crash613

forget that... u wanna see a funny e-bay posting? check this out. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2432601336 this is the funnyest auction i have ever seen. take the time to read what he wrote about his "heavely moded car" Mke http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2432601336

you have to admit, though, it IS pretty funny. Woody Allen Does, in fact suck, the Baja does not. But that someone would take the time to do that.... it is somene who cant' afford, or whatever, a subaru. Jealousy, that is all. Mike

I test drove a XT Turbo when the Toledo dealer first got them. All they had was automatic, and i had told the dealer i would never buy an auto. But we were both so excited that they were finally in, that i went in and took one for a spin. The first thing i noticed, after the dealer told me that there "was no turbo lag like the WRX auto," was that there was turbo lag. I had never driven a turbo before, but i could surely recognize it. I think that would drive me crazy. I was empressed with the speed and pickup. I ended up buying a XS PREM because of the whole No moonroof with manual on the XT. Pure bullcrap. marketing blunder if there ever was one. I would like to get back there one day and drive a manual XT. maybe someday, but since i have my XS now i dont think that will happen anytime soon. Mike

for some reason the thumbnails dont' seem to be loading, but you can click on the space holders and show each pic. Mike

I fell victim of Jiffy Lube too. I had a 96 Sunfire GT that i usually changed the oil on myself.... I took it to Jiffy LUbe one cold winter day, no garage and they did an oil change check all levels etc..... everything was fine, or so i thought... about a year later, yea a year, the transmission blew. i took it to a tranny shop, they said that the dipstick was gone and that the tranny juice just slowly sputtered out. he said it happens alot with instant oil changes and i said i change my own oil. i said i went to one but it was a year ago... he said that is possible.. due to so little dripping out at a time that it would take that long before it ran dry. He showed me where the dipstick should have been and how its removed. no chance it could have come out on it's own, nor that i have ever taken it out. Of course try to prove this. so i was stuck.... screw that jiffy lube. I always change my own oil now, or go to the dealer. and when i change my own oil, i put it in a milk carton and drop it off on jiffy lubes front steps, when they are closed. Screw them. they can dispose of it. since they are in the hole to me for a grand, in my book anyway. Mike

Just a copy of the link, for those interested... I posted a message awhile back about painting my brake calipers... well this weekend i did it. here are the results http://members.aol.com/crash613/temp Let me know what you think..... yeah, yeah i know, its a vanity thing. For that matter i changed my footpedals to the WRX ones... vanity is a wonderful thing isn't it? Mike