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Thule for a subaru

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HappySkierChick
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I keep flying back and forth across the country. I want to start driving now cause planes(southwest) are starting to scare me. I have a 2001 subaru impreza and i want to put racks on my car so I will have more room inside my car. But i know nothing about racks. Any suggestions from subaru kids?

Apr 12 2011 3:16AM
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dmc12380
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Southwest is one of the most safest, reliable airlines out there.
Apr 12 2011 3:19AM
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HappySkierChick
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minus the roof of a plane flying off which just lead to a look at all their other planes and major issues were found with a big majority. but you are right, as of now they will be the safest because they will be watched the closest.
Apr 12 2011 3:22AM
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jibco
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I don't have a Suby but these are the racks I have for my car, and I like them. They fit on pretty much any car too, and have conversion kits to make them fit on any load bars or whatever you have...

http://www.thule.com/en/US/Products/Snowsports/SkiCarriers/91725%20Universal%20Flat%20Top.aspx
Apr 12 2011 3:27AM
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Ghini
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Get a ski box, dont know how you call it, but in a box you can put a lot more than just ski's..so more space inside your car.. + your ski's wont get dirty
Apr 12 2011 3:30AM
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Ghini
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Get a ski box, dont know how you call it, but in a box you can put a lot more than just ski's..so more space inside your car.. + your ski's wont get dirty
Apr 12 2011 3:31AM
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zerospinskier
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Other airlines have had holes ripped in their planes...
Apr 12 2011 3:32AM
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SweatyBallShack
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Yeah, last time it happened it sucked a flight attendant out.
Other airlines have tons of Boeing 737's. It just happened to be a southwest flight. Could have been US Air, Continental, etc
Apr 12 2011 3:36AM
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HappySkierChick
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which leads to my point about driving instead of flying. they all sketch me out now. but southwest especailly cause i was on a southwest flight the same day that happened... I love southwest as a company though. Its in their mission to care more about their employee then the customer which is a very rare trait to see in such a large corporation. Pretty cool to a business major i guess.

Apr 12 2011 3:37AM
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SweatyBallShack
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Yeah airline employees generally get treated like crap. You have to really love what you're doing to get into that business.
Apr 12 2011 3:40AM
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JOP177
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All I want to say is: 

Look at the percentage chance you have being hurt in an airplane accident versus and auto accident, it will astonish you.

Also - consider the opportunity cost of driving as oppose to flying. 

Sparknotes: Flying > Everything
Apr 12 2011 3:44AM
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KrazyistKarl
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if the plane would have had a thule rack and a front fairing it would have deflected the windstream around the area which eventually came free from the plane
Apr 12 2011 3:48AM
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SweatyBallShack
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where's the like button? haha
Apr 12 2011 4:06AM
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chicken
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what kind of subaru and what is the longest pair of skis you want to carry
Apr 12 2011 6:24AM
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SkiThe603
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ALANNA, just do the smart thing and buy a box, so you canput your skis, but also other stuff like food and coolers that you won't have to put in your subaru
Apr 12 2011 8:37AM
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Lolocaust.
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This is simply not true, pinkname.
Apr 12 2011 9:52AM
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FBGM
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ZING!
Apr 12 2011 9:59AM
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HappySkierChick
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hahahaha good one =)
Apr 12 2011 10:13AM
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Funnel
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Driving will cost so much more just in gas. Plus, it's slower and can be boring. Stick to flying. My dad was flying the same day 9/11 happened and he still flies, it's honestly nothing to worry about.
Apr 12 2011 10:21AM
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HappySkierChick
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yeah think thats what i might do. Im going to see what your brother thinks today. You should come up and visit us again. The river is still open for a couple weeks and then im moving to north conway or jackson so you guys will have to do tuckermans with me.
Apr 12 2011 10:22AM
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zerospinskier
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If you want to get a rack for your car for practicality and to make road trips, then that is great. It can be really fun. But if you are doing it to avoid flying with the true intention that flying will kill you, that is quite silly. Irrational fears are just going to exhaust you.
Apr 12 2011 2:44PM
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peterpants
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FACT you are more likely to die driving to the airport than on your flight
Apr 12 2011 2:51PM
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erica
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I have yakima ones ony my toyota camry and they work great

http://www.yakimaskirack.com/yakima-buttondown-6-ski-racks-3070-lrg.jpg

Apr 12 2011 2:53PM
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bermbuster49
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dude, read more than the thread topic before you post


she said what kind of car in the O.P.
Apr 12 2011 3:01PM
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gregorio
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You do realize that because of what happened at Southwest the government is now forcing everyone to inspect that area on planes too. And this has happened before and people got sucked out
Apr 12 2011 3:26PM
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chicken
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sorry for trying to help. I meant what kind of impreza. There are like 3 or 4 varations of a 2001 impreza, some of them are much nicer to set up with racks than others. I know this because I worked at a roof rack shop for 6 summers
Apr 12 2011 3:33PM
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1337
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what happened to southwest, did i miss something?
Apr 12 2011 3:34PM
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SweatyBallShack
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The biggest problem is that the area that they had an issue with literally runs the length of the entire plane. They're worried because 737's aren't exactly a new plane, and a fuselage expands and contracts with the pressure changes between the ground and cruising elevation.
Apr 12 2011 3:35PM
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FBGM
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Nope.
Apr 12 2011 3:39PM
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SweatyBallShack
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hi julia
Apr 12 2011 3:44PM
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