This is a thread about the Subaru in my signature. On this cold-ish morning (people that live in ACTUALLY cold places, like Minnesota, Canada, Alaska, anywhere Massachusetts and up, really, laugh at what we call "cold." It's 29 out, up from 20.. ok) and I thought I would update everyone, as their seems to be some sort of confusion or questions.
No point in mucking up the Magnatec thread, so, let's give a little update and overview on the Subie.
Basically, short version: Everything is fine with it, it is turning out to not be the bomb I thought it was going to be, and, honestly, it is getting the Full WatchJRGo treatment that he is doing with his 2003 BMW X5 with the 3.0L I6 - and he is ultimately selling that car for $1. Now, I am full up on cars, and would LOVE to be that winner, but. Anyways.... Yeah, basically everything on the car is getting fixed, has been fixed, will be fixed.
Presently: Everything on it works, the only thing I can think of that doesn't is the green word CRUISE does not light on the dash, when you use the cruise control. Though, the cruise control works. I think this is something about how Subaru wires the ECU and the dash, but, really, that's like a non-thing.
I purchased the Subaru because it looked decent, has and still does have awesome tires, and was inexpensive.
Well, we are past that now. And we actually have a good car here. Controversial choice of engine transplant; seems to be FAR more workable than I thought. I thought it would be a horrible, stalling, smoking, car that just wasn't good and not liked. The ONLY complaint I have about it is that it is slow, and can be sluggish when being tailgated by those pesky Camrys and Teslas I see so often etc etc, any modern car is fast and usually faster than a Ferrari 308, which everyone says is actually a slow car, so. I've never driven a Yugo so I don't know how slow the Subaru is, but it sure does want to work and it's doing great.
If things stay on the trajectory they are on now, it should have everything on it either mint or looked at in short order.
.... did I mention I am starting to like the car?
Oh and let's see.. Previous NY trip, well. Aside from SUPREME frustration in reading the dipstick, ... Hard throttle, cruise at 75MPH, some blasts of higher speed, extensive idling due to staying warm, basically "hard use," I saw 22MPGs. Not great, but, I'm seeing if I can replicate the results, also feeling the car out. From what I hear, Subaru never was the mileage champ.
No point in mucking up the Magnatec thread, so, let's give a little update and overview on the Subie.
Basically, short version: Everything is fine with it, it is turning out to not be the bomb I thought it was going to be, and, honestly, it is getting the Full WatchJRGo treatment that he is doing with his 2003 BMW X5 with the 3.0L I6 - and he is ultimately selling that car for $1. Now, I am full up on cars, and would LOVE to be that winner, but. Anyways.... Yeah, basically everything on the car is getting fixed, has been fixed, will be fixed.
Presently: Everything on it works, the only thing I can think of that doesn't is the green word CRUISE does not light on the dash, when you use the cruise control. Though, the cruise control works. I think this is something about how Subaru wires the ECU and the dash, but, really, that's like a non-thing.
I purchased the Subaru because it looked decent, has and still does have awesome tires, and was inexpensive.
Well, we are past that now. And we actually have a good car here. Controversial choice of engine transplant; seems to be FAR more workable than I thought. I thought it would be a horrible, stalling, smoking, car that just wasn't good and not liked. The ONLY complaint I have about it is that it is slow, and can be sluggish when being tailgated by those pesky Camrys and Teslas I see so often etc etc, any modern car is fast and usually faster than a Ferrari 308, which everyone says is actually a slow car, so. I've never driven a Yugo so I don't know how slow the Subaru is, but it sure does want to work and it's doing great.
If things stay on the trajectory they are on now, it should have everything on it either mint or looked at in short order.
.... did I mention I am starting to like the car?
Oh and let's see.. Previous NY trip, well. Aside from SUPREME frustration in reading the dipstick, ... Hard throttle, cruise at 75MPH, some blasts of higher speed, extensive idling due to staying warm, basically "hard use," I saw 22MPGs. Not great, but, I'm seeing if I can replicate the results, also feeling the car out. From what I hear, Subaru never was the mileage champ.