Yes because after living there for 8 years I learned that it makes sense to be practical in Vermont, and Subarus are very practical cars for many reasons. You have the changing conditions, winter, mud season, dust, and Subarus are relatively affordable and affordable to fix, lots of parts available even in small towns since there are already a lot of Subarus around, and the cars are pretty easy to work on. When you are cruising through rural areas there aren’t too many people trying to show off their new expensive car that is going to get demolished by salt and mud in just a few seasons, I suppose you start to value the car that will get you to the mountain and back and not cost an arm and a leg to maintain. That and Subarus are just fine cars, not too many people I know who owns one necessarily loves it, but it gets the job done, even if the power steering sounds like the car is trying to chirp/cough up a lung when you try to parallel park or turn all the way to one direction (looking at you early and mid 2000s Imprezas and outbacks) or your break lines keep rusting because a gap near the fuel tank let them get soaked and salty when the road is slushy so you have to keep getting them replaced or scraped and coated in oil, still a good option because everyone at the local mechanics already know about these issues and the best cheapest way to get you back out there or steal a part from the scrap outback sitting on the lot to get that belt replaced on the cheap etc.

I often envy all the free time people like you seem to have, but that’s about the only thing I envy. I don’t care what you do but personally I think what you are doing is an attention seeking waste of time.

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