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2020 Subaru Outback Touring - Wife's first Subaru 2005 Volvo V70R - 5-cylinder love! :Heart: ** SOLD **1998 Subaru Legacy 2.5GT Wagon - MOST RELIABLE car I've ever owned ** SOLD **2006Subaru WRXSTi (Former "Boxer4Racing.com / Continential Tire" STi) - Built EJ22t block / EJ207 JDM STi "big port heads" - 9,000rpm MONEY PIT!!! ** SOLD ** 1995 "Tree-Hugger Green" SVX L AWD(5 MT) --- "Gumby" 130K miles #399 in MY95, my original love... |
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I want a fast car!!
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STi : 300hp, 4.7 sec 0-60 Forester XT : 215 hp, 5.3 sec 0-60 (not too shabby, though!) the handling isn't in the same league as even a 'regular' WRX, but for the money they are rippin' little SUV's! several folks on NASIOC have wasted 350Z's in their stock XT's.
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Alan 1987 928 S4 (Black) SOLD! 1997 SVX LSi (Ebony) SOLD! 2005 Legacy GT (Silver) [Cobb Stg 2+] SOLD! 1987 928 S4 (Black) SOLD! 2005 Forester XT Premium (Crystal Gray Metallic) SOLD! 2008 Lancer Evolution X MR (Apex Silver) [Cobb Stg 1+] 2015 Outlander Sport 2.4GT AWD (Mercury Gray) 2013 G37xS (Obsidian Black) |
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This pretty much sums it up... I believe it too!! When I rode with Porter in the SOG beast we were loosing traction with 5 people in the car!!!!! (it was modded though )
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2020 Subaru Outback Touring - Wife's first Subaru 2005 Volvo V70R - 5-cylinder love! :Heart: ** SOLD **1998 Subaru Legacy 2.5GT Wagon - MOST RELIABLE car I've ever owned ** SOLD **2006Subaru WRXSTi (Former "Boxer4Racing.com / Continential Tire" STi) - Built EJ22t block / EJ207 JDM STi "big port heads" - 9,000rpm MONEY PIT!!! ** SOLD ** 1995 "Tree-Hugger Green" SVX L AWD(5 MT) --- "Gumby" 130K miles #399 in MY95, my original love... |
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HIJACK w/a plastic spoon -- couldn't resist...i saw such a long line of NOIR being the last post i couldn't resist.
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I am off to play now. A whole day in a Forester XT, unaccompanied too (the fools) I love test drives. Saturday should be fun. Booked in for an Audi TT 3.2 DSG.
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Andy ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ If I would be a young man again and had to decide how to make my living, I would not try to become a scientist or scholar or teacher. I would rather choose to be a plumber or a peddler in the hope to find that modest degree of independence still available under present circumstances. -- Albert Einstein, The Reporter, November 18 1954 |
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You lucky bastard!!!! How do ya get to do that????
Wish I could have them for a whole day!!!
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2020 Subaru Outback Touring - Wife's first Subaru 2005 Volvo V70R - 5-cylinder love! :Heart: ** SOLD **1998 Subaru Legacy 2.5GT Wagon - MOST RELIABLE car I've ever owned ** SOLD **2006Subaru WRXSTi (Former "Boxer4Racing.com / Continential Tire" STi) - Built EJ22t block / EJ207 JDM STi "big port heads" - 9,000rpm MONEY PIT!!! ** SOLD ** 1995 "Tree-Hugger Green" SVX L AWD(5 MT) --- "Gumby" 130K miles #399 in MY95, my original love... |
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I'm hungry... Is it lunch time yet??? Well I guess it is but I'll just wait and have a big dinner D:
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2020 Subaru Outback Touring - Wife's first Subaru 2005 Volvo V70R - 5-cylinder love! :Heart: ** SOLD **1998 Subaru Legacy 2.5GT Wagon - MOST RELIABLE car I've ever owned ** SOLD **2006Subaru WRXSTi (Former "Boxer4Racing.com / Continential Tire" STi) - Built EJ22t block / EJ207 JDM STi "big port heads" - 9,000rpm MONEY PIT!!! ** SOLD ** 1995 "Tree-Hugger Green" SVX L AWD(5 MT) --- "Gumby" 130K miles #399 in MY95, my original love... |
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Almost lunch time here on the west coast
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Troy 1992 SVX LSL "Serenity" 250,000 miles! I don't care, I'm still free, You can't take the sky from me... |
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I spent my lunch hour at Sam's Club getting my membership updated to the new, merged, company name. Is it just me, or have prices gone up to rival regular department store prices? So, now I'm munching on cheese crackers and drinking a Diet Pepsi in lieu of lunch. I'll be looking forward to supper. So, did you know you could tell if a person's from the south by what they call their last meal of the day? Everyplace Else (Usually): Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner South (Mostly): Breakfast, Dinner, Supper
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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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So how did it go you might be asking. A whole day behind the wheel of a Forester XT.
The 1st few miles felt rather strange, high up compared to the SVX, but I soon got used to it. I approached my favorite 'chucking' corners with some trepidation. Would I be able to chuck such a tall car around or would my wife be doing the chucking? I was pleasantly suprised, almost no body roll and high levels of grip, with progressive and balanced break-away. Shame about the noisy rubber. As things warmed up (nice heated seats) I upped the pace a little. I took it quite steady as the engine was still tight with less than 200 miles on the clock. Nice brisk acceleration, but not as frantic as I was suspecting. "But what is this I see at the side of the gear stick?" the 'Power' button seemed just a little too inviting so putting caution to the wind, I gave it a prod. It was like waking a sleeping madman. The engine started singing, the revs leapt and I was pressed back into the seat, it was more than just the higher shift point as in the SVX, there was a complete change of personality. The next test was some off-roading, which was dispatched with ease, the only problem was when the sump guard grounded over some vicious ruts, it does have a sump guard, doesn't it? The day was finished off with a quick stop off at home to wash off the mud and then back to the dealers. The Verdict One he11 of a car. The road manners of a tourer, the performance of a hot hatch and as good off-road ability as I will ever need. The only weak point is those tyres. They give up grip too early and sound like a stuck pig. Easy changed if a problem. The seats are comfortable, excellent climate control and all with estate car practicality. I liked it so much that I have ordered one, for delivery in two weeks. Don't tell Randy
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Andy ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ If I would be a young man again and had to decide how to make my living, I would not try to become a scientist or scholar or teacher. I would rather choose to be a plumber or a peddler in the hope to find that modest degree of independence still available under present circumstances. -- Albert Einstein, The Reporter, November 18 1954 |
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I suppose it's ye**ow.
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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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so andy, did you lose the cops when you went off the road?
stuck pig = piggy sirens? |
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but I did have to do a trade in
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Andy ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ If I would be a young man again and had to decide how to make my living, I would not try to become a scientist or scholar or teacher. I would rather choose to be a plumber or a peddler in the hope to find that modest degree of independence still available under present circumstances. -- Albert Einstein, The Reporter, November 18 1954 |
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