Objective: To cope better with the black interior of my 2005 Subaru legacy wagon aborbing heat primarily and to protect the interior.
Where is the best place to buy matching grey color for all the following items (with velour fabric or something comfortable to touch for the first three items)?
- dashborad cover
- seat cover
- steering wheel cover
- floor mats (both rows)
- cargo liners
I want ONLY custom made that fits perfectly.
I did google search but not all pieces are available at the same place. Beside I don't trust it when I see "Actual color may vary slightly" written to the color rectanhular without showing the piece in that color.
BTW, I was suggested to do only "hand wash" for my car. Do the car wash places (hand wash) use the same soap available at auto supply stores or something better than that? One place told me that only they (with license) can buy that stuff. When I asked him to show the bottle, he refused.
If your not willing to trust the places selling the pre-made items because of color matching and perfect fit and finish, your ONLY other alternative is to go to an upholstery shop and have them made to order.
A pre-made velour cargo liner and steering wheel cover are going to be hard to come by, since they are not a usually made item. Can I assume that you got the all-weather (rubber) mats with your car instead of the carpet ones? If so, you can sell the rubber ones on ebay and use the profit to purchase new carpet ones from your local dealer or subaruparts.com.
I consider you dumb for assuming that foreigners/iimigrants like us know where to go for certain thing especially when people like me do not like shopping.
You live in the US now. There's a very old saying that we have: "You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar". What it means is that people are far more likely to help you if you are pleasant to them. You'd be wise to take it to heart.
You've come to this newsgroup demanding answers to your problems both on and off-topic. You've been demeaning to handicapped people. You are argumentitive and controlling in your posts.
In the 134 posts you've made to date, I don't believe you've offered meaningful help to a single poster.
This is a group for *mutual* help. I've gotten some very worthwhile help from other Subaru owners here. I've also done my best to reciprocate and help anyone that I could. All you've done is demand answers to your problems. Let me give you a clue. We don't get paid to do research for you. We help because we like to help and we like to be helped. When it only goes one-way with your smash-and-grab posts, don't be surprised if people are less than willing to be civil with you.
If you think that somehow you deserve to get answers to your questions and all this is just the muttering of a working-class person that's beneath you, we have alternatives. One is to call for a shun of you. I've done it before in other newsgroups with good effect.
So ease up, help out, and try to act like a good girl.
In addition, your past history in other newsgroups is strong evidence that your habits in this group are not an exception or an aberration. Hence, people feel even more justified for treating you the way they do.
For those who are interested.....
http://t>> I consider you dumb for assuming that foreigners/iimigrants like us
It's not that I was intentionally trying to be unpleasant. With the accident, my already EXTREMELY strained life ( including 2 deaths in family - niece and nephew in 3 months time frame - within the past year while my mother is critically and I can't even visit because of my immigration processing; now accuse me that I am syaing off-topic) started going upside down but some peopel judge so quickly accusing me as a troll as if I had time for that. I felt that that was foolish of those people and so I showed my opinion by talking baclk. I think that I have that much right as a human
Demand? How else should I ask what I need? Isn't newsgroups for info exchange? I didn't think I was required to act formally o. May be there was cultural issue. I don't know. I never had problem with American professors from schools I went (Chemistry as well as Computer science department) getting to the point.
If I appeared that way I do apologize. ALL I meant was my fear of being handicapped to the point that I could only live with someone's help. I made no pretence that I do not want to live unless I can do things I am intesreted in. Like a lot of others, I belive in the right to die. Now ,this is a compliacted issue and I won't elaborate. BTW, I am no fan of Kervokian. I don't know his motives.
Some people pushed me to be argumentative but controlling? I disgaree.
help to a single poster. You must be kidding. I came here to get info not to provide as I have no useful info for the pros when it come to cars. Ask me to help with your daughter's chemistry homework or Math and I will.
Believe me if I see a post where I can contribute, I would help. I don't even understand most of what people are talking about and you want me to help? Others wil yell at you, I rormise.
Well, I haven't reached to that point to be able to help with Subaru or any car but I am helping as much as I could to this girl who bought my old car w.r.t PROPER maintenance while I am trying to learn myself.
Demand? Keep in mind that English is not my first langauge. I didn't even grow up speaking or writing Englsih. All I have is from self-taught. So give me a break, will you?
I didn't expect people to do research for me. I mentioned that I did google search to idictae that I didn't have much luck. I posted IN CASE someone has bought similar things and know whenere to guide me. If no one knows, the way I see it, there needs to be no response.
You want my help with the car issues? I hope you are joking.
if people are less than willing to be civil with
I don't believe (and disagree) that people who have been mean to me here are mean because of the reason you stated above. Still I forgive peope - all the time as it is not my nature to hold grudge. Both you and I know some people have a tendency to take it out on others. It amazes me that you are finding excuses for them.
Now, I take the time to make my points. Call it argumentative or whatever you like. Just know that if I don't have this personality to stand up for myself, I would have been statistic in this foriegn land coming from a tiny and isolated (from the world) country and being the youngest in a very protetcive family with controlling big sisters. Yes..I know what "control" is. You probably have no clue how much I know. I do no such thing. I resent being accused of controlling.
this is just the muttering of a working-class >person that's beneath you, we have alternatives. How did I ever indicate that I deserves answers? What is this "a working-class person that's beneath you" phrase for?
with good effect. If your conscience is clear that your accusation have foundation and you feel that you must proceed, go ahead. I wil continue to stand up for myself and it may include sounding argmentative.
That's the bottom line, isn't that? I am the "girl" and some of you expects me to act like an *obedient* little girl who shuts up regardless whether I was treated fairly or not. That's "control", you know?
What does it tell about you for feeling the need to do what you did? I am reminded of Gilles's post where he said (and I might add, I was beginng to see that way when his post appeared)
"Just to assure you that you serve a necessary purpose on boards like this one. Reassuring all the others that they are OK, normal, holier than you, etc. It's especially evident in the posts of those who are trying to teach you a lesson. All of this is a little sad to read but an interesting lesson in human nature."
The truth is Kevin, seeing posts like yours make me feel better to know how immature and childish people can be despite race, gender, or age.
You must be another one obsessed with reading my OLD posts from other ngs, taking things out of context, coming up with Pakistan. If you are so bored, read about Burma, where a large population of Muslims and Chinese reside, and the hatred that the British caused bewteen some indigenous groups and foreign descendants.
If you still want to call me Pakistani, be my guest. Just know that during British time, and even in later period, to be able to do business effectively in Rangoon, dominated by the Indians (Hindus and Muslims) merchants and businessmen, some indigenous and Chinese learned Urdu and spoke it fluently.
Now, whoever wants to accuse me for off-topic, be fair to do the same to Frank who brought unrelated topics to this group.
Lastly, to those who has nothing better to do than accuse me and attack me, I have no time for all this. So if you'll excuse me, go find enetrtainment somewhere else.
And then went on incessantly about her dying family and all kinds of other off-topic garbage I'd suspect she made up...
Amanda,
Sit down! Shut up! Listen!
You've got problems. Does that make you unique? Hardly. Everybody goes through similar trials. It's called "life." And while I'm sure we're all empathetic to a degree when someone's having trouble, your troubles are tiring. Why? Because, even if they ARE real, they have NOTHING to do with what we're talking about here, and NOBODY really likes to have this stuff tossed in their face time after time.
I don't really care if English is not your primary language. If you're truly involved in chemistry and computers, it's the language spoken worldwide in these fields, so get used to using it. Who cares if you're self-taught or learned it in school or whatever? The language you speak as a native or as a guest has nothing to do with your basic personality, which appears to be whining drama queen. Your diatribes would be just as irritating in Inuit, Swahili, or ancient Aramaic. This isn't anti-foreigner or immigrant bashing or any other politically incorrect behavior: it's a simple statement of fact. You're obnoxious. Period.
If you're not familiar with the story already, get a copy of the story of the boy who cried "Wolf!" You have become that person. Even if you now have a legitimate question, you've lost your credibility and established yourself as some kind of moron. I'm surprised ANYONE here even tries to give you a straight answer any more.
Now, you've paid a fair amount of money to your Subaru dealer for your new car. As such, if you have questions, go ask the dealer. You have nothing to contribute here, by your own admission, and instead of listening to legitimate answers, you'd rather whine and denigrate those who HAVE tried to answer you before they gave up and took up the old adage, "The enemy of my enemy is my friend," unwillingly allying themselves with Dr. Rasty in the premise that you ARE a s___ magnet.
In the past you've called me patronizing, and I've played along because it's just so hard to ignore a train wreck, but this time I'm dead serious in asking everyone here to join me in a rousting "Amanda, there's the door. Don't let it hit you in the a__ on your way out!"
Your life is an open book. As for writing responses that irritate you, it is like rattling the bars on a monkey cage at the zoo. You are sure to get a funny reaction ;) Frank
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