Good News, Bob C!
 

It turns out that the Mazdaspeed6 has a serious issue....a turbo seals
problem. Too many cars are effected and I could not get any assurance
from the dealer that Mazda had fixed it. That, and a few other worries
nixed the Speed6 for us.
So now....we still wanted a fast and fun AWD car that had some room/
comfort and good speed. We decided to up the budget and go for the
Subaru Legacy GT Spec. B. A bit faster than the Speed6, but looser
handling (I'll fix that with some suspension tweaks). Tested it today
and far better appointed of course and way quicker than the Audi A6
(which is also nice).
Anyway...got the manual tranny and the cold air intake....should have
it on Friday. We spent more, but it's a nicer car with few peers near
it's price.
Meanwhile....told Suzanne I want the Lotus for next spring. She says
Go for it!

Oh....sailing tomorrow and Thursday. Cheers!


RB
35s5
NY

Good News, Bob C!
 

On May 22, 9:22 pm, "Capt. Rob" wrote:
It turns out that the Mazdaspeed6 has a serious issue....a turbo seals
problem. Too many cars are effected and I could not get any assurance
from the dealer that Mazda had fixed it. That, and a few other worries
nixed the Speed6 for us.
So now....we still wanted a fast and fun AWD car that had some room/
comfort and good speed. We decided to up the budget and go for the
Subaru Legacy GT Spec. B. A bit faster than the Speed6, but looser
handling (I'll fix that with some suspension tweaks). Tested it today
and far better appointed of course and way quicker than the Audi A6
(which is also nice).
Anyway...got the manual tranny and the cold air intake....should have
it on Friday. We spent more, but it's a nicer car with few peers near
it's price.
Meanwhile....told Suzanne I want the Lotus for next spring. She says
Go for it!

Oh....sailing tomorrow and Thursday. Cheers!

RB
35s5
NY

Impulse buyer.

I bet the Car salesman loves to see you coming.

Joe

Good News, Bob C!
 

Impulse buyer.

I bet the Car salesman loves to see you coming.


Yeah....after 4 Subaru's I bought the GT Turbo on a whim!
Sorry....it's even faster than the Speed6. Salesman don't love me as I
must pay below invoice and cash means no points on finance for them.
Now....consider that I paid less than 30K for a spec B NEW and see if
anyone got the deal we got. Of course it helps that my ex works at the
dealership.
So enjoy your slow boat and sad old cars and no family life, Joe!!!!


RB
35s5
NY

Good News, Bob C!
 

"Capt. Rob" wrote in message
ps.com...

It turns out that the Mazdaspeed6 has a serious issue....a turbo seals
problem. Too many cars are effected and I could not get any assurance
from the dealer that Mazda had fixed it. That, and a few other worries
nixed the Speed6 for us.

Too bad you didn't nix that Sedona. But you're learning!

So now....we still wanted a fast and fun AWD car that had some room/
comfort and good speed. We decided to up the budget and go for the
Subaru Legacy GT Spec. B. A bit faster than the Speed6, but looser
handling (I'll fix that with some suspension tweaks). Tested it today
and far better appointed of course and way quicker than the Audi A6
(which is also nice).

How does it stack up to the B9 from outer space? Is it safer?


Anyway...got the manual tranny and the cold air intake....should have
it on Friday. We spent more, but it's a nicer car with few peers near
it's price.

Friday is two days away. Still time to change the story a few times.


Meanwhile....told Suzanne I want the Lotus for next spring. She says
Go for it!

Great! Are you going to keep the Segway?


Oh....sailing tomorrow and Thursday. Cheers!


What, no mountain biking?


RB
35s5
NY


Good for you Robbie!

Good News, Bob C!
 

Too bad you didn't nix that Sedona. But you're learning!



26K miles on the Sedona and outside of the oil changes, it's not
needed a single thing except fuel. Best experience I've had with a van
yet.


How does it stack up to the B9 from outer space? Is it safer?

No sedan will match the large van (with ladder frame construction
beneath) for safety, but you could argue that it's less likely to get
into an accident since it's AWD and a far better handling car.

I'll post pics. I didn't answer this yesterday as we went for a rather
cold sail yesterday.


RB
35s5
NY

Good News, Bob C!
 

"Capt. Rob" wrote in message
oups.com...

Best experience I've had with a van
yet.


And the only experience!


How does it stack up to the B9 from outer space? Is it safer?

No sedan will match the large van (with ladder frame construction
beneath) for safety, but you could argue that it's less likely to get
into an accident since it's AWD and a far better handling car.

One could also argue that if the driver is an idiot it is more likely to get
into an accident. Or, arguably since it is a "fun" car, it will be driven in
a style that will make it more susceptible to accident. Higher speed
requires longer stopping distances.



I'll post pics. I didn't answer this yesterday as we went for a rather
cold sail yesterday.

At least you were sailing. How many minutes did you go for?



RB
35s5
NY

Good News, Bob C!
 

Best experience I've had with a van
yet.


And the only experience!


Nope. We had the Honda (2004) for 6 months and we also got to use a
2005 Sienna on loan when Suzanne's grandfather became too old to drive
it. My father also had several Caravans and the nice Mazda MVP. The
ONLY van not to have issues out of all of them (so far) is the Kia. My
buddy has a new Rav4 and Seinna. The Rav4 is great, but the Seinna
keeps having electrical problems. It's way dated now.


One could also argue that if the driver is an idiot it is more
likely to get
into an accident. Or, arguably since it is a "fun" car, it will be
driven in
a style that will make it more susceptible to accident. Higher speed
requires longer stopping distances.

You could argue that, but it doesn't apply to me. I have had no
accidents in 14 years.


At least you were sailing. How many minutes did you go for?


We were tuning the top of the mast, which took about an hour. Then we
cracked off for a couple of hours, but headed back when it got pretty
cold. Suzanne went home and I stayed aboard to set up the laptop and a
few other things, including the RAM mic for the radio. I slept aboard.
We'll sail again tomorrow and Saturday/Monday.


RB
35s5
NY

Good News, Bob C!
 

On May 24, 12:02 pm, "Capt. Rob" wrote:


I slept aboard.

Ooooooo how exciting, did you take pictures? Note it in your logs?
Do you plan on sleeping aboard again?
Was it exciting?
Did the boat rock any?
Were you scared?
Was it better than sleeping ashore?


We'll sail again tomorrow and Saturday/Monday.


Wow! have fun...amazing life you have RB.

Joe

RB
35s5
NY

Good News, Bob C!
 

Was it better than sleeping ashore?


Hell no. Sleeping on a boat in the 25-60 foot range is fine once in a
while, but I prefer a real bed.


Wow! have fun...amazing life you have RB.


Yip. At 44 I have a lovely wife and child, a nice house on stunning
property with streams and ponds, more lakeside property, fast cars, a
great dedicated home theatre, money...oh and a fast and fun boat.
Of course...this is the absolute highlight...a joy you lacked the
courage to obtain....

http://youtube.com/watch?v=o6XGCD1KCA0

Have fun on your houseboat, Joe. I'm off to the stream with my son.



RB
35s5
NY

Good News, Bob C!
 

Wow!.. almost part of Happy Birthday for Martha...how cute.

Almost as quait as him about to eat that bug. You must be so proud..
he's so special.



We are! At 29 months he was in the 95th percentile for vocabulary.
This is probably due us being home with him full time and reading to
him a lot. Still, it's no final indicator of intelligence. Some
children might develope much more slowly, but end up being at genius
level.
Of course this is all a mystery to you since you never were man enough
to have a son or a daughter. You live like a snail oozing in and out
of your "shell" of a houseboat. Nice life, or at least we all hope you
really think it is.

Hooh ahhhh!


RB
35s5
NY