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  1. Nothing else I've owned is quite the same blend of easy to work on, fun to drive, and good looking.

     

    Well...I'll give you the easy to work on and fun to drive part...I don't know about good-looking (as far as the older ones go).

     

     

    Well, hey, robertwheeler, don't give up now!

    Stick with us a little longer, please!

     

    (Someone perform Subaru resuscitation on this man!)

  2. Mine's got over a quarter of a million miles on 'er and she runs like a top - rain or shine...in snow, sleet, hail, torrential downpours and the like...I drive her 104 miles every weekday and another 160 on the weekends. The thing won't die. It starts in the cold and the hot...It's an awesome engine.

     

    Sure it's gutless as all get-out and the carb pretty much sucks, but I wouldn't trade it for the world...

     

    Keep the EA81!

  3. We couldn't live in NW Montana without a Subaru. After spending over an hour doing our l-o-n-g driveway in almost 18" of new snow (some drifts were over the maw of the snowblower), and getting ready for work, we headed out.

     

    What HO! At the top of the driveway, which is a fairly steep grade we are confronted by a nice fresh berm higher than the hood ... courtesy of our friendly neighborhood snowplow driver.

     

    I was afraid to hit it TOO hard, but even slowed down we pushed right through.

     

    Snow predicted through the night, temps falling to minus 12 F.

     

    Maybe NOW the ski mountain can open!

    I want to be there...
  4. #1 = ('88 2WD Rusty-Trusty-Musty-Justy) Bought it for $20 when I was 15. Death rallied it on the property when my parents weren't home. It threw a rod. Sold it for $50 with a trashed engine.

     

    #2 = (1991 Loyale) Mom's daily driver. Awesome car. Mint condition. Rolled it the day after I got my driver's license (see avatar). My dad, against my orders, gave it away to a friend. The engine is now in an airplane.

     

    #3 = (1982 Hatch) Selling it to my buddy (dirt cheap) when he returns from Africa at the end of December.

     

    /\ #2 and #3 were/still are rust-free, baby... /\

  5. He's flying too low?

    Seriously, question to those doing some serious racing (not street racing) : at what speed does a properly installed rear air foil begins to make a positive difference in handling ? I would guess at a faster speed than anything remotely possible on a public road but that's only intuitive.

    I think I read somewhere that you see gains in handling (in RWD and AWD cars) at something like 140 MPH...I could be wrong, though. Other sources say anything over 100 MPH. As far as on a FWD car (Neon, etc.), no gain at all...as you get plenty of traction at high speeds.

     

     

    Hence...

    IN28.jpg

    /\ Totally functional and necessary /\

     

    Also...

    wrx20038.jpg...

  6. 1)Street racing is dangerous not only for those who indulge in it but also for all persons sharing the same public streets or roads.

    2)These persons have a right to make it known that they dont appreciate that kind of behaviour.

    3)Street racers are not completely stupid and can maybe find some food for thought in what those concerned others have to say about street racing.

    If your neighbours are eventualy witness to someone breaking and entering your home, I hope they will not think that "If people want to break the law...let them. The cops will get 'em eventually".

    Cheers!

     

    Okay, okay...I have to admit it - I do like your analogy.

    But seriously, one dude condemning them is not going to stop (or even slow down) the epidemic.

     

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    There are just some that won't ever learn...

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