That's true, and it's a good point. But it'd be nice to have an extra $100 a month in gas savings that you can use to replace the parts you break, haha.

Which is great. Except even stock you're only getting like what, 18mpg?

I'm not sure that point makes sense. If you want to off road a brand new vehicle (some people do), and you have a choice between getting 17mpg and getting 25mpg, I would think the 25mpg would be pretty appealing. Since it's brand new, it will almost definitely be your DD, so you could easily be saving $100 a month on…

The Outback is basically as lifted station wagon, and it's incredibly popular.

I don't think that's true. I think it's appealing. We're way past due for a capable off roader that also gets good gas mileage. There are a handful of great options for "real" off roaders, but they all get terrible fuel economy. The best truck in the world is useless if you can't afford to get to the trail. And I…

Maybe this is really good stock (as the XJ was)? Either way, I'm holding out hope that there is lifting potential.

COTD?

When the XJ came out, people lamented the unibody design, sure that it would be useless for anything rougher than leisurely country drive. But it turned out to be one of the best off roaders of all time.

There are a shortage of tutorials explaining how to move from the development board (Arduino) to only the necessary components. And of course, a lot of people don't realize that the purpose of the Arduino is really just to combine 3 functions:

The two most important things for soldering (other than that you need a decent soldering iron):

I voted NP, but judging by the comments, I guess I shouldn't have. :(

That's true, I think it's really about expectations. For instance, my wife's Outback (which used to be mine) I wouldn't expect to do anything but the easiest trails. But I do expect it to handle well in the snow and to ride like a car. My Xterra I expect to handle moderate trails even completely stock. But I don't…

Yes, I did, thanks for the explanation. By the way, I think your idea is good. Teaching kids financial lessons at an early age seems very important.

Ah, I see, sorry that went over my head, haha.

I miss Atlanta for the sports car/motorcycle market. Prices were some of the best in the country. But Denver is great for the truck/4x4 market.

Where is that?

I think the opposite is true. Paying them for chores teaches them to work for the reward, which is all a job is.

$10 every half hour? Damn, that kid is making more than me.

I wouldn't mind a salvage, since I'd just be abusing it anyway. Definitely something to consider, although I've really been hurting for a motorcycle lately. But all these Miata articles have got me missing my Miata, and my main grip with the Miata was lack of power, which the S2000 solves.

The S2000 is great, are they still cheap? It's been a couple of years since I looked into it, but they could be had for around $10k back then. I'd totally consider getting one. Although there are way too many cars and motorcycle on my "I'd totally consider getting one" list.