Damage report thread

[ne_skier]

South VT got ~5" of snow today, should help cover up the crust. A warm-up this week should help as well, but it looks like it's gonna stay in the high 30s, which is pretty concerning if any precipitation comes or if it's going to freeze again.

 

[tnt1234]

Yeah, tough week ahead I'm afraid. might stay cold further north?

 

[kingslug]

Head north

 

[PAabe]

Well lads, I have managed to ski every day since Feb 1 mainly by nordic skiing around our farm and parks here in Lancaster, but it looks like March is going to be coming in like a lamb instead of a lion so to speak. 50 degree weather forecast for the week ahead here and it is going to piss hot rain this weekend. So much for the small base we built up here all February. What a great run of snow though, additionally considering the January and February dumps, in my two decades on this earth I have never seen anything like it here, and certainly it is an improvement on the 1 hour of ski-able snow we had here last year. Hopefully the ski slopes around here have enough base to be well open for a number of weeks yet.

 

[jimmywilson69]

per the ABC 27 meteorologist this is the 25th conssecutive day there has been snow on the ground in Central PA. This just doesn't happen here Might not make it all the way to the 28th, but for all intensive purposes we've had snow on the ground for all of February. Pretty cool.

I know snow is deep at Roundtop but I'm sure Vail will pull the plug as planned on 3/14 regard less of snow depth.

 

[PAabe]

I need to get a job up in NY where this is not an uncommon occurrence.

 

[jimmywilson69]

 

[kingslug]

I need to get a job up in NY where this is not an uncommon occurrence.

North western NY..all the snow you need. One place just got over 30 inches this weekend..
Or just do what I do..I live in CT..commute to NYC and then drive all over the east. Calculated I've been driving around 1000 miles per week since December.
yes, I'm tired...another 1.5 months to go.

 

[KustyTheKlown]

jeez, i put about 400-600 miles on each week skiing and i thougth that was a lot. glad i don't have to commute to work. even pre-covid, all about that subway/path train life m-f.

the shortened 2019-2020 season and following summer of not leaving the house has me way ahead of pace on the mileage on my lease. can go big in the 3rd year if i want to.

 

[kingslug]

Guess I'll see how long the Subie and the Honda last. The Subie burns some oil and coolant...

 

[Smellytele]

Guess I'll see how long the Subie and the Honda last. The Subie burns some oil and coolant...

The suburb engines are unique but tend to have timing belt issues at 75 to 100k

 

[kingslug]

Maybe get a new one then..with the turbo motor. This thing makes more noise than speed.

 

[ss20]

The suburb engines are unique but tend to have timing belt issues at 75 to 100k

IDK, I wanted a more ski-centric small SUV with AWD and I found that Subaru's from 2010ish onward are absolute trash when it comes to long-term reliability. The oil burn reports are just insane. In my vehicle search they were all running $1-2k less than a comparable used car from any other manufacturer.

It's a shame I never had one in the 90s/00s era. I see more of those on the road than modern Subie's.

 

[PAabe]

My 07 outback has like 170k, it used to burn oil and coolant but now has new engine (aluminum head gaskets melt easy...), clutch, suspension, radiator, exhaust... what can I say, I love the car, it is a blast to drive. The car is narrow with a low center of gravity so it is easy to manuever and has a tight turning radius but it is relatively heavy, shifts like a truck, rides like a sports car, is beautifully noisy, has great visibility, has enough hauling room, and the symmetrical awd is pretty darn good. You truly get the sense you are driving the thing. My biggest complaint is that the 21mpg is pretty bad anymore. The new ones are too big, have too much computerized junk, and I don't think they even sell them with manual transmissions anymore.

 

[PAabe]

If youse will excuse the Pennsylvania Dutch-ism of it, the groundhog would have predicted early spring when he didn't see his shadow (when it was snowing), therefore not being scared back into the hole feb 2.

It is midnight and it is still 50 degrees. Rain forecast and 50 degrees friday saturday sunday. RIP this snow here a lot is already bare.

 

[Edd]

My 07 outback has like 170k, it used to burn oil and coolant but now has new engine (aluminum head gaskets melt easy...), clutch, suspension, radiator, exhaust... what can I say, I love the car, it is a blast to drive. The car is narrow with a low center of gravity so it is easy to manuever and has a tight turning radius but it is relatively heavy, shifts like a truck, rides like a sports car, is beautifully noisy, has great visibility, has enough hauling room, and the symmetrical awd is pretty darn good. You truly get the sense you are driving the thing. My biggest complaint is that the 21mpg is pretty bad anymore. The new ones are too big, have too much computerized junk, and I don't think they even sell them with manual transmissions anymore.

Just traded in a 2010 Forester at 165k. The head gasket never blew. I’ve never been aware of burning oil. Lights were coming on for various things like catalytic converter, transmission, etc. Mechanic said it might not be worth it so I gave up. I wish it had gone 200k but I won’t complain about 12 years of service.

Replaced it with a 2021 RAV4 Hybrid. Now, that car is a trip.

 

[jimmywilson69]

I love my 2015 forester. its still young. I can get 28-29 MPG on the highway but it is drastically under powered. If I put the bike rack on or have Kayaks on top or BOTH! I'm only gettin about 20-21 MPG. Still who cares. I have dedicated snow tires on that thing and it is an absolute tank in the snow with the all wheel drive and snow tires.

I believe they solved the engine issues and you seriously can't blame manufacturers for adding computerized "stuff" that is what sells cars.

As far as manual transmissions go. I'm not sure you can get any "regular" vehicle with a manual, even by ordering them any more. the vast majority of the population doesn't know how to drive a manual or doesn't want to and it doesn't make senses for the manufacturers to engineer a 2nd transmission

 

[kingslug]

My Honda Ridgeline is my best vehicle to date. A lot of people hate it..for whatever reason but it does everything. Rides like a car and hauls like a truck..and its pretty damn fast. I haul my racebike in the bed no problem. I'll let the subie hit 100k and decide.
And Stowe got 4 inches and more on the way ...so the North is doing well.

 

[tnt1234]

My 2015 Outback has 140K and knock wood, never any major problems. I did kid of ruin the auto lift tailgate with my bike rack. And I did have the belt replaced at 100K.

Great car.

 

[crank]

2014 Forester with around 80K. Seems to burn oil on longer road trips. We can drive around for months and months with no problems, but, take a 6 hour road trip and we're adding a couple quarts. Still under warranty...not sure if fixable but will try. Enough power for me and we always have bikes or kayaks or both and , of course, loaded up with skis right now.

We has some weird automatic transmission problems and the dealership fixed it under warranty. I got the impression that they like performing warranty repairs - keeps the services department busy.