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  1. LGT fronts are 30mm and the wear limit is 28mm. At 45k miles I was only down to 29.7mm when my front stock pads were just needing replacement. --Lee
  2. Thanks. (Still enjoying my jazzy aux in for more than 2 years.)
  3. My vacation pix for 2005, 2008, and 2009 in one album for each year.
  4. What is this new PAC iPod cable? I'm about to ditch my old Belkin charger/audio adapter because it won't charge my 3G. --Lee
  5. That would explain why my local gas station's dyno is in a heap of parts outside. Interesting that MA got rid of all dyno testing and sniffing.
  6. I think I have about 2500 miles on them.
  7. Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 225/45R17 on stock wheels. Boston, MA. No track or autocross, just spirited street driving. 40% highway, 60% city. Bridgestone RE92, Nokian RSi. 6. Very, very good. These are my first dedicated summer tires. I can't believe how literally sticky they are when warmed up. I actually thought the RE92 (Z-rated) were not too bad in the dry when worn to about 5/32, but these clearly blow those away. The RE92s would often chirp when braking or turning hard. The limit on the F1A is clearly quite a bit higher. Without much effort, they just pulled 0.94G lateral around an off ramp this morning (according to Dynolicious on my iPhone), and that was not at the limit of traction. Wet traction seems quite good. I would guess that the F1 GSD3 is better in standing water, but these have pretty serious circumferential grooves that can clear the water. I have hydroplaned once in a very serious downpour at 65mph, but I was kind of exploring their hydroplaning limit. In normal driving they haven't let me down. Wet grip is excellent, and I have no doubt their wet limit is higher than the RE92's dry limit. UPDATE: I ran some skidpad-like simulation in a thoroughly wet empty parking lot this weekend and pulled a max of 1.04G one way and 0.97G the other way. There's no way the RE92 could do that in the dry. Ride comfort and noise are surprisingly good. They are quieter than RE92 (which I found quite quiet) and ride better too. Going from 215/45 to 225/45 gave me 1/4-inch more sidewall height, which I welcome on the lousy Boston area roads. (I run 205/50 on winter tires for the same reason.) The thing that surprises me is that while riding softer than the RE92, the F1A does not at all feel like it is rolling over on the sidewall in hard cornering. The RE92 would flop over and you could see the wear on the sidewall. It sure seems to me that Goodyear really nailed it on the handling/comfort balance. I'm running about 37/35psi. I could probably go up a little if I wanted to firm them up a bit more, but they don't really feel like they need it. I like the handling/comfort balance at this air pressure. The one negative is there is some flat spotting on cooler mornings. When it is in the 50s and 60s, I can feel some flat spotting for about 1-3 minutes at 35mph until the tire warms up. Still, I consider this a relatively minor issue compared to everything else this tire offers. --Lee
  8. We just added an '08 Outback 2.5i Limited to the '05 Legacy GT Limited.
  9. Don't let the brake pedal go to the floor when bleeding. That can cause damage to your master cylinder seals. That is not the normal range of motion, and there can be corrosion on the shaft that can rub against the seals, potentially damaging them.
  10. Don't let the brake pedal go to the floor when bleeding. That can cause damage to your master cylinder seals. That is not the normal range of motion, and there can be corrosion on the shaft that can rub against the seals, potentially damaging them.
  11. I just got my snail mail and email notification from SOA today. To time take it in.
  12. Wow, something is very wrong. I've gone two weeks with my 05 LGT without any issues.
  13. The service manual says 60k. I think the owners manual says 60k. The mysubaru.com page says 30k. I don't know where they got that. From the 2.5i?
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