The current Forester, a fairly handsome vehicle out of the box....

As we used to say in Arkansas - “Thank god for Mississippi”.

Good article, but I don’t know what you mean when you say that, without the Prius, “there is no Subaru”. The Legacy, the Legacy wagon, and the Outback, all predate the Prius. As I heard it, Subaru deliberately focussed marketing on the more remote Northwest and Northeast corners of the US after a disastrous Consumer…

Same in the TR6 - I don’t care if my lights sear retinas or my air horns rupture eardrums - other drivers will know I’m there

My daughters refer to this as “dry steering” - apparently they were taught not to do this in Driver’s Ed.

Indeed, the most important (and regrettably frequently unused) piece of safety equipment that comes standard with every car is located on top of the driver’s neck.

Over the years, I did two rounds of polishing on the Outback’s fogged headlights - a partial and temporary fix at best. This time, I found a pair of clear aftermarket lights on-line for ~$135. Decent quality, perfect fit, and the difference was night and day.

That’s why I replaced the original seats in the TR6 with NA Miata seats - the originals didn’t have headrests worth a damn, and every time I saw something large barreling up behind me I thought “If he rear-ends me, my head’ll probably fly off over the trunk”. I’ll probably still be squashed if rear-ended by an F150,…

Just finished major surgery (head gaskets, clutch, front CV axles, struts, brakes & rotors all round, all fluids, headlights) on my venerable (18 y.o., 172k) Subaru Outback wagon. Compared to the brand spanking new Hyundai Kona that replaced it as the family car, the Outback definitely feels old and a little feeble,…

The obvious answer is “It depends”

All fair points - in another car it might not have been quite so straightforward. I guess I was commenting on the outsize negative presence of timing belts in the minds of many car owners - replacement is generally not cheap, and it’s usually a preventative job, and lots of folks are reluctant to fork out hundreds to…

I had to remove/replace the timing belt and pulleys on my Outback as part of a head gasket replacement. It wasn’t a small job, but it wasn’t a hard job either, and completely dispelled the mystique of “the timing belt”. Basically took 3-4 metric sockets, a torque wrench and an afternoon. While I agree that chains are…

Paying the rent, I imagine. Unless you’re a Kardashian, simply being famous doesn’t translate into income - you have to work

Otherwise, the 914 doesn’t deserve any more cache than the Fiero or X1/9.

“It won’t start”

Damn, that’s cool looking - I love dashes full of gauges and banks of switches. Even the dash air vents look like the arse-end of a sci-fi jet fighter. Over the top? Sure, but sometimes the view from the top is pretty good.

“When they’re dead, they let you do anything. Grab them by the pussy....”

Ah, the Hindenboat...

I like to take a reasonable middle ground over speed bumps - not hammering over them, but not crawling over them like the car is made of eggshell and carrying a cargo of more eggshell - after all, I bought the deluxe version of my car, with pneumatic tires, and shocks and everything, so I’m pretty confident that…

I’m assiduous about keeping track of my sockets, and haven’t lost one yet. I have an extra 10mm long that I found on the road whole riding years ago. The owner can claim it by posting a detailed description...:-)