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sweetbaboo

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  1. I've got an 06 Outback Wagon and can't say enough good things about it. I think the only negative that I can even think of is that the stereo doesn't have an aux jack to plug my iPod into. They've probably added that by now. The fact that I would even mention it is representative of how minor my issues are with the car.

     

    I had a Jeep Wrangler before the Outback and have much more confidence in the snow/ice with the Subaru than I did in my Jeep.

    My wife just got an 08 H6 Outback Wagon. It does indeed have the Aux jack now.

     

    She traded in her Infiniti G35X for the Subaru. It was the only AWD wagon on the market that could come close to the power and handling of the G35X. Also, me having problem free Subarus (Legacy and WRX) in my past also helped.

     

    I believe the Outback is bigger than the Forrester. The old Forrester at least, used to share the same base as the Impreza. The only difference was that the Forrester was taller. In 2004, I considered both the Forrester and WRX Wagon and ended up with the WRX because I preferred to be closer to the ground.

     

    I always thought that Subaru should be far more popular in WNY. The damn things are all all wheel drive, well built, reasonably priced...perfect for that area, if you ask me. The Legacy and the Outback seem like great choices, to me.

    Van Bortel Subaru in Victor, NY used to sell the most Subaru's in the country. I'm not sure if that still holds true. You can't drive around Rochester without seeing a Subaru.

     

    Edit: http://townhall-talk.edmunds.com/direct/view/.f108d56/8

    This is a less obvious difference, but Outback's trunk floor is about a foot longer than that of the Forester.

    (Although Forester's hatch is more vertical, allowing more room near the ceiling)

     

    Cargo floor lengths:

     

    Outback: 43"/73" (rear seats up / folded)

    Forester: 31"/62"

     

    I think that cargo volumes specified in liters of cubic feet are pretty useless. What people need to know is how long and how wide the trunk it.

     

    I like to carry my bike in the trunk of my current Legacy, and it fits no problem with the rear seat backs folded. With 11 inches less room in the Forester I'm not sure that would work.

    With a Legacy I can put several bikes in, upside-down side-by-side, with front wheels taken off. It's very convenient and safer than having the bike on the outside of the car.

     

    So I'm planning on buying an Outback next.

     

    Here's a couple of links I found with detailed specifications (such as the above measurements) for both:

    http://www.cars101.com/subaru/outback/outback2008.html

    http://www.cars101.com/subaru/forester/forester2008.html

  2. Did anyone watch the NFL network today? Well Mr. Faulk is claiming that the patsies are going to win the Super Bowl with Matt Cassel and next season they will dump Brady and keep Cassel. what an idiot.

    if that happens, I want Brady on the Bills :wallbash:

     

    /yes, yes, I remember how great the last ex-Pats QB did when he was on the Bills

  3. Thank you. I did say I was willing to pay the fine. (rule #1: read post thoroughly before making snide comment.)

     

    By the way, will you be leaving the country during the Obama presidency or just hole up in your fortified bunker for 8 years? :beer:

     

    PTR

    Obama can do whatever the hell he wants...I just hope NH doesn't go nuts with all the democrats coming from Mass and end up joining the rest of the country with a sales and income tax...

  4. The players will make $40,000 a year, which really is going to be a huge pay cut for the majority of these ladies, who undoubtedly come from big law firms and investment brokerage firms.

    of course...the other hot chicks can't get away from waiting tables at the cheesecake factory because business is booming

  5. Sexiest Bills Fan Contest

     

    Was going to post this in the Hockey Mom thread, but I though what the heck. Why don't I create a completely new thread in which to bash Buffalo chicks...

     

    My new avatar is from the contest, not the pretiest, but I like her style. Also, one of the contestents is wearing an awesome Jauron shirt....

    I like the one in your avatar...got any bigger pics? I'm trying to figure out what her asian character tattoos say... 0:)

  6. I'd give my left nut for 6 pack of Super Mightys w/extra hot sauce!

     

    With a large Loganberry as well!!

    just a heads up, they don't use aunt rosies anymore. they went to some other brand and the loganberry tastes like watered down apple juice. I had to take it back and get mountain dew.

  7. Watching Bolt run in the 100 meter finals (as well as the preliminary heats) has been one of the most impressive things I have seen in the Olympics. The guys is amazing. He wanted the gold medal and got it. He had to beg his coach to let him start running the 100 meters about a year ago.

     

    He is 21 years old. He acted like a lot of 21 year olds. That does not take away from his performance.

    compare Phelps' performance and behavior to Bolt's

     

    His performance was incredible and he's an amazing athlete, however, as a coach, I would be pissed if any of my swimmers did anything like that. See below quote from one of the classiest coaches of all time. Apparently sportsmanship is fading in modern athletics.

     

    But for real, Marv, you are my inspiration. I wanted to play my best because I never wanted to disappoint you. You made me feel like every extra effort I made for the Bills was appreciated. Marv, I remember my first game against the Houston Oilers, against the Minnesota Vikings, I spiked the ball. When I came over to the sideline, you had this look in your eye like you were very upset at me. You grabbed me by my jersey and said, Why did you spike the ball? I said, Coach, every little kid that ever watches football at least wants to do that at least one time in his career. He said, Well, that's great, don't ever do it again. Act like you've been there before. After that, I never spiked the ball again. So thank you, Marv.
  8. Specially because he will get big bucks to appear at events, and bigger bucks if he breaks the record. He could have a good thing going for himself.

    and jackstojan if he gets hurt somehow and can't compete or run fast again

  9. THANK YOU! I SAID THIS THREE TIMES!

    and I said back in the beginning of the thread

     

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    Phelps has shown consistently in the last 3 Olympics that he stands out among the other Olympic athletes (of all sports) by demonstrating absolute dominance in his sport. Can you name another 3 athletes that are similar? How about just one? Outside of the Olympics, he's also dominating the entire sport of swimming rather than just one or two events. What he's done at the Olympics is mindboggling. He's not out-touching his opponents by fingertips. He's destroying them by full body lengths or more. This would be like an Olympic boxer coming out and knocking out all of his opponents with one punch.

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    Fair? Equating swimming to shotput or f*ucking rifling is unfair. If you're basing the media hype about him being the greatest Olympian solely off of his medal count, then I'd say that the media's focus on the number of gold medals he has is doing him injustice. Medals aside, his dominating performance alone would net him the title of best Olympian. A shot putter would have to throw his shot out of the stadium in multiple Olympics to impress the way Phelps is impressing.

  10. And just out of curiosity-is there another swimmer (besides me) who has contributed to this thread?

    Me. I competed internationally and also coached high school swimming. Not presently coaching because the swimming culture where I live is awful.

     

    For comparison, if Michael Phelps didn't exist and Ryan Lochte was the best the US had, no one would be calling Lochte the greatest Olympian of all time.

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