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http://bangordailynews.com/news/t/statewide.aspx?articleid=142185&zoneid=500 So, a first amendment travesty, or a justifiable reaction? Make your choice and pull the lever. Personally, I come down heavily on the "chilling effects/trading liberty for security and getting neither" side...

That's the spare, it doesn't count. "Real" Forester steelies look like this, and are fairly sturdy (when you're not bouncing them off rocks at speed):

FYI: Forester steelies are already painted a silver/grey and don't look entirely horrible. 16x6.5" avail in New England If you can fit a 15x6" from a 1998-2002 over your brakes, those can be found for quite a bit less.

Define "up this way?" I live near Lincoln, actually. Going to the loaf via Milo, Dover-Foxcroft, Abbot, Bingham, Solon, Cross-town Road saves me 1/2 hour over taking the interstate to Newport and going through Skow-town and Madison. And there's no unpassable traffic until you hit Rt. 27 in...

I got two winters and probably 35,000-40,000 miles out of my Hakka RSi's, which eases the price hit somewhat. I could probably squeeze a third out of them as they are still showing about 6mm of tread, but all the dry-road driving during the "snow drought" last winter took the edges off the sipes...

Thirded on the aux lights. And that's scary on the F1000's. My H500 driving patterns light up the next mile marker on the interstate with 55W bulbs, and the next two mile markers with 100W bulbs. Don't be doing asshat moves in front of me at night unless you want your rear bumper melted...

Presumably you've had this taken car of by now, but just a couple words of note to anyone else who has to do this from someone who has done this replacement MANY times: USE GENUINE SUBARU BEARING SEALS! The inner seal that Carquest carries doesn't fit right, and it'll have your shiny new...

So, I'm seeing one benefit here of almost never going south of Augusta... :devil:

Ask your glass place what the cash price is if you don't go through insurance. I think the last few windshields (non-heated) in my Forester were about $250, installed. Yeah, it's a bit more than putting it through the insurance, but then the insurance company doesn't raise my rates for having...

Same reason you use jack stands instead of just a jack: Because fluid leaks past the seals in the piston causing the braking force to reduce... Parking brakes have to be able to hold their clamping force indefinitely.

If they're tailgating you it's not a problem, especially if they're in a clapped-out truck. So long as the road you're on has curves, anyway... (How come I ALWAYS catch up to someone in the bends on Rt 27 just north of Carrabassett Valley?)

Octane is basically a measure of how hard it is to light the fuel. The harder it is, the higher the number. In non-turbo engines, and low-compression engines, you can get away with lower-octage fuel because the cylinder pressures and temperatures are relatively low. Low enough that the mixture...

20% sounds optimisic, and would void a LOT of new car warranties. According to the owner's manual, Subarus will burn up to 10% ethanol blends. Alcohol is good for power. Ethanol by itself is around 110 octane. Turbos love ethanol for the cylinder charge cooling it gives. Yes, you do get worse...

We have security staff. Had anything happened, they likely would have held him until the police arrived. Far more satisfying in the long run. More productive too.

Ebrake shoes are expensive because they are a very low-quantity production part. The parts manufacturers punch out millions of front brake pads, 1/4 that number of rears, and a few dozen ebrake shoes. The cost to develop the tooling is the same for all three...