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#1138 of 1193 by ateixeira Aug 13, 2004 (12:13 pm)
It's funny because the Subaru crowd has grown, and a lot, since the WRX arrived for 2002. So I feel like that's happened a little bit with Subaru as well.   When I first got my '98 Forester, most Impreza owners back then understood we shared the 2.5l boxer. Nowadays some WRX owners don't even want to acknowledge that.   -juice Replies to this message: edunnett (Aug 13, 2004 1:06 pm) mugwomp (Jan 28, 2008 2:43 am) p0926 (Jan 28, 2008 8:05 am) ateixeira (Jan 28, 2008 9:16 am)
#1139 of 1193 Re: [ateixeira] by edunnett Aug 13, 2004 (1:06 pm)
Replying to: ateixeira (Aug 13, 2004 12:13 pm) I cannot WAIT to take on a 2002 WRX (0-60 in 7.x sec) with my '04 F-XT (0-60 in 5.2 sec) at a green lite one of these days... Maybe the WRX owners should pump themselves up a bit acknowledging the lineage and similarities... Replies to this message: mugwomp (Jan 28, 2008 2:43 am) p0926 (Jan 28, 2008 8:05 am) ateixeira (Jan 28, 2008 9:16 am)
#1140 of 1193 by ateixeira Aug 17, 2004 (9:41 am)
7.x for an automatic with no brake-torqueing, perhaps. Manuals are just a tick or two behind the F-XT. I think the benchmark time for a WRX is 5.4 seconds or so.   -juice
#1141 of 1193 reopened by steve_ HOST Dec 21, 2005 (8:08 am)
Anyone specifically cross-shopping the Forester XT against the X3?   Steve, Host Replies to this message: designman (Dec 21, 2005 9:59 am) kdshapiro (Dec 21, 2005 10:12 am) ateixeira (Dec 21, 2005 10:14 am) kdshapiro (Dec 21, 2005 10:27 am) designman (Dec 21, 2005 10:30 am) and 1 more...
#1142 of 1193 Re: reopened [steve_] by designman Dec 21, 2005 (9:59 am)
Replying to: steve_ (Dec 21, 2005 8:08 am) Here we go again. The XT's thrust doesn't appeal to me without the handling. The price is right but you know the story... you pay the BMW premium to ride on rails, lock onto the road and maneuver like a cat. The XT is as loose as a goose. Replies to this message: kdshapiro (Dec 21, 2005 10:12 am) ateixeira (Dec 21, 2005 10:14 am) kdshapiro (Dec 21, 2005 10:27 am) designman (Dec 21, 2005 10:30 am) ateixeira (Dec 21, 2005 10:59 am)
#1143 of 1193 Re: reopened [designman] by kdshapiro Dec 21, 2005 (10:12 am)
Replying to: designman (Dec 21, 2005 9:59 am) I wouldn't quite say it is loose as goose. It rides on the okay side, neutral ride no torque steer.
#1144 of 1193 Re: reopened [designman] by ateixeira Dec 21, 2005 (10:14 am)
Replying to: designman (Dec 21, 2005 9:59 am) But you trade-off the stiffest ride this side of a Corvette Z06. I could feel the pavement joints in the parking lot of FedEx Field, and mine didn't even have the Sport package.   For the Forester you can always pick up STi components and bigger sway bars.   -juice Replies to this message: kdshapiro (Dec 21, 2005 10:27 am) designman (Dec 21, 2005 10:30 am) ateixeira (Dec 21, 2005 10:59 am)
#1145 of 1193 Re: reopened [ateixeira] by kdshapiro Dec 21, 2005 (10:27 am)
Replying to: ateixeira (Dec 21, 2005 10:14 am) I don't think it had a stiff ride at all. To each their own though. Maybe I like stiff suspensions.
#1146 of 1193 Re: reopened [ateixeira] by designman Dec 21, 2005 (10:30 am)
Replying to: ateixeira (Dec 21, 2005 10:14 am) I guess it would be worth it if you really want the power. But then there's the matter of the high (numerical) steering ratio which is a big culprit in the XT in my opinion. I don't think that can be changed. Replies to this message: ateixeira (Dec 21, 2005 10:59 am)
#1147 of 1193 Re: reopened [designman] by ateixeira Dec 21, 2005 (10:59 am)
Replying to: designman (Dec 21, 2005 10:30 am) Nope, not easily.   -juice

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