Subaru Crew Cafe

14579 messages, Last post on Dec 04, 2009 at 12:30 PM

You are in the Subaru Crew Forum. Your Host is kcram

What is this discussion about? Subaru

Your Community Leaders are ateixeira and rsholland.

This is the place for Crew members to kick back, relax, and talk about...whatever!

Outline

Messages Page 1370 of 1459: 1; ...; 1367; 1368; 1369; 1370; 1371; 1372; 1373; ...; 1459; Prev; Next; Last

#13686 of 14579 Re: Rumor has it Subaru dropping out of WRC... [rsholland] by volkov Dec 16, 2008 (11:48 am)
Replying to: rsholland (Dec 16, 2008 10:25 am) I was being somewhat facetious. I know where it is coming from, but it does mean that there will be a change in image going forward. Rally based marketing is everywhere in our dealership and all the Subaru brochures I've ever seen. I would agree though that the writing has been on the wall so to speak for a while here due to multiple factors. I think it is good that SOA is maintaining involvement, and arguably, that is more appropriate since they run the same car you can buy at the dealership. The WRC car is a completely different animal.
#13687 of 14579 Re: Subaru, cost and WRC [fandc] by xwesx Dec 16, 2008 (3:00 pm)
Replying to: fandc (Dec 16, 2008 10:42 am) Ah, the irony. FWD rally. Replies to this message: ateixeira (Dec 24, 2008 9:04 am)
#13688 of 14579 Re: misc ramblings [jfl] by paisan Dec 17, 2008 (5:14 am)
Replying to: jfl (Dec 11, 2008 2:05 am) I'll do a full (pads & rotors) brake job myself, but I'm trying to decide if I should do the shocks myself of at the dealer. Mike, your thoughts? Shocks are real easy. Shoot me an e-mail and I can give you a bit more of a detailed info on where to get, and the little tricks to get em done. -mike Subaru Guru and Track Instructor
#13689 of 14579 Re: Mike... [rsholland] by paisan Dec 17, 2008 (5:22 am)
Replying to: rsholland (Dec 12, 2008 6:34 am) Nissan may be getting out of the big SUV market. http://blogs.edmunds.com/straightline/2008/12/nissan-getting-out-of-big-suv-busi- - ness.html It doesn't suprise me. They are/were going to shift their pickups onto the Dodge Ram platform for the next generation, so it was suprising to me they hadn't cut the Armada out completely. I just did Bilstiens and will be putting a Stillen front sway bar in and a Superchips tuner as well on the 04. She is running like a top so we will see how and where we are in 5+ years to see what if anything replaces my Armada. With the LGT Wagon, I can get most jobs done w/o issue except for the people moving and towing. So the Ramada will likely be relegated to family trips and towing. I'll split the rest of the daily driving between the LGT and whatever car I get by the end of the year, most likely an 08 STi. -mike Subaru Guru and Track Instructor
#13690 of 14579 Re: Rumor has it Subaru dropping out of WRC... [rsholland] by paisan Dec 17, 2008 (5:30 am)
Replying to: rsholland (Dec 16, 2008 10:25 am) This strictly about money, and the current global economic crunch. It's not about marketing. FWIW, SOA is going to continue with their rally team here. Bob IIRC Honda out of F1 and Audi out of American LeMan's which they basically have owned for the last few years. It's all about the money and for the WRC, going to FWD basically has nixed it for Subaru. I hope they start to focus on road-racing deals and lower cost racing ventures like more contingency for non-pros. -mike Subaru Guru and Track Instructor
#13691 of 14579 Re: Subaru, cost and WRC [xwesx] by ateixeira Dec 24, 2008 (9:04 am)
Replying to: xwesx (Dec 16, 2008 3:00 pm) It wouldn't be as fun to watch anyway. Us car fans are going to have a couple of really bad years coming up.
#13692 of 14579 How's this for a deal? by rsholland Dec 30, 2008 (1:58 pm)
A Plano, TX Subie dealer is offering the following: Buy a new Outback (full price, I would assume), and also get a Impreza for an extra $1.00. http://www.autoblog.com/2008/12/30/todays-2-for-1-cars-deals-are-on-subarus-in-t- exas/ Bob Replies to this message: kyfdx (Dec 30, 2008 2:27 pm)
#13693 of 14579 Re: How's this for a deal? [rsholland] by kyfdx HOST Dec 30, 2008 (2:27 pm)
Replying to: rsholland (Dec 30, 2008 1:58 pm) It's a two year lease on the Impreza for the extra $1... That's worth around $4800... A couple of fine-print extras on an '08 Outback, and I could see it... Not bad for a gimmicky deal, though...
#13694 of 14579 Weigh In by lucien2 Jan 01, 2009 (5:33 am)
Well, as expected, the end of the cycling season, the end of daylight saving, and the busiest time of year at work (not to mention all the eating holidays) came together for some weight gain. My final weigh in is 175, that's up 5 from my last one. Can we do this again with a July 1 date and see where we stand? I usually shed the 5-7 pound of winter fat within the first 5 weeks of the cycling season.
#13695 of 14579 need some info/advice by ladywclass Jan 01, 2009 (6:07 am)
My 2001 Outback has lost something, but I'm not sure what or if it's something to worry about .... so guys ... you have to help me here ... For quite awhile now, I have had something "rattling" under the car. It was only audible when idling, and was louder when I was next to a building (drive-through, etc.) When looking under the car from the front, there was some sort of a 'shield' just behind the front bumper which was held on with a couple of straps. I could see for a long time that one of the straps was hanging down and not really holding the 'shield' very well. My intention was to get it looked at over the holiday break. My schedule really doesn't handle putting in anything extra unless it's an emergency. As you may have noticed, that paragraph was written in the past tense, because sometime in the last week to 10 days, I have completely lost this 'shield'. I can no longer see it under the car. I suspect that I lost it in one of the recent snow/ice storms. Possibly even heard it when I lost it. One evening, I was going to pick up food, and as I went around a busy corner I heard some sort of a loud "rattle", but when I stopped to look I could see nothing and the car was running fine. (Maybe caught on a chunk of ice that had fallen off another car?) At any rate, my question is - what is it that I have lost? Is it necessary? What will it likely cost to have it replaced? Am I a real dummy about this? (LOL) Thanks, guys ... Brenda Replies to this message: lucien2 (Jan 01, 2009 6:28 am)