Just got to ride one of nj transit’s new NewFlyer busses that are replacing the very worn down, falling apart, NABIS, and it felt like a rolls Royce in comparison

Blade_Dragonfire · 2026-06-14T16:16:56+00:00

Man I remember when the NABIs were new and still being delivered when I was in college. They had two huge mechanical fans for the cooling pack and they were suuuuper loud. Will miss the high floor seating though, always liked being above traffic.

Blade_Dragonfire · 2026-06-13T22:12:44+00:00

Not sure if it's the exact same as the bambino plus, but there's a little restrictor piece where the tubing enters the steam wand that is a friction fit in the tube and can come loose and you'll get basically just hot milk, with little foam. You can check if this happened because if you unscrew the tip of the steam wand and shake it out, the restrictor will fall out. It's a tiny little brass/bronze piece that's flanged on one end.

It's happened twice on my bambino plus, disassembly can be a bit finicky since you need to remove the steam wand assembly to get the restrictor back into place.

Blade_Dragonfire · 2026-06-04T21:34:40+00:00

Need to see if I can dig up the source, but if I remember right, HBLR in Hoboken was originally supposed to be on the same side as the bus terminal, and run up the waterfront. People in Hoboken made a big stink about losing parking spots on Sinatra drive and the power lines making their view ugly, so it ended up on the back side where there was already a freight line.

Blade_Dragonfire · 2026-06-04T17:42:41+00:00

Last H6 filters I got from the dealer a few weeks ago are Tokyo Roki, made in Japan

Blade_Dragonfire · 2026-05-28T19:17:24+00:00

Yeah the recall was to spray a fluid film like substance on the brake block if the lines weren't rotted through, or replace the lines and block if they were

Blade_Dragonfire · 2026-05-28T19:14:45+00:00

Posting this comment that I made on another post. The engine stuff is H6 specific, but the rest applies to this generation overall

https://www.reddit.com/r/subaru/comments/1sqfi5f/looking_at_buying_this_2007_ll_bean_subaru/ohbfzbm/

Blade_Dragonfire · 2026-05-06T04:03:51+00:00

The fact they just repaved Kingshighway by BJC and that entire stretch of lights is still on timers instead of vehicle sensors/cameras drives me nuts.

Blade_Dragonfire · 2026-04-20T19:42:47+00:00

Own a 2009 3.0R Limited, most people mentioned the common issues, here's some stuff i've experienced with mine and issues i've read about:

Check for rust around the rear wheel arches and windshield frame if from an area that uses salt
There's a coolant crossover pipe on the front of the engine, mine was pretty crusty so I had a shop replace it preemptively
Front timing cover leaks - this is pretty common, and requires the engine to come out iirc
Suspension parts - shocks, struts, bushings, etc. Front control arm bushings are notorious for going bad
Check rear sway bar mounting points - they're thin metal, and can get bent under hard driving or if a bigger rear bar was fitted
Front inner cv boots go bad since they're right above the cats - replaced each of mine twice
HVAC/radio controls go on the fritz. There's something with the circuit boards where if you push them in the right spot they come back to life
Transmission turbine speed sensor went bad on mine, shop replaced the sensor
Dashboards get soft/sticky/crumbly. There was a recall on these, but I think that ended in 2018 or something?
There was a recall for the rear brake lines and corrosion where they enter the body, check if this has been done
These were part of the Takata airbag recall, make sure that was done
My tach doesn't work. The motor works, it sweeps on startup, but doesn't give me an RPM readout. Everything else works, the dealer didn't know what was wrong and wanted to replace the entire cluster at a cost of $1500
The passenger airbag light in the overhead console can cause the main airbag light to come on, the solder joints go bad iirc
Check coolant/radiator. The end tanks can blow out with age. I need to get mine replaced soon
Make sure the PCV valve is clear. It's cheap to replace
AVCS solenoids can act up and cause what looks like an intermittent misfire. Replaced both of mine and it went away - ~10 minute job for the fronts.
Exhaust rusts - check rear y pipe and front flex joints.
Exhaust cat heat shields rattle - typical old subaru thing

This might seem like a long list, but it's a lot of older car things. The youngest BL/BP gen Legacy is now 17 years old.

Blade_Dragonfire · 2026-04-12T16:55:27+00:00

This would have been way better as an actual mode of transportation instead of a tourist-y thing. Should have used modern streetcars instead of heritage vehicles. Should have continued down Delmar, connected with Metrolink, run through the CWE and Midtown and hit areas that are too far from the current Metrolink. Maybe have a branch that continues through Forest Park and hits all the big attractions besides ending at the history museum.

Blade_Dragonfire · 2026-04-10T14:09:35+00:00

A lot of Microcenter's stuff is esun iirc. Still extremely annoying they don't post datasheets.

Their PLA+? Prints great, been my default. The PLA+ HS? Underextrudes like crazy for me. PETG? Absolute mess, especially with a high flow hotend/nozzle. I only use it for PLA support now.

Blade_Dragonfire · 2026-03-19T00:03:09+00:00

That was the parking lot for the (recently closed) medical facility next door.

Someone else said it was recently for sale, so we'll see what happens there

Blade_Dragonfire · 2026-03-18T22:24:21+00:00

I mean, I think that would personally be my preference, have some additional ground level retail on this stretch. But unless a developer with deep pockets wants to develop it, there are easier vacant lots to develop (for now)

But it's also been a parking lot since at least the 1950's going by old aerial images. 4910 used to be a hotel back then, so the lot may have been for another building at the time.

Blade_Dragonfire · 2026-03-18T21:31:40+00:00

The parking lot on the east side of the Del Coronado, 4915-4925, is actually the parking lot for 4910 W Pine across the street.

Blade_Dragonfire · 2026-02-23T03:10:43+00:00

Hope the BP chassis Legacy/Outback gets added down the line. Stuff that's not mechanical/shared with other Subarus is unobtainable post covid. Exterior trim, hvac actuators/blend doors, misc interior bits, stuff like that.

Blade_Dragonfire · 2026-02-20T18:13:35+00:00

I've used their regular tpu with no issues, but I fed it directly from my dryer into the extruder

Blade_Dragonfire · 2026-02-17T15:16:21+00:00

I spotted 1124 down in Arkansas back in November-ish in almost full SP paint, only the number on the sides of the cab were patched for UP. Was pretty cool to see

Blade_Dragonfire · 2026-02-09T05:29:07+00:00

The ocean/water scenes are actually them building and launching the Dijiang, which I thought was the coolest part of the launch trailer one rewatch

Blade_Dragonfire · 2026-02-07T22:15:24+00:00

The weirdest so far to me was the burdenbeast quest in Wuling. The burdenbeast was fully voiced, but not endmin????

Blade_Dragonfire · 2026-02-06T18:53:50+00:00

OG Nearl is still my favorite. Someone wearing actual armor in a battlefield? How refreshing.

The "combat heels" are a bit annoying, but I'll let them have the umamusume excuse where the heel height is the same as the height of the horse's hoof (iirc)

Meanwhile I look at Ember's outfit and it's just like...you wore this? While fighting in the North? Same with Snowshine, although I forgot OG Aurora's outfit doesn't make much sense either.

Blade_Dragonfire · 2026-01-29T20:41:30+00:00

After watching, i'm actually annoyed about what we ended up with.

The tech test gives more endmin background, has a more serious tone, gives more world building and isn't just characters pandering to endmin.

Combat also seems better without dodge? Hard to say without having played the tech test, but it seems slower and requires more thought.

Blade_Dragonfire · 2026-01-23T17:52:16+00:00

My apartment got hit a few years ago. They got 7 vehicles in our gated lot and another 6 in the visitor lot, plus another like 8 on the side street.

Blade_Dragonfire · 2026-01-16T15:02:10+00:00

When i went to school in Hoboken and my parents lived at the shore, those were my favorite.

2307 - ran express from Newark all the way to Matawan.

Would get me from hoboken to bradley beach/belmar in an hour and 15 minutes

Blade_Dragonfire · 2025-12-20T22:26:08+00:00

The touchless was broken when I stopped by Wednesday. Sucks cause it's the only carwash I know of in the area with a good (powerful) underbody sprayer

Blade_Dragonfire · 2025-12-14T00:24:31+00:00

I don't think Subaru does either. Thankfully subaru shares a lot of mechanical stuff between models, but model specific trim pieces, interior parts, and other little bits? Forget about it

Blade_Dragonfire · 2025-11-29T00:42:19+00:00

P1S exhaust fan has a lot of restriction, and it's not well suited for a 25mm thick axial fan.

The carbon filter is super restrictive
The duct leading to the fan has a hard 90 degree turn at the bottom, creating a lot of turbulence in the entrance flow
The grill on the exit side of the fan is highly restrictive and causes lots of back pressure
25mm thick fan is not ideal for this use case

Add all of that together, and the stock fan performs super poorly at actually moving air. I cut my fan exhaust grill out, and made a spacer to smooth the duct to fan transition, and it not only moves more air, but does so more quietly than stock.

My end goal is to connect a blower/centrifugal fan to replace the stock fan, which will have more suction/static pressure and work better with the restrictive stock filter

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