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LongBlade · June 19, 2013, 02:25:06 PM

Quote from: Gusington on June 19, 2013, 12:56:30 PM
Replacing our older Volvo with a new 2013 Subaru Outback V6. Picking it up tomorrow!

w00t! Gratz.

Windigo · June 19, 2013, 02:33:14 PM

Sigma One · June 19, 2013, 02:36:15 PM

Quote from: Gusington on June 19, 2013, 12:56:30 PM
Replacing our older Volvo with a new 2013 Subaru Outback V6. Picking it up tomorrow!

Awesome! Be sure to take some awesome pictures with it. I'm sure it'll be great for trips too.

Windigo · June 19, 2013, 03:56:28 PM

Outbacks are a solid vehicle all right, assembled in Indiana to boot [not sure where the parts are manufactured]

Bison · June 19, 2013, 04:49:35 PM

Quote from: Gusington on June 19, 2013, 12:56:30 PM
Replacing our older Volvo with a new 2013 Subaru Outback V6. Picking it up tomorrow!

Wow! Cool man.

TheCommandTent · June 19, 2013, 05:23:25 PM

Quote from: Bison on June 19, 2013, 04:49:35 PM
Quote from: Gusington on June 19, 2013, 12:56:30 PM
Replacing our older Volvo with a new 2013 Subaru Outback V6. Picking it up tomorrow!

Wow! Cool man.

Indeed, let us know how you like it. I've been looking at Subarus for when my car inevitably kicks the bucket.

Gusington · June 19, 2013, 05:26:43 PM

It'll be our 2nd Subaru. I have a small Subaru Impreza which is a great car. I am sad to see the Volvo go, it is built like a landship.

The new Subaru will be black. I have already named her Betty. The little one is named Val.

And yes the little one was built in Indiana. IIRC there is also a Subaru assembly plant in Alabama. The AFAIK are made in Japan.

eyebiter · July 14, 2013, 11:29:20 AM

Found this Skylark GS for sale locally. The siren song of the V8 350 is calling... trying to resist.

Greybriar · July 14, 2013, 01:02:18 PM

I recently inherited this car:

Gusington · July 14, 2013, 01:41:01 PM

V8 350...gabba

Barthheart · July 14, 2013, 03:17:33 PM

Quote from: eyebiter on July 14, 2013, 11:29:20 AM
Found this Skylark GS for sale locally. The siren song of the V8 350 is calling... trying to resist.

Cooool! How much do they want fer it?

Mr. Bigglesworth · July 14, 2013, 04:32:53 PM

Quote from: Windigo on June 19, 2013, 12:32:25 PM

About time. How much?

GDS_Starfury · July 14, 2013, 05:40:58 PM

:)

Barthheart · July 23, 2013, 10:00:11 AM

AAAARRRRRGGGGHHHHHHH! 23 years with out a scratch and my Miata (shown above in the thread) gets rear-ended by some stupid woman this morning on the way to work!!!!!! >:( >:( >:( :'(

Just about clocked her when she came over to apologize. >:(

Line of traffic stops quick. I stop fine with firm breaking. Hear squealing tires behind me, look up to see this Acura coming at me. Just started to move and turn out of the line and get clipped on the read driver's corner. She goes careening off into the south bound lane and comes to rest on the opposite shoulder. If I hadn't moved and turned she'd have ploughed into me square and totaled us both.

My damage is small - bumper missing paint, corner panel has a new wrinkle where it meets the bumper, cracked taillight. Her car was un-drivable as the front bumper was mashed into the passage side wheel well.

Lucky no-one was coming south at the time and lucky we're both un-hurt..... but man I yelled some pretty unflattering things at her for first few minutes.

Crappy way to start my day...... but I could be dead too... so there's that..... :P

LongBlade · July 23, 2013, 10:08:15 AM

Sorry to hear that, Barth.

My dad used to be in the Air Force. His advice was "any landing you walk away from is a good one." I suppose the same thing applies to car crashes.

Sorry to hear about your Miata. As long as she has insurance to cover the repair it's going to be OK. Inconvenient to lose your baby? Sure. But it'll be back.