Lance 1475 on a Subrau Outback?
The Subaru came first, a 2014 Outback, 2.5i. Then came the need to get out of town for 4 months, beginning this December (2016), while my house is finished. In a hot market, my existing house sold t...
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Oooh! Sharing time :) "funny" story, how I came into my current truck.
The wife and I were headed on our first cross country trip, and her folks lent us a 5x8 utility trailer; it wasnt even full- we were picking stuff up at our destination- it had a couple bikes, a big ice chest full of frozen food and dry ice, and some other supplies.. I was too dumb to weigh it, but figured it was "oK" since it was half empty and towed "fine" in Michigan/Illinois/Iowa.
First clue should have been having to stop at EVERY single gas station we came across. Second Clue should have been the temp gauge. sigh.
Long story short, we were in the middle of nowhere wyoming when it just straight up died. Complete engine siezure. Luckily I had AAA RV Plus and the dispatcher was nice enough to say my "camping" utility trailer sounded like a camper and not a utility trailer.
Waited a couple hours in the prime heat of a summer day. Had to get towed to Fort Collins. Outback totally dead. Had to have my office manager fedex the title to the auto place, and traded them what was left in exchange for checking it out/taking it off my hands. Continued my journey in a very expensive Uhaul rental.
(super cool- AAA trip insurance ended up sending me a check for $1000 after I sent them the Uhaul receipt- highly recommended!).
the moral of the story- be careful and be conservative when it comes to the outback. don't push those numbers, especially if not on flat land. I loved that car and it sucked throwing it away.
The wife and I were headed on our first cross country trip, and her folks lent us a 5x8 utility trailer; it wasnt even full- we were picking stuff up at our destination- it had a couple bikes, a big ice chest full of frozen food and dry ice, and some other supplies.. I was too dumb to weigh it, but figured it was "oK" since it was half empty and towed "fine" in Michigan/Illinois/Iowa.
First clue should have been having to stop at EVERY single gas station we came across. Second Clue should have been the temp gauge. sigh.
Long story short, we were in the middle of nowhere wyoming when it just straight up died. Complete engine siezure. Luckily I had AAA RV Plus and the dispatcher was nice enough to say my "camping" utility trailer sounded like a camper and not a utility trailer.
Waited a couple hours in the prime heat of a summer day. Had to get towed to Fort Collins. Outback totally dead. Had to have my office manager fedex the title to the auto place, and traded them what was left in exchange for checking it out/taking it off my hands. Continued my journey in a very expensive Uhaul rental.
(super cool- AAA trip insurance ended up sending me a check for $1000 after I sent them the Uhaul receipt- highly recommended!).
the moral of the story- be careful and be conservative when it comes to the outback. don't push those numbers, especially if not on flat land. I loved that car and it sucked throwing it away.
