Subaru Oil and Filter and Virginia Safety Check

It’s not quite six months since our last oil and filter change, but the Virginia Auto Safety check was due this month. So we made an appointment for this week to get both things taken care of. We arrived for our one o’clock time and checked in. I also found a ten percent off coupon on the internet that always comes in handy these days. The attendant said it would take about an hour and a half, so we knew we would spend that time walking in the surrounding Tyson’s neighborhood. It’s not exactly the most pleasant place to walk because there is a lot of traffic and noise. At least the rain had stopped but everything was still pretty wet, grey and gloomy. After checking out the Container Store, we continued up through all of the auto dealerships along the metro rail roadway, then turned back toward the Subaru dealership and the Boro. Since we still had another thirty minutes to go we diverted to more of a neighborhood street which was on an incline and getting harder and harder to walk up. When we came back we stopped in the showroom to see if there was anything new for Subaru Forester in 2024/25. Our Subaru is 2016 and will probably need to be replaced eventually. There was a hint that a hybrid vehicle might be available next year - which would be nice since we don’t have a plug to park in our condo parking space, but could be plugged in somewhere if we needed. So we killed three birds with one stone - oil and filter, vehicle safety check, and daily walk. It’s feels good to cross the tasks off your list.