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There are some nice looking men here in black suits that would like to pay you a friendly visit, hear all you know about "flying saucers"..... They're really interested...
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Yes, I consider this to be vaporous carbon particles up the proverbial rectal canal. Not to mention, I take offense to the word "quirky" not to mention "80's" since production didn't hit 'til the 90's.
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Randy Johnson 3rd Registered Member 02-21-2001 First Member to Reach 10,000 Posts First to arrive at the very first Reading Meet Subaru Ambassador 1992 SVX PPG Pace Car Replica 110+k 1993 White Impreza L 240+K miles 2001 Legacy Outback Limited Sedan 250+K miles 2013 Deep Indigo Pearl Legacy 3.6R 49+K miles "Reading is my favorite Holiday" Mike Davis -- at Reading VI |
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Quirky?
Somehow, the use of the term quirky sort of rubs my fur the wrong way.
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So it would not be unfair to say the SVX is an 80's design. I get this all the time with my Murena. Everyone rates it as 70's, but first production started in '81. I personally avoid shopping trolleys like the plague. If people did not think my car was "quirky", I would be offended. Cars like our SVX are for the cognoscenti. Other vehicles are "also rans", other owners are not in the know. Joe
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How many of those people who wrote about the SVX actually own one -- or even driven one. They don't know what they are missing. In Mr. T's words --- I pity the fool that has not driven the SVX. Lwin
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Alien-ation
<The perfect example of this is that "flying saucers" are flown by little green/gray aliens from outer space. In reality; the only people operating "flying saucers" are test pilots from the good ole' US of A.>
Well actually the Reptilians and the Grays....but close enough. But you just had to go and OFFEND them didn't you? I have worked for MONTHS to arrange a flight on one of the Gray's Dimension Warpers for all the attendees at Canaan, but since they monitor this site (all high tech sites), I guess we can kiss THAT freebie goodbye...thanks Larry! (they were even offering to upgrade our transmissions for free....darn! ) Don
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Gentlemen... we seem to be missing one obvious possability. I have read SOOOOOOOOO many stories of manufacturers starting rumors like these to test the waters about a new idea prior to putting into design even. Depending on the type of market they think they can get, they decide what to do with the car. The truth is out there, but I havent got a clue where.
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Lwin
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Lwin M. Maung (Member # 147) Current SVX: • NONE Previous SVXes: •1994 LE Barcelona Red 107k • 1992 LS-L Pearl White 143k • 1994 LSi Bordeaux Pearl 220k • 1992 LS-L Ebony Pearl 184k • 1992 LS-L Liquid Silver 145k • 1992 LS-L Liquid Silver 102k • 1992 LS-L Ebony Pearl 123k Other current cars:•2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee Black If at first you don't succeed, CHEAT!
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Randy Johnson 3rd Registered Member 02-21-2001 First Member to Reach 10,000 Posts First to arrive at the very first Reading Meet Subaru Ambassador 1992 SVX PPG Pace Car Replica 110+k 1993 White Impreza L 240+K miles 2001 Legacy Outback Limited Sedan 250+K miles 2013 Deep Indigo Pearl Legacy 3.6R 49+K miles "Reading is my favorite Holiday" Mike Davis -- at Reading VI |
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But all that SOA heard from us is noise about how crappy their tranny is in the 230hp beast. Did we tell them how wonderful the machine is -- sans the tranny? Uh.. I guess noise don't get the job done all the time though. Lwin
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Re: Quirky?
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Larry III BTW: Say hello to Han for me. |
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Sorry about deep sixing the tranny fix. My guess is that they were going to install an upgraded flux capacitor. Tell the Grays that I think they have one heck of a great baseball team and I'm a NY Yankee fan. One of my cousins, George C., works in the Yankee front office. He is very close to Mr. Steinbrenner. Maybe we can arrange an exhibition game between the Grays & Yankees during spring training next year. Larry III |
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Everyone has been taking a shot at this rumor from the perspective of the SVX. But we should look at it logically from Subaru's point of view. They are a small niche player in the market . They now have a "rice boy racer" car, the WRX. They are coming out with a pick-up truck, the STX. They have a new H-6 engine that they will make available as an option through out their line. To sell more sedans they will put the six in them. But their new sporting image needs more than the WRX and 6 cylinder engines in small sedans. By 2005-6 the Legacy line will be growing very long in the tooth. They need a new Legacy (probably already on the drawing board). In addition to the wagons (Subaru's bread and butter) and sedans they need a sporty 2-door hardtop/coupe to further enhance the sporting image. This car should have the 6-cyl. engine. To set it apart, it will probably be turboed or supercharged. It should have a sporty suspension and special trim. It would probably be a "cheap man's" version of the BMW 3 series selling for a few thousand less. Maybe the top trim line of this car will be called SVX.
This is the guess that I would put my money on. Larry III |
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