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Re: Another High Mileage Suby Question [buffalosuby] by paisan
Nov 25, 2008 (7:07 pm)
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Replying to: buffalosuby (Nov 25, 2008 1:10 pm)

Fix it. Heck if you don't fix it, e-mail me, I see you are in buffalo, and I'd be interested in it as a daily driver.
 
-mike
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Nissan Cube by lucien2
Nov 30, 2008 (6:31 am)
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any advance reviews anywhere? Sounds intriguing.
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Re: Nissan Cube [lucien2] by rsholland
Nov 30, 2008 (1:34 pm)
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Replying to: lucien2 (Nov 30, 2008 6:31 am)

http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/autoshows/losangeles/2008/2009nissancube.html
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Re: Another High Mileage Suby Question [lucien2] by hondafriek
Dec 01, 2008 (6:41 am)
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Replying to: lucien2 (Nov 25, 2008 5:19 pm)

I am late to the party as usual Loosh, I vote to fix what you have, my reasons are as follows, You are the first owner and you know the mintenance level, (2) The body is good and that is 90% of your decision, anything mechanical can be replaced, if the body is shot then you just throwing good money after bad.
 
  Cheers Pat.
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Re: Another High Mileage Suby Question [hondafriek] by lucien2
Dec 01, 2008 (4:28 pm)
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Replying to: hondafriek (Dec 01, 2008 6:41 am)

We're likely going to fix it, Pat. It goes to a local (sorta) Subie house on Friday for a second opinion, and some TLC.
 
Having said that, we are going to look for a new car, and take the OB off front-line duty. We'll probably get something smaller and more economical for all the city driving and errand-running
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Dealer rebuilt engine? by tsy
Dec 02, 2008 (8:40 am)
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I was at a Subie dealer and they had a brand new STi that needed the block replaced because someone drilled a hole in the block too deep for the cooling system. The car otherwise only had 200 miles.
 
Do you think a Dealer tech can build an build STi motor better than the factory? I was thinking maybe it would be more carefully rebuilt by hand and might be better than someone building them on an assembly line?
 
tom
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Re: Another High Mileage Suby Question [lucien2] by ateixeira
Dec 02, 2008 (9:45 am)
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Replying to: lucien2 (Dec 01, 2008 4:28 pm)

I've kept my 1993 Miata so I usually lean towards fix it, but the $3500 sum definitely puts it in a gray area.
 
You could limp in to Fitzmall and ask for $2000 for it else you'll walk. People are leasing Legacy Special Editions for $1000 down and $199 per month. You could probably do $2000 down and $159 or so per month.
 
That would buy you 2 years, and by then Subaru might have that diesel or something else you really want.
 
Subaru has these crazy residuals right now, some are 81% for a 2 year lease, nuts!
 
Having said that, buying a new car would run $400 per month or higher, so that $3500 would be amortized in just 9 months. In other words, if it will last longer than 9 months, it's worth fixing.
 
That seems very likely.
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Re: Another High Mileage Suby Question [ateixeira] by kyfdx HOST
Dec 02, 2008 (10:05 am)
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Replying to: ateixeira (Dec 02, 2008 9:45 am)

In other words, if it will last longer than 9 months, it's worth fixing.

 
Sure.. it'll last 9 months... but, what's the chances that it might need more repair work within that time?
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CrackBerrys by ateixeira
Dec 02, 2008 (10:09 am)
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I've been a BlackBerry fan but what frustrates me right now is that T-Mobile fell way behind.
 
RIM came out with the BlackBerry Bold for AT&T customers, and we don't get it. Supposedly we will get a similar model, blending the Curve and the Bold in March 2009, we'll see.
 
Then RIM comes out with the BlackBerry Storm but it's a Verizon exclusive.
 
That means T-Mobile only offers the Curve which came out in September 2007, and neither of the newer models. Bummer.
 
T-Mobile seems to have bet the farm on the Google phone, i.e. the HTC G1, running the Android operating system. The catch is no Enterprise E-mail, so no go for me at work, which stinks! I was also disappointed with the GPS - no voice commands for navigating, pretty lame given how good Google Maps is, and they'd even have traffic info at their disposal.
 
Still, for non-corporate e-mail, the G1 phone may be worth considering:
 
* touch screen like the iPhone, only slightly smaller
* adds a full 5-line keyboard, very nice
* still a good small size
* also has a track ball
* Google and YouTube works great
* it's 3G
 
I would probably get one if they added Enterpsrise E-mail. Dumb omission.
 
The iPhone is great but AT&T coverage near me is poor. At least their 3G network is good. Also I think is has no Bluetooth, at least Consumer Reports said that.
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Re: Another High Mileage Suby Question [kyfdx] by ateixeira
Dec 02, 2008 (10:13 am)
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Replying to: kyfdx (Dec 02, 2008 10:05 am)

Seems like he's doing most of the big stuff. I doubt he'll have another big repair in that period. Maybe a small one, two if he's really unlucky.

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