What did you do with your 4th Gen Outback today?

[CheesyRider]

I Rain-Xed the windshield (Actually, I got carried away and put Rain-X on all the windows)

I put ScotchGuard on all the seats and carpet.

I removed this warning sticker that proves the car is Japanese:


I discovered that the visors are too thick to clip my garage remote on, so I used Velcro to attach it next to the parking brake:


This afternoon, I'm going to stop by the window tint place to see if they can tint the driver and front passenger windows to match the rest of the windows.

If I have time, I'm going to remove the fog lights and paint the silver black.

[GTScott]

If I get home in time, mine is getting the Load Warraior roof basket installed. Tomorrow it gets a clear bra installed. Saturday it may get the dealer "We Owe" media hub installed. It will be a busy weekend for the new addition!

[Juan]

Originally posted by CheesyRider

I removed this warning sticker that proves the car is Japanese:

To me it looks like that warning sticker proves the car is American. I'll translate the legalese into plain english. "WARNING Some time in the past an idiot put something heavy on the roof of his car and damaged the sunroof and scratched the paint. He then sued us for his stupidity and won. We now put this warning sticker here to stop future lawsuits from American idiots."

Here are some more warning labels to which this one could be added.

[Peter_Headland]

Dropped it in at the tire place to replace the OEM ContiPros with Goodyear Assurance TripleTreds.

[MtnBikr]

Hi Peter, I too am planning to do the same and was wondering what kind of deal they gave you for performing the swap? Or are you keeping the Contis? I had a set of OEM Contis on my last car and couldn't get them off of there soon enough so I plan on doing it ASAP when my car arrives....

Thanks...Dean

[JarekMW]

Originally posted by Peter_Headland
Dropped it in at the tire place to replace the OEM ContiPros with Goodyear Assurance TripleTreds.

Peter, Would like to hear your impression after the swap, please.

[Peter_Headland]

Originally posted by MtnBikr
what kind of deal they gave you for performing the swap?

They didn't want to do any kind of trade, because 225/60R17 is not a common size that they could easily sell in a week or two. Plus the usual worries about liability if a used tire fails and causes damage or injury.

I tried the dealer that sold me the car and they were equally unenthusiastic.

Right now, I am hoping to find a buyer for them on Craig's List.

If all else fails, I will just give them to our nearest Subaru dealer - it's senseless to have them go for scrap.

[pgh]

Originally posted by MtnBikr
Hi Peter, I too am planning to do the same and was wondering what kind of deal they gave you for performing the swap? Or are you keeping the Contis? I had a set of OEM Contis on my last car and couldn't get them off of there soon enough so I plan on doing it ASAP when my car arrives....

Thanks...Dean

Whats wrong the Contis that one could not wait to replace after they wear out?

[Peter_Headland]

Originally posted by pgh
Whats wrong the Contis that one could not wait to replace after they wear out?

They are mid-range (aka mediocre) tires that Subaru chose as much for cost as for performance. The Goodyears are a superior tire. Take a look on TireRack for comparisons, etc. The biggest ding against the Contis is snow & ice performance. We have the Goodyears on our minivan and they are excellent in all conditions.

Assuming the Contis last about 30,000 miles, we would be driving around on them for more than three years. That's a long time to live with mediocre tires.

The past two new vehicles we bought, we waited for the OEM tires to wear out and really regretted doing that when we finally got premium tires fitted.

[CorpCog]

YMMV, I've rolled through two sets of ContiPro's on a Passat 4Motion and they're fine. The Passat handled great, wet and snow was no problem. Fine ride and quiet. On the test drive before buying the Outback the salesman was white knuckeled as I pushed the Conti's for all they could take. The side walls aren't that stiff, but make no mistake, the 3.6R is no sports car. I expect they will be as fine on the Outback as they were on the VW.