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<doing a little happy dance>
-Dan-
GROW UP.
Cheers Pat.
Who is going to the Philly show? Wish I could be there to buy a round, or two.
DaveM
Jim
Ken
Craig
Cheers Pat.
Greg
TWRX
MT I presume?
very jealous,
-Brian
Sorry work was super busy so I didn't get to post, I thought the pic would say it all until I remembered that no one here has ever met Riley dog.
So yea yesterday I rolled out and got myself a Java Black FXT. I have a buyer for the GT too, which ought to go through next week. I got the car for invoice + the 1.9% financing.
It is the fastest car I have ever piloted. and that's under 4000 rpm too.
I am very happy, having spent my first full work day in it, 'twas awesome. Suspension is quite taut already, but Cobb bars and 17" Rota SDRs will be inbound shortly. The SDRs for the better weather of course. Maybe STi springs, but I'm not sure she'll need them. I'd like to have a shakedown autocross run without them first and then decide. Well of course if the SDRs look too alone in the wells I'll pretty much have to for appearance's sake.
So anyway WOOT! Sorry to not respond. I waited as long as I could then had to hit the road. You all were snoozin this morning.
~c
-mike
~colin
SDRs are very nice rims, do you plan on keeping the RS rims you had.
Cheers Pat.
I would have installed myself but it is to damn cold and I did not want to wait until it warmed up.
The set up sounds every bit as good as the JVC unit I had, this is much handier, the JVC was a double din Cd cassette combo and I had a 12 disc changer in the rear, but it was a PITA as it took up space in the rear.
It is also hard to hide things in the back of a wagon, plus you to crawl in back to change CDs.
Cheers Pat.
Patti
Now you know that juice and I weren't crazy for espousing the Forester's driving abilities.
Ken
Thanks!
Patti
So, how does it feel to get off the fence? Get the feeling back in your legs yet? ;-)
-Ian
OCD Black, wow. The roof rails actually look best with black or silver, but you are BRAVE to choose black with all the salt on Baltimore roads.
Chat's starting...
-juice
Would that be Denise Schwartz?
If so, my belated congratulations. She's moving on up
-Dave
Greg
On thing that's a pain about the stock head unit is that its equalization varies with volume. Once you crank it past 6-7, it starts ramping the bass down to avoid distortion. I could never get it loud and still have enough bass. My main problem was the speakers I added -- they took a lot of power to drive. If you can adjust the gain on the LOC so that you're happy below 6-7 you should be OK. Having an external amp helps a lot too! If I kept the factory radio in, I would surely have added an amp.
Craig
Cobb bars- hmmmmmm.....so the front bar is a mofo PITA, huh? Mebbe the Sti 20mm then afterall. Save some money too, for tint in the rear or something.
RS rims- incorrect offset for the Forester, and since the GT buyer is giving me good money for it despite the gaskets, I'm giving him the rims to make it up. It's better than being 2k in the hole on trade.
Pat- you got that right!
Rota SDRs- not ordered yet, since I have a couple months yet.
The Fence- the GT overheated 4x on the way to and back from an errand to DC on Tuesday; I was in no mood to sell a blowed up GT, I had to jump off the fence.
OCD- if there's anyone in Baltimore who can keep a black car, it's me. Got my Porter Cable ROS, Griot's polish and wax, Meguiar's wash, chamois...
Craig
As soon as it's convenient, get some Klasse synthetic wax and detail your new ride. Go the extra mile and use the sealant gloss too.
You and your Forester's paint will thank you 6 years from now. It's kept mine immaculate (ask the local Bay Area Crew).
Ken
Kirsten, if you can believe this, insists that the car needs 35% tint all around but for the front windows and SDRs in Gunmetallic finish! The plus is that color ought to match the JBP nicely, and she gets points for having a cohesive look in mind. It's just I've never been a fan of really dark rims. *shrug* Guess it would look good in an SR-71 kind of way.
GT was overheating? Headgaskets?
Steve
Steve
I'll probably go with the STi swaybar because the Cobb's are probably overkill for my needs. I'm undecided about wheels because the OEM looking /UK OEM option Speedline 2116's I fancied are no longer available at Tire Rack.
Woot!
-Dennis
Re: drinks and cc # - SURE, I'll buy at least three rounds of Cokes. ;-)
From another Forester Forum (not nabisco)
"PRODRIVE-USA has joined our little family of aftermarket vendors, and will be presenting deals for the Foresters, and later on this year, will be providing XT power packages for you POWER HUNGRY XT's.
PS - Dan @ Prodrive-USA has assured me that anything you can find in the U.K. website is available for the U.S. market, and he'll be happy to work with us to get whatever item you want."
-Dennis
From 2000-02 I tried in vain to source a Prodrive WR Sport backbox for my SF, having seen them in the UK. No luck. Prodrive-USA tried to get me to buy a GC backbox and either live with it being about 3/4" too short or move the hangers.
So once again, the XT leads the push to recognize the Forester as a performance car. I have got to find a way to get myself into one this year...
Ed
Something about the STi being re-categorized by the Isurance industry. Wondering what effects it will have on the XTs, Baja Turbos, and the upcoming Legacy turbo lines.
-Dave
~c
Dave: Interesting. I wonder how many STis there are on the roads to justify the premium increase.
Ken
The UK site shows the Prodrive 7 with a 48 offset and the US site has the P7 as a 52 offset.
-Dennis
edit: Ken the thefts probably had something to do with that as well. STi's are even being stolen from dealer lots in NJ.
Tell the buyer that new gaskets aren't all that expensive. In one thread someone changed both plus some belts and some other stuff and the entire tab was under $1600.
I wonder if the TSB will cover it anyway. Well, now it's up to him.
Dennis, Frank, and Lucien can attend the first official "My Forester is Faster than juice's" meet.
If Ed joins I'll have to cave in to the pressure!
STi doubled, but why do you think Subaru under-rated the output of the XT? I told ya it was a smart move...
XT just knocked the CR-V off the C&D 5Best Trucks. Subaru shoots, SCORE!
-juice
~c
Steve - like your basketball net, we have a trampolene that the girls got for Christmas that is waiting for spring.
Greg
Dennis, the Prodrive 7 could be referring to the PFF7s.
If not, then I suppose it would be the OZ SLs in Silver. Ain't much else.
Awesome, I was hoping for that. You could tell they loved the car in their breif road test.
Klasse products: I second that recommendation. It's the best wax I have used. I have been doing my WRX every 6 months, and it looks brand new.
Wheels: I vote for silver with a black car. Next to black paint, gunmetal looks dirty (like silver with brake dust), as does bronze.
Some of the Prodrives are very robust wheels. Any of their 17" wheels in the 20-21 lb range are tough (a tad heavy, but tough). Rotas are cheaper, and the SDR comes in at 18-19 lbs (depending on paint color), but they're also more likely to get damaged. So it's a tossup. Still SDRs (and Tarmac II) were on my short list when I was shopping a few months back.
Craig
Under those circumstances, a taller sidewall will "handle" the bumps better.
If you lived and worked in the suburbs, that's a different story. But don't you live in town? Deliver wine in alleys and stuff?
-juice
So then, the GT might be under-rated too.
-Dave