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Replying to: volkov (Jan 14, 2009 12:17 pm) Well, I think that is preferable to what my wife did when we purchased our 2007 Outback. She said she would not consider anything except a Subaru, but she did not want an "older" one because she was not interested in high mileage or maintenance concerns. Okay, so that leaves a new Subaru. We decide on trim, I made her test drive one (since she wanted a manual), then we purchased one and brought it home. After that, she was disappointed with the feel of the car (interior rattles, cracking shift & parking brake boots, scuffs, etc) and said she would have liked to get an older ('96-'99) Subaru like our last one. Grr... that is what I was trying to get her to agree to buy all along! Hah! Then, she starts saying about other new cars, "oh, that looks nice" and, "we should have looked at one of those." I would not call it buyer's remorse, but she certainly did her shopping once the cart was planted firmly in front of the horse. To her credit, though, she was very amenable to my suggestion that we do a vehicular about-face once we learned we were having another baby. It was expensive to get rid of the '07, but it has worked out beautifully in terms of cost savings over the last 18 months. I cannot believe it was two years ago already that I lost my '96 Outback. My how the time flies.... |
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Hi All, Had our first round of snow here. The car did great. But, the wipers did a terrible job: icing up, not clearing the windshield, etc. These are the stock blades. What have others done? Do you have this problem? Does Subaru have a winter blade? Sorry for all the questions, but I would really appreciate some advice. Its hard to appreciate the good handling when you can't see -- other cars on the road didn't seem to have this problem. Thanks, Bill, in West Virginia
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Replying to: billwv (Jan 14, 2009 4:23 pm) Also helps to have windshield washer fluid with a low freeze point, and Prestone spray deicer (the yellowish version in a spray bottle was wildly popular when the last big snow hit Portland OR). My only problem was ice buildup near the top of the windshield where the defroster could not quite melt it. That required manual clearing ever so often.
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Replying to: kurtamaxxxguy (Jan 14, 2009 7:13 pm) I had the defroster full blast, must have been 90 degrees inside, the windshield was still a mess. Has anyone used the winter wipers--comments? Bill
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Replying to: volkov (Jan 14, 2009 12:17 pm) So true, as if 22 cubic feet of cargo space were the same as 45. See recent posts. Funny thing is I think they've convinced themselves that 22=55. |
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Has anyone else been having the chemical fogging problems? I have had 2 dealers look at it now. One said it was the dash off gassing. Another said it was the cosmoline(rust inhibitor in the car). Both said that it should be done, but it is NOT GOING AWAY. I am looking for any advice to resolve this. It is so bad now that even in the daytime, the reflections on the windshield due to the chemical build up make it hard to see out of. It is greasy like, so it just smears. They "say" it isn't the antifreeze. Cleaning it is always half-assed. One dealer used industrial strength cleaner on it and that kept it clean for less than a week (although, I probably wasn't using the defroster either, as it was warmer here then.) Any help??? Suggestions??? I do want to be able to see clearly out of my windsheild!!! (And all the other windows, as it builds up on them as well.)
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Replying to: sgloon (Jan 15, 2009 11:24 am)
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Replying to: volkov (Jan 15, 2009 12:01 pm) In fact our van fogs up much worse than our Forester does. And the windshield takes about 3 days to clean it's so big. Try drying it with newspaper instead of using paper towels. Maybe hide some baking soda under the seat to absorb smells? We do that. |
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Replying to: ateixeira (Jan 15, 2009 12:07 pm)
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Replying to: volkov (Jan 15, 2009 12:11 pm) I usually squeejee them and then dry off the lines with newspaper. The glass is totally transparent when I'm done. Does anyone know more about why newspaper is good for drying glass?
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