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#2470 of 14566 Full size spare by bluesubie Nov 14, 2002 (10:30 am)
I had my OBS on the beach about 12-14 times in deep sand in NJ. Not once did I wish I had a full size spare. I guess because there were always plenty of folks around to tow you in case you got into trouble. Now that I think about it, I believe that beach (Island Beach State Park) now requires a full size spare. I know the beaches in Cape Cod require it. -Dennis
#2471 of 14566 by ateixeira Nov 14, 2002 (11:52 am)
I bet all of them do, they just never check. But it would be one clean-sweep way to keep all Bajas and Outbacks off the beach, even though they are perfectly capable there. -juice
#2472 of 14566 Lousy fuel mileage by rsholland Nov 14, 2002 (6:01 pm)
Since the weather forecast for this weekend was calling for rain, I decided to go out and blow the leaves this afternoon instead. However, I needed to make up some new 2-stroke juice first. So, I get a gallon of gas, mix in the 2-stroke oil, and off I go... It turns out I needed roughly a gallon to do my yard, as my yard was full of leaves (and I did the yard just 5 days ago too!). That means my Echo PB4500 backpack blower gets about one acre per gallon (1 apg)! YIKES! Doesn't make my Explorer seem so bad anymore... Bob
#2473 of 14566 Bob, by fibber2 Nov 15, 2002 (6:08 am)
One must then ask, is the problem with the efficiency of the machine, or it's user..... Steve
#2474 of 14566 by ateixeira Nov 15, 2002 (6:55 am)
I raked the leaves on Saturday, by Sunday you couldn't tell. But you kind of need to keep up with them, or they get too heavy for a blower to move. Mine's electric, though. The cord is a pain, and it's not that powerful. Sounds like electric cars - limited range, limited power. 2 cycles pollute like crazy, but they make great power. Every rotation has a power stroke. -juice
#2475 of 14566 Steve... by rsholland Nov 15, 2002 (7:11 am)
Well, I had it floored (so to speak)... Since I finished at sundown, now I have to haul them off to the landfill. Everything in the backyard got blown into the woods. Everything up front goes to the dump. I'm guessing 3 - 4 trailer loads this time. Bob
#2476 of 14566 Heated seats by rsholland Nov 15, 2002 (8:24 am)
http://www.detnews.com/2002/insiders/0211/15/inside-11631.htm Can you believe they're an option on the new Infiniti G-35? I sure hope Subaru adds heated seats to the US-spec Imprezas—and not just the WRX... Speaking of heated things, I drove a BMW X5 (at that BMW thingy) that had a heated steering wheel. Very nice! I hope to see that feature added to Subaru's All-Weather Package. Bob
#2477 of 14566 heated seats by paisan Nov 15, 2002 (8:32 am)
I love my infinitely variable heated seats in the trooper. You have a heat and a hold. You leave it on "heat" til your bum is at the temp you want then push it to "hold" and it maintains it -mike
#2478 of 14566 by locke2c Nov 15, 2002 (8:38 am)
heated steering wheel? I understand heated seats, provided they are leather. I understand heated outside mirrors too, great stuff. Heated steering wheel... aren't you generally wearing gloves when it's cold enough that you would notice a very cold wheel? -Colin
#2479 of 14566 by ateixeira Nov 15, 2002 (8:48 am)
3-4 loads? Wow. Why don't you get a chipper/shredder to reduce them to maybe one load? I've also seen these lawn vacuums, that look like mowers but are designed to suck up leaves. I wonder if they work. I could definitely use one. Another question - how to you get rid of mushrooms? I'm getting some in the playground area, which has a packed down layer of wood chips. More wood chips, to dry it up, maybe? Wow, 15% of cars have heated seats? That's a lot, considering it's not even offered on so many of them. I think particularly in drop-tops they should be standard. Near-luxury cars, too. I think I'll get them next time around. As back-to-basics as I am, I may give in to a few guilty pleasures. -juice