![]() |
SVX Network Forums Live Chat! SVX or Subaru Links Old Lockers Photo Post How-To Documents Message Archive SVX Shop Search |
IRC users: |
#781
|
||||
|
||||
Quote:
__________________
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 ** ![]() |
#782
|
|||
|
|||
I want a fast car!!
|
#783
|
||||
|
||||
Quote:
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. ![]()
__________________
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) |
#784
|
||||
|
||||
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
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
__________________
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 ** ![]() |
#785
|
||||
|
||||
HIJACK w/a plastic spoon -- couldn't resist...i saw such a long line of NOIR being the last post i couldn't resist.
|
#786
|
||||
|
||||
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.
![]() ![]() ![]()
__________________
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 |
#787
|
||||
|
||||
You lucky bastard!!!! How do ya get to do that????
![]() ![]() Wish I could have them for a whole day!!!
__________________
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 ** ![]() |
#789
|
||||
|
||||
I'm hungry... Is it lunch time yet??? Well I guess it is but I'll just wait and have a big dinner
![]() ![]()
__________________
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 ** ![]() |
#790
|
||||
|
||||
Almost lunch time here on the west coast
![]()
__________________
Troy 1992 SVX LSL "Serenity" 250,000 miles! I don't care, I'm still free, You can't take the sky from me... |
#791
|
||||
|
||||
Quote:
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. ![]() 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
__________________
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 |
#792
|
||||
|
||||
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
__________________
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 |
#793
|
||||
|
||||
Quote:
I suppose it's ye**ow. ![]()
__________________
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 |
#794
|
||||
|
||||
so andy, did you lose the cops when you went off the road?
stuck pig = piggy sirens? ![]() |
#795
|
||||
|
||||
Quote:
but I did have to do a trade in
__________________
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 |
![]() |
|
|