I Acquired A Thing

"RPM esq." (rpm3) 01/12/2018 at 17:30 • Filed to: lesbians, subaru, forester, good ideas

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This actually happened in the summer, but somehow I never posted about it. My nonagenarian grandfather suffered a stroke last winter and, among other consequences, had to give up driving. He eventually gave his car to RPM Junior.

Say hello to the one-elderly-owner, dealer-maintained, low-mileage, base-model, garage-parked, California-owned 2004 Subaru Forester of your most boring dreams. It was driven first by my grandmother, but not for long before she had a stroke and couldn’t drive anymore, and then by my grandfather after he finally gave away his ancient, rusty Toyota pickup. It had probably never exceeded 60 miles per hour before my kid got his hands on it.

To put it gently, my grandfather probably should have stopped driving a few years ago, just due to having old eyes, old reflexes, and old/immobile neck muscles. Up until the stroke, he was about as healthy as you can be in your 90s, but still... My mom and her siblings were working on the issue, but he is a very stubborn old man. Keeping the car in the family really softened the blow, and he was open to the idea even before the stroke forced the issue. He has also lived in a retirement community with a parking garage full of other old people for several years, so combined with his own driving there is not an unblemished panel on it, although the paint cleans up great where it hasn’t been dented or scratched. Only one panel was really bad, so we replaced that, and took care of some other relatively minor things—two wheel bearings, a couple leaks, most of the wear items. Junior and I installed a more modern head unit for his tuneage needs before he and his mom drove it back from California. It suits his needs perfectly.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > RPM esq. 01/12/2018 at 17:31

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You own all the things

RPM esq. > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 01/12/2018 at 17:34

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Some of the things are even good ideas, but not usually the ones that I choose for myself.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > RPM esq. 01/12/2018 at 17:34

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It’ll come in real handy for the one and only day it might snow 3/4" in downtown tho!

RPM esq. > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 01/12/2018 at 17:36

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The kid in his Subie and I in my 4Runner full of dog hair will be very pleased with ourselves on that day.

Spanfeller is a twat > RPM esq. 01/12/2018 at 17:38

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Frameless windows in an SUV?

I approve...

Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom > RPM esq. 01/12/2018 at 17:45

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Why’d you obscure the license plate?

RPM esq. > Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom 01/12/2018 at 17:53

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Uh, good question. Internet tradition? Should have used my thumb.

AestheticsInMotion > RPM esq. 01/12/2018 at 18:02

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You’ll find my editing rates are very reasonable

vicali > RPM esq. 01/12/2018 at 18:11

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Nice..

2004-2017; OEM

2018; BAM

Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom > RPM esq. 01/12/2018 at 18:19

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I see it a lot, just not sure why folks do it.

RPM esq. > vicali 01/12/2018 at 18:45

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He is currently setting his minimal funds on fire in other ways, but there is a nonzero chance this happens in the future.

Also, I have a weird love of heavily modified Foresters and I don’t know why.

vicali > RPM esq. 01/12/2018 at 18:51

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get him on to sf.org. lots of good people on there with older Foz models..

Mine as of this morning;

RPM esq. > vicali 01/12/2018 at 19:14

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In its element, I see.

TheRealBicycleBuck > Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom 01/12/2018 at 20:03

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Most people want to maintain some anonymity. A plate can be used to identify the owner.

Dusty Ventures > Spanfeller is a twat 01/12/2018 at 20:39

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Subaru loves those frameless windows. I don’t know if any of them still do, but for a long time the Forester, Outback, and Impreza/WRX all had them

Spanfeller is a twat > Dusty Ventures 01/12/2018 at 20:42

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those are pretty

wafflesnfalafel > RPM esq. 01/12/2018 at 22:07

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that has the makings of a bad a$$ go anywhere vehicle - it’s already kinda bashed up, but in good condition. Very nice

BeaterGT > Dusty Ventures 01/12/2018 at 23:03

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Legacy too! They are so loud on Foresters.

Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom > TheRealBicycleBuck 01/13/2018 at 09:06

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Only if you have access to the DMV database, right?

TheRealBicycleBuck > Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom 01/13/2018 at 12:17

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There are plenty of places that offer that information for a few bucks. There are even a few places that offer the data for free, but they’re getting harder to find.

Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom > TheRealBicycleBuck 01/13/2018 at 20:16

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TIL the internet is Big Brother.