Captain Ned

Followed a 5th Gen LGT down the hill on VT Rt 100 North coming into Waterbury this afternoon. Aftermarket exhaust (at least tips), but otherwise clean GGM (at least from behind). If you're here, I was the blue FXT behind you coming down the hill and, if I got too close, it was only to see if a dual-exhaust 5th Gen was a GT or a 3.6R. My bad, and not like I can see the scoop from astern.

Any chance that ride has over 150K miles (or well more by now) and an RCE Blacks/Bilstein suspension combo? Always wondered where my GGM 5th Gen ended up almost 3 years ago now.

I found him (the one I posted about earlier with the Harpoon Beer bumper sticker)!!! Ripstik will grok the exact spot, the Mobil station across from Lang Farm Plaza in Essex, VT. I had finished up with my grocery shopping at Hannaford and needed a road soda, so I hit the Mobil station. I hop back in my rig and, while clearing mirrors, notice a 5th Gen LGT hood scoop. Shut the Fozzy down, hop out, and meet the dude. Mid/late '30s is my guess. Gave him the legacygt.com URL and wish him well and please join us.

Says he has 114K miles on his; they must be light miles because she looks pristine. Wasn't sure of the color before (mud season), but she's black. Hope he comes here after some large fat man with no hair and an orange polo walked up to him at a gas pump. Wife/GF/POOSSLQ stayed in the passenger seat and probably thought I was a criminal.

That's the third 5th Gen LGT I've ever seen in VT beyond mine and only 2 of them had VT plates.

You: 5th Gen Black LGT, Harpoon sticker on rear bumper. From the license plate, you've owned it 6-12 months.

Me: Blue '16 FXT right behind you.

Where: Lang Farm Plaza, Essex, VT. You headed for the restaurant/apartment side; I went for Hannaford.

When: Today (9 JUN 2017), roughly 2 PM.

And yet you drive a 4 door sport ute...

Grandma's car was free. She gave it to the wife (she's wife's Mom) specifically for my daughter's use when she took herself off the roads (thank Bob she did it voluntarily). Last thing you want with a 19-YO is a car with a loan against it, which means FULL insurance. The Honda doesn't have collision coverage, as the first off-road will total it anyway. At least its airbags got fixed.

If certain financial projections come about, though, I do foresee a Crosstrek XV in the daughter's future. Given the minimal price difference between new and used here in VT, it makes sense just to go with new for the warranty.

Porsche has 4 doors...

Yeah, but my only kid is in college and has her own car (Grandma's '02 Accord).

Nah, if you're going to spend kilobucks on a shooting brake, take this one:

Praise be to the turbo wagon.

Hmm, with Buick's new entry, what say y'all to a Buick Regal Wagon GNX??

I wonder how long the front overhang would be in a symmetrical AWD Subaru with an H8 hanging out front.

Well, if flat-8 is what you want, go roll the couch for several million $$ in pocket change and get yourself a Porsche 907 or 908 and hang it out the stern.

Not sure if there's ever been a flat-8/10/12 that didn't come from Zuffenhausen or Maranello.

I've had RCE's and Bilstein's for 2 months now and the ride is very, very rough here in Toronto - pothole mayhem!

I put about 45,000 miles on a Blackstein combo over the lunar landscapes of Vermont and the combo never did "wear in". I've said it before, but Blacksteins should be reserved for those who only see pavement as smooth as a baby's arse (i.e., where they were designed/tested).

RRP 4th gen GT yesterday on 15 in essex junction. a UFC FAN in a 5th gen 2.5i possibly tinted also yesterday. blue 4th gen LGT in "Colchester" near st mikes 2 days ago. heavily tinted silver 5th gen 2.5i a couple of times..... so many subaru's up here yet i have spotted noone from the forum GGAHH!!

Keep your eyes open for a QBP FXT with a license plate that looks a lot like my forum handle.

First time in a long time got a wave back from a non wrx owner, it was a Forester XT I spotted on 95 north this morning

C'mon up to VT and I'll wave from my QBP Forester XT. Haven't seen a 5th Gen LGT since I traded mine in last October.

spotted a blue 5th gen GT driving west on route 7 just past flynn ave, debagged, younger gentleman driving. i tossed out deuces but it was late cuz i was close to car infront of me and couldn't see you. forgot to check the plates so IDK if your from VT or not.

I've seen the same blue 5th gen in town as well. It's got VT plates so there's a new LGT in town.

Saw "the other" 5th Gen LGT around 4:10 this afternoon. You were heading south on US 2/7 and were about a 1/2 mile before the light at Blakely Road in Colchester. Plate starts with EE (I think).

I was driving daughter home from her successful driving test, so there would have been absolutely no reason for you to notice a dark green 2002 Accord (a/k/a her car).

saw a ggm 5th gen GT in Essex junction yesterday you ended up behind me but were gone before i got to say hello. i was hoping you were going to toward st, mikes so we could end up next to each other at a light but you turned into big lots

That was me picking up 5 quarts of German Castrol at AutoZone for Friday's oil change.

If you hadn't been rocking NJ plates I might have waved or something.

Damn so now there are three of us Black 5th Gens in New England????

The few I've seen in VT have all been black or GGM (like mine).

I'm still waiting to be spotted on the road by someone on here.

Come to NW Vermont and we can trade spots. I've seen 3 5th gen LGTs in my area in the 5 1/2 years I've owned mine and one of those was for sale at the salvage title losers down the road from the house.

Car: 2010 LGT Limited in GGM

Age: 50

Job: State financial regulator

Miles: 126,000 (this week)

The LGT is my 3rd Subie, all turbos. '01 WRX died in '06 @ 130K while fully protecting wife & daughter in a head-on crash (the opposing Daewoo and its driver were nowhere near as lucky). '07 WRX was a Monday/Friday car and the seat horns poked my fat ass, so I ditched it at 65K and bought the LGT. Wife now has '14 Forester and I'm close to buying '15 FXT Touring.

Mods:

-factory fog add-ons

-Blackstein combo

-Osram Ralleye 65w low beams, Phillips HIR 1 high beams

-225/50-17 snows on TireRack steelies (no TPMS; I know when a tire needs air)

-225/45-18 Conti somethings on stock rims (not at all a sporty tire, but I need a big UTQG number in my line of work)

Needs:

-!()@*#&!()*@ lumbar is busted again (#2)

-sunroof sensor switches (in the track) FUBARd again (#3)

-need to swap out #3 coil pack (I've got spares, but no time)

-some time on the RF brake disk as it's got a vibration likely from a combo of overtorque and buildup

-dreadfully needs detailing, but she's a working girl

Wants (If I don't trade):

-Cobb (which prolly means new clutch @ 126K)

-EDM LHD stock HIDs

Stupid pr0n fantasy want:

-High-quality respray in the shiniest WR Blue Mica one can find