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Replying to: lucien2 (Nov 25, 2008 5:19 pm) Cheers Pat.
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Replying to: hondafriek (Dec 01, 2008 6:41 am) 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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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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Replying to: lucien2 (Dec 01, 2008 4:28 pm) 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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Replying to: ateixeira (Dec 02, 2008 9:45 am) 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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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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Replying to: kyfdx (Dec 02, 2008 10:05 am) |
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Replying to: ateixeira (Dec 02, 2008 9:45 am) In any case, it's off to Andrewtech on Friday, they are going to go over the whole car and give us a comprehensive update. |
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Replying to: lucien2 (Dec 02, 2008 11:06 am) |
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Replying to: ateixeira (Dec 02, 2008 10:09 am) http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-9963760-1.html Bob
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