A parking garage would be built catering to vanlife visitors. It would have amenities for them and both short and long term parking pricing. The price would probably have to be kept a good bit lower than campgrounds, as their natural settings and added space offer added value.
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Impreza transmission replacement
After about a week and five days without my car (Subaru Impreza), I got it back with a “new” transmission.
Continue reading post "Impreza transmission replacement"Impreza transmission death
One of my larger fears when I bought my Subaru Impreza with a CVT transmission was that the transmission would fail early, but not early enough to be covered by warranty. I saw talk online about reliability problems with the tech, which was fairly new to cars, with the Impreza only being in its second year with them I believe. On last Wednesday, my transmission did fail, but luckily it is going to work out alright, as Subaru of America (SOA) is going to help me out.
Continue reading post "Impreza transmission death"I was all ready to head off to work this morning when my Subaru Impreza’s transmission started acting up.
Continue reading post "#3623"The work I did on my car earlier this summer has clearly helped my gas mileage. I had been getting around 28 mpg beforehand, but the first full tank afterward I got 34.8 mpg.
Continue reading post "#3507"As the final larger repair on my car, I got the exhaust repaired.
Continue reading post "#3487"Impreza brake job of 2020
I replaced the brake pads, and the front calipers and rotors on my car this weekend. It ended up being a much longer and more tiring project than I thought, with some problems to deal with, but I made it. I’m glad I was able to with my health situation. I did struggle at times and thought I wouldn’t be able to make it, but I pushed on and did. I’m thankful my dad helped with much of it. My car is going and stopping much better now.
Continue reading post "Impreza brake job of 2020"I spent $900 to get my car’s AC running again.
Continue reading post "#3473"Changed the oil in my car today while the weather was warmer. It was (over)due for age rather than miles, since I’m not driving much working from home.
Continue reading post "#3215"I replaced my nearly eight year old car battery with an Interstate from Costco today.
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