quiet except for the wind noise from the side view mirror. The OB does handle better and more stable though. As for sludge, I think it is a combination of short trips in cold weather and infrequent oil changes. I am running mobil 1 and the Sienna we have runs all day long keeping up with our schedules. Not worried.
 
Greg

#5055 of 11746 re: Cold weather starting by jay_24

Mar 19, 2002 (1:06 pm)

I've only had one problem with cold starts. It seems as if the engine flooded a bit. After work I left it in the driveway, 3 hours later I moved it in the garage. So there was a quick start/stop with a cold engine and cold air temps (about zero degrees F) The next moringing it didn't start very quickly adn acted like it was flooded. About the third try it fired. Other than that it has spent a week outside in 20 degree temps at the airport and started just fine.
 
--Jay
(NW Wisconsin)

#5056 of 11746 Cars my wife and I shared. by erics6

Mar 19, 2002 (3:33 pm)

Cars my wife and I bought seperately or together and shared.
 
76 Saab 99GL (Expensive but safe. Not very reliable. Left me stranded in Twin Falls, ID.)
71 Volvo 145 (Replaced almost everything.)
79 Saab 900EMS (Pretty good car.)
71 Volvo 144 (Gear level fell off the 1st day I owned it. Overall a good car.)
71 Volvo 145 (Lowered & sooped up with IPD goodies. Worked well & never left me stranded.)
85 Saab 900 Turbo (Bought it with over 200k miles on it from our mechanic. Was a great freeway car but not much fun around town. Finally had to replace the original clutch.)
90 Mazda Miata (A fun car and NO problems.)
87 Isuzu Trooper (A piece of junk! Cracked head was the least of our problems.)
92 Nissan Sentra (Our first "new" car. Very reliable.)
95 Nissan Pathfinder (Another piece of junk. Problem after problem. We finally dumped it.)
97 Subaru Outback (Our first Subaru.)
00 Subaru Outback Limited (Current car.)

#5057 of 11746 Cars I have owned by jschlenker

Mar 19, 2002 (7:30 pm)

Model Year Model New or Used
1939 Ford Grandpa Car
1951 Ford Used
1960 Ford Falcon New
1963 Ford Fairlane New
1965 Ford Fairlane New
1951 Ford Used
1966 Olds New
1964 Simca Used
1964 Plymouth 2-door Used
1971 VW Wagon New
1962 Lancer Used
1969 IH Pickup New
1974 Chevy Suburban New
1967 Valiant Used
GMC Pickup Used
1977 Honda Accord New
1977 Honda Accord New
1966 Plymouth Fury Used
1980 Accord New
1979 Olds Wagon Cutlass New
1981 Plymouth Reliant Used
1980 Olds 98 Used
1972 Chevy Pickup Used
1984 Buick Century New
1978 IH Scout Used
1978 Ford Bronco Used
1988 Subaru Wagon Used
1980 Ford Fiesta Used
1967 Olds 442 Used
1980 Toyota Trecell Wagon Used
1969 Ford F100 Used
1980 Ford Bronco Used
1989 Toyota Camry New
1980 Pickup Ford Used
1992 Ford Crown Victoria New
1984 Ford F150 Used
1977 Chevy Pickup Used
1982 Nissan Maxima Used
1983 Toyota Cresseda Used
1985 Nissan Maxima Wagon Used
1989 Toyota Camary Wagon Used
1988 Isusu Trooper Used
1994 Buick Park Avenue New
1996 Dodge Caravan New
1996 Nissan Maxima Used
1991 Toyota Pickup 4WD Used
1998 Cadillac Seville STS New
1997 GMC Sanoma Pickup Used
2001 Subaru Outback LL Bean New
1969 Ford Mustang Mach1 4spd restored my present toy!

#5058 of 11746 by lark6

Mar 19, 2002 (7:40 pm)

>52 Studebaker Commander: UGLY
>56 Studebaker silver hawk: cool car
 
mikenk: '52s are an acquired taste. The "clam digger" grille was a last-gasp effort to update the bullet-nose styling before the radical new '53s debuted. At least you had the nice V8.
 
My "cars I have owned" list pales in comparison to you guys':
 
1966 Ford Mustang hardtop coupe
1979 Honda Accord sedan
1986 VW Jetta Carat sedan
1993 Buick LeSabre sedan
1963 Studebaker Lark sedan (current)
2000 Subaru Forester S wagon/SUV/whatever (current)
 
I also co-owned a 1962 Ford Falcon sedan and had access to my dad's 1968 Ford F-100 Ranger (remember when Ranger was a trim level, not a separate model? Ditto Explorer.)
 
Ed

#5059 of 11746 Ed by mikenk

Mar 19, 2002 (9:10 pm)

When it is 1959, as a freshman in college, when a lot of my friends were driving '57 chevy hardtops, my 52 Studebaker was ugly. It was absolute hell picking up girls in that thing. The V8 was nice, it had overdrive also, and a hill hold, lots of nice features, and never left me stranded. Loved the starter button under the clutch. But it was homely for the time; however, I would like to see it again. I must admit I did admire the brand, kinda like I do Subarus today.
 
jschenkler, I am amazed at the length of your list and your memory.
 
Mike

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