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   Miakoda (hellomiakoda@pdx.social)'s status on Monday, 31-Mar-2025 01:20:13 JST Miakoda

   A mechanic didn't replace the timing belt in my '03 like I paid him to. As a result, the timing belt snapped while driving 70+ mph on the highway. Instant complete engine failure. I had no trouble shifting to neutral, getting the car from the fast lane to the right shoulder (aside from only having existing momentum), and bringing the car safely to a controlled stop.

   If you lose power in a fully drive-by-wire vehicle, you won't have any control. They're supposed to have mechanical redundancy.

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     Miakoda (hellomiakoda@pdx.social)'s status on Monday, 31-Mar-2025 01:26:24 JST Miakoda

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     I really miss my '03 Outback. I have an '05 now. It's nice, and there's a couple drive train features that are better, but overall, my '03 was better. Better headlights, better dash, better stereo stack, more durable interior, better switches... Compared to my '03, my '05 is cheapened all around. Not catastrophically so, but noticably. My '03 was also in better condition. It also accepted modification easier.

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     Miakoda (hellomiakoda@pdx.social)'s status on Monday, 31-Mar-2025 01:29:15 JST Miakoda

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     Also, I liked the body lines on the '03 much more than the '05. The '03 had a very STATION WAGON body shape, with the line where the top of the windows meet the roof being very level and flat, almost like the roof was just placed there. I like that classic look.
     My '03 also had better bumpers and could take minor bumps a lot better than my '05. If I bump a tree off road, my '05 is definitely going to lose a body component.

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     Miakoda (hellomiakoda@pdx.social)'s status on Monday, 31-Mar-2025 01:32:23 JST Miakoda

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     I drove through insane shit in my '03, that care did not fucking care what I subjected it to.
     Flood? didn't care.
     Big rocks? Didn't care.
     Car crash debris? Didn't care.
     Mud? Didn't care.
     Blizzard? Didn't care. (Except that one so deep it was higher than my bumpers)
     A fucking hurricane? Did. Not. Care.

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     Miakoda (hellomiakoda@pdx.social)'s status on Monday, 31-Mar-2025 01:32:45 JST Miakoda

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     And it still got 25 to 35 MPG!

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     Miakoda (hellomiakoda@pdx.social)'s status on Monday, 31-Mar-2025 01:34:52 JST Miakoda

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     Would I trust a Swastikar to drivenin that shit? LoL, no! I'll take my chances on foot, thanks.

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     :pdx_badge: ~EDOX~ :pdx_badge: (edox@pdx.social)'s status on Monday, 31-Mar-2025 04:25:46 JST :pdx_badge: ~EDOX~ :pdx_badge:

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     @hellomiakoda I had a 95 legacy wagon for quite a few years. It lasted until the wiring got so brittle I would have had to fully rewire it. Loved that car. Manual, handled any type of driving conditions and you could haul 26 2x6s on the roof rack. I now own a 2017 Subaru Impreza sedan limited edition with very low mileage and am babying this car. It is old enough to have a CD player and new enough to have a screen for Android Auto.