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A 2004 Disco had a nicer interior, in terms of materials and fit and finish at least not ergonomics or control lay out, then a 2005 LR3.
2014 Mini Cooper (stick shift of course), 2016 Camry hybrid, 2009 Outback Sport 5-spd (keeping the stick alive)
I was attracted to them over the years because they were like the older Volvos. Boxy and practical. Not ugly so much but rather designed for function more than form (except for that hood scoop, lol).
I need interior room for junk.
The upward sweep on my '97 OB Limited's roofline does remind me a bit of the old Vista Cruiser wagons.
They say Japanese Porsche.
2014 Mini Cooper (stick shift of course), 2016 Camry hybrid, 2009 Outback Sport 5-spd (keeping the stick alive)
Driven backwards.
or
Japanese Porsche - so smug it thought it could buy one of the largest companies in the world only to be bought by the same company and then get sued for a BILLION dollars.
Hmm??
IIRC, the Ranger is with us through 2012 when a new globally sourced replacement is introduced. Currently rumored to be manufactured in South Africa as the chicken tax doesn't apply to that country.
SAAB customers and Subaru customers have a lot of similarities.
The biggest difference between them, well really the only difference is that Subaru customers, in General so don't take my head off, are cheaper then just about anyone else.
We get people that drive down from way up north or out west looking to save 100 or 200 bucks on a Subaru. Driving over a hundred miles one way to save 200 dollars or less.
I am not making this up it happens once a month at least.
Customers are similar - hatch and wagon lovers, live in the snow belt, practical and quirky.
I am cheap so no offense taken.
I was STRONGLY against Subarus' failed attempt to go upscale.
The funny thing is we can afford much more but simply choose not to spend more.
My buddy, the one who owns a Range Rover Sport, works with me and we're both at exactly the same level, yet I wouldn't feel comfortable spending half as much as he did for a new car.
He: Range Rover Sport
Me: Subaru Forester (but it's a LIMITED! LOL)
He: Porsche Boxster
Me: Mazda Miata PRHT
To be fair I have a 3rd vehicle, a minivan to cart the kids around. I still spend a lot less than he does on transportation.
Really? It looks like it has a solid hunk of black plastic in there blocking any air movement.
Does it keep my front wheels on the ground or what?
2014 Mini Cooper (stick shift of course), 2016 Camry hybrid, 2009 Outback Sport 5-spd (keeping the stick alive)
Maybe it's from service?
2014 Mini Cooper (stick shift of course), 2016 Camry hybrid, 2009 Outback Sport 5-spd (keeping the stick alive)
2014 Mini Cooper (stick shift of course), 2016 Camry hybrid, 2009 Outback Sport 5-spd (keeping the stick alive)
For some reason I'm imagining him organize a race for all the NEVs in his retirement community.
3, 2, 1, GO!
Look for me in the wheelchair powered by a 1000cc motorcycle engine.
LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Subaru's plant managers here are struggling to keep up with strong demand for the brand's popular Outback wagon.
The success of the Outback, which debuted last summer, is the key reason Subaru enjoyed the highest percentage U.S. sales increase of any brand last year and has continued to outpace the market in 2010.
Since December, Subaru of Indiana Automotive has twice boosted the speed of production at its plant here. The company now plans to speed up the line again in April and will do it once more in July. Each change represents a 5 to 6 percent increase in line speed.
"We're already running daily overtime and working Saturdays," says Motokiyo Nomura, Subaru of Indiana CEO. "We've been talking to our suppliers to make sure they're ready to operate at a higher volume. Is it sufficient? I'm not sure."
.....So far this year, Subaru is up 33 percent. Dealers sold 11,657 Outbacks in the first two months of 2010.
The Outback was added to the production roster in Indiana last summer, along with a new-generation Legacy sedan. At its current production rate, Subaru of Indiana is turning out about 13,000 Outbacks, Legacys and Tribeca SUVs a month. But dealers have been asking for more.
http://www.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100315/OEM01/303159961/1128- -
They also report Legacy production is down, the implication being that they need the space on the line for Outbacks. But that's too bad - the Legacy is going to fall out the bottom of the lineup at this rate - it's a model dealers mostly don't stock, and is never seen on the street. How will anyone get interested enough in it to want to buy one?
But with sales up 33%, maybe that's a problem worth having.
2014 Mini Cooper (stick shift of course), 2016 Camry hybrid, 2009 Outback Sport 5-spd (keeping the stick alive)
http://www.autoweek.com/article/20100401/CARNEWS/100409965
All the big guys except Chrysler (and I'm not sure they are one of the big guys any more) had a great month, but nobody topped Subaru by percentage increase.
And the other up-and-comers, Hyundai, only managed a 15% gain, half of the gain expected by industry analysts.
Plus as far as I know, Subaru achieved this result without putting thousands of dollars of cash back or giveaway leases out there, unlike all of the Japanese Big 3 and Ford and GM.
And for you Outback fans, the California State Parks Foundation will be auctioning off an Outback Premium on eBay for Earth Day - maybe you can pick one up on the cheap! :-)
2014 Mini Cooper (stick shift of course), 2016 Camry hybrid, 2009 Outback Sport 5-spd (keeping the stick alive)
Subaru is doing it the hard way.
Subaru will add capacity for Outback and Legacy
Automotive News -- April 26, 2010 - 12:01 am ET
TOKYO -- Subaru plans to increase production capacity at its Indiana assembly plant by 40 percent this year to meet demand for the Outback wagon and Legacy sedan.
The move comes as Fuji Heavy Industries, maker of the Subaru brand, targets 2010 U.S. sales of 230,000 vehicles, spokesman Masashi Uemura said last week. The ramp-up will happen at the plant in Lafayette, Ind.
Subaru's sales goal represents a 6 percent increase over the 216,652 vehicles it sold in 2009.
Subaru's Indiana plant now has capacity for 100,000 vehicles a year, and the company wants to increase that to 140,000, Uemura said. He did not say whether Subaru would add a line, increase the speed of production or take capacity currently going to Toyota. The plant has a separate line with capacity of 100,000 units that makes the Toyota Camry.
Sales of the Outback and Legacy more than doubled in the first three months of the year, with the Outback reaching 19,275 and the Legacy 8,550.
http://www.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100426/OEM01/304269996/1424- -
After all the false starts and weirdo makeovers of the early '00s, Subaru FINALLY has all three model lines - Forester, Legacy/Outback, Impreza/WRX - running on all cylinders at the same time. Can they keep this up? They would hit the new sales target without even trying if they would just bring over that long-promised diesel engine. I can't COUNT the number of stories I have read from people who said "they almost went with another Subaru but they just couldn't deal with the low fuel economy and bought a (VW/Honda/Ford/??) instead".
2014 Mini Cooper (stick shift of course), 2016 Camry hybrid, 2009 Outback Sport 5-spd (keeping the stick alive)
Now that they have gone whole-hog with the Outback into crossover/SUV territory, the Legacy is funny-looking, rides high, and in general strikes me as the reincarnation of the failed "Outback SUS" sedan that Subaru briefly sold years ago.
This will do wonders for Outback sales (as indeed it has), but will eventually kill the Legacy. And what company can afford to be without a midsize sedan in sedan-crazy America?
These need to be two distinct models sometime soon.
2014 Mini Cooper (stick shift of course), 2016 Camry hybrid, 2009 Outback Sport 5-spd (keeping the stick alive)
Surpisingly by only 5 mm. The Legacy sedan and wagon are 2750 and the Outback is 2745. Length and width (wagon and Outback) are exactly the same.
That's less then 1/4" - nobody but an engineer would notice!!
Strange, to be honest. Must complicate assembly since they're on the same line, for a measly 1/4"? :confuse:
2011s get folding mirrors back, addressing the most common complaint.