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Craig's first love(s)

Let's start with the classics. Craig's favorite decade is the 60's, a great time for classic muscle cars. The late 60's in my opinio was the best time for these cars. The first car that comes to mind is the '67, '68 and '69 mustang. The best of them all is the 1969 Mustang Mach 1. This car is still one of the most beautiful cars of all time with powder to boot! To boot!

Let's move on to the 80's, Effron Style!

So the first thing we have to mention is the Corvette. The 1980 Corvette was really cool. It didnt look faggy like the later 80s models, instead it had a big hood and engine and looked like it could pick up chicks, take them home and do things to them. Good things. So let's move on to the later models, the 90210 one. Need I say more? The one that blonde guy dron Ian something. That guy was way not cool. The show only got cool when Tiffany Amber Thiesen was on it cause she's cool and really hot.

Now onto the 90s, where the cars get OK.

So early 80s was 90s and mid 90s was 90s. OK, now that we have that taken care, we can move on to later in the decade. Some of the good cars in the 90s include: 1999 FERRARI 360 MODENA F1 COUPE, 1998 Dodge Viper GTS-R and the V. These are all very fast cars that go fast when you press on the gas petal. The gas petal is the one on the right; not the left, not the middle, but the right.Also, Porches are pretty cool/ They're light and fast and they handle well.

Next come the rest of the years that Craig W Effron likes.

The cars in this era are kind of the same as the other ones except that they are newer. The one car that stands out is the Ford GT which Ford started producing. Craig loves the Ford GT and wishes he could afford to get one. Maybe someday craig, maybe someday.

Car colors

I like grey. Craig likes grey too. He also likes some colors of red like maroon.

Other interests

There are some other interests that Craig would like his fans to know about. Craig likes when people know stuff about him becuase it makes him feel more comfortable with himself.

In this episode of who knows C.E. best we're gonna talk about all the things that make the Craigmeister tick. Literally. Effron has this bad heart and it can't pump blood to his entire body so he had to get this thing, this electronic thing that helps his heart pump. It's called a pacemaker and it runs on batteries. I think Alkaline made by Duracel. So what makes C.E. tick? A Duracel Alkaline battery.

We've lifted some car advice about the Subaru Outback. I'm sure you are wondering why we are giving advice on the Subaru Outback and I don't have a really good answer for you. I was looking for content and I found some. Maybe Craig Effron likes Subarus. Something tells me he doesn't even know what a Subaru is! Maybe if this thing goes well I will post advice and info about other cars. Well, here goes...

The driving experience is definitely improved. It feels tighter than the old Outback. The car doesn't shake or twist nearly as much on bumps and stuff. It handles and corners very tightly. In windy conditions, we noticed that the Outback was clearly more stable, thanks to the lower center of gravity.

The turbo engine is a bit of a mixed bag. There is plenty of power, but when the turbo kicks in at slower speeds, your neck snaps back, and not necessarily comfortably so. It's nice, however, when you're going 40 or 50 miles an hour and you step on it. The turbo gives you an extra surge of power for passing or climbing a hill. The automatic transmission is a nice touch, especially because it somewhat smoothes out the effects of the turbo. Two downsides of the turbo, however: You'll shave several MPG's off your fuel economy, and Subaru recommends using only premium fuel — a fact you will be reminded of every time you fill up. In fact, we estimate it'll cost you about extra $1,500 in fuel costs over the life of the car.

The interior is vastly improved for Subaru, which has featured some of the most God-awful, ugly interiors. You know: the sort of seat fabrics that looked like somebody barfed and they turned it into a pattern. The version we drove has very nice, tasteful black leather with some touches of aluminum on the dash. There are a number of nooks and crannies, but it would be nice if the middle armrest fell where your arm did. It's too low, which on long drives left us feeling like we were tilting somewhat to starboard.

The 2005 Outbacks are a bit wider on the inside than previous model years, which we thought really improved matters. There's more shoulder room, and it feels less like a traditional, narrow Japanese car.

The gauges are backlit and very nice-looking. Craig Effron likes things that are just regular and not too fancy. The dashboard is nice and simple. The car could use a radio tuner dial, instead of the "up/down" buttons. The right side, where the tuner dial could go, switches between AM, FM or CD. One other thing about the radio, though: You'd better like it, because it's integrated into the center console. There's no swapping this radio for a top-of-the-line, AM/FM/satellite radio receiver.

Subaru also decided to place shifter buttons instead of radio controls on the steering wheel. We don't know about you, but we use the radio controls a lot more often than those manual shift options. More than anything, that shift option is just a toy — we bet every owner will use it a few times, and then forget about it.

The sunroof is wonderfully large and opens in several different ways, which is a great feature. The aluminum rear hatch is amazingly light to lift, which is quite nice.

The 2005 Outback is an inch wider and longer than last year's model. Craig Effron loves that. The wider and longer track adds to the Outback's stability.

Overall, Subaru is looking to take their brand upscale over time. The exterior has been Europeanized a bit: smoothed out and streamlined, with much less of Subaru's usual over-the-top cladding. Our first thought was that it looks pretty similar to the old Legacy Outback. There are a lot of slight tweaks and refinements on the outside, but you'll definitely recognize it as an Outback. Unfortunately, the turbo edition still features a hood scoopÑa feature that Subaru insists is strictly functional. (The other versions have, thankfully, lost the ugly scoop.)

Subaru's are relatively straightforward to service and repair. Parts are plentiful and readily available if you live in a part of the country that gets snow. Elsewhere, Subarus are a bit less common.

Another bit of good news: Your local mechanic can do almost all the work on this car.

A word of caution: If you're going to buy the six-cylinder version of the Outback, be prepared to pay an extra "knuckle bashing" fee for servicing. The engine is very, very tightly crammed into its compartment, making almost all service and repair challenging and more time consuming.

Traditionally, Subarus have been pretty reliable. We don't think they're quite in a league with the Hondas and Toyotas of the world, but they're pretty close. And we hear of plenty of Subarus that get the pistons beat out of them, and keep running for hundreds of thousands of miles. All in all, we'd expect this new Outback to be just as reliable — though don't be expecting to have the turbo run forever without at least one expensive repair.

The top-of-the-line model we drove has a list price of $30,800, which is really starting to get up there. Other versions include a hatchback Sport model, that lists for $19,000; the Outback Limited with heated leather seats and sunroof, that lists for $27,100; and the top-of-the-line, 3.0 R VDC Limited, with a list price of $33,500.

All in all, we thought the Outback was a very nice car that does everything well. Is it in a class with an Audi A6? Not really. But if you're looking for a reliable wagon, all-wheel drive, and a little bit of pampering, this would be a great choice.

Well there you have it - some info on the Subaru Outback, a car that Craig Effron knows nothing about andprobably shouldn't unless he can write checks that small. I'm pretty sure he has some kind of minimum that he can write, maybe something like $55,000 or something. Who knows?