Kestracel Weiss - Revision history

Woozle at 15:09, 27 June 2025

2025-06-27T15:09:00Z

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	[[File:DSCF4262.JPG\|thumb\|[[Kestracel Weiss]] at the Outer Banks, September 2016 - the floodwaters were ''just'' below the point where the interior would have gotten wet.]]		[[File:DSCF4262.JPG\|thumb\|[[Kestracel Weiss]] at the Outer Banks, September 2016 - the floodwaters were ''just'' below the point where the interior would have gotten wet.]]
	[[File:IMG 20170517 140608880 HDR.jpg\|600px\|thumb\|[[Kestracel Weiss]] & the gang, shortly after a rather [[2017/05/17\|excessively exciting moment in automotive travel]]]]		[[File:IMG 20170517 140608880 HDR.jpg\|600px\|thumb\|[[Kestracel Weiss]] & the gang, shortly after a rather [[2017/05/17\|excessively exciting moment in automotive travel]]]]
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	* '''Weiss''' Schnee, a character in {{l/wp\|RWBY}} (of which Benjamin is a devoted fan)		* '''Weiss''' Schnee, a character in {{l/wp\|RWBY}} (of which Benjamin is a devoted fan)
	** ...plus the fact that "weiss" is German for white, Kestracel's exterior color		** ...plus the fact that "weiss" is German for white, Kestracel's exterior color




	==Stats==		==Stats==
	* '''VIN''': 4s3 bk6352 s7330424		* '''VIN''': 4s3 bk6352 s7330424
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	This was the point at which we decided a replacement was needed, having already spent $4842 on a car with a [https://www.kbb.com/subaru/legacy/1995/l-wagon-4d/?vehicleid=8368&intent=trade-in-sell&mileage=270000&pricetype=trade-in&condition=fair&options=6418903\|true trade-in value of about $67].		This was the point at which we decided a replacement was needed, having already spent $4842 on a car with a [https://www.kbb.com/subaru/legacy/1995/l-wagon-4d/?vehicleid=8368&intent=trade-in-sell&mileage=270000&pricetype=trade-in&condition=fair&options=6418903\|true trade-in value of about $67].

	~~[[Category:Cars\|Kestracel Weiss]]~~
	~~[[Category:Stories\|Kestracel Weiss]]~~

Woozle at 15:16, 10 August 2022

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	[[File:IMG 20170517 140608880 HDR.jpg\|600px\|thumb\|[[Kestracel Weiss]] & the gang, shortly after a rather [[2017/05/17\|excessively exciting moment in automotive travel]]]]		[[File:IMG 20170517 140608880 HDR.jpg\|600px\|thumb\|[[Kestracel Weiss]] & the gang, shortly after a rather [[2017/05/17\|excessively exciting moment in automotive travel]]]]
	[[Kestracel Weiss]] is our white 1995 Subaru Legacy, which a family friend sold us for $1, and was (during the time it was our primary vehicle, 2015-2018) the newest and highest-MPG car we owned, as well as the one with the most mileage (almost 250k when we got it, over 270k at the end).		[[Kestracel Weiss]] is our white 1995 Subaru Legacy, which a family friend sold us for $1, and was (during the time it was our primary vehicle, 2015-2018) the newest and highest-MPG car we owned, as well as the one with the most mileage (almost 250k when we got it, over 270k at the end).

			'''2022-08-10 Update''': in 2019, when it became clear that ~$2k of work was needed on the engine, I was considering Kestracel's life "over". We've ended up keeping her around as a backup car, however, and she has continued to run just fine (even on gas that was nearly 3 years old). The engine still clicks, but doesn't seem to be getting any worse. She does need a carport, however, as there is a leak somewhere which causes mildew inside. I take her out for a run once a month to keep gunk from accumulating in the engine and keep the battery charged. If I ever have the cash to spare, I will remedy these issues.
	==Name==		==Name==
	Kestracel's nomenclature derives from the following:		Kestracel's nomenclature derives from the following:

Woozle: odometer shot uploaded by accident, but why not

2019-06-25T18:55:06Z

odometer shot uploaded by accident, but why not

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	...but despite one very long traffic jam in the middle of nowhere due to a highway closure that seemed to have something to do with weather conditions (we had to exit I-85 then make a U-turn and get right back on -- which, between all the trailer-trucks having to do the same thing and the traffic at the cross-road, took something like an hour), we arrived home safely.		...but despite one very long traffic jam in the middle of nowhere due to a highway closure that seemed to have something to do with weather conditions (we had to exit I-85 then make a U-turn and get right back on -- which, between all the trailer-trucks having to do the same thing and the traffic at the cross-road, took something like an hour), we arrived home safely.
	===January, 2019===		===January, 2019===
			[[File:IMG_20190304_104312801.jpg\|thumb]]
	After picking up B&Z from college (in a rental car), dealing with the holidays and getting B&Z back to college again (in another rental car), and remembering that Mavis had said it needed more work than they had done just to get us home, I took Kestracel in on January 8 to Konrad Automotive, our usual mechanic, with the following issues:		After picking up B&Z from college (in a rental car), dealing with the holidays and getting B&Z back to college again (in another rental car), and remembering that Mavis had said it needed more work than they had done just to get us home, I took Kestracel in on January 8 to Konrad Automotive, our usual mechanic, with the following issues:
	# Strong gasoline smell outside car		# Strong gasoline smell outside car

Woozle: another historic Kestracel photo

2019-03-20T13:05:54Z

another historic Kestracel photo

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			[[File:DSCF4262.JPG\|thumb\|[[Kestracel Weiss]] at the Outer Banks, September 2016 - the floodwaters were ''just'' below the point where the interior would have gotten wet.]]
	[[File:IMG 20170517 140608880 HDR.jpg\|600px\|thumb\|[[Kestracel Weiss]] & the gang, shortly after a rather [[2017/05/17\|excessively exciting moment in automotive travel]]]]		[[File:IMG 20170517 140608880 HDR.jpg\|600px\|thumb\|[[Kestracel Weiss]] & the gang, shortly after a rather [[2017/05/17\|excessively exciting moment in automotive travel]]]]
	[[Kestracel Weiss]] is our white 1995 Subaru Legacy, which a family friend sold us for $1, and was (during the time it was our primary vehicle, 2015-2018) the newest and highest-MPG car we owned, as well as the one with the most mileage (almost 250k when we got it, over 270k at the end).		[[Kestracel Weiss]] is our white 1995 Subaru Legacy, which a family friend sold us for $1, and was (during the time it was our primary vehicle, 2015-2018) the newest and highest-MPG car we owned, as well as the one with the most mileage (almost 250k when we got it, over 270k at the end).
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	** ...plus the fact that "weiss" is German for white, Kestracel's exterior color		** ...plus the fact that "weiss" is German for white, Kestracel's exterior color

	~~[[Category:Cars\|Kestracel Weiss]]~~
	~~[[Category:Stories\|Kestracel Weiss]]~~

	==Stats==		==Stats==

Woozle: /* Name */

2019-03-05T01:19:56Z

Name

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	Kestracel's nomenclature derives from the following:		Kestracel's nomenclature derives from the following:
	* '''ketracel white''', a [[wikipedia:List of Star Trek materials\|fictional substance in ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'']]		* '''ketracel white''', a [[wikipedia:List of Star Trek materials\|fictional substance in ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'']]
	* [[Kestra]], one of our two cats		* '''[[Kestra]]''', one of our two cats
	* Weiss Schnee, a character in {{l/wp\|RWBY}} (of which Benjamin is a devoted fan)		* '''Weiss''' Schnee, a character in {{l/wp\|RWBY}} (of which Benjamin is a devoted fan)
	** ...plus the fact that "weiss" is German for white, Kestracel's exterior color		** ...plus the fact that "weiss" is German for white, Kestracel's exterior color

			[[Category:Cars\|Kestracel Weiss]]
			[[Category:Stories\|Kestracel Weiss]]

	==Stats==		==Stats==
	* '''VIN''': 4s3 bk6352 s7330424		* '''VIN''': 4s3 bk6352 s7330424

Woozle: section for name

2019-03-05T01:19:22Z

section for name

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	[[File:IMG 20170517 140608880 HDR.jpg\|600px\|thumb\|[[Kestracel Weiss]] & the gang, shortly after a rather [[2017/05/17\|excessively exciting moment in automotive travel]]]]		[[File:IMG 20170517 140608880 HDR.jpg\|600px\|thumb\|[[Kestracel Weiss]] & the gang, shortly after a rather [[2017/05/17\|excessively exciting moment in automotive travel]]]]
	[[Kestracel Weiss]] is our white 1995 Subaru Legacy, which a family friend sold us for $1, and was (during the time it was our primary vehicle, 2015-2018) the newest and highest-MPG car we owned, as well as the one with the most mileage (almost 250k when we got it, over 270k at the end).		[[Kestracel Weiss]] is our white 1995 Subaru Legacy, which a family friend sold us for $1, and was (during the time it was our primary vehicle, 2015-2018) the newest and highest-MPG car we owned, as well as the one with the most mileage (almost 250k when we got it, over 270k at the end).
			==Name==
	~~She is named after several things~~:		Kestracel's nomenclature derives from the following:
	* '''ketracel white''', a [[wikipedia:List of Star Trek materials\|fictional substance in ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'']]		* '''ketracel white''', a [[wikipedia:List of Star Trek materials\|fictional substance in ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'']]
	* [[Kestra]], one of our two cats		* [[Kestra]], one of our two cats
	* Weiss Schnee, a character in {{l/wp\|RWBY}} (of which Benjamin is a devoted fan)		* Weiss Schnee, a character in {{l/wp\|RWBY}} (of which Benjamin is a devoted fan)
			** ...plus the fact that "weiss" is German for white, Kestracel's exterior color
	==Stats==		==Stats==
	* '''VIN''': 4s3 bk6352 s7330424		* '''VIN''': 4s3 bk6352 s7330424

Woozle: /* January, 2019 */

2019-03-05T01:08:59Z

January, 2019

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	[[File:2019-01-28 Subaru - Konrad - major stuff part two-2.jpg\|x500px]]		[[File:2019-01-28 Subaru - Konrad - major stuff part two-2.jpg\|x500px]]

	The next day, we were driving partway to Raleigh when we noticed the clicking sound was back and worse than ever. We immediately took it to Karl, who looked at it for another few days and determined that it had a bent camshaft, which would cost another $2k to fix.		The next day, we were driving partway to Raleigh when we noticed the clicking sound was back and worse than ever. We immediately took it to Karl, who looked at it for another few days...
			==February, 2019==
			On February 4, having given Kestracel an oil change and replacement valve cover gaskets, Karl determined that it had a bent camshaft, which would cost another $2k to fix. We paid $304 for the oil change and gaskets.

	This was the point at which we decided a replacement was needed, having already spent $~~4538~~ on a car with a [https://www.kbb.com/subaru/legacy/1995/l-wagon-4d/?vehicleid=8368&intent=trade-in-sell&mileage=270000&pricetype=trade-in&condition=fair&options=6418903\|true trade-in value of about $67].		This was the point at which we decided a replacement was needed, having already spent $4842 on a car with a [https://www.kbb.com/subaru/legacy/1995/l-wagon-4d/?vehicleid=8368&intent=trade-in-sell&mileage=270000&pricetype=trade-in&condition=fair&options=6418903\|true trade-in value of about $67].

	[[Category:Cars\|Kestracel Weiss]]		[[Category:Cars\|Kestracel Weiss]]
	[[Category:Stories\|Kestracel Weiss]]		[[Category:Stories\|Kestracel Weiss]]

Woozle at 23:58, 4 March 2019

2019-03-04T23:58:40Z

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	[[File:IMG 20170517 140608880 HDR.jpg\|600px\|thumb\|[[Kestracel Weiss]] & the gang, shortly after a rather [[2017/05/17\|excessively exciting moment in automotive travel]]]]		[[File:IMG 20170517 140608880 HDR.jpg\|600px\|thumb\|[[Kestracel Weiss]] & the gang, shortly after a rather [[2017/05/17\|excessively exciting moment in automotive travel]]]]
	[[Kestracel Weiss]] is our white 1995 Subaru Legacy, the newest and highest-MPG car we ~~currently (2017) own~~, as well as the one with the most mileage (almost 250k).		[[Kestracel Weiss]] is our white 1995 Subaru Legacy, which a family friend sold us for $1, and was (during the time it was our primary vehicle, 2015-2018) the newest and highest-MPG car we owned, as well as the one with the most mileage (almost 250k when we got it, over 270k at the end).

	She is named after several things:		She is named after several things:
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	The next day, we were driving partway to Raleigh when we noticed the clicking sound was back and worse than ever. We immediately took it to Karl, who looked at it for another few days and determined that it had a bent camshaft, which would cost another $2k to fix.		The next day, we were driving partway to Raleigh when we noticed the clicking sound was back and worse than ever. We immediately took it to Karl, who looked at it for another few days and determined that it had a bent camshaft, which would cost another $2k to fix.

	This was the point at which we decided a replacement was needed.		This was the point at which we decided a replacement was needed, having already spent $4538 on a car with a [https://www.kbb.com/subaru/legacy/1995/l-wagon-4d/?vehicleid=8368&intent=trade-in-sell&mileage=270000&pricetype=trade-in&condition=fair&options=6418903\|true trade-in value of about $67].

	[[Category:Cars\|Kestracel Weiss]]		[[Category:Cars\|Kestracel Weiss]]
			[[Category:Stories\|Kestracel Weiss]]

Woozle at 23:45, 4 March 2019

2019-03-04T23:45:40Z

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 * '''VIN''': 4s3 bk6352 s7330424
 ** [https://www.decodethis.com/vin/4S3BK6352S7330424 decoded]
 [[Category:Cars|Kestracel Weiss]]

Woozle: VIN

2019-03-04T15:39:40Z

VIN

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	* [[Kestra]], one of our two cats		* [[Kestra]], one of our two cats
	* Weiss Schnee, a character in {{l/wp\|RWBY}} (of which Benjamin is a devoted fan)		* Weiss Schnee, a character in {{l/wp\|RWBY}} (of which Benjamin is a devoted fan)
			==Stats==
			* '''VIN''': 4s3 bk6352 s7330424
			** [https://www.decodethis.com/vin/4S3BK6352S7330424 decoded]

	[[Category:Cars\|Kestracel Weiss]]		[[Category:Cars\|Kestracel Weiss]]