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Old 04-16-2011, 02:39 PM
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Re: next car

I do love that Bertone. Sorry I never got back to you.

Between Subarus I briefly drove a '79 242GT back in college. That and the SVX are the best handling cars I've ever owned. Slower than snot, but it would keep momentum through turns forever so I hardly ever had to use the gigantic disk brakes that would stop it on a dime. It died a Viking death getting crushed by monster trucks at the Ventura County Fair after the engine blew and it sat roadside for 6 months. I was a stupid college kid. My fiancé has a love for brick Volvos so I may end up with another someday.

I've been fantasizing about station wagons lately. The more miles I pack on the SVX the more issues pop up, and I'd love to relegate it to weekend duty. Hopefully by June I'll have some pesos saved up for a Craigslist special. I'd love to find one of the '96 Outback 5 speeds with the EJ22. That's the only year and configuration that got the trusty 2.2L so they're tough to come by. I ran across this RX last night, but after owning an XT and a GL-10 sedan previously I doubt that another old 1.8T is a good idea for me. Always wanted a 3 door RX though and that's gotta be the coolest transmission Subaru ever made.
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