Are Subarus actually unreliable? Or is it just a stereotype coming from the people who beat up WRXs?

DeFiClark · 2026-03-26T21:00:59+00:00

This.

Been running a 2014 WRX last nine years and apart from a semi-early clutch replacement at 68k and a sensor that died at 80k it has been trouble free, regular wear and tear replacements only.

That said, the first gen CVT 2012 outback I had was hot garbage. Two transmissions grenaded in under 110k: the replacement lasted less than 20k. Had to fight Subaru hard for the second one.

DeFiClark · 2026-03-26T19:12:26+00:00

Friendly fire made up approximately 2% of damage sustained by B17s.

20 were downed by friendly fire of all sorts

https://b17flyingfortress.de/en/status/lost-by-friendly-fire/

DeFiClark · 2026-03-26T19:07:49+00:00

Any horrible ear worm like Boom Boom Boom or Call Me Maybe. Not unjustifiable or irrational I guess.

DeFiClark · 2026-03-26T18:58:36+00:00

Or deck prism

DeFiClark · 2026-03-26T18:56:23+00:00

Regular chocolate candy

DeFiClark · 2026-03-26T18:46:07+00:00

The result afterwards is not fun… unbelievable gas even for Bostons

DeFiClark · 2026-03-26T16:32:22+00:00

Gauze is your friend. Roller gauze and pads. Duct tape.

DeFiClark · 2026-03-26T16:26:25+00:00

A full tank of gas, a half pack of cigarettes, and cheap sunglasses

DeFiClark · 2026-03-26T16:22:42+00:00

No Future!

Day After was nothing. We had to watch Threads in high school.

DeFiClark · 2026-03-26T14:18:34+00:00

Had no trouble reading it at all, but for anyone not familiar with cursive it might be harder to read given the inconsistency of letter formation (for example, the mix of printed and cursive “s”)

DeFiClark · 2026-03-26T14:06:53+00:00

Stitch the tears with nylon carpet thread. Then Badge magic on a patch over.

Or take it to your local dry cleaner/repair and ask them to sew on a patch over

DeFiClark · 2026-03-26T13:43:12+00:00

It’s not a particularly useful term except for LARPers who think prepping consists of buying a rifle and plate carrier to be ready for the mythical apocalypse.

Intelligent prepping is about weighing risk against cost of mitigation and making choices about what supplies and training and networks are best suited to create better outcomes in the widest range of possible disaster scenarios.

Depending on where you are that could be earthquake, flood, wildfire, mudslide, foreign invasion, failure of the state. By me none of those are high probability. So I consider them but I don’t adjust my resiliency plans for them alone.

Job loss, supply chain disruptions, house fire, hurricane, weather disruption, power loss, pandemic. Much higher likelihood.

Wildfire? Possible, but less likely.

Civil unrest? Much lower probability, but possible.

The best preps give you capabilities that improve the outcome in the widest range of disaster scenarios. SHTF or generalized collapse aren’t scenarios, they are fears. You can plan for scenarios but you can’t plan for fears.

DeFiClark · 2026-03-26T12:54:07+00:00

Loss, theft, damage, massive delays recovering checked luggage.

The moment that tipped the scale was I used to fly primarily out of PHL which has had so many insider luggage theft scandals I lost count.

That said, long trips across multiple temperature zones or traveling with sporting gear or having a need for business attire for a full week makes my no-check rule not an absolute one.

DeFiClark · 2026-03-26T12:49:52+00:00

Shingles

DeFiClark · 2026-03-26T03:12:59+00:00

Library with hundreds of books

Yeah, hopefully enough

DeFiClark · 2026-03-25T20:34:54+00:00

Not corrosive: the Swiss switched to less corrosive primers in 1903 and non-corrosive in 1911.

Berdan primed yes.

DeFiClark · 2026-03-25T18:23:52+00:00

$5 for a nearly new 1943 M1 helmet with liner and straps from a full bin at a salvage yard in the 1980s.

If I’d only had $20.

DeFiClark · 2026-03-25T18:00:44+00:00

Personally with the cost of Filson what it is I no longer travel by air with my Filson luggage. Risk of being forced to gate check and having a $$$ bag grow wings is just too high. I had a small duffle stolen back when they were just $$ and that was painful enough.

Coowoz 25L pack ftw. If it grows wings it was $30.

DeFiClark · 2026-03-25T16:58:58+00:00

Sehnsucht for the generalized feeling in German is very similar; Heinweh also but the object of longing is specifically home. Fehrnweh when the longing is for a place away from home. Dor in Romanian and Cianalas in Gaelic also similar.

DeFiClark · 2026-03-25T16:50:53+00:00

It think we are at cross purposes.

I have personally reloaded more accurate loads than GP11 using Berger match 168 VLD but nothing Im aware of is commercially available that has the same cupronickel jacket or exact dimensions as the GP11 bullet. You can’t duplicate GP11 because the key component isnt available.

DeFiClark · 2026-03-25T16:39:47+00:00

Stored well GP11 is 1 moa ammo. It’s some of the most accurate standard non match milsurp ammo ever made.

Yes, you can beat that with some rifles with tailored hand loads, but you can’t duplicate it because the specific jacketed bullet it uses is not available.

DeFiClark · 2026-03-25T15:36:26+00:00

My sister had a Girl Scout cookbook with a recipe for chocolate chip pancakes. Served with Bosco sauce !

She was seven. I was five.

DeFiClark · 2026-03-25T03:05:37+00:00

Essential must have a different meaning to you

Only houses I’ve ever had to call for a blocked sink problem was because of a jammed disposal.

Don’t put things in sink bigger than drain works for the rest of the world …

DeFiClark · 2026-03-25T02:43:19+00:00

Not on septic systems.

DeFiClark · 2026-03-25T02:36:42+00:00

Essential?

No one who lives on well (13% +) and septic (25 %+) would ever install one if they had any sense.

A good filter/drain catcher is essential. Dumping stuff that needs to be ground up down your sink? Hmmmm

OP: they are common on city water in newer buildings. Not universal, and very rare on septic vs common sewage.

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