<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; = charset=us-ascii"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 10 (filtered)"> <style>  </style> </head> <body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=blue> <div class=Section1> Cy, .>> ; it's kind of an oversized = Subaru Outback, built on a car frame rather than a truck = frame.<<   It actually is smaller and shorter than the Outback.  It = just is a bit taller.  It is built on the Prieza chassis.  The Outback = is not really built on a truck chassis.  It is just a lot beefier than the = Forester.  I originally had considered buying a Forester because I had grown out of = my Saturn.  After investigating, I learned that the Forester had = almost the same cubic space inside as the Saturn wagon.  The Outback is much larger.  Both great cars, though.   jeannie     <div> Jeannie Grassi, RPT Associate Editor, Piano Technicians Journal <a = href="mailto:jcgrassi@earthlink.net">mailto:jcgrassi@earthlink.net</a>= </div> -----Original = Message----- From: = pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of Cy Shuster Sent: Wednesday, October = 27, 2004 9:23 AM To: Pianotech<fon= t size=2 face=Tahoma> Subject: Re: OT-Road = Service   <div> I love my 2001 Forester.  The 60/40 = fold-down rear seat is perfect for sliding in an action, and the all-wheel drive = will get you anywhere.  Handles great; it's kind of an oversized Subaru = Outback, built on a car frame rather than a truck frame.  (The reviews say = "On the road, it handles like a car; off-road, it handles like a = car...).  Mileage is about 24mpg highway. </div> <div>   </div> <div> --Cy Shuster-- </div> <div> Bluefield, WV </div> <blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid black = 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt; margin-left:3.75pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt'= > <div> ----- Original Message = ----- </div> <div style='font-color:black'> From:</span= > <a href="mailto:piano57@flash.net" title="piano57@flash.net">Barbara = Richmond</a> </div> <div> To:<= /font> <a href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org" = title="pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</a> </div> <div> Sent:</span= > Wednesday, October 27, 2004 11:13 AM </div> <div> Subject:</s= pan> Re: OT-Road Service </div> <div>   </div> <div> I know what you mean, = Terry, I worry about breaking something, also.  </div> <div>   </div> <div> While my car was waiting to = get fixed after the near-head-on incident, a friend loaned me her Subaru Forester.  I loved driving it (she was ready to sell it to me, then changed her mind).  It has a cover for the storage section and = places on the inside to attach bungee cords to hold things in place--thread the = cord through tool box handles and attach to the car, or use a net type = holder.  I learned this from a friend who learned the hard way that the stuff we = haul goes flying in an accident.  The only problem is the Forester = had less room and I REALLY had to plan and pack carefully for service = calls.  It sure would have been nice for hauling this D action around, though.   I'm trying to find that "perfect" vehicle = for work and family (that I can afford--ha!).  Perhaps a Camry = station wagon.  Who knows. </div> <div>   </div> <div> Barbara = Richmond </div> </blockquote> </div> </body> </html>