Newbie arrival

[thenudehamster]

Afternoon all;

 

Finally, after many years (and a few divorces) I've managed to get myself into the driving seat of an Outback - and it's an H6, which seem to be dropping rapidly in value, probably because 3 litres scares people for fuel and tax. Anyway it's a 53 plate, auto, 120k, red and silver, tan interior, and loaded.

 

I'm impressed. seriously. I owned an ancient (even then) 2wd Loyalty in the US many years back and I loved that. Mechanically reliable, loads of space and economical too. Pity the body rusted away...

Anyway, my then landlord bought an H6 to replace his ageing Ford Explorer - in country New Hampshire you need four-wheel drive - and he raved about it. Said it was the only station wagon he'd driven that performed and handled like a sports car. I drove it once, and that sold me too, but already having a company car I couldn't justify buying one. On returning to the UK, broke, it took a while and a few clunkers before I finally got my hands on one. Now I'm a happy man - and so is the other half, who doesn't even drive!

 

I do have a current problem with it, but that's not for this post; I'll search a bit for answers to that.

 

Regards

 

Barry

(the nudehamster)

[bowthruster]

Hi Barry and welcome to the site.Lots of knowledge and banter on here,so enjoy :)

[Jay762]

Wotcha and welcome Barry - feel free to get involved and also share some pics of your motor ;)

[Gambit]

Hi mate welcome to S.O.C 

I've never married so never been divorced :D and as said above lots of banter everyones friendly too so should fit right in and as Jayhas said about the pictures we do like a few good pictures to look at..... Of the car of course :) 

[david1972]

Welcome to family outback [emoji106]

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[thenudehamster]

Thanks for the enthusiastic welcome. Photos I'll get sorted out a little later when the car's mobile again and I can get it into a slightly more flattering place than a Basingstoke back street - and away from the neighbours' Citroens and Kias. 

Meanwhile it looks as if I'll have to get the bike out (oh dear, what a shame, how terrible, how sad) to get to work for the next few days... Somehow the thought of a twenty mile commute at 5.30am seems much less tedious on a 1200 Yamaha.

[majik_thighs]

Thanks for the enthusiastic welcome. Photos I'll get sorted out a little later when the car's mobile again and I can get it into a slightly more flattering place than a Basingstoke back street - and away from the neighbours' Citroens and Kias. 

Meanwhile it looks as if I'll have to get the bike out (oh dear, what a shame, how terrible, how sad) to get to work for the next few days... Somehow the thought of a twenty mile commute at 5.30am seems much less tedious on a 1200 Yamaha.

What was the problem you were having Barry?

[thenudehamster]

What was the problem you were having Barry?

It's coolant leak from somewhere on the left-hand side of the engine which causes a drip from the n/s engine mounting. Full description is at "http://uk.subaruownersclub.com/forums/topic/9126-h-6-losing-coolant/" (sorry, not sure how to make this an active link...)

Right now I'm tired, damp and soggy after the ride home from work on top of a 13 hour shift, so please forgive me being less than sociable...

[majik_thighs]

Not a problem, I posted a link to a Haynes manual.

[Ash007ks]

I feel like im married to my car tbh, it nags me, uses all my money, is loud all the time, and always seems to want something thats expensive.

 

Welcome to the Scooby club matey and welcome.