Random Thoughts Thread

[A Horse With No Name]

18 hours ago, oldshurst442 said:

 

Yeah, you too can live in the (would get me points or banned by Drew if I typed it) United States of America. 

[A Horse With No Name]

 

[A Horse With No Name]

Way ahead of its time. 

 

[A Horse With No Name]

 

The economy is going to tank, curious how this will affect the automotive industry. But things in this country are NOT GOOD!

 

Gorgeous old Buick. 

 

[A Horse With No Name]

 

[trinacriabob]

Very random thought:

I wonder what percent of Subaru owners voted for Agent Orange.  I bet it's low.

(this is an automotive, demographics, and marketing research issue)

[G. David Felt]

53 minutes ago, trinacriabob said:

Very random thought:

I wonder what percent of Subaru owners voted for Agent Orange.  I bet it's low.

(this is an automotive, demographics, and marketing research issue)

All I ever see is Anti GOP stuff on Subaru products.

These are amazing and I love Steet Food, Korean Taco's are da bomb!!!

https://youtu.be/8WO_SN8FLfk

[A Horse With No Name]

2 hours ago, trinacriabob said:

Very random thought:

I wonder what percent of Subaru owners voted for Agent Orange.  I bet it's low.

(this is an automotive, demographics, and marketing research issue)

I want a Subaru but not a fan of the CVT transmissions. 

 

[trinacriabob]

7 hours ago, A Horse With No Name said:

I want a Subaru but not a fan of the CVT transmissions. 

Again, I have no problem with the brand.  I just want a vehicle that doesn't make statements or is about groupthink.  That said, only their Legacy sedan qualifies and its interior (including the dash) is very nice.  

Is it that their CVT is one that hasn't gone through teething or you just don't like CVTs?  Most people don't.

I'm just thinking back to that era when one could drive a silver American boulevardier with a plush burgundy cloth interior on a scenic country road in the Sierra Nevada or the Cascades and stop in a funky place for coffee and a pastry.  That's not about conformity and making statements.  That's about pleasure, serenity, and comfort.  That's what I have sought in my vehicles.

[G. David Felt]

19 hours ago, trinacriabob said:

Again, I have no problem with the brand.  I just want a vehicle that doesn't make statements or is about groupthink.  That said, only their Legacy sedan qualifies and its interior (including the dash) is very nice.  

Is it that their CVT is one that hasn't gone through teething or you just don't like CVTs?  Most people don't.

I'm just thinking back to that era when one could drive a silver American boulevardier with a plush burgundy cloth interior on a scenic country road in the Sierra Nevada or the Cascades and stop in a funky place for coffee and a pastry.  That's not about conformity and making statements.  That's about pleasure, serenity, and comfort.  That's what I have sought in my vehicles.

I honestly have not heard of issues with Subaru CVTs, but mostly I think it is a preference between the CVT versus traditional geared transmission for folks.

The bigger issue I have with ICE Subaru is that their motors seem to end up needing major rebuild work at 100,000 miles. I have two neighbors that love their Subaru's and have had to have the motors have major work done at 100,000 miles and then years later finally hitting 200,000 miles they went and bought brand new Subaru's which I find weird imho.

Kinda like Kia and their Oil consumption problem on their ICE engines. Some people just go back and buy another one, others move onto other brands.

So what ever model you do go for, I would say do your due diligence, check the recalls, check the major maintenance schedule and what people have had to deal with to see if it works or not for you and the way you drive.

[trinacriabob]

Thought I'd share ...

 

 

This is how we came back to the U.S. when I must have been all of 4 feet tall.  The ship, Italy's biggest transatlantic ever, built with a lesser known twin, was 902 ft. long.  They only served for 10 years.

This sort of experience changes how you view life and the world.

An architectonic dream per the footage at 3:05 *

* they have to pile on the cabins today and make them big and boxy ... these were made to look like big yachts

[oldshurst442]

Subaru but no CVT?

No problem!!!

I offer you

[A Horse With No Name]

22 hours ago, trinacriabob said:

Again, I have no problem with the brand.  I just want a vehicle that doesn't make statements or is about groupthink.  That said, only their Legacy sedan qualifies and its interior (including the dash) is very nice.  

Is it that their CVT is one that hasn't gone through teething or you just don't like CVTs?  Most people don't.

I'm just thinking back to that era when one could drive a silver American boulevardier with a plush burgundy cloth interior on a scenic country road in the Sierra Nevada or the Cascades and stop in a funky place for coffee and a pastry.  That's not about conformity and making statements.  That's about pleasure, serenity, and comfort.  That's what I have sought in my vehicles.

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