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Re: The Greenest Automotive Swindle of this Century [chuckhoy]

by steve_ on Fri Dec 14 08:08:55 PST 2007

Ever notice that the air seems cleaner in the winter in urban areas? Not here in Boise unfortunately. We're in a valley (think LA) and everything gets trapped under inversions now and then. Today I can see across the valley to the Owyhee Mountains some ~50 miles away, but often I can't see the lights of Home Depot 2 miles away. Then I pop up 3,000 to the ski hill and the sun can be shining brightly. Used to see the same thing in Anchorage, aka Los Anchorage. When the inversions hit, our air quality goes to pot, burn orders go into effect and I can see the typical LA style brown haze lying near the valley floor. $3.xx a gallon gas hasn't decreased traffic (and resulting particulates and smog) any.

Truly Awesome Machine !!!

by bullhead on Fri Feb 24 19:30:49 PST 2006

Just returned from a 1,675 mile trip to central CA in a pretty loaded-down CRD. Averaged 26 MPG. Didn't spare the ponies much, either. Best segment, 356 miles, produced 30 MPG traveling 68 MPH in cruise control (Speed Limit mostly 55 :blush:, but highway patrol didn't seem to care). Worst, 22 (much of that at temps. below 20F). I remounted the cheesy ST tires for the trip w/ 38 front & 36 rear psi. They continue to provide decent service and great economy. Although the CRD delivers noticeably diminishing returns after 70 mph (compared to petrol powered), it kept up ably in 85 - 95 mph Bay Area traffic. Satisfying to have the reserve acceleration for confounding habitual lane hoppers in Beamers and Benzes: Who'd have you think even 85 mph isn't fast enough. :mad: Owyhee!

Sundries

by bullhead on Fri Nov 11 07:56:26 PST 2005

WIDE TIRES: Okay, there are not all upsides to wider tires. Narrower tires provide better traction in most situations. Chances are good a tire dealer merely doesn't have the 225's. Get narrower "LT" tires. They won't flex as much versus "P" tires. PERFORMANCE UPGRADES: I'd be inclined to reply, "Get a life", but obviously someone's much too busy buying, modifying, and repairing stuff to do that. Get a semi-tractor, then you'll have a different life, at least. Owyhee!

Re: Amsoil API [indianrefining]

by bullhead on Wed Oct 12 07:26:08 PDT 2005

Oh, yeah.... I guess that escaped me. HAVOLINE : The Best - THE BEST - THE BEST ! ! ! ! ! Go buy some RIGHT NOW !!! Actually, someone did say it's a quality oil, didn't they ? Then dump out that Amsoil in your driveway for dust control. That's all it's good for. Owyhee !

Hi Chris

by steve_ on Thu Jan 23 19:24:03 PST 2003

Heh, my wife grew up in San Diego. She's been dragging Magruder Corridor brochures home for 2 years now :-) Just need ~5 days to do it right. Amazing single track roads around American Bar, and the roads to Silver City (and the Owyhee Scenic Byway loop around it), Atlanta and Bear Valley are fun. Lots of trails behind town too you know. Now be quiet before the hoards discover Idaho! Steve, Host

so long Ol' 'ru

by needaride on Tue Aug 01 06:09:40 PDT 2000

My 1988 GL wagon just drove off into the sunset with a new owner. It had given me over 12 years and 188,495 miles of dependable, affordable performance. It was the last new car I bought (and may remain so). It has been on virtually every mile of paved highway in the state of Idaho (and a lot of unpaved miles) as well as all over Washington, Oregon and Western Montana. It brought our first child home from the hospital in a foot of fresh January snow in Sandpoint, Idaho. When it was but a few months old it crawled down the walls of the Owyhee River Canyon in Eastern Oregon to go bass fishing. It pulled my full-sized father-in-law and me right up out of that canyon, nice and easy. It has traveled 400 miles in winter storms on mountain roads. It has faced down a cow moose and her calf on a deserted logging road in northern Idaho. It has taken me skiing all around the Northwest and pulled our little fishing boat out of Coeur D' Alene Lake, Hayden Lake, Lake Pend O'Reille, and Priest Lake countless times. The most expensive shop bill was a little over $600 (twice). The majority were under $300, usually for the timing belts, which gave out religiously at 60,000-mile intervals. It only left us stranded once, in the middle of the night, on the Highway 95 shortcut outside of Grangeville, ID. (Thank you to the owners of the farmhouse in the middle of nowhere for being home and having a phone!) I had been looking to replace it because my body (not hers) had deteriorated over the years and didn't fit like it used to when it was new and I was young. I don't imagine the extra fifty pounds (mine) helped much either! A little over a month ago I pulled the driver's seat out and drilled new holes for mounting the seat to the track. It gave me almost 2 more inches of travel. What an incredible difference! But days later I found a beautiful ‘99 Bonneville that was too good to pass up. Very comfortable and befitting my daily commute from Vancouver, Washington through Portland, Oregon. It was too late. I had gone too far down the car-shopping path. There was still some hope for hanging on to my beloved Subaru. You see, we then had three cars and we agreed to put two up for sale and see which one sold first. A ‘93 Aerostar and my 'ru. Both clean and well priced. We put an ad in the paper. Within days the Subaru sold to the first caller. I think it went to a good home. I agreed to give it a fresh coat of wax if the new owner would let me keep it just for one more weekend. I am confident that it will have no trouble hitting 300K if they give it the same care. During my car search, I found this forum to be by far the most helpful, and the community of Subie owners to be by far the most devoted to their cars. I learned several interesting things. My soob had the old 1.8L engine, which was the only other knock against it. It just wasn't conducive to entering the freeways on my daily commute. But it did have the dual transfer case which I absolutely loved and I understand is not currently available. I would love to see that come back. I also have been intrigued by the rumors I've seen here about a possible six-cylinder HO engine in the future, perhaps around a 3.0 L? Now if we could just get a little more travel in the driver’s seat for us 6 ft. and up types. I must say that new Subarus carry a bit more relative sticker shock than they did when we had our first. It will be a while before we'll be ready for that again but I'm a true 'ru believer and I know the economy experienced over the years of ownership. (I don't think my Aerostar has had a repair bill UNDER $600.) We do plan to replace the van soon and I am slowly working on my better half to try to get her to drive an Outback or a Forrester. I know we can't go new but we are also not in any particular hurry so I will keep lurking here and keep my eyes out for those first lease returns of 3.0L HO Sube's with the dual transfer case. My apologies for the length but I knew that only Sube owners would understand the bittersweet (dare I say horizontally-opposed) feeling of a new car in the driveway, a wad of cash in your hand and watching your trusty ol' ru drive off in the arms of another. May the road rise up to meet you and your 'ru. DS.