Joe Spitz, internet sales manager biography page

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Joe, March 2009
2009
me in 2005
then
the cat (b. app 1998) making sure I don't get any work done
late cat who ruled all and made sure
she was always the warm center of attention
RIP, Fall 2016, 19yo
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2017 Outback Touring brilliant brown color shines in the sun. Standard rocker panel chrome strip, silver low profile roof rails, silver and gray alloy wheels
my  2017 Outback Touring, July 2017. Note- I traded this in for a white 2018 Outback 3.6 Touring in August 2017
  new color for 2017. Touring model only. brilliant brown color shines in the sun. Brilliant brown was a short production color, only 2000 made.
 Standard rocker panel chrome strip, silver low profile roof rails, silver and gray alloy wheels. Optional wheel arch moldings, splash guards, Thule cross bars (Thule 460 system, 176lb capacity)

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my 2017 Outback Touring brilliant brown, and her 2016 Hyperblue Crosstrek Ltd
my 2017 Outback Touring brilliant brown (
traded in for a white 2018 Outback 3.6 Touring, 8/17), and her 2016 Hyperblue Crosstrek Ltd (traded in for a 2018 sunshine orange Crosstrek Limited, 9/17). Photo March 2017.
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my 2017 Outback Touring brilliant brown color, and her 2016 Hyperblue Crosstrek Limited. Photo March 2017.
my 2017 Outback Touring brilliant brown color, and her 2016 Hyperblue Crosstrek Limited. Photo March 2017.
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My 2014 Outback 2.5 Limited on a road trip to Eastern Wa, April 2014
My 2014 Outback 2.5 Limited on a road trip to Eastern Wa, April 2014
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buying my 2014 Outback 2.5 Limited, tungsten color, November 2013

  My 2014 tungsten Outback 2.5 Limited, ordered with the Accessory Value Package (wheel arch and side moldings, splash guards, rear bumper cover etc), interior illumination kit, alarm upgrade, bought new November 2013

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2017 hyperblue Subaru Crosstrek with eyesight
our new 2017 hyperblue Subaru Crosstrek with eyesight replaces the silver Crosstrek behind it. November 2015
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2013 silver Subaru Crosstrek and 2017 Hyperblue crosstrek
our 2017 hyperblue Subaru Crosstrek with eyesight and the silver 2013 Crosstrek it's replacing. November 2015
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2002 subaru impreza outback sport and 2013 crosstrek, both silver
2013 Impreza Crosstrek Limited bought 12/2012, 2002 Impreza Outback Sport (bought it new 2003, sold Feb 2014)

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2013 crossterk and 2002 impreza outback sport grill to grill
the 2013 Crosstrek (bought new 12/2012) and 2002 Impreza Outback Sport (bought new 2003, sold 2/14)
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new 2018 Subaru Outback 3.6 Touring, with optional body side moldings, wheel arch moldings etc. Aftermarket 2" trailer hitch with brake light and hitch ball stop people from running into the rear bumper.
new white 2018 Subaru Outback 3.6 Touring, with optional body side moldings, wheel arch moldings etc. Aftermarket 2" trailer hitch with brake light and hitch ball stop people from running into the rear bumper.
Traded in the brillaint brown 2017 2.5 Outback Touring for this because the audio, blind spot is much better, the car is quieter (not quiet, but quieter) and ther 6 cyl is smoother than the 4 cyl but less MPG).
new 2018 Subaru Outback 3.6 Touring, with optional body side moldings, wheel arch moldings etc. Aftermarket 2" trailer hitch with brake light and hitch ball stop people from running into the rear bumper.
new white 2018 Subaru Outback 3.6 Touring replaced the brilliant brown 2017 2.5 Touring. The 3.6 is much smoother and quieter (but less economy) and the 18 is a big upgrade over the 17.
With optional body side moldings, wheel arch moldings etc. Aftermarket 2" trailer hitch with brake light and hitch ball stop people fromt running ninto the rear bumper.
2017 Subaru Outback Touring. Brilliant Brown Pearl color. Standard gray front grill, silver and gray 18" alloys, chrome rocker panel strip and Outback logo, silver low profile roof rails. Shown with optional Thule roof rails, side moldings, wheel arch moldings, splash guards
  Outback Touring.  Brilliant Brown Pearl. Standard gray front grill, silver and gray 18" alloys, chrome rocker panel strip and Outback logo, silver low profile roof rails. Optional Thule roof rails, side moldings, wheel arch moldings, splash guards.
Note- I traded this in for a white 2018 Outback 3.6 Touring in August 2017
2017 Outback Touring brilliant brown color, with aftermarket 2" trailer hitch with dual 2" receiver and lower hitch ball (tennis ball), with aftermarket brake light for added safety. No one will want to bump into the back of this car in the parking lot.
my 2017 Outback Touring, brilliant brown, with aftermarket 2" trailer hitch with dual 2" receiver and lower hitch ball (tennis ball), with aftermarket brake light for added safety. No one will want to bump into the back of this car.
Note- I traded this in for a white 2018 Outback 3.6 Touring in August 2017
my boight 11/13. 2014 Outback Limited, Tungsten, side moldings, wheel arch modlings, front hood protector
2017 Outback Touring brilliant brown color shines and glows in the sun
Outback Touring, bought June 2017. B
rilliant brown color shines and glows in the sun. They are only making 2000 cars in this color, and cut off new orders 9/15/16
my  2014 tungsten Outback Limited in the service line to get PDI'd, still with shipping plastic on it
my  2014 tungsten Outback Limited in the service line to get PDI'd, still with shipping plastic on it, November 2013
2014 Outback Limited, Tungsten, side moldings, wheel arch moldings, front hood protector
2014 Outback Limited, Tungsten, side moldings, wheel arch moldings, front hood protector
1996 Honda Accord LX 4 door sedan
I drove this 96 Accord LX for a while. Manual transmission. It was a good dependable car
silver 1996 Accord, manual transmission


the Subaru family
Behind it is her Mother's 01 LL Bean, and my 91 Legacy (sold in 2004.)

green 1997 Impreza Outback Sport was replaced with an 02 Outback Sport
my 1991 Subaru Legacy L wagon
91 Legacy (sold it in 2004) 

 

1996 Miata
20009 Ford Ranger, March 2009
2000 Ford Ranger, March 2009

and here is some biographical information

Basic info....

This is a car site, so here  is my car history...
current:
Bought 2017 Outback 2.5i Touring, brilliant brown color June 2017. Ordered the car in May 2017, with remote start, wheel arch molding, side molding, footwell lighting, splash guards etc etc. Mostly wanted the Touring because I love the brown leather interior and chrome exterior trim. Would have liked the Tungsten exterior but it wasn't available so went for the brilliant brown instead and it was a good choice. Like this car a lot.  Added an aftermarket 2" trailer hitch. Traded in the tungsten 2014 Outback Limited.
Bought November 2015 Crosstrek Limited, hyperblue with eyesight and navigation. Traded in the 2013 silver Crosstrek
Bought November 2014 2014 Outback 2.5i Limited, tungsten color, ordered with the Accessory Value Package (wheel arch and side moldings, splash guards, rear bumper cover, seatback protector), interior illumination kit, front hood protector, alarm upgrade
Bought December 2012 2013 Crosstrek Limited, ice silver, with crossbars, rear bumper cover, hood protector, side moldings.

silver 2002 Impreza Outback Sport we bought it new in 2003, sold it Feb 2014
a 96 Miata summer car,
an 2002 Ranger 2wd,
and an 84 Mazda truck that just sits collecting dust.

Honda Accord LX 4 door, manual transmission, silver. A really solid commuter car that I drove for a while, and sold in 2012.
 

Way back machine: 1st car was a 1972 Chevy Nomad station wagon. 6 cylinder ( I remember really terrible fuel economy and no power whatsoever), automatic transmission,  no a/c, manual crank windows, am radio.  That car carried me (and others) through a lot of adventures, from Brooklyn to Albuquerque, and we ended up in Santa Cruz in 1975.
It replaced with a mutli-colored 1971 Datsun pick-up in 1976. I built a camper for with curtains etc. The car had a manual choke. 4 speed manual transmission but 4th geat was only good for highway cruising. No power anything. After years of hard use in Santa Cruz and then San Francisco, it ran fine but the rear bumper was a 4x4, the front bumper was moved back from parking bumps, and there was no radio or cassette player because it was too easy to break in and steal so I quit replacing it, and it had red, green, and white body panels but I really liked that truck.
The Datsun truck was hit by a Chevy Apache in 83 and I got a beige 1974 Dodge Dart sedan, slant 6
The Dart was really boring and leaked water down the left wiper arm and dripped on my ankle. There a flat spot on the flywheel that ate starters so I got good at replacing them.
In the early 80s I had a MG Midget which I should have kept (oh well, but it needed constant tuning and tinkering) and a big '68 Oldsmobile with no exhaust that was really fun to cruise around in. I sold the Oldsmobile for $50.
In 83 I got a 1970 Buick Skylark convertible with a 350 V-8. Great car, really liked it and maybe it is still out there someplace. Was medium light blue,
It was bad in Seattle weather so the Buick was replaced with my 1st new car, a 1987 Toyota 4Runner SR5 which way too under-powered, and so that was replaced by a 1990 Taurus, which was replaced but a 1990 Legacy in 2001.  The only person who wanted the Taurus was my insurance agent's Mom. 

In 1989 bought a 1984 Mazda B2000 PU which I still have with only 66,000 miles
Sold the Legacy wagon in 2004.
Bought a green 2001 Outback LL Bean in 2002, sold it in 2009.
Bought a silver Accord LX manual in 2007, sold it in 2013

I try to stay in contact with my customers and used to send a newsletter a few times each year. I enjoy doing these pages and hope you find some of the information useful in focusing your needs and determining your interest in Subaru or a used vehicle. 

B. 1954 in Brooklyn, lived in Albuquerque, Santa Cruz, San Francisco, and then Seattle in 1986. Graduated from UC Santa Cruz, BA English lit -Victorian fiction, Spanish minor.
Hobbies: collect books, mostly signed ... fiction, mystery, autobiographies of all sorts from Hollywood celebrities to WWII Fighter Aces,  astronauts, race car drivers to ... just about any book signed by the author.

Best recent book 'find': hmmm... too many to choose from but still never enough... 
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Also do ceramics and pottery - low fire wheel thrown & hand-built. 
computer stuff.... these web pages are a constant learning challenge... 
Sister is a landscape architect in Los Angeles