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Had an '87 GL wagon in college. Perfect car aside from the horrible 3 speed automatic. I promised myself I'd never buy another Subaru with an automatic ever again. In 20 years Subaru managed to cram one extra cog into their slushbox, and it too was pure rubbish.  I really wanted to like my '06 Forester Premium, but the horrible automatic transmission simply wouldn't allow me to, so it went bye bye and I traded it for an '04 WRX wagon with a proper 5 speed manual transmission and things are good in da hood again. I really don't drive my WRX much these days. It sits in the garage most of the time as I typically get around by my Honda Express SR scooter. Now that it's getting colder, maybe it'll see more  My WRX is still stock and probably will be for the foreseeable future.
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Cat Terrist posted:
You're going to have to explain to us loving retards why the Citroen C4 does so poorly in WRC and why the Ford Foci hatchback seems to be doing pretty terribly in WRC where oddly enough Mitsubishi doesn't even compete anymore. For the STI being a new car and platform it's doing pretty well in WRC. It's doing quite well in Pro Rally in the US.
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Cat Terrist posted:Maybe because the point that goes over your head over and over again is that the hatch was always a marketing decision and that a hatch HAS no real advantage. None. Everything I've ever read why Citroen, Ford and Subaru use hatches to compete in WRC is due to the better weight balance of the hatch design, and the improved structural integrity of having another pillar in the car. It also makes it easier to design a roll cage and carry spare equipment and tires. Why do you think it has anything to do with marketing? I realize the budget limitations that Subaru has compared to the giants they compete against, but they do compete in the US against other Mitsubishi's and do quite well against them. A Mitsubishi did win one race in Rally America this year, and a few competed in X-Games, but fared poorly. The fact is, Mitsubishi probably won't ever enter WRC again, which is a shame because it is the premier rally racing class in the world. You're also going to have to explain this brain fade phenomenon that these Finnish drivers experienced, and how other countries know a great deal more about rallying than the USA because there a whole bunch of holes in your incomprehensible explanation about hatchbacks competing in WRC.
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Oct 5, 2008 18:50
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leica posted:I'm going to look at a 97 automatic Legacy wagon today or tomorrow, along with a Jeep Cherokee of the same year. Both the same price ($1500), but the Legacy has 50k more miles on it. A '97 Legacy would have the 2.2 liter engine. If you lift the hood, it should say the engine size on the stamp. Heck, I think it even says 2.2 on top of the engine.
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Oct 8, 2008 17:16
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greasy digits posted:Similarly, how easy are they to work on? Outside of alignment, I do all of the work on my cars. There seems to be a pretty healthy bit of aftermarket support for these cars for when I'll want to do some "tinkering". Are there any big pitfalls I need to know before looking? They're quite straightforward to turn a wrench on. I haven't seen anything on any of the Subaru's I've worked on that seemed out of place or unintuitive to any great degree. I was somewhat leery of getting under the hood of a boxer engine layout at first, but it's really not that bad.
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Nov 10, 2008 18:30
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DSeeGull posted:If I purchase a catless up-pipe is my car going to fail emissions? A WRX with a catless up-pipe and down-pipe passing emissions? Probably not. I've read a few guys on NASIOC passing emissions with just a gutted UP, but probably not both. I think you'd be better off with a bigger turbo or an STI intercooler than a pulley kit.
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Nov 14, 2008 02:48
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DSeeGull posted:well than in that regards do you think gutting the up would be equivalent to replacing it The flow on Cobb and other aftermarket UPs are better than a gutted stocker. Still, you're going to spool up about 2-300 RPMs quicker than before with a gutted pipe. If you've got the coin, I'd get an aftermarket UP and keep your original in case you can't get your car to pass emissions or if you want to sell it or whatever.
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Nov 14, 2008 16:59
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CharlesM posted:I thought they stopped using the aluminum hoods after a few years because of the cost of material. They may have brought it back, I dunno. '08 models up use stamped steel hoods due to the cost of aluminum being so high a few years ago when they were penning the new body style. Now the price of aluminum and steel for that matter have tanked, but I don't think that'll bring back aluminum hoods on WRXs.
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Just putting some feelers out there, but I'm probably going to be selling my 2004 WRX wagon since I don't really drive it at all anymore. I'll post more info in the market place thread if anybody wants more info on it. PM me or shoot me an email. It's my user name @ gmail.com if you have any interest in it. Otherwise I'll post it in the market place thread.
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Welp, sold my WRX.  I'm moving on to something a lot slower, an '85 Toyota 4Runner. Twas good times.EDIT: Time for a new avatar.
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Tatrakrad posted:What? No! I actually traded a Forester in on my outgoing WRX. No worries, I always go back and forth between Subaru's and Toyota's, so that means my next car will indeed be a Subaru!
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Ok, the guy I sold the car to finally picked it up yesterday. We had to drive to get some papers signed before he took the car, so I let him drive, seeing how it was his car... now I see why the gearboxes in WRXs can be problematic for some people. First off, he sat at the light with the car in gear with the clutch pedal down the the floor at every stop. I was thinking about that poor throwout bearing the whole time. He also downshifted to slow the car down when approaching lights and stops without rev matching. He'd basically just drop it into the next gear and pop the clutch.  My poor car had never seen that kind of abuse before. He also slipped the clutch really bad at take off as well.  Ok, my last post about my outgoing car.
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kimbo305 posted:any New England Subaru folks with nothing to do this weekend? One of the teams in New England Forest Rally had some of their crew bail. They're looking for people to drive the parts van around during the rally. Even one day would help them out. Otherwise they'd have to crew themselves which would suck. I would do it except the wedding I have to go to. Somebody do this if you get a chance. I've done this with the CPD Racing team and it's a blast. Forget about getting any sleep however.
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