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Re: The wife has discovered performance
Isn't the BRZ only 2-wheel drive.....really against the AWD rules that Subaru hold as their ace card.
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Re: The wife has discovered performance
What about a flat6 or turbo 4th gen Legacy/Liberty? Should perform in the ballpark of an SVX and is a way, way better looking car than the latest Subaru Camry.
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Re: The wife has discovered performance
Seriously I am sure you can find a good SVX with under 100,000 miles, you just may have to travel to get it. They have been popping up with increasing frequency. Get the car spend some money on new seals, and fluid changes, upgrade your AAA membership and you should be set. I don't see this as a problem, more of a golden opportunity to get another SVX.
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. Subaru Ambassador 1996 Polo Green LSi #216..138,100 miles...SOLD JFICX8659TH100216.....Date of Manufacture: November 16, 1995..... Fuji Heavy Industries..Ōta North Plant....Ōta City,. Gunma Prefecture, Japan In-Service Date: January 2, 1997 "The Pristine Green Polo Machine” First Polo Green on the Network First Clear front turn signals, JDM Alcyone hood emblem, rear panel, and BOXER engine cover on the Network (US) (2000) First 5000K HID factory fog lights (2007) First SVX JDM BBS wheels on a USDM SVX (2013) HID lighting (5000K) for headlight and H3 fog lights, PIAA SuperExtreme 120W high beams, rebuilt EG33 longblock, Cometic head gaskets, Phase II flexplate, AMR aluminum radiator with custom silicone hoses, 160A high-output alternator in aluminum-ceramic coated case, new design alternator wiring upgrade v.4, rare factory headlight protectors, refinished JDM BBS mesh aluminum wheels and custom, polished billet aluminum new hex center caps, LED grille mod, R1 Concepts high-carbon cryo slotted rotors, Akebono ceramic pads, Goodridge S/S braided brake lines, Smallcar Stage 1 shift kit, ThermalTech aluminum/ceramic-coated valve covers, Energy Suspension urethane front & rear swaybar bushings, Bontrager22 rear swaybar with QS Components Chromoly Teflon/Kevlar endlinks, "$15.00/5 minute" suspension mod. Hella Supertone horns, Custom stainless steel exhaust system with 2" headpipes, Magnaflow cats, AeroTurbine AR25 resonator /AWD "Bullet" muffler. R.I.P. 2010 Subaru Outback Limited 2.5 CVT...338,000 miles. Totaled by a 1,300 lb. COW March 4, 2016 2014 Hyundai Avante Limited ...178,000 miles. Actually quieter and smoother than the Outback 2007 Mazda Miata MX-5 PRHT...102,000 miles. Plenty of parts, service and windshields. 4th Registered Network member —2/21/2001 My NEW locker..I...My Email..I..Wikipedia/SVX . . |
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Why not pick from Earls litter Im sure he could spare one
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Tony 1996 Polo Green Subaru SVX LSi, 168,XXX miles, Redline D4 ATF, Redline 75W90 gear oil, K&N HP-4001 Oil Filter, Mobil 1 5W50 FS (3qt) and 5W30 High Mileage (4qt) Oil Blend, Motul RBF600 Brake Fluid, AC Delco A975C Air Filter, NGK BKR6EIX-11 plugs, Centric Rotors, Power Stop Evolution Carbon Fiber Ceramic Brake Pads 2005 Gray Acura RL, 165,XXX miles, Redline D4 ATF with Lubegard Platinum Protectant, Mobil 1 5W20 High Mileage Extended Performance Oil 2009 Red Toyota Venza, 123,XXX, Mobil 1 5W30 High Mileage Oil 1992 Red Ferrari 348 ts, 82,XXX, Redline everything |
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Re: The wife has discovered performance
this sounds like what happened with my girlfriend after she drove my car...except i wasnt in the car with her lol
after she comes to pick me up she is telling how her drive was using sounds like "vrrrrrrrrom" "zoom" and "whoosh" as she says she was passing "slow" people on the highway she now wants something "fast"
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Re: The wife has discovered performance
Here is an option that, if it has the available limited slip fron diff, will have most of the benefits of AWD. It should have some pep without maybe being too much for her:
http://www.cars.com/go/search/detail...nal&listType=3
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Tony 1996 Polo Green Subaru SVX LSi, 168,XXX miles, Redline D4 ATF, Redline 75W90 gear oil, K&N HP-4001 Oil Filter, Mobil 1 5W50 FS (3qt) and 5W30 High Mileage (4qt) Oil Blend, Motul RBF600 Brake Fluid, AC Delco A975C Air Filter, NGK BKR6EIX-11 plugs, Centric Rotors, Power Stop Evolution Carbon Fiber Ceramic Brake Pads 2005 Gray Acura RL, 165,XXX miles, Redline D4 ATF with Lubegard Platinum Protectant, Mobil 1 5W20 High Mileage Extended Performance Oil 2009 Red Toyota Venza, 123,XXX, Mobil 1 5W30 High Mileage Oil 1992 Red Ferrari 348 ts, 82,XXX, Redline everything |
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Some of these posts remind me of the Lord Jesus... "if your child asks for bread, will you give him a stone"
Keith |
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Hyundai Sonata Turbo? Look decent, decent performance, good warranty, cant say what the handling is like, though.
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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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Plenty fast (14.3 1/4 mile), 30 mpg, decent handling. No worries of turbo maintenance, but the styling may not be to people's taste. I test drove both and found the Sonata/Optima turbo setup to be lacking although the handling was tighter.
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If cost is not important, how about a nice Panamera4
All wheel drive, 300 hp, very sporty GT.
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I can't believe that all these clowns think that you said your wife wants a car... If you really don't know what a woman means when she said she "fell in love with SVX again, instead of thinking she actually means that she would like to buy a car... Anyhow, at my house the wife actually explains things to me so I understand! Apparently not the same everywhere. My wife and I tried out several different new cars, we quickly discovered that nothing compares to the SVX. Hyundai looks good, but a new Hyundai... Nah, no comparison to driving a SVX. We really wanted to get a new car and we were actually surprised that we couldn't find another brand that we could live with. Your wife likes silver SVX... our silver has only 52K and change on it. We would not sell it for $20K Our white pearl has 72K and change, and we wouldn't sethat one for $20K either. Selling either of those would be sort of like selling out Siberian Husky. Our burgundy looking one has 200K+ on it, and we would sell it for 20K... That is probably about what I have spent on it the first 3 years we had it! Just give her your car, and start over!! Keith |
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