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subaru Archive
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Spring Break Roadtrip Breakdown QOTD: “Dad, It’s Me, The Car Broke Down” – Has Your Kid Broken Down Somewhere Far Away?
Posted on March 14, 2021 | 52 CommentsSince their senior year of high school was effectively ruined by Covid, the plan was for the eight friends to head to the sunny desert southwest for a week in […] -
Curbside Review: 2021 Subaru Crosstrek Sport 2.5 – Subaru’s Little Guy Hits The Gym, Emerges Stronger, Fitter, And Even More Able
Posted on March 8, 2021 | 36 CommentsSubaru has been an exceptional success story over the last few decades, and somehow seems to move from strength to strength while always marching to a slightly offbeat, uh, beat. […] -
Driveway Outtake: Someone Likes Old Subaru Foresters – Me Too!
Posted on December 3, 2020 | 18 CommentsThis town was once crawling with gen1 Foresters. They were everywhere, including the one in our driveway. But the numbers are finally receding some, although these folks appear to be […] -
CC Outtake: Two Sets of Twins
Posted on July 20, 2020 | 36 CommentsThere is a certain novelty in seeing twins. I work with a set of twins, I went to elementary school with several sets of twins, and two great-aunts had twins. […] -
Lakeside Education: Georgetown Lake 2020 – Ice Capades
Posted on January 21, 2020 | 26 CommentsLast week my friend Scott called and asked if I wanted to come up to Georgetown Lake on Friday as he had a booking granting him the rights to use […] -
Curbside Newsstand/2019 US Auto Sales Coverage, Part 1: Subaru Refuses To Slow Down
Posted on January 7, 2020 | 51 CommentsWho is the thief in the night that stole a bunch of passenger cars sales from every major automaker in America? Subaru. The company experienced a meteoric rise between 2009 […] -
Junkyard Classic: 1986 Subaru GL Coupe 4WD – The Shy But Prettier One
Posted on November 30, 2019 | 30 CommentsI don’t believe we have featured one of these here on CC yet and I know this is the first one I’ve come across in the junkyard so this was […] -
COAL: 2016 4Runner SR5–A Car for the 1%
Posted on January 15, 2019 | 57 CommentsThe nation sways and bends to the 1%. They control monetary policy and have access to the channels of power. Many times, they are the channels of power. The ninety-nine […] -
COAL:2003 Subaru Outback – All-Weather Friend
Posted on November 3, 2018 | 43 CommentsAll pics are of the actual car! In the summer of 2011, we were doing quite a bit of camping. The CR-V was too small to haul the camper, so I’d bought […] -
COAL: 2014 Subaru Outback 3.6R Limited – Oh, We Hardly Knew Ye…
Posted on July 22, 2018 | 122 Comments(First Posted December 21, 2014) I pulled up behind a new Mini Cooper at the red light and came to a full stop. Then I looked in the rearview mirror, […] -
CC Capsule: 1993 Subaru Legacy – Where Have I Seen That Kick-Up Before?
Posted on July 11, 2018 | 28 CommentsI got to drive a first-gen Subaru Legacy a handful of times. A company I worked for owned one, and we were supposed to use it on local Official Business. […] -
COAL: 2005 Saab 9-2X Aero: I Prefer My Sushi With A Side Of Lingonberry Sauce
Posted on March 25, 2018 | 40 Comments(First Posted October 27, 2013) After having divested myself of the fun-but-flawed GTI 16v and gotten the in-laws to agree, in principle, to purchasing the Jaguar, I once again got […] -
COAL: 1982(?) Subaru DL 4WD Wagon – Like The Energizer Bunny!
Posted on December 10, 2017 | 37 Comments(First posted July 14, 2013) My brother called me one day with the news that the roommate of a good friend was selling a car and would I be interested? […] -
Wordless Outtake: Dirt Is The Loneliest Color
Posted on October 1, 2017 | 32 CommentsCostco Parking Lot, Timnath, CO, September 29, 2017 -
Japanese Classic: Subaru B4 “Blitzen”
Posted on June 6, 2016 | 27 CommentsA couple of weeks ago, Jim Brophy visited the lemon lot at Yokota Airbase and provided a good overview of the kinds of cars that are often purchased by American […]
![Spring Break Roadtrip Breakdown QOTD: “Dad, It’s Me, The Car Broke Down” – Has Your Kid Broken Down Somewhere Far Away? Since their senior year of high school was effectively ruined by Covid, the plan was for the eight friends to head to the sunny desert southwest for a week in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Subaru1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Review: 2021 Subaru Crosstrek Sport 2.5 – Subaru’s Little Guy Hits The Gym, Emerges Stronger, Fitter, And Even More Able Subaru has been an exceptional success story over the last few decades, and somehow seems to move from strength to strength while always marching to a slightly offbeat, uh, beat. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_0015-Copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Driveway Outtake: Someone Likes Old Subaru Foresters – Me Too! This town was once crawling with gen1 Foresters. They were everywhere, including the one in our driveway. But the numbers are finally receding some, although these folks appear to be […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/CC-428-110.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Outtake: Two Sets of Twins There is a certain novelty in seeing twins. I work with a set of twins, I went to elementary school with several sets of twins, and two great-aunts had twins. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IMG_1142.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Lakeside Education: Georgetown Lake 2020 – Ice Capades Last week my friend Scott called and asked if I wanted to come up to Georgetown Lake on Friday as he had a booking granting him the rights to use […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/IMG_8586.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Newsstand/2019 US Auto Sales Coverage, Part 1: Subaru Refuses To Slow Down Who is the thief in the night that stole a bunch of passenger cars sales from every major automaker in America? Subaru. The company experienced a meteoric rise between 2009 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/20190425_115630.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Junkyard Classic: 1986 Subaru GL Coupe 4WD – The Shy But Prettier One I don’t believe we have featured one of these here on CC yet and I know this is the first one I’ve come across in the junkyard so this was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/IMG_7617.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![COAL: 2016 4Runner SR5–A Car for the 1% The nation sways and bends to the 1%. They control monetary policy and have access to the channels of power. Many times, they are the channels of power. The ninety-nine […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Untitled-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![COAL:2003 Subaru Outback – All-Weather Friend All pics are of the actual car! In the summer of 2011, we were doing quite a bit of camping. The CR-V was too small to haul the camper, so I’d bought […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/DSC00842.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![COAL: 2014 Subaru Outback 3.6R Limited – Oh, We Hardly Knew Ye… (First Posted December 21, 2014) I pulled up behind a new Mini Cooper at the red light and came to a full stop. Then I looked in the rearview mirror, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/P1000851.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Capsule: 1993 Subaru Legacy – Where Have I Seen That Kick-Up Before? I got to drive a first-gen Subaru Legacy a handful of times. A company I worked for owned one, and we were supposed to use it on local Official Business. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/IMG_2084.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![COAL: 2005 Saab 9-2X Aero: I Prefer My Sushi With A Side Of Lingonberry Sauce (First Posted October 27, 2013) After having divested myself of the fun-but-flawed GTI 16v and gotten the in-laws to agree, in principle, to purchasing the Jaguar, I once again got […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Saab92x.1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![COAL: 1982(?) Subaru DL 4WD Wagon – Like The Energizer Bunny! (First posted July 14, 2013) My brother called me one day with the news that the roommate of a good friend was selling a car and would I be interested? […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Subi1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)

![Japanese Classic: Subaru B4 “Blitzen” A couple of weeks ago, Jim Brophy visited the lemon lot at Yokota Airbase and provided a good overview of the kinds of cars that are often purchased by American […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/IMG_0919.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)


