1st Gen Lunchtable Thread - General Discussion

Thisbis worse 13500$ for a base model tacoma. Granted that shell probably adds to the price

 

So far luckily the WRX variant of the FA20 (FA20F) isn't affected, so looks it is just the FA20D which is the naturally aspirated variant. Once again proving boost is best.

 

So you gunna boost your tacoma to increase its reliability?

 

Damn straight

 

Ah hell no, moved to San Diego.

 

Well sorta until you have oiling issues, or ringlands take it out. I don't really get why Subaru still uses boxer engines, they could be so much more competitive as a sports car company if they used a stronger design. I don't even trust the 40k miles on my grandmothers EJ256 to get her around reliably

 

They should you Porsche engines lol

 

Is that really any better though... be honest.

 

Unless you are @Itchyfeet then yes. Chicks way better down there

 

I'm at 80k in my 15 wrx and so far been bulletproof. I wasn't aware that the FA20 had ringland issues, I know the new STIs still get them but they aren't on the FA20 platform yet. NASOIC hasn't had too many reports of that being a problem, so I think it's pretty isolated. I do oil analysis on each oil change and zero problems thus far. I think the FA20 is probably worse from a tuning point of view but from a reliability point of view think it's a major step up from the EJ platform.

 

He complains about the sturdy women of ND, but I cannot imagine any others that would tolerate his shit either

 

The only thing Kansas has on California is housing affordability but well worth it.

 

They make some good BBQ sauce too from what I hear

 

Yeah but it’s still California.

If you could live anywhere you wanted would it be in Cali?

I sure wouldn’t haha

 

Kansas City (Missouri) does, Wichita is home to those who couldn't cut in KC. It's certainly not bad, but the Wichita stuff is pretty meh. Oddly enough moving from KS to CA resulted in less noticeable earthquakes. Earthquakes in KS are stupidly common thanks to fracking in OK.

 

When I retired from the military I was given a free move anywhere in the US, so yeah picked the best state in the Union. My requirements were a state with mountains, ocean, major cities, and not a state that votes red (this isn't the thread for politics so let's not go there, just was a requirement for me).

 

Good choice, WA and OR are full

 

I did part of my undergrad in Portland, OR. Nice place, just a little cold for taste. Was stationed in Spokane, WA for a while loved the summers there hated the winters. Seattle was a maybe but the scuba diving is even colder than San Diego lol.

 

We're basically the exact opposite, other than mountains.

 

I'm moving back to Spokane in August, I miss real winters haha