stedler Posted July 14, 2006 Share Posted July 14, 2006 My wife and I just bought an 05' Legacy Sedan, 2.5i Boxer engine, auto tranny. I've always new subaru built a great and extremely capable car. But outside of the World Rally Championships, (Go Petter Solberg) I've never seen what a sube can do. On July 4th, we went out to the beach to watch the shuttle launch. (we live on an island on the east coast of florida just south of Kennedy Space Center.) The only place to park was in this really soft, sink to your ankles beach sand. My wife told to find somewhere else to park, but me being stubourn, I went ahead anyway. (despite seeing all manor of cars stuck, and even a couple of 4wd's who waited to shift into 4wd till after they where stuck. ) Well we went and parked our car, and got out and watched the shuttle launch.... by the time we got back to where we had parked, the sand was all churned up infront and behind our car from people getting stuck and digging themselves out. So we wound up driving through rutted soft sand to get out. The legacy never even struggled.. It just went when I hit the gas... we weaved around stuck car after stuck car, with everybody staring at us as we went... people on top of a motor home were pointing and waving as we went. when we got our car out of the way, we went back and helped others get unstuck. After that we had a crowd of people wanting to see the sube... so we spent a half hour explaining the car to them.... It was a trip... I traded a 4wd ford ranger offroad for my subaru... and though I really miss my truck. (a fractured vertibrae in my back caused me to have to leave 4wd till i can afford a nice luxery 4wd like a landrover) But now I wouldn't trade my legacy for anything. Well almost anything.... Maybe a subaru Baja... Thank You Subaru......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manarius Posted July 14, 2006 Share Posted July 14, 2006 Subaru - The beauty of All Wheel Drive. Gotta love 'em Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gahagan Posted July 14, 2006 Share Posted July 14, 2006 My wife and I just bought an 05' Legacy Sedan, 2.5i Boxer engine, auto tranny. I've always new subaru built a great and extremely capable car. But outside of the World Rally Championships, (Go Petter Solberg) I've never seen what a sube can do. On July 4th, we went out to the beach to watch the shuttle launch. (we live on an island on the east coast of florida just south of Kennedy Space Center.) The only place to park was in this really soft, sink to your ankles beach sand. My wife told to find somewhere else to park, but me being stubourn, I went ahead anyway. (despite seeing all manor of cars stuck, and even a couple of 4wd's who waited to shift into 4wd till after they where stuck. ) Well we went and parked our car, and got out and watched the shuttle launch.... by the time we got back to where we had parked, the sand was all churned up infront and behind our car from people getting stuck and digging themselves out. So we wound up driving through rutted soft sand to get out. The legacy never even struggled.. It just went when I hit the gas... we weaved around stuck car after stuck car, with everybody staring at us as we went... people on top of a motor home were pointing and waving as we went. when we got our car out of the way, we went back and helped others get unstuck. After that we had a crowd of people wanting to see the sube... so we spent a half hour explaining the car to them.... It was a trip... I traded a 4wd ford ranger offroad for my subaru... and though I really miss my truck. (a fractured vertibrae in my back caused me to have to leave 4wd till i can afford a nice luxery 4wd like a landrover) But now I wouldn't trade my legacy for anything. Well almost anything.... Maybe a subaru Baja... Thank You Subaru......... Cool! I'd have been glowing. I just got my 2006 Legacy Sedan. I still have my 2000 Outback Wagon (which I'll be selling) and I really loved the way that car could get me around in any weather. I drive about 70 miles roundtrip daily to/from work and I've never missed a day of work due to weather. My boss has been amazed that I've shown up when I travel a lot further than people who report off due to bad roads. I just laugh and say, "but I've got a Subaru." So your story pleases me because I am wondering if the sedan, with its lower ground clearance and low profile tires, will get me around the the wagon did. Today is oppresively hot and humid here in Western Pennsylvania (everyone is staying indoors) and I'm lying here dreaming about driving my subie in a great snowstorm. Last winter I was comming home from work and on a back road a car had lost control and the road was blocked because of it and the plow truck which couldn't get around it. The road is not heavily traveled but we sat there long enough that about 5 cars (including mine) was setting in traffic waiting for the tow truck to get the car moved. It was a beautiful snowstorm and some drivers were out of their cars conversing. I decided I'd waited long enough and said I'm turning around and taking an even less traveled road. A guy in a 4x4 pickup truck was heading in the same direction and warned that that road would be even less passable. I laughed and said, "I've got this Subaru. It never lets me down." Laughing, I added, "follow me, I'll cut a path in for you to follow." He shook his head and declined the offer, saying he'd take a much longer but presumably safer detour. I had absolutely no problem getting home. It was a peaceful drive, actually, as the newly fallen snow was thick and deep and I was completely alone on this road. It was beautiful. And I was completely confident my car would handle the trip. Priceless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericem Posted July 14, 2006 Share Posted July 14, 2006 I remember in a parking lot there was snow that was 50cm tall!!!! So we really need batteries, so my dad made a run and made it right into the parking lot somehow with blizzak tires (by the way 93 legacy wagon) and we were amazed this low car would go without struggling!! then we parked, and we came back moments latter and we thought we were stuck, but eventaually it launched,without stepping out of the vehicle, amazing with such little ground clearance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stedler Posted July 14, 2006 Author Share Posted July 14, 2006 When I was at the Dealer looking at cars. It was the Outback wagon that I was interested in, with it's higher ground clearance and beefier looks. But they had such a great deal on the Legacy Sedan we bought I couldn't pass it up. "So your story pleases me because I am wondering if the sedan, with its lower ground clearance and low profile tires, will get me around the the wagon did." What I've found so far: You need to be mindful of the terrain your on.... I've been down some trails here... Getting from one area here to another... Everything is so spread out here, so I take short cuts using my GPS. I've been very careful, because the car doesn't have the ground clearance that my truck had, but I'm still taking most of the short cuts I know. I can hear the grass under the car on some of the trails, and when I was in the deep sand at the beach I could hear the sand on the bottom of the car at points... But it never slowed down... I'm not about to go rock crawling or muddin' with the Legacy, but snow, sand, trail riding... fair game. Lovin' it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fnlyfnd Posted July 15, 2006 Share Posted July 15, 2006 I'm so happy this came up. I was really considering giving up the roo for a wvo project, prolly a dub. This thread just made me so happy that I still have it and remember why I got it in the first place. Pic of good times Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gahagan Posted July 15, 2006 Share Posted July 15, 2006 Any more cool stories out there? (I'm sure there are) I'd really love to read them. Common. Share. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Setright Posted July 15, 2006 Share Posted July 15, 2006 I love this kind of story! Subaru's AWD just works so well. All the imitators from VW, Audi, Volvo and so on are useless in the loose stuff. I would have loved being there to witness the faces on the owners of all those "off road vehicles" as a compact family sedan whizzed past Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nipper Posted July 15, 2006 Share Posted July 15, 2006 i live on Long Island (NY), i am three miles form the ocean, Long Beach. Long beach has limited parking, but there is this one block called the "superblock". It had been site of many attempted super size construction products. The block is also dirt and sand, and people are allowed to park there at thier own risk. With my 97 OBW i never have to worry about finding a parking space. i just pop the car in low to force the AWD and go off on my way. i can always find a parking space. Also ive gone to many events where parking in a feild is all thats left, and ive never questioned any open parking space with any subaru ive had. nipper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeSubiefan Posted July 16, 2006 Share Posted July 16, 2006 Did you have to deflate the tires? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spacinjason Posted July 16, 2006 Share Posted July 16, 2006 I was recently down at a local park on the Rogue River here in Southern Oregon. I had brought my kids down to play in water and sand. I had backed my Baja down real close to the river in loose sand and parked it. I guess it must have looked stuck, bacause I was sitting in drivers seat with door open reading a book and this older gentleman in a Suburban drove over to where we were at. I thought 'what the heck does he want?'! He asked me if I needed help getting my car out of the sand. I laughed and thanked him then started up the Baja and pulled it forward a few feet to show him I was not stuck! He asked if it was 4wd, and I informed him that all Subaru's are now AWD. He then went on his way. I love my Subaru! Spacinjason '06 Baja Turbo MT:burnout: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xdeadhead Posted July 16, 2006 Share Posted July 16, 2006 hey gahagan, youve got a PM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stedler Posted July 26, 2006 Author Share Posted July 26, 2006 Why we were there that day..... Three weeks later parked on sand hill in same lot... looking towards the beach This is the sand box.... you can still see some of the holes and ruts from that day even though we've had many severe rain storms since then.... Wish I had thought to take pictures of the stuck cars there that day... Will be back here for the August shuttle launch so watch out for some funny stuck pics.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stedler Posted July 26, 2006 Author Share Posted July 26, 2006 Did you have to deflate the tires? I didn't do squat but jump in, put it in drive, and hit the gas.... no wheel spin, it just launched... the pics above don't show how loose the sand is... It rained heavy yesterday and the day before, and the day before that.... etc.. so the sand right now is like the packed wet beach sand... but I still wouldn't try it in my wifes 04' Grand Am GT... I'll be going there again for the next shuttle launch to see it go up... (and to again laugh at the people stuck...) I will also be helping the get unstuck.. can't just leave the tourists there.. bad form. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnuman Posted July 27, 2006 Share Posted July 27, 2006 Let's see. I'm in CA so I don't have much as far as bad weather goes. I did travel north to Seattle to help a friend move, and crossing the border into OR on I5, there was a "chains required" area. The spotter pulled me over and said I needed chains. I told him I was in a Subaru, and he said "Oh, OK. Go on" :cool: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericem Posted July 27, 2006 Share Posted July 27, 2006 I was recently down at a local park on the Rogue River here in Southern Oregon. I had brought my kids down to play in water and sand. I had backed my Baja down real close to the river in loose sand and parked it. I guess it must have looked stuck, bacause I was sitting in drivers seat with door open reading a book and this older gentleman in a Suburban drove over to where we were at. I thought 'what the heck does he want?'! He asked me if I needed help getting my car out of the sand. I laughed and thanked him then started up the Baja and pulled it forward a few feet to show him I was not stuck! He asked if it was 4wd, and I informed him that all Subaru's are now AWD. He then went on his way.I love my Subaru! Spacinjason '06 Baja Turbo MT:burnout: You showed him man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spacinjason Posted July 27, 2006 Share Posted July 27, 2006 You should him man! Huh? Spacinjason '06 Baja Turbo MT:burnout: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Outback Posted July 27, 2006 Share Posted July 27, 2006 Cool story. Make sure you wash your undercarriage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericem Posted July 27, 2006 Share Posted July 27, 2006 Huh?Spacinjason '06 Baja Turbo MT:burnout: LMAO i mean showed him not should him lol! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LosDiosDeVerde86 Posted July 27, 2006 Share Posted July 27, 2006 i know that this has been posted before, but this is the only story you need about Subaru AWD vs Other "AWD" http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3740793435090003140&q=subaru+vs+volvo a video's worth (at least) 3.6 million words. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spacinjason Posted July 27, 2006 Share Posted July 27, 2006 LMAO i mean showed him not should him lol! Now I get it! I should have figured out that's what you meant, but it was too early when I read your reply. LOL! Spacinjason '06 Baja Turbo MT:burnout: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitegrinder Posted July 27, 2006 Share Posted July 27, 2006 Great Video!! Too bad the Volvo owners had to pay so much for that kind of performance. Sometimes it pays off in other ways for not being too wealthy:brow: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gahagan Posted July 30, 2006 Share Posted July 30, 2006 Cool, Gnuman. I've often thought that police cruizers should be Outbacks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnuman Posted July 31, 2006 Share Posted July 31, 2006 Cool, Gnuman. I've often thought that police cruizers should be Outbacks. In many places, they are. . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericem Posted July 31, 2006 Share Posted July 31, 2006 HA that explain's why i passed a stuck volvo v70 in the winter, great video. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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