Author Topic: Woot, new car! (Read 9271 times)

bluepoof · « **on:** December 28, 2013, 02:36:52 PM »

2014 Subaru Forester.

I thoroughly enjoyed my brief drive home from the dealership in which the cavernous open space was unencumbered by kid stuff or hockey gear.

Next up, installation of car seats into the back (the reason for getting the new car; the old one couldn't fit both two rear-facing seats and my stupidly tall husband)!

Flyer · « **Reply #1 on:** December 28, 2013, 02:52:02 PM »

Yum!
A racing red Subie, a Ninja, two sprouts and a massively lanky butler...
Life is good!

TwistedT · « **Reply #2 on:** December 28, 2013, 03:24:59 PM »

Congrats! Gotta love a new car. Good luck with it.

Quote from: bluepoof on December 28, 2013, 02:36:52 PM

and my stupidly tall husband)!

Stupidly tall in general, or in relation to you?

Royal Tiger · « **Reply #3 on:** December 28, 2013, 03:32:32 PM »

Congrats. We had 7 Subaru's and never had a single problem.

bluepoof · « **Reply #4 on:** December 28, 2013, 03:35:59 PM »

Quote from: TwistedT on December 28, 2013, 03:24:59 PM

Stupidly tall in general, or in relation to you?

Haha, in general! He's 6'4". I think grade schoolers are stupidly tall in relation to me.

R Doug · « **Reply #5 on:** December 28, 2013, 04:10:22 PM »

Congrats! You can't go wrong with the Forester.

bluepoof · « **Reply #6 on:** December 28, 2013, 05:22:49 PM »

OK, now it feels like my car.

CosmicCowboy · « **Reply #7 on:** December 28, 2013, 05:30:00 PM »

Quote from: bluepoof on December 28, 2013, 05:22:49 PM

OK, now it feels like my car.

I wonder if we can get that d20 sticker for chornbe, but showing a 1 instead of the 20.

doc4216 · « **Reply #8 on:** December 28, 2013, 05:30:10 PM »

Merry Christmas to you guys! Great car with kids. My sister has had two of them!

SuperHans · « **Reply #9 on:** December 28, 2013, 05:37:51 PM »

Nice ride. Congrats!

R Doug · « **Reply #10 on:** December 28, 2013, 06:14:30 PM »

Quote from: bluepoof on December 28, 2013, 05:22:49 PM

OK, now it feels like my car.

It wouldn't be a proper Subi without some stickers!

squeezer · « **Reply #11 on:** December 28, 2013, 07:05:20 PM »

Very cool. We bought the same car -- even the same color -- a month ago. Our kids have grown. For us, it's the dog hauler.

We're loving it so far. The color looks great.

hambonee · « **Reply #12 on:** December 28, 2013, 07:41:24 PM »

gratz!..nice ride..seriously considering a suby for our next ride.

Justin · « **Reply #13 on:** December 29, 2013, 02:40:49 AM »

Quote from: bluepoof on December 28, 2013, 03:35:59 PM

Quote from: TwistedT on December 28, 2013, 03:24:59 PM
Stupidly tall in general, or in relation to you?

Haha, in general! He's 6'4". I think grade schoolers are stupidly tall in relation to me.

So he's 6'4", a you're what? 4'6"?

JonS · « **Reply #14 on:** December 29, 2013, 05:36:05 AM »

Congratulations! When I drove a Forester, I was very impressed with it. Subarus have come a long way from being a good vehicle to excellent. Great color, Poof.

Cablebandit · « **Reply #15 on:** December 29, 2013, 08:55:28 AM »

Just be sure you a religious about the coolant changes.

The other nice thing about Subarus is they are do damn easy to work on when the time arises.

I'm NOT Carl · « **Reply #16 on:** December 29, 2013, 09:36:46 AM »

Quote from: CosmicCowboy on December 28, 2013, 05:30:00 PM

Quote from: bluepoof on December 28, 2013, 05:22:49 PM
OK, now it feels like my car.

I wonder if we can get that d20 sticker for chornbe, but showing a 1 instead of the 20.

Err, actually the 14 is the rolled number. And it's upside down. At least that's what I'd see without a reference to what the sticker means.

Nice car though. It looks like the one I bought Rita.

Carl

PatM · « **Reply #17 on:** December 29, 2013, 09:41:55 AM »

Nice car!

bluepoof · « **Reply #18 on:** December 29, 2013, 09:48:23 AM »

Quote from: Justin on December 29, 2013, 02:40:49 AM

So he's 6'4", a you're what? 4'6"?

I'll have you know that I'm a towering 5'1"!

chornbe · « **Reply #19 on:** December 29, 2013, 09:49:28 AM »

A Subaru...? Congratulations on Coming Out. :-)

bluepoof · « **Reply #20 on:** December 29, 2013, 09:56:09 AM »

Quote from: dm_gsx1300r on December 29, 2013, 09:36:46 AM

Err, actually the 14 is the rolled number. And it's upside down. At least that's what I'd see without a reference to what the sticker means.

NERD ALERT

True, though if compared with an actual d20, the "20" is the number that's at the wrong angle in the sticker. Naturally, I had a real d20 immediately at hand with which to compare.

bluepoof · « **Reply #21 on:** December 29, 2013, 09:57:10 AM »

Quote from: chornbe on December 29, 2013, 09:49:28 AM

A Subaru...? Congratulations on Coming Out. :-)

You know I've had a Subaru already for years. I'm still waiting for my promised lesbian wife!

I do need to get some more cats now though.

chornbe · « **Reply #22 on:** December 29, 2013, 09:58:49 AM »

Quote from: bluepoof on December 29, 2013, 09:57:10 AM

Quote from: chornbe on December 29, 2013, 09:49:28 AM
A Subaru...? Congratulations on Coming Out. :-)

You know I've had a Subaru already for years. I'm still waiting for my promised lesbian wife!

I do need to get some more cats now though.

Hmmmmmmmm Leesssssbeeeeeannnnsssss.

hehehehehehe

spinalator · « **Reply #23 on:** December 29, 2013, 11:28:34 AM »

Nice car, if our Subaru dealer was not such a wanker, we would have bought the Forester, and not the Santa Fe! I love the dice, I am buying one for my friend who is back playing D&D. He even has a familiar in his latest campaign that he can not tire telling me about!

Nodaclu · « **Reply #24 on:** December 29, 2013, 11:51:46 AM »

Congrats Poof!! I've owned many Subaru's over the years, including a '78 Brat, an '82 Brat, and an '80 GL Sedan that I bought from a neighbor in '88 with a blown automatic transmission for $200. Swapped the auto tranny out for a 5 spd for $100 more and drove that thing everywhere for the next several years.

Can I ask if the old Subie was traded in? I really liked it and wondered if it might be going up for sale.

bluepoof · « **Reply #25 on:** December 29, 2013, 12:25:16 PM »

Quote from: Nodaclu on December 29, 2013, 11:51:46 AM

Can I ask if the old Subie was traded in? I really liked it and wondered if it might be going up for sale.

We're hanging onto it for a couple of months because of the influx of family that will be visiting in the next few weeks for Baby2.0. That way they don't need to rent cars.

After that, my neighbor might be interested in buying it for her daughter, but if that falls through, I'll definitely let you know!

Blunder · « **Reply #26 on:** December 29, 2013, 02:08:32 PM »

Quote from: bluepoof on December 29, 2013, 09:57:10 AM

Quote from: chornbe on December 29, 2013, 09:49:28 AM
A Subaru...? Congratulations on Coming Out. :-)

You know I've had a Subaru already for years. I'm still waiting for my promised lesbian wife!

I do need to get some more cats now though.

Birkenstocks, my dear.

I'm NOT Carl · « **Reply #27 on:** December 29, 2013, 06:14:01 PM »

Quote from: bluepoof on December 29, 2013, 09:56:09 AM

Quote from: dm_gsx1300r on December 29, 2013, 09:36:46 AM
Err, actually the 14 is the rolled number. And it's upside down. At least that's what I'd see without a reference to what the sticker means.

NERD ALERT

True, though if compared with an actual d20, the "20" is the number that's at the wrong angle in the sticker. Naturally, I had a real d20 immediately at hand with which to compare.

I didn't have any handy so couldn't check it out fully. The d6 pictures drive me a little nuts too when they aren't right either (all opposite sides equal 7).

So what is the sticker for? Just a d20?

Carl

bluepoof · « **Reply #28 on:** December 29, 2013, 06:46:02 PM »

Quote from: dm_gsx1300r on December 29, 2013, 06:14:01 PM

So what is the sticker for? Just a d20?

Just one of those ubiquitous white decals on a car window to illustrate the driver's interests. See also: Sharks logo on the opposite side.

CosmicCowboy · « **Reply #29 on:** December 29, 2013, 07:18:31 PM »

The 20 is clearly on top. Critical success.

With his luck, Chris would roll a critical failure every time.

Also, saw a Forester in the parking lot today. From the picture I was expecting it to be much larger.

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Cookie · « **Reply #30 on:** December 29, 2013, 07:59:23 PM »

I will admit recognizing the die but couldn't tell you what was rolled. My last game was in the dead of winter'81/'82. Probably quite inebriated.

Also a

on the new ride!

xsrider · « **Reply #31 on:** December 29, 2013, 09:57:57 PM »

Congrats on the new ride. Don't forget to get that sticker, "Baby on board!"

giaka · « **Reply #32 on:** December 29, 2013, 11:39:41 PM »

Quote from: chornbe on December 29, 2013, 09:49:28 AM

A Subaru...? Congratulations on Coming Out. :-)

I ain't saying nuthin but "Nice Scooby".......

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jadziadax8 · « **Reply #33 on:** December 30, 2013, 08:28:24 AM »

Quote from: xsrider on December 29, 2013, 09:57:57 PM

Congrats on the new ride. Don't forget to get that sticker, "Baby on board!"

That's for the helmet, duh!

bluepoof · « **Reply #34 on:** December 30, 2013, 09:59:43 AM »

Quote from: jadziadax8 on December 30, 2013, 08:28:24 AM

Quote from: xsrider on December 29, 2013, 09:57:57 PM
Congrats on the new ride. Don't forget to get that sticker, "Baby on board!"

That's for the helmet, duh!

OK, that would have been really funny.

Orson · « **Reply #35 on:** December 30, 2013, 10:26:22 AM »

It's not complete until you get a WRX hood scoop.

JReazor · « **Reply #36 on:** December 30, 2013, 11:17:23 AM »

Quote from: Orson on December 30, 2013, 10:26:22 AM

It's not complete until you get a WRX hood scoop.

The Forrester XT had a scoop until last year. Too bad they did away with for the redesign.

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giaka · « **Reply #37 on:** December 30, 2013, 11:19:54 AM »

Quote from: JReazor on December 30, 2013, 11:17:23 AM

Quote from: Orson on December 30, 2013, 10:26:22 AM
It's not complete until you get a WRX hood scoop.

The Forrester XT had a scoop until last year. Too bad they did away with for the redesign.

Did the XT have the intercooler located up there like the WRX?

JReazor · « **Reply #38 on:** December 30, 2013, 11:35:28 AM »

Quote from: giaka on December 30, 2013, 11:19:54 AM

Did the XT have the intercooler located up there like the WRX?

The second gen car did. Not sure about the third.