I want the Mazdaspeed 6. Yum.
Is that Jag still parked in your parents driveway? Can I have that too?
Julian Zottl wrote:
lol, yes???? ;) I was in Canada skiing, hence the slow reply ;)
If you think that the Subaru WRX STI feels like a plastic bucket, you obviously
haven't been in a Saturn lately. Now that feels like it's going to fall apart
right from under you.
I bought a Subaru WRX STI for a couple of reasons: I regularly go through 6+"'s
of snow on the weekends, so I needed something AWD/4WD. My brother in law had a
Forrester that went over 175k without anything other than oil/brakes/tune-ups/tires.
Good gas milage. To summarize: Fast, great handling, good in the snow and reliable.
Subaru's are definitely not for everyone though. If you want comfort, the Subaru Legacy
GT is one hell of a car for the money, but not everyone wants to drive a
"Subaru". For 5k more than a full outfitted Legacy GT, you can get a AWD
325XI. For that you get -50HP, -75lbs/ft of torque, no limited-slip differential, less
leg room, no lumbar support or heated seats and less of a warrenty. Oh and you do get a
cool little blue and white symbol, which means more to most people than the technical
specifications.
FYI: I live in a town (DC) where every other car is a BMW, Porsche or Lexus. I've been in and driven a huge number of cars since I'm the preseident of the DC All Wheel Drive car club (www.dcawd.com). Every time someone takes a drive in a STI or a Legacy, they understand where I am coming from. Most will admit right then and there though that they paid extra for the status symbol.
ok, I'll stop now ;)
