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And I hope they're ready for the 2004 model year at the very latest. It may not make it for 2 years without any changes.
-juice
As it stands, the bed is too small to be very useful, and the image is just too strange.
-james
A little small, though. But talk about sporty, it had 250hp! And it was versatile.
-juice
-james
Jim
And give it at least the 227hp of the WRX.
-juice
-james
That's OK, as long as the back seats fold.
They might make it a plain ol' 2 seater though, and that would sort of kill the concept.
-juice
Jim
-Dennis
Mark
Can't say I'm anxious. I've got kinda mixed feelings - happy as well as sad... guess, I haven't gotten over losing Al'gator. The garage looks odd without him there. Call me crazy, but I do miss him; really liked that guy.
Anyway, the dealer (Ira Romano @ Manfredi Subaru) will speak to his Rep. if the next allocation with a 4EAT fitting the description could be hijacked for a VIP ;-)
-Dave
SBDs in NYT = a bad thing IMO. I have to concur with paisan.
Have seen more posted rumors of Forester turbo for '04 that may quell my WRX envy, however.
Ed
The Baja-Ha-Ha, with turbo power sure to incite laughter.
The Baja-Ta-Da, with a disappearing 3rd seat in the bed.
The Baja Beach Buggy, with a low range and adjustable height air suspension, plus on-board air hose to air down the tires.
The Bajai-alai, for Jai Alai athletes, with a built-in shower head.
Any others?
-juice
bit
Took me awhile weighing my options and looks like going for the WRX now is the better route. Mom gets the WRX when the 3.0l turbo legacy comes around for me.
-Dave
Bob
Steve
Serge
I knew that the WRX got heated sets when we did not. No looking at their web site I find that the Baja does too. What bean counter decided to make it a few dollars cheaper for the USA?
TWRX
Bruce - Apparently the U.S. doesn't have temps below freezing. :-) I think it's a bean counter issue. My back was having spasms last weekend and I was longing for some heated seats.
-Dennis
Dennis: I know how you feel. I'm back to driving Sandy daily since it's cold and rainy, and she's running so well, I can't imagine selling her. With all the upgrades I'd say she's better than the day I bought her.
That Forester turbo had better impress the heck out of me.
-juice
http://cartalk.cars.com/Radio/Show/
Why pick on Subaru, though? Isn't it the same for the whole sports compact segment? At least Subaru offers AWD, front and side air bags, and ABS standard.
-juice
Saturday Hypov and I co-drove my dad's legacy L with hit Toyo R-compounds! I took 2nd place and Dave did decent in his class! Tons of fun doing that as usual, especially since his L is bone stock and an automatic. I was able to finish off the year with a 2nd place trophy @ NASA-x for the season and 3/4 of the year I was running cars from a lower class!
Yesterday we went to Limerock Park to do the NASA HPDE. What a rush! Had the SVX out on the track for 4-25 minute sessions. It was truely amazing to run on a track. I had a few of the integra guys out there run up asking what mods I had and how I was able to stick with them through the twisties! Car did great even with it's 3480lbs and Slush-box. I battled it out with the F-150 Lighting of a friend of mine. I'd loose him in the twisties then he'd come barreling down on me in the straight! It was interesting cause they would see my car and hear his exhaust!
Overall it was great and I will be doing as many as I can afford next year for sure!
-mike
PS: Pics to come.
Was the track sort of open? I imagine the SVX would be happiest on a nice, wide open track.
-juice
-mike
My guess is counter. If so you have a pretty sharp turn before the straight, which would limit top speeds.
-juice
Based on my lap times of ~1:17-1:20 I was averaging 70.5mph for the 1.53 mile circuit. My top speed was 110 on the straight. It was cool carrying 85mph out of the downhill right hander.
-mike
I'll gloss over the details of how the Magliozzis use screeners, schedule the calls and heavily edit the actual conversation for on-air use. From my own experience I found that in order to get them to consider your call, you needed to put a humorous spin on your problem. The majority of their calls seemed to me to fall into one of three categories:
1. Caller's vehicle suffers some symptom and is making a sound. Magliozzis then get caller to imitate the sound.
2. Caller wants Magliozzis to settle vehicle-related dispute between caller and his/her spouse/child/significant other.
3. Caller seeks Magliozzis' input as to what vehicle to buy. This is more accurately described as caller seeking confirmation from Magliozzis that they have chosen the right vehicle for their wants/needs.
At these types of questions they are at their humorous best. When the questions get too technical, they stumble and lose their way, as their answers become more vague. This is often evidenced in their segment "Stump the Chumps," though they do hit on the correct diagnosis at least 30% of the time.
In my own case, I sought their advice as to what I could do within reason to improve the handling of the car I owned at the time ('93 Buick LeSabre). Their advice, while limited, was simple and to the point.
What does this have to do with their WRX rant? It's all about entertainment first, solid automotive advice second. They seem to feel the need to get on their high horse about something almost every week. It's been SUVs and cell phone usage in the past; now it's an ad campaign that they and others perceive as irresponsible. In the past they've also ranted about a Volvo wagon ad (forget which model, a turbo IIRC) in which the driver was a dad who zipped back and forth across town between his children's soccer game and swim meet.
The majority of their rants reinforce a general position of cars as appliances that should be as fuel efficient as possible while being no more powerful than they deem necessary. This position would, at first listen, be consistent with that of their listener demographic. (They are based out of WBUR in Boston; given that they are against cars with good acceleration I can only surmise that they don't actually drive in that area very often.) However, they occasionally slip up and profess their appreciation for sports and luxury cars, usually in their responses to callers rather than in their diatribes.
With that, I will end my own diatribe.
Ed
Recently she'd become somewhat incontinent, which was wreaking (and reeking) havoc on our wood floors, but we couldn't bear to put her under- she was still active and energetic. Heck, she was running around meowing for pets earlier in the eveng yesterday. Last night she curled up to sleep on the bathroom rug near the radiator. About 90 minutes later we heard what would prove to be her death rattle. Riley went to investigate and came back with her tail between her legs and a woeful look on her face; Kirsten went in there and hollered for me, then broke down.
We buried her this morning out back (heh. sniff.). Mother nature provided the desultory steady rain and falling leaves for us. Been a pretty rough morning. Everybody give your pets a hug today..............
Take Care,
Ron
Bob
Ed
Got to read through the first 4 chapters of Where the Suckers Moon. It's a must-read for anyone interested in how Subaru came about in this country.
Bob
As a "ownee" of 2 cats, I can relate. They are my kids, and I am not looking forward to that day at all. My best to you and Kirsten, and Riley.
Mark
Loosh - Been there, done that although not that many years. :-(
-Dennis
-Dennis
I too can relate the loss of a family member, in my case Kitty.
Keep memories of her alive in your hearts and she'll live on.
-Dave
I can't wait to see you do the Auto-X first. ;-)
-Dave
-mike
Standing in the parking lot for 8 hours at Giants stadium, with ambient temps of 95+F isn't my idea of fun summer day. :-)
-Dennis
bit
Is it too hot for Mr. Blue subie? Awhhh poor baby
-mike
Ed: interesting take. I haven't listened to them much, to be honest. They're usually kind of goofy, so it seems odd to see them up on a soap box like that.
Loosh: aw, man, I'm sorry. A name with a "K", even. The Subaru community mourns with you. :-(
We lost our dog Ashley last year. Putting her to sleep, even after a stroke, was about the toughest thing I've ever had to do in my life. But we have fond memories and some photos to remember her by, plus I'm sure we made her life better when we adopted her from the pound.
They had found her in a shopping center, as a stray. She and my wife got along just fine!
I hope Hadji lives forever. I'll give him a biscuit tonight. :-)
-juice