Every 16 year old needs two cars....

[Datawiz]

Originally Posted by lander

I found an FRS locally, '14 with 9k, for $21k, nicely equipped that I'm going to go drive tomorrow. I want to have fun driving again...the old Element just isn't providing that. Lol

That's a pretty good price. Unlike Subaru, they don't do "premium" vs. "limited". You have to just add on the extras.

What color is it? Manual transmission I hope.

[Cybercowboy]

Wow, reading about the CVT (continuous variable transmission) in the Outback makes me rather dubious. So it's under-powered with essentially a late 90's tech engine and a slush-box auto. Not sure about that.

[snide]

Originally Posted by Cybercowboy

Wow, reading about the CVT (continuous variable transmission) in the Outback makes me rather dubious. So it's under-powered with essentially a late 90's tech engine and a slush-box auto. Not sure about that.

Most lesbians really don't care about that stuff.

[lander]

Originally Posted by datawiz

That's a pretty good price. Unlike Subaru, they don't do "premium" vs. "limited". You have to just add on the extras.

What color is it? Manual transmission I hope.

They couldn't decide what color to go with...so of course it's red...and oh yeah, it's got three pedals.

[Cybercowboy]

Originally Posted by snide

Most lesbians really don't care about that stuff.

Yeah, I think my short-lived "Huh, maybe a Subaru would be OK" phase, that lasted about 2 hours, has came to an inglorious end.

[CertInsaneC5]

Originally Posted by snide

Most lesbians really don't care about that stuff.

Originally Posted by Cybercowboy

Yeah, I think my short-lived "Huh, maybe a Subaru would be OK" phase, that lasted about 2 hours, has came to an inglorious end.

[Nemesis]

Originally Posted by Cybercowboy

Yeah, I think my short-lived "Huh, maybe a Subaru would be OK" phase, that lasted about 2 hours, has came to an inglorious end.

Does it snow much in Missouri?

[Cybercowboy]

Originally Posted by Drew M

Does it snow much in Missouri?

Sometimes. Usually we'll have about 7 days or so per year with some snow on the roads. More than that is an anomaly. Even with a big snow, they usually have the roads cleared off in 24 hours. We are in SW Missouri, up by Kansas City they get quite a bit more snow than us.

[Nemesis]

Originally Posted by Cybercowboy

Sometimes. Usually we'll have about 7 days or so per year with some snow on the roads. More than that is an anomaly. Even with a big snow, they usually have the roads cleared off in 24 hours. We are in SW Missouri, up by Kansas City they get quite a bit more snow than us.

Then awd isnt a necessity, but it sure is nice to have.

[Cybercowboy]

Originally Posted by Drew M

Then awd isnt a necessity, but it sure is nice to have.

Absolutely. Love my MDX. I'll find something she likes, and at the very least it will have some sort of AWD. Probably. However, she has had a FWD car for 20 years now (various ones) and hasn't had a problem getting around here.

[Nemesis]

Originally Posted by Cybercowboy

Absolutely. Love my MDX. I'll find something she likes, and at the very least it will have some sort of AWD. Probably. However, she has had a FWD car for 20 years now (various ones) and hasn't had a problem getting around here.

the options are endless

[Sea Six]

giggety

[lander]

Originally Posted by datawiz

That's a pretty good price. Unlike Subaru, they don't do "premium" vs. "limited". You have to just add on the extras.

What color is it? Manual transmission I hope.

Went over and drove it at lunch...don't know why they say it needs more power...had plenty of it in my mind and coupled with the 6-speed was easily put down to the road. Bit of torque steer, but I expected there to be. Great handling...just wow, fun to drive. Seats were a bit tight...definitely made for a thinner build than mine, but not overly uncomfortable.

But...with a bum knee unfortunately getting in and out was a chore.

Oh well...I'll keep looking I guess. Too bad.

[Datawiz]

Originally Posted by lander

Went over and drove it at lunch...don't know why they say it needs more power...had plenty of it in my mind and coupled with the 6-speed was easily put down to the road. Bit of torque steer, but I expected there to be. Great handling...just wow, fun to drive. Seats were a bit tight...definitely made for a thinner build than mine, but not overly uncomfortable.

But...with a bum knee unfortunately getting in and out was a chore.

Oh well...I'll keep looking I guess. Too bad.

How do you get torque steer out of a RWD car?

[Sea Six]

Originally Posted by datawiz

How do you get torque steer out of a RWD car?

With a bullwhip?

[Sea Six]

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[lander]

Originally Posted by datawiz

How do you get torque steer out of a RWD car?

Good point, torque steer would be the wrong thing, obviously, but I'm telling you the damn thing felt like torque steer out the ass when I hit it and turned in, hard. It felt exactly like torque steer and that's what I ascribed it to. Even made a mental note of it (which I'll now go back and erase...ok, done).

Wonder if the damage to the car that they told me was just a dent in the passenger door was something a bit more causing the issue?

Regardless, I won't be getting one. Just too low to the ground for me.

Edit to add:

Did some Googling...others have reported similar things and attributed it to the tires being new and "sticky". Dunno about that...it's fricking cold out today! lol

[Brett K]

Originally Posted by Cybercowboy

Yeah, I think my short-lived "Huh, maybe a Subaru would be OK" phase, that lasted about 2 hours, has came to an inglorious end.

Been there, done that. We bought a 2010 Outback Limited when they first came out. Decent car in many respects but boring. Fortunately, resale value is great on Subarus.