brus brother

The Dakotas... 9 months of winter and the rest is 3 months of bad sledding:lol: I have yet to try the Goodyear Triple tread but haven't been impressed with the other makes and models I've tried, so next time I will put them in the game and see how they do at bat. If there is any inceased cost associated with changing tires with the pressure monitoring sysems, longer life tires will result in a better payback over time.

Just got the same one in Harvest Gold. I'm looking into ordering the matching color exterior door handles for mine as the contrast is more noticeable with the lighter color. Your color was my first choice but I got mine used and the grey wasn't available. Any tricks to popping the door panels to replace the exterior handles? How do you get to the "hidden" screws?

Just replaced my one color 2000 Legacy GT wagon (titanium pearl) with a 2008 OB 2.5i (harvest gold) and the colors are in the same range. The 08 harvest gold (also one color body) is light enough to be seen in the dark yet dark enough to go without weekly washings as the white (or black for that matter) and not look like a "beater". The 05+ OBs style change eliminated almost all of the plastic side armor and became available in the lower end models without two-tone paint. The GT wagon had stopped production in the early 2000s so I was looking for a 05+ Legacy wagon but having stopped Legacy wagon production altogether in 07, none were available used and the cost difference was almost non-exisent between an 05 used Legacy ($17K) and an 08 OB 2.5i, (19K miles on odometer) with more bells and whistles. $18K and we now own our fifth Subaru. Granted, the colors are tame but these OBs are not your mother's station wagon...

OK I'm sticking with black.

Got an OB with black door handles. Would like to match the handles to the body color. Any tips or tricks? Rattle can color with a couple of clear coats or have a pro do it? Any issue with adhesion?

2000 Legacy

Insurance is taking the car for "total" so I guess the best way is to hotwire the pump.

I am about to junk a car with a full tank of gas. Can I turn the key to the start position and drain the fuel as it comes out from the fuel filter? Any tips or tricks?

Interesting. Where is Louisiana?

There's two of them in my driveway.:cool:

waddaya mean... they seem roadworthy to me:grin:

Technical Service Bulletin... not necessarily the same as a recall so much as a how to remedy for a problem.

I made the above video when a friend returned to CT with the latest "additions" strapped to a carrier. Ah romance...

And I thought it looked better with the Subaru on the bottom;) My initial thought was that it was a self-propelled Subie beta test.

Yeah, driving down the road minding your own business and suddenly you're lap dancing with a moose! Yikes:eek:

Moosens was not the driver in the accident but he is from CT.BTW was the moose a relative of Bulwnkl?

Mathematicians?

Yup, this baby moose was wandering around lower Fairfield county on golf courses and in back yards for days. The wildlife folks were trying to tranquilize and relocate it and instead chased it onto the Merritt Pkwy. where my friend happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. Fortunately, she doesn't remember the incident. BTW For those who remember the members on the Old Gen Subie site, Moosens is from Ct.

Well, it's a year later and it's easier to look at since the driver has now significantly recovered from her injuries. The damage was from a baby moose that had roamed out onto the Merritt Pkwy in CT. Thankful for airbags. Wear your seatbelts ladies and gents!

There is a rocker switch on top of the steering column that inevitably brings many a visitor to this site. Check to see that you didn't flip that switch while cleaning etc. It's a real DOH moment for many. Edit: Rooster beat me to the explanation.

I recently changed the inner boot. There is a description on this site on how to do this without removing the whole axle. I had access to a lift so it was pretty simple to clean and regrease the joint and close it up. Apparenly the inner joint only moves up and down and doesn't get the workout that the outer one does. End result is I still have an original axle and no problems.

How about the "Virgin Switch" that pesky little rocker switch on the steering column?? Did you by any chance hit that switch?

What year Imp?

OK it's that time again and Tire Rack has some incentives. My 05 OB came with Bridgestone Potenza RE92 and I haven't been left stranded (good sign). I live in lower Connecticut with fairly light snow conditions. On Tire Rack, the RE92 reviews seem to indicate that buyers would rather stick a needle in their ear than buy them again so... Much more highly rated in the Bridgestone family Potenza RE960AS Pole Position (sounds racey huh?) or the Turanza Serenity with the Serenity receiving slightly better reviews (probably written by the sales staff last Friday). Anyway, either way, they will cost about $101 each (after rebate) + $39 total shipping. Opinions?

Are you sure that is the deductible for "glass"?