« previous next »
Pages: [1] 2 3   Go Down

Author Topic: And now, the time has come ...  (Read 10713 times)

Offline random006

  • Car Crazy
  • *****
  • Posts: 8306
  • Carma: +123/-83
  • Gender: Male
    • View Profile
  • Cars: His - 2018 Subaru Crosstrek .... Hers - 2008 Honda Civic DX
And now, the time has come ...
« on: May 28, 2018, 04:42:21 pm »
Well, after almost 15 years of ownership (the last 3 spent mulling and musing about new cars) I done did it.

In about 8 weeks or so, I hope to take possession of a new 2018 quartz blue Crosstrek.  I chose the Sport with Eyesight model.

Test drive was good and told me everything I needed to know along with my research online.  The acceleration was quite good, with none of what I was fearing based on all the reviews.  Quiet cabin and well laid out controls.

Less cargo room than I have currently but that would be true for any of the vehicles in that class.  Since downsizing was what I wanted, such consequences came with the territory.

Pics to follow in due course.
Logged
I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass...and I'm all out of bubblegum.    -    John Nada (played by Roddy Piper) in "They Live"

Offline Scaerio

  • Car Crazy
  • *****
  • Posts: 11932
  • Carma: +193/-127
  • Gender: Male
    • View Profile
  • Cars: 2013 Volvo C30 T5; all my exes: 2005 Suzuki Aerio SE, '02 Renault Clio, '93 Volvo 850 GLT, '78 MB W-123 230
Re: And now, the time has come ...
« Reply #1 on: May 28, 2018, 05:00:05 pm »
Congrats!
Logged
I'd rather be car-poor than house-poor...

Offline Sir Osis of Liver

  • Car Crazy
  • *****
  • Posts: 28596
  • Carma: +1376/-1726
  • Gender: Male
  • Ramblin' man
    • View Profile
  • Cars: 2017 KTM DUKE 390, 2019 VW Jetta GLI 35th Anniversary
Re: And now, the time has come ...
« Reply #2 on: May 28, 2018, 05:02:52 pm »
Congratulations, man!  :thumbup:

I was pretty happy with our 2013. Lady O says its still chugging along fine with close to 90k kms on it.

 
Logged
On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last, and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.

H. L. Mencken

Offline SearhardBurger

  • Drunk on Fuel
  • ****
  • Posts: 1371
  • Carma: +28/-29
  • Gender: Male
  • member
    • View Profile
  • Cars: 2009 VW Golf City, 2018 Honda CR-V Touring, 2013 Buick Regal GS (RIP)
Re: And now, the time has come ...
« Reply #3 on: May 28, 2018, 05:18:08 pm »
Congrats!
Logged

Offline Serniter

  • Drunk on Fuel
  • ****
  • Posts: 2438
  • Carma: +40/-20
  • Gender: Male
    • View Profile
  • Cars: 2017 Lexus ES350
Re: And now, the time has come ...
« Reply #4 on: May 28, 2018, 05:47:06 pm »
Congratulations!  :drv2:
Logged

Offline quadzilla

  • Car Crazy
  • *****
  • Posts: 23569
  • Carma: +391/-634
  • Gender: Male
    • View Profile
  • Cars: 2022 Rock'n Rolla Nightstalker
Re: And now, the time has come ...
« Reply #5 on: May 28, 2018, 06:43:22 pm »
Congrats! These are great little cars and will serve you well.
Logged

Offline Brig

  • Brig
  • *****
  • Posts: 17243
  • Carma: +396/-1400
  • Gender: Female
  • Class Clown, Moderatrix and Resident Hag
    • View Profile
  • Cars: 2016 Mazda CX-3 GS AWD
Re: And now, the time has come ...
« Reply #6 on: May 28, 2018, 06:57:08 pm »
It's about time we had something new to look at in here!   :D

Congrats!  Can't wait to see the pics.
Logged

Offline random006

  • Car Crazy
  • *****
  • Posts: 8306
  • Carma: +123/-83
  • Gender: Male
    • View Profile
  • Cars: His - 2018 Subaru Crosstrek .... Hers - 2008 Honda Civic DX
Re: And now, the time has come ...
« Reply #7 on: May 28, 2018, 07:36:33 pm »
Quote from: Brig on May 28, 2018, 06:57:08 pm
It's about time we had something new to look at in here!   :D

Congrats!  Can't wait to see the pics.


I will do my best to provide. 

They did give me one little pause, though.  Subaru is gearing up for the 2019 models and the blue colour has been discontinued in favour of another.  What that means is that if the car hasn’t already been made in that colour, it’s not going to be made at all.

My (very distant) second choice is the black, as none of the other colours did it for me.

The 2019 blue will be a very dark blue that is currently on the Outback.  I call it midnight blue.


Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
Logged

Offline carcrazed

  • Car Crazy
  • *****
  • Posts: 3339
  • Carma: +39/-88
  • Gender: Male
    • View Profile
  • Cars: 2019 Forester Touring; 2009 Civic EX-L
Re: And now, the time has come ...
« Reply #8 on: May 28, 2018, 10:46:44 pm »
Congrats! I'll be looking forward for your pics and impressions!
Logged

Offline CanuckS2K

  • Car Crazy
  • *****
  • Posts: 13358
  • Carma: +398/-316
  • Gender: Male
    • View Profile
    • Prestige Auto Detail
  • Cars: 1991 Toyota MR2 Turbo, 2005 Honda S2000, 2014 Infiniti Q50S, 2017 Ford F-150 Lariat
Re: And now, the time has come ...
« Reply #9 on: May 28, 2018, 10:54:25 pm »
Congrats Tim!   :thumbup: :thumbup:
Logged
Owner - Prestige Auto Detailing & Hammond River Brewing

Offline dirtyjeffer

  • Car Crazy
  • *****
  • Posts: 17120
  • Carma: +296/-1312
  • Gender: Male
    • View Profile
  • Cars: 2021 Toyota Venza Limited, 2016 Kia Sorento EX AWD
Re: And now, the time has come ...
« Reply #10 on: May 29, 2018, 03:57:56 pm »
nice...my friend recently bought one of those too, but in the orange colour...looks sharp.
Logged
When you've lost the argument, admit defeat and hit the smite button.

Offline dirtyjeffer

  • Car Crazy
  • *****
  • Posts: 17120
  • Carma: +296/-1312
  • Gender: Male
    • View Profile
  • Cars: 2021 Toyota Venza Limited, 2016 Kia Sorento EX AWD
Re: And now, the time has come ...
« Reply #11 on: May 29, 2018, 06:11:45 pm »
Quote from: stodge on May 29, 2018, 04:29:16 pm
Quote from: dirtyjeffer on May 29, 2018, 03:57:56 pm
nice...my friend recently bought one of those too, but in the orange colour...looks sharp.

I'm not sold on orange, but my friend just bought a blue Crosstrek and it looks good.
colour choices are always subjective...personally, i like the orange ones. :)
Logged

Offline carcrazed

  • Car Crazy
  • *****
  • Posts: 3339
  • Carma: +39/-88
  • Gender: Male
    • View Profile
  • Cars: 2019 Forester Touring; 2009 Civic EX-L
Re: And now, the time has come ...
« Reply #12 on: May 30, 2018, 07:45:38 am »
I like looking at other people's orange cars, but I don't think I could live with it as a DD. It would draw too much attention.
Logged

Offline KD

  • Car Crazy
  • *****
  • Posts: 11399
  • Carma: +359/-263
  • Gender: Male
  • member
    • View Profile
  • Cars: 2017 Frontier Pro-4X, 2013 Lexus GS-350
Re: And now, the time has come ...
« Reply #13 on: May 30, 2018, 07:50:37 am »
Congrats Random!  :cheers: Smart choice!   :thumbup:
Logged

ltruong

  • Guest
Re: And now, the time has come ...
« Reply #14 on: June 11, 2018, 07:57:14 pm »
Nice choice!
Logged

Offline revalations

  • Car Crazy
  • *****
  • Posts: 3934
  • Carma: +101/-329
  • member
    • View Profile
  • Cars: Chrysler Lebaron
Re: And now, the time has come ...
« Reply #15 on: June 11, 2018, 08:05:25 pm »
 ;D Great choice!!
Logged

Offline johngenx

  • Car Crazy
  • *****
  • Posts: 33318
  • Carma: +758/-938
  • Gender: Male
    • View Profile
  • Cars: 2009 Toyota Corolla, 2004 Toyota Highlander V-6 4WD, 2001 Subaru Forester, 1994 Mazda Miata
Re: And now, the time has come ...
« Reply #16 on: June 11, 2018, 08:14:22 pm »
We expect it will look like this in no time...

Logged

Offline mmret

  • Car Crazy
  • *****
  • Posts: 14603
  • Carma: +240/-570
  • Gender: Male
    • View Profile
Re: And now, the time has come ...
« Reply #17 on: June 11, 2018, 08:32:08 pm »
Let us not forget that this man stretched a 2003 Kia out to 15 years.
Can we get a retrospective on that? :)


Congratulations on the new ride.
Logged
You can't just have your characters announce how they feel.
That makes me feel angry!

Present: 15.5 V60 T6 + Polestar, 17 MDX
Sometimes Borrow: 11 GLK350
Dark and Twisted Past: 13 TL AWD, 07 Z4 3.0si, 07 CLK550, 06 TSX, 07 Civic, 01 Grandma!

Offline random006

  • Car Crazy
  • *****
  • Posts: 8306
  • Carma: +123/-83
  • Gender: Male
    • View Profile
  • Cars: His - 2018 Subaru Crosstrek .... Hers - 2008 Honda Civic DX
Re: And now, the time has come ...
« Reply #18 on: June 12, 2018, 11:10:14 am »
Quote from: mmret on June 11, 2018, 08:32:08 pm
Let us not forget that this man stretched a 2003 Kia out to 15 years.
Can we get a retrospective on that? :)


Congratulations on the new ride.

Thanks all.  :)

The Sorento is still running and will be traded in as a fully functional car, with only a bit of TLC needed on bits here and there:
-  First day with the car was August 15, 2003.
-  ABS light is on.  The ABS sensor is either gone or more likely a loose connection under or near the driver's seat based on observation.
-  The sun roof needs some work but it functions.
-  Rust around the rear wheel wells, on the hatch and on the body near the driver's door.  Blame that last one on winter run-off from my boots that I couldn't remove before entering.
-  Fuel efficiency has gone down but some of that can be blamed on my tire choice.  Went from a Michelin H rated tire to a Yokohama S rated set for all seasons.
-  Some centre console lights are out.  Will need a new board as they are LED based or so it seems.
-  Rear window struts (yes, it can open independently of the rear hatch) are shot.
-  One fender bender when an oncoming driver decided to beat the yellow light and turn into me (she was turning left - I was going straight).  $1800 and all covered.

Trips:
-  A few to PEI
-  One to Maine
-  Several around Quebec and Ontario
-  Several to Vermont, New York, New Hampshire, Massachusetts.

And that's about it.
« Last Edit: June 12, 2018, 11:19:55 am by random006 »
Logged

Offline Ex-airbalancer

  • Car Crazy
  • *****
  • Posts: 40151
  • Carma: +729/-1584
  • Gender: Male
    • View Profile
  • Cars: 2011 Silverado 1500 LTZ ext ended cab , 2013 Lexus RX-350 F Sport
Re: And now, the time has come ...
« Reply #19 on: June 12, 2018, 12:58:21 pm »
Quote from: random006 on June 12, 2018, 11:10:14 am
Quote from: mmret on June 11, 2018, 08:32:08 pm
Let us not forget that this man stretched a 2003 Kia out to 15 years.
Can we get a retrospective on that? :)


Congratulations on the new ride.

Thanks all.  :)

The Sorento is still running and will be traded in as a fully functional car, with only a bit of TLC needed on bits here and there:
-  First day with the car was August 15, 2003.
-  ABS light is on.  The ABS sensor is either gone or more likely a loose connection under or near the driver's seat based on observation.
-  The sun roof needs some work but it functions.
-  Rust around the rear wheel wells, on the hatch and on the body near the driver's door.  Blame that last one on winter run-off from my boots that I couldn't remove before entering.
-  Fuel efficiency has gone down but some of that can be blamed on my tire choice.  Went from a Michelin H rated tire to a Yokohama S rated set for all seasons.
-  Some centre console lights are out.  Will need a new board as they are LED based or so it seems.
-  Rear window struts (yes, it can open independently of the rear hatch) are shot.
-  One fender bender when an oncoming driver decided to beat the yellow light and turn into me (she was turning left - I was going straight).  $1800 and all covered.

Trips:
-  A few to PEI
-  One to Maine
-  Several around Quebec and Ontario
-  Several to Vermont, New York, New Hampshire, Massachusetts.

And that's about it.
How many Kms on it ?
Logged
Pages: [1] 2 3   Go Up
« previous next »