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Replying to: ateixeira (Oct 27, 2009 7:59 am) http://www.automotive-business-review.com/news/display.aspx?alias=toyota_goodyea- r_sued_over_runflat_tires& |
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Replying to: cdndriver (Oct 29, 2009 10:43 am) I doubt it's "their way of discouraging people from buying after market racks". I'm not even sure it's cheaper than previous racks or other options. I think someone just thought it was really cool and didn't check it with real rack users.
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Replying to: tee_el_cee (Oct 29, 2009 11:29 am) I will check out the Forester. that may be where I end up if I stick with Subaru. I don't think I'll go with the OB. I'll keep writing them and tell them to bring the Legacy wagon back.  Going to another maker has its own set of problems: getting to know those cars, what their pros and cons are...and I don't have that long. My wife loves the Saab style, but I don't even know how long they'll be around, not to mention the service costs. 
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Looks pretty good. http://rackattackportland.wordpress.com/2009/07/02/new-series-cars-of-the-future- -a-rack-installers-opinion-part-1-2010-subaru-outback/
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| Now that's the way Subaru should have done the roof rails in the first place. Great looking and I would think well work much better for those that use them. | |
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I'd consider myself a pretty regular user of the roof racks on all of my cars over the years -- my garage looks like a Yakima warehouse sometimes. Anyways, carrying bikes, tandem kayaks, cargo boxes, etc. has always been priority with my car purchases, and from the looks of it, the 2010 Outback rack is just pathetic. Not only is there WAY too much plastic up there, the [non-adjustable] crossbar spread of less than 2 feet is just silly for carrying anything bigger than a couple of bikes. My 2001 Outback and 2004 WRX wagon both had simple, elegant side rails with easily removed crossbars that your could configure any way needed to handle the load. The best part was how easily you simply unbolted the bars with all the accessories in place and stored it, leaving a clean, uncluttered roof. That's just not possible with the 2010 Outback design, and it just looks SO bulky and plasticy too boot. The aftermarket solution (link above) certainly looks like it SHOULD have come from the factory, but at an additional $1000 it's a pretty steep modification. I'm a huge fan of Subarus, but this latest design is a big FAIL in my opinion. Brian
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Replying to: tee_el_cee (Oct 29, 2009 4:40 pm) I fully agree with you Brian. That new rack was change for the sake of change rather than improvement. |
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Replying to: bkaiser1 (Oct 30, 2009 7:52 am) I thought the spread was actually 30"?  October sales are out - Outback outsold the Forester for the first time in years. Both are way up, though. |
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Replying to: ateixeira (Nov 03, 2009 1:13 pm) But, for people who want to mount their own crossbars (and leave the stock rack in its "stowed" position), the exposed length of the stowed bars is only about 21" or so. (This is if you were wanting to mount your own cross bars to the stowed bars, using them as the rails.) If you look at the design of the stock 2010 rails, they could have positioned the rails such that they were farther apart than 30" in the crossed position. I don't know why the designers thought that a 30" spacing was optimal.
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Replying to: rschleicher (Nov 03, 2009 6:06 pm) 
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