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When did you fell for the SVX?
Well, I fell for the SVX in '91, when I was in college. It was my "car" to get, cause it was different and I wanted car mix with sport and luxury.
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I had been looking at them for several years, but when I drove one, I fell head over heals!
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. Earl .... ... .... ><SVX(*> Subaru Ambassador [COLOR=”silver”]1992 Tri Color L[/COLOR] ~45K (06/91) #2430 1992 Dark Teal LS-L ~184K (05/91) #0739 1992 Claret LS-L ~196K (05/91) #0831 1992 Pearl LS-L ~103K (06/91) #1680 1992 Pearl LS-L ~151K (06/91) #2229 1992 Dark Teal LS ~150K (07/91) #3098 (parts car) 1992 White LS-L ~139K (08/92) #6913 1993 25th AE ~98K (02/93) #164 1993 25th AE ~58K (02/93) #176 1993 25th AE ~107K (02/93) #215 1993 25th AE ~162K (02/93) #223 1994 Laguna Blue Pearl LSi ~124K (1/94) #2408 1994 Laguna Blue Pearl LSi ~144K (10/93) #1484 1994 Laguna Blue Pearl LSi ~68K (10/93) #1525 1994 Barcelona Red LSi ~46K (02/94) #2624 1994 Pearl LSi ~41K (12/93) #1961 1995 Bordeaux Pearl LSi ~70K (02/95) #855 1996 Polo Green LSi ~95K (03/96) #872 1997 Bordeaux Pearl LSi ~55K (08/96) #097 2003 Brilliant Red LS1 Convertible ~29K (04/03) #8951 1999 Magnetic Red LS1 Coupe ~33K (04/99) #6420 My Email | Old Locker | New Locker | Picture of 15 of the 19 |
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i guess i would have to say i fell in love with the car the first time i saw one in real life. i had seen them in Gran Turismo 2 and on the net, but acouple years ago i saw a Laguna Blue Pearl SVX in the parking lot of my high school and i was amazed, i think im supposed to thank dengue because im pretty sure it was his car, and if its not his then that means theres 2 blue pearl svx's near me . but ever since then ive been trying to find any SVX i could, and i finally bought my '92 Ebony acouple months ago.
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-Dustin 1992 Ebony LS-L w/191k miles Mods: a few and acouple more 1995 Brilliant Red L/AWD w/154k miles Mods: Stebro catback exhaust, K&N drop in filter, ECUtune ST1v5, 4.44, lots of JDM goodies 1992 Pearly LS-L w/154k miles Sold Mods: 4.11, rust 2008 DGM Legacy spec.B w/245k miles Mods: Cryotune Stage3, VF52, bushings galore, STi pink springs, Bilstein HDs My Locker The only man alive who drives three "Subu SVS's".......according to my insurance company |
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When i was 10 years old, I went with my father to test drive a 92 svx. I decided then that i wanted one, and my parents opened a savings account for me at that point to save up for one. I got my first svx when i was 18 (a 95) Years later, I'm still an SVX fanatic!
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I fell in love when I realized it was the coolest Subaru ever built. I wanted a 2.5 RS, then I realized I could get 100 more HP, better looks, 6 cylinders, cool windows, a sunroof, and leather interior all for about $10,000 less (at the time) and have the same insurance rates as my mom's '96 Legacy. It wasn't really one point...just kept finding out more and more great things about it. I do remember the icing on the cake was when my mom and I were at Target. We were walking in and there was a silver one sitting in the lot. That was kinda when I decided I had to have one. Now, after 5 years of ownership, I still love it!!
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Time for my very own long list of mods: 92 SVX LS-L - Ebony Pearl - 2002 WRX 5MT trans w/STi gearset (rebuilt & installed myself ) - BMW E46 HID retrofit - Kenwood Headunit - Phoenix Gold 75x4 RMS amp - Alpine Type R 6.5" front components - Alpine Type R 6x9 3way rear speakers - 18"x9" Rota G-Force wheels w/225/40ZR18 Toyo T1R's - Mychailo's custom springs - Urethane front & rear sway bar bushings - KC exhaust (2.5" dual magnaflow) - Escaine seat swap - Removed Spoiler I don't care if Subaru says it's STI...it will always be STi to me |
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I had just started driving and was stopped behind a red SVX at a stop light. I didn't know much about cars back then (not that I do now) and it was actually the exhaust pipes that really caught my attention. Then I realized that I had never heard of a Subaru SVX. My family has always been huge Subaru fans, I think we have owned 9 between all of us, and I was surprised to see one that I had never heard of. I went home and researched it and thought it was pretty cool. It wasn't until 3 years later when I really realized how unique the car was that I decided it was perfect for me.
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I really dont know how i ended up with mine, ive been a huge subaru fan my whole life, but i never imagined that i could own one at the age of 16. I was driving mk3 supra turbo around and I was thinking about selling it because i didnet want to change the head gasket that would inevatbly blow after i helped my frined change his on his supra. So my friend called me up one night and said he found one cheap with a blown auto. So we went down and drove it back a couple days later with out reverse and swaped a 5spd in it, and I sold my supra for it. I knew alot about them, and it was on my"really want to own" car list but i never thought i could. So far its been fun and i would do it agian if given the chance.
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You guys are all way too young..... why should SVXs have been your first experience?
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~~Michelle ----------------------------------------------- '92 LS-L - copper - 190K miles '94 LS-L - pearlie - 92K miles *still have '92 parts* |
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I haven't fallen for it. I just like it a lot. "It's not you. It's me." I think Subaru really has their act together, and has for quite some time. I wanted AWD, I wanted performance, and I wanted luxury. The SVX fit the bill. Every other Subaru comes up short in the luxury department, and since they don't seem to know how to make a good-looking car, the SVX has that much more going for it, thanks to Ital Design.
I went for a ride in one when I was quite young. I wasn't impressed at the time. I believe that even today it is Subaru's flagship - whether they like it or not. That new Saabaru has me intrigued. Anybody checked one out? Saab clearly took control and did wonders for the exterior aesthetic. I think it's much prettier than the WRX. I wonder if Saab did anything else to polish it off. Deplasticizing the interior, and tightening up every last moving part would be a major improvement. Saabs have always felt nice, even if their engineering would frighten Da Vinci. Like the SVX, this oddity has fallen far from the tree, and has been all the better for it. |
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Yeah, all these kids.
Oh wait, I hope I'm not one of them! The SVX was my first real car - before it I was borrowing my mom's old Saturn. I fell in love when I first saw a picture when I was researching cars to buy and was amazed that it was a Subaru and in my price range. I didn't love the first or second SVX I test drove (too many probs), but when I met and drove the third I fell in love. It took 6 months and two drives across state to find her. After I bought it I emailed the guy I was dating, told him "I can't believe it, I've finally met the love of my life. I've never felt this way about anyone. She's so beautiful! Her name is Su and she's 12-years-old, black, a tad heavy, 2 door awd...." |
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i was 15 with a 95 legacy and saw the svx on the net when i was looking for parts. in love ever since. to bad theirs no common law marrage in md otherwise me and the svx would be getting hitched soon.
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5 years ago I was 16 and I was looking for an Impreza in the classifieds when an SVX showed up... I asked my dad about it since it was half the cost of the 2.5 RS I was looking at and he told me it was "that car with the funky windows."
Eventhough the taillight was cracked and the bumper was dented, I still fell in love and remain in love to this day. Only now, it feels more and more like a marriage because I'm constantly getting pissed off at her when she leaves her Emergency Brake light on, or when she leaks oil in the driveway, or when I need to fill up her coolant every month, or when........
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yeah i feel the same way. i fight with my car (an inannimate object) more than anything else. i guess im weared. i talk to it to
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Odepaj - "The only man alive who drives a "Subu SVS".......according to my insurance company"
The first insurance card I got for it said "Suba SUX"
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Your telling me that my bottle of soda has more displacement then your honda O_O -1992 Pearl White Subaru SVX -1995 Briliant Black Mazda Precidia (sold :'( ) -1996 GMC Sonoma ZQ8 pickup http://www.subaru-svx.net/photos/fil...-TL-/20502.jpg -Taras |
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i remember when the SVX came out and liking it, but i never dug the "mock headlight" and two-tone paint. then i saw a black '97 about four years ago and said, "yes! that looks NICE!"
two years later i get tired of doing the garage-queen fun car/winter beater car routine, after being just married and buying a house, so i needed one car that is easy on the eyes, drives and handles well, has decent power, and goes in all weather, at a price i can afford. then i remember the SVX. i did my research, and then i got scared a little......burning transmissions, warping rotors, screaming wheel bearings, oh my! then i saw a black '97 for sale on Autotrader a few hundred miles away........after the guy e-mailed me about 60 pictures of every chip, scratch, and speck of dust on the car, i agreed to buy it (sight unseen - WTF am i doing??!?!?!?) he had all the records and receipts, and it was still under powertrain warranty...... probably the dumbest, riskiest thing i ever did, but i'm so glad i made the plunge! after 2+ years of ownership, its never let me down, and cost me a grand total of $80 for repairs (which i knew about before purchase), not including routine maintenance. contrary to my initial trepidation, its been the most reliable, worry-free car i've ever owned. i will probably be selling it in the next 2-3 years, because its kind of impractical for me. i'm mostly in suburban traffic, and don't really need a heavy grand touring highway cruiser (this is my second big GT ). i'll probably be getting an STi (and replacing the shopping cart wing and those god-awful multi-spoke wheels ). i'll always remember the SVX fondly as the reliable tank that got me home in the snow without worry as SUV's were sliding off the road all around, and looked good doing it.
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