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Because we don’t have enough money flowing out right now..

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I have a 2014 Subaru Forester named Ethel.

We bought her in 2013 and due to always taking my husband’s car when we go somewhere together, she has been driven a paltry, gentle 77,000 miles. Always garaged, Ethel is still pretty and nowhere near worn out. But my husband has been after me for two years now to buy a new car while we can still get some decent money for Ethel. We’ve been spending an utter fortune on home renovations so I kept putting him off… but this week?

I caved to the pressure and we went car shopping. Being loyal to Subaru and wanting another Forester, we found a new 2024 fully loaded Touring.

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My husband fell in love with the two tone leather interior.

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But for me, it had two strikes against it.

#1 – It’s a 2024 and the 2025’s are already here.

#2 – It’s black. The same color as my last two vehicles. I’ve driven black for 22 years.

I’m seriously over black.

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This is a 2025.

Totally redesigned and chock full of goodies. Truly, there’s so much high tech on these cars it will take me a year to learn how to run it.

Problem? This was a Limited trim and to get the two tone interior you have to upgrade to Touring.

So we dealer hopped for three solid days. To every dealer in Maine. ( Don’t be impressed, we’re not a big city dealership state .. there are only 7. )

We even went across the border to New Hampshire. Nothing. Apparently the Touring Foresters are selling out before they even hit the lot.

We only found one…

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But they wouldn’t let us test drive it because someone had already claimed it with a deposit.

If I want one, I’m going to have to order it and wait a couple of months.

Of course, there was always this one….

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A 1968.

The first Subaru in America.

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High tech it was not.

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34 thoughts on “Because we don’t have enough money flowing out right now..”

  1. I’d go with the Subaru 360. Probably worth serious collector’s $. Looks great and totally unlike what you have. Only 10 years old and 77K miles? Should be good for at least another decade. Why sell it? To get “decent money” for it so you can spend indecent money on a replacement?

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    1. Agreed. It isn’t like it is costing you a fortune to run (or maybe it is and you just aren’t telling us!). The thing is, you have a good reliable car that you love. Why risk replacing it with a lemon — even Subaru makes lemons. We have a 2013 Honda CRV. It is well maintained and excrpt for brakes and tires has never had any problems (touch wood!). It is the most comfortanle car we ever had, and we would never think of replacing it until it starts to wear out. I have no idea how many kilometres it has on it (km = 5/8 mile) but considering where we live (way up north, 8 hours from Edmonton) the kms pile up every year. She is part of the family. It would just be wrong to trade her in.

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      1. We’ve always been in the habit of having at least one newer vehicle. My husband’s truck is ancient.. 1994 and in the shop as we speak. His BMW is a problematic 2014 with constant (expensive!) repairs.

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      8. I just got rid of my 1998 Ford Sapphire. I ummed and ahhed for about 3 months wondering if I should get rid of it. I hadn’t started it and went out and the thing started first go. Nevertheless, I made the decision to get rid of it anyway because water damage in the boot created rust. Otherwise, I would have probably kept it and it would’ve lasted another 20 years. They don’t make them like they used to.

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    2. We have a habit of keeping my cars for 10-11 years then upgrading before they start having problems. My husband always buys used and spends ungodly amounts on repairs. He bores easily and swaps his vehicles every 2 or 3 years.

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      1. Oh no…”bores easily” is a phrase that scares me. I’m surprised at what things a spouse can be bored by and feel the need to replace. Can you really get tired of the dishes or the silverware or the glasses or all of your clothes?…I feel your pain.

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  2. That first Subaru is the bee’s knees. I only know of Subarus being large. Congrats on your new purchase. We bought a SUV last week, not a Subaru, and my goodness to the gracious them things is expensive.

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  6. I’ve been looking for a used Outback for ages. They’re hard to find, except for the years they weren’t so good. Over here their used price is holding well, too. I’m after white because the Aussie sun’s a paintstripper. I don’t do black in clothes or cars, so good luck with finding something a bit more cheerful like you.

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  7. Every time I go back to NH, I see Subarus EVERYWHERE. We have the compact Crosstrek, manual transmission. Got a great deal on it because it was the previous year’s model and a manual transmission (not so popular here in SoCal). Just big enough to haul around dog and kid, with 4 wheel drive for getting up my dad’s hill in the snow in Utah. Told my husband when we got it that I’m keeping it until my kid learns to drive, just so he can drive stick.

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  8. I’ve never had the same color vehicle twice. Black, white, blue, green, yellow, red – I’ve done them all. I’m not opposed to revisiting certain colors (I especially like my red Kona), but black and white are two I would never do again.

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  11. The old Subaru is so cute!
    I refuse to own a black vehicle. I generally only have white but thought I’d try a pretty blue last time and I have many regrets.

    Good luck with your shopping.

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