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Poll: Rep Retirement Lodge 204: Covid 19

Poll: Rep Retirement Lodge 204: Covid 19

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Weird! These are the 2 car makes we have.

I have loved both my Subarus- manual shift. This one would have prob lasted forever except that some a55 came into my lane and forced me over raised sewer caps, and messed up my axle. Even tho it was fixed the struts let go. Didn't want to spend the $$ when they finally dx it as it would cost a bunch and we weren't driving very far. Now it is really struggling- I rarely drive anywhere- I think I have had 1 tank of gas in the last 4 months and it is not even half gone. I know it needs work and most certainly is rescuable but it will cost way more than I should spend at 93K miles. The one before this was 12 yrs old and was still going strong, no issues, until I was rear-ended by a little chick texting. Bent the frame.

Most important consideration- Subarus make it up my driveway- not many cars can. Have gotten excellent mileage, better than what they claimed, esp when on the Hwy. Leaning to the Crosstrek but now I see what you say I will have to take that into consideration. We test drove a volvo yrs ago and it made me carsick to be in the passenger seat the ride was so bad. All the electronics are out of my wheelhouse. My car is so old none of that was an option so not something that I would think would matter.

mr les has a Honda CRV also older than dirt- it does not make it up the driveway. To be fair they guy next door has a military humvee he built from scratch and it can't make it up the driveway either.

I want a manual- these are going out of style but I don't want a car that drives me. I like to drive it. I want heated seats (ok, this is really dumb but I love them) and I would prefer a hatch, not a sedan. Other than that all the bells and whistles don't really matter to me. I really love my Outback. Drove a Forrester and hated it but that was years ago. Not the best time to be out and about but my car sounds horrible- and to fix all the stuff- struts, brakes, auto steering= $$$$
 
St. Clown said:
Subaru Crosstrek, 2014: I am not likely to purchase another Subaru. Advertised up to 37MPG on the highway, but I'm lucky to hit 30MPG on the highway. It's fairly common for my MPG to be in the neighborhood of 20MPG during the winter, and that's been a common complaint from others with Crosstreks of different years. Something tells me that their test driver was doing 50MPH on the test track, and the test driver weighed maybe 100lbs., and only driven on a perfect summer day.
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I have a '14 Crosstrek and it was never advertised up to 37 mpg. The official EPA numbers are 25 city/33 highway. Around town i can get 23 on a good week. Highway depends on the trip. I've actually gotten 33 on a few long trips. Typically is 28-29 but those are shorter trips (<200 miles). And I'm talking about hand-calculated, not using the lie-o-meter on the dash. What kills my mpg is the remote start in the winter. Five or ten minutes of warmup 5 days a week is brutal.

Still the best car I've owned and driven. It's not advertised as a luxury car... it's a crossover SUV so a little road noise doesn't bother me (I also drive a Ram Cummins diesel so I know about noise). Great winter car. As far as I'm concerned, Subaru makes the best AWD on the market.

I'd buy another one without hesitation.
 
Pure manuals are tough to find unless you go really high-end, from what I know. It's all paddles (so auto-manual, sorta). A buddy of mine has a BMW, and he wanted a pure manual, and really couldn't find one. I have an automatic, but can switch to paddle-manual if I wanted (which I don't).

And yes, do research, and have back up choices. Took me a couple months to finally decide (and get the right deal). Trust your gut, too. My last two vehicles, they just felt right. I wanted to doubt myself a bit both times, but that feeling never went away.

As for MPG, I used to get 16/city, 19/highway on the Wrangler, take about 4 MPG off with the top down.
I now get about 23/city, 31/highway (advertised as 20/30, FTR).
 
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MarkEagleUSA said:
I have a '14 Crosstrek and it was never advertised up to 37 mpg. The official EPA numbers are 25 city/33 highway. Around town i can get 23 on a good week. Highway depends on the trip. I've actually gotten 33 on a few long trips. Typically is 28-29 but those are shorter trips (<200 miles). And I'm talking about hand-calculated, not using the lie-o-meter on the dash. What kills my mpg is the remote start in the winter. Five or ten minutes of warmup 5 days a week is brutal.

Still the best car I've owned and driven. It's not advertised as a luxury car... it's a crossover SUV so a little road noise doesn't bother me (I also drive a Ram Cummins diesel so I know about noise). Great winter car. As far as I'm concerned, Subaru makes the best AWD on the market.

I'd buy another one without hesitation.
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Sorry, you’re right about the 33MPG on the highway. I confused it with another car. Still, my experience is far below the stated levels for fuel economy. It grinds at me because I’ve been getting 18MPG when city driving (I always calculate on my own as the car’s computer never seems accurate to me). I used to get that with my beat up 1988 Ford Bronco II when I was in college, and that had a V6.

And les, I would look more at the Outback. I’ve yet to hear complaints about it like I have with my Crosstrek. Also, I would love to drive a manual transmission again. This is my first automatic since 1994. I feel like a far more engaged driver with a manual.
 
Oh new car talk!

I wish I could drive more. But COVID and all. Since I've only had my car about a year ('19 Genesis G70). It's been great. But then again, we don't really get much snow/ice here. So, I have no idea how that would go.
 
St. Clown said:
Sorry, you’re right about the 33MPG on the highway. I confused it with another car. Still, my experience is far below the stated levels for fuel economy. It grinds at me because I’ve been getting 18MPG when city driving (I always calculate on my own as the car’s computer never seems accurate to me). I used to get that with my beat up 1988 Ford Bronco II when I was in college, and that had a V6.

And les, I would look more at the Outback. I’ve yet to hear complaints about it like I have with my Crosstrek. Also, I would love to drive a manual transmission again. This is my first automatic since 1994. I feel like a far more engaged driver with a manual.
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Outback only comes in automatic now. BLECH!!

We are getting the brakes fixed because no need to rush. Not many true manuals left. I really HATE automatics. I want to shift myself.

Good Evening Lodge!
 
leswp1 said:
Outback only comes in automatic now. BLECH!!

We are getting the brakes fixed because no need to rush. Not many true manuals left. I really HATE automatics. I want to shift myself.

Good Evening Lodge!
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Yeah, manuals will be tougher and tougher to find. First, not a lot of people learn how to drive them anymore. Second, engineering on automatics has improved to the point where they get better fuel economy than manuals. The machines have won, people are becoming obsolete.
 
Howdy Lodge. So, BU's games this weekend are postponed for a second time. Ugh. Initially supposed top lay UML. They "paused all activities" as I believe les mentions. League was able to re-schedule and put UMass back on the schedule. We planned a virtual Family Night event - I usually plan this event with a coupe of friends and the Athletic Development office for parents of incoming freshmen players, plus all the other player parents. We scheduled a Zoom call for an hour or so before Saturday night's game. Through it together in a week. And now...no game. Haven't heard if we're still having it. Or if there will be any games for BU this season.
 
Hey Lodge. Back was tweaking today, powered through it. That was dumb, sorta. Now I'm calling in tomorrow, instead of today. The "sorta" was because at least tomorrow, they won't miss me as much, staff-wise, given the business we have going on right now. Either way, sucks for me.
 
Happy Friday Lodge. Went food shopping this morning. Neither of the Market Baskets I went to had their brand of a) decaf coffee and b) aluminum foil. I haven't been able to find either for 2-3 weeks. Annoying!

So, it's nice out today. When I got home, I opened my balcony slider to put some stuff out there to sit in the sun and air out my condo and a fly got in. Seriously, I had the door open for like 8 seconds. Now the fly is here in my office and keeps trying to get out the window and it keeps getting caught between the blinds and the glass and it's driving me nuts.

ETA: les, my SIL got her first vaccine this morning - yay!
 
My parents got their first dose of vaccine yesterday! My SIL heard about an event they could sign up for and called them to sign up right away, which is good because 2 hours later all appointments were full. Texas is vaccinating the 70+ age group, so my parents qualify for that. I'm told it was a massive drive through event in a parking lot at NRG stadium. They'll get dose #2 mid February and then might come visit in March (and get to see wT baby for the first time in over a year).

Snowing here. Should be a slippery drive home.
 
Happy for your parents wT! I'm sure they're thrilled to be closer to seeing wT baby soon!! My mom is 86 and has no idea when she will be getting hers. There is no information. She called her doctor's office on January 4th, they said to check their patient portal. I was there on Sunday and got her logged in and there was no information yet. I told her to check it at least once a week.
 
Scarlet said:
Happy Friday Lodge. Went food shopping this morning. Neither of the Market Baskets I went to had their brand of a) decaf coffee and b) aluminum foil. I haven't been able to find either for 2-3 weeks. Annoying!

So, it's nice out today. When I got home, I opened my balcony slider to put some stuff out there to sit in the sun and air out my condo and a fly got in. Seriously, I had the door open for like 8 seconds. Now the fly is here in my office and keeps trying to get out the window and it keeps getting caught between the blinds and the glass and it's driving me nuts.

ETA: les, my SIL got her first vaccine this morning - yay!
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Yay for the SIL.

I am scheduled for #2 in a few weeks.

My car is toast- Bushings, head gasket, brakes, etc. We did the brakes and now we need to be serious about finding a car :( Drove the Crosstrek- loaner from the car being in the shop. It is OK but bare bones as far as stuff my other cars have. The wheel has waaaay too much sh1t on it. Holy crap. What happened to something to steer the car with?

At the Hockey quarantine bar.... again. I can't say I even notice if we are playing or not because they mostly aren't.

HE this weekend has more cancellations than games.

Good Evening Lodge!
 
Maybe we should rename it the Hockey Quarantine Lounge? Pull up a seat les, I've already had a glass of wine. Our teams were supposed to play this weekend. Your team went on pause. We re-scheduled with another team. They're now on pause. And so I have yet another weekend without hockey. Sigh.

Any recommendations on how to cook a filet mignon?
 
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