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Replying to: jeqq (Dec 16, 2008 8:05 pm) Subaru Added Security is the only way to go! I have this on my LGT and I actually own a place that modifies and works on Subarus. I had to have some major work done on my Subaru and it was covered w/o a problem. -mike Subaru Guru and Track Instructor
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Replying to: jeqq (Dec 16, 2008 8:05 pm) Given the tough economic times we all face now it’s probably best to maintain an ownership position in your 06 if it still suites your needs. My 03 X just turned 90K miles and I believe still runs good as new with no problems. Next stop 190K. All scheduled maintenance is tended to with little out of pocket expense to me as I use Subaru Bucks from our Chase Subaru Master Card to cover the bigger 30K incremental major services. |
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Replying to: paisan (Dec 20, 2008 5:47 am) I sold my 98 Forester in 2007 because I needed a large vehicle (minivan), but we missed it enough that we just bought a 2009. Some times I wish I'd kept it, but resale was strong and we like the new one just as much. Towing - I've hauled a 700 lb trailer with 2 yards of pea gravel, which is super-heavy. My guess is it was 1500 lbs, but it may have been more. To be honest I'd be more concerned about stopping, not climbing hills. You may want to consider trailer brakes of some kind.
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Replying to: ateixeira (Dec 24, 2008 9:10 am) Juice, I am not saying you did not or could not do it, but whew. That sure makes me feel better about some of the things I did with my Outback.  
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Replying to: xwesx (Dec 24, 2008 10:27 am) I usually get 3 yards, but that's wood chips or mulch. This was the first time I hauled pea gravel. It sure was HEAVY. I had to do half wheelbarrow loads to be able to transport it properly. At least the stuff lasts a lot longer than mulch does. Still looks good 3 years later, all over my back yard landscaping. |
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Replying to: xwesx (Dec 24, 2008 10:27 am) Bob
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Replying to: rsholland (Dec 24, 2008 2:15 pm) Then again, I towed a few different vehicles, including a 1985 Chevy conversion van, with my '96 Outback. I bet that van was well over 4000#. I only towed it about 8 miles though, and only up a couple of slight grades. I think the car probably only had around 150,000 miles on it during that haul. And, even at 220,000 miles, it had no transmission problems whatsoever. I know what you mean, AJ, regarding the weight of the gravel. I had ten yards of gravel delivered to a site once when I did landscaping in Anchorage. For the first day, I shoveled and hauled the rock with a wheelbarrow. After a day and, maybe, three yards moved, I brought my three-wheeler with a trailer. Same amount of shoveling, but no more hauling the wheelbarrow! It sure is a good workout for the forearms, though. 
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Replying to: xwesx (Dec 24, 2008 2:32 pm) It did feel very heavy, and my Forester was a clutch so I did have to slip the clutch a bit. Still, 5000# would nearly triple the weight that powertrain was dragging. I also felt it in stopping, but fortunately I had no emergency stops to test it. After that I could barely even tell when I had just mulch or wood chips behind me.
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