[davew833]

I was browsing in Barnes & Noble this evening and came across a thick book called "The Worst Cars Ever Sold" by Giles Chapman. Of course, our beloved SVX was in there. Being one of those cheap in-house titles that B&N churns out by the hundreds that are frequently on sale for 70% off on the 'Last Chance' rack, I didn't put much stock in Chapman's opinion (if he even actually wrote it, rather than a bunch of trained monkeys, er, interns.) Most of his criticism of the SVX seemed to center on the "odd" window arrangement, which he said was useless for ventilating the cabin, the poor fuel economy (granted), and the "cheap plastic" used on the interior. (Has this guy even seen an SVX in person?) Finally, I really got a kick out of his statement that Subaru tried to recoup some of their losses on the SVX by using the 3300 H-6 engine in later Legacys and Foresters! Now there WAS that one H-6 powered Forester on ebay, but...