Norm Peterson

Had to let it go. See Car listing at left. I'll still drop in from time to time, though. Norm

Got the letter here as well, just don't remember when. "Whenever possible, park your vehicle in a flat location" . . . doesn't that fall under "common sense" whether the car's P-brake works or not? Norm

Thanks, Zee. I'll keep my eye out for some sort of official communication. Meanwhile, I'm going to see what I can find out in the service manual for some idea of what's going to be involved. Sorry for the delay in getting back, but for some reason I didn't get a notice of your reply. Norm

This looks like the item that was tacked onto the end of a email I got recently. Didn't pay it a lot of attention and threw the email away like I do all the others after at most a cursory glance, so I'm only thinking that it's the same number. If it is in fact a recall, why haven't I got some official separate notification? No way should Subaru (or any mfr) expect everybody on their email list to read all of every email that starts out pitching their monthly specials and other advertising. For the record our Legacy is a 6MT, but neither of us uses the e-PB very often at all. Never when parked on ground that's a reasonable approximation of level, front to back. Norm

After about four years and 48,000 or so miles after I put a set of somewhat unique Bilsteins on our LGT, we started getting a clunk that seemed to be coming from somewhere in the left front suspension. Yup, turned out to be a strut nut working its way loose. Why it waited that long is a mystery, but "all's quiet on the suspension front" now. Norm

I never saw this thread before, either (and I've been here from time to time for almost 8 years). Anyway . . . Male, 70 Married coming up on 48 of those Retired structural engineer Since the LGT is nominally hers, modifications have been minimal. MPSS summer tires and a set of aftermarket wheels for the PS A/S tires I run in the winter, a little debadging (that I don't think she ever noticed), Bilsteins (that she did), and an alignment that isn't quite "factory preferred". Plus a couple more little things most people probably don't do. We've only have had the one Subie so far, but we did look at the WRX and Impreza yesterday when I was at the dealership for a few maintenance supplies. Legacy is off the short list, #becausenoMT in today's format. For other activities, I track the '08 Mustang (that's where most of the car-mod money goes), and over the last couple of years I've started to do a little target shooting. Norm

I'd guess it's like anything else that you get better at through practice - if there are any bad habits would you spot them yourself? Early enough? Norm

Seems to me that until there's a case, you're only guessing how the local DA is going to go with most anything. Within this topic, I'd consider any such guesses to be less reliable rather than more so. May not be right, but it is what it is. Norm

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Actually, I encounter enough situations where the LGT's turbo-4 is either barely making boost (or isn't making any at all) that I'd rather have an NA engine of comparable power. Even if it's a bit slower, an NA engine does drive better around the neighborhoods and through the turns. Norm

IOW, I might as well hope for a 3.6L H6 Legacy with a 6MT. Norm

Add manual transmission to that and it goes back on the list . . . Norm

I've lived here in this same house for 39 years this coming October, it's been paid off for more than 10 years, and as a retiree I have exactly zero desire to get back into making monthly mortgage payments. Never mind the matter of moving everything we've accumulated over the years or the fact that there's three generations of us living here. I'm much, much newer to actually owning guns even though I've done a little shooting here and a little there with other peoples' guns most of my life. My NJ Firearms ID card that lets me walk in, have the NICS check come back OK (mine have all taken under half an hour, some not even 15 minutes), and walk out with any long gun in the store is still less than one year old. Norm

Even worse to re-assemble (from what I've read and been told). That's the big reason why mine is a Mark IV, and yes it's had the recall performed (quite possibly one of the earlier ones done according to the shop I bought it at because it was the first one they got back). Since the serial number isn't on the part that had to be sent back, I was technically the fully legal owner of that gun even though what I had was unshootable. Good thing, too, else it might have put permit #3 in a bind over that 30 day/best to go on day 31 NJ thing. Norm

That's part of the reason I'd been sticking with 9mm and .223/5.56. Over the last few weeks I added this .22 LR pistol ↓↓↓ http://www.mustang6g.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=1479&pictureid=10492 which led to getting another one ↓↓↓ before my 3rd of three pistol purchase permits timed out http://www.mustang6g.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=1479&pictureid=10479 except when buying #2 I just couldn't leave this sitting in the long gun rack. Came with a 10-round stick and a 10-round drum, both NJ-compliant. http://www.mustang6g.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=1479&pictureid=10480 So yesterday my son was in town and we put about 350 rounds through the .22's and finished off a couple boxes of 230-grain .45 ACP. Norm

Is there an appeal process? Norm

As long as your reasons were sound and this wasn't a decision made in haste, that's all that really matters. Lukewarm is about the best I can do, when I'd want to crucify myself if I ever had to make the same choice. Norm

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I guess if you're not afraid to shim the ride height for springs that end up being too short, or trim those that are too long you could resort to choosing WRX springs that are stiffer than Legacy springs without too much risk. Been down that road. Both ways. hmmmm . . . more is known about riot's phone than about his car . . . Norm

Thanks again, off-topic sidetrack and all. Now to settle on some rotors and put this job in the queue. Norm

Thanks So stronger than OE-level initial bite, and by inference no more than a little noise? The LGT is nominally her car, I haven't run less than XP8's on the Mustang in almost 4 years. Norm

So what's the verdict on these? Norm

I'm sort of wondering if that particular breakage might be from when the slide stop is removed and replaced for cleaning and there's a little too much friction somewhere. And what you might do to mitigate that. I don't see as much happening force-wise when the slide stop operates on firing the last round or when the slide is released. Norm

Any idea why? Norm

As of this past Monday . . . it's a 9. http://www.mustang6g.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=1479&pictureid=9917 NJ doesn't allow more than one pistol purchase in any given 30-day period, so four weeks from yesterday, give or take a day, is when permit #2 will be used. Already have a line on what will be coming home then. Norm