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« Reply #1 on: November 21, 2007, 03:52:30 am » |
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cut power to the rear axles and you really do have a toyota here. Wake me when the Impreza is re-redesigned. |
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« Reply #2 on: November 21, 2007, 06:59:42 am » |
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Driving a WRX with a slushbox is horrifying experience but Subaru using that POS 4 speed is a crime against humanity.  |
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« Reply #3 on: November 21, 2007, 07:11:36 am » |
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Imagine this telephone call. Toyota - we have a few million four speed trannies left over from our models that didn't make it just in time. Can you do us a big favour? Subaru - What would that be oh grateful,wise and wielding master? Toyota - take them off our hands and find a home for them in some of your models. The price is right. Subaru - certainly master and giver of all things right. It is so.  |
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« Reply #4 on: November 21, 2007, 08:25:33 am » |
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Look everybody Subaru makes a poser car. |
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« Reply #5 on: November 21, 2007, 09:20:11 am » |
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At least the auto is in a press car and not one they actually plan to sell. But I agree, an automatic in this car is silly, especially a four speed. Subaru needs to get a five speed into the Impreza lineup soon. A bump in engine power for this redesign would have been nice, too...  |
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« Reply #6 on: November 21, 2007, 11:59:12 am » |
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Driving a WRX with a slushbox is horrifying experience but Subaru using that POS 4 speed is a crime against humanity. Who cares about the automatic, hell they could have a one speed AT and it wouldn't bother me because I don't drive automatics. What they should do is have a 6 speed MT, maybe the one from the STI. |
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« Reply #7 on: November 21, 2007, 12:04:07 pm » |
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« Reply #8 on: November 21, 2007, 12:07:03 pm » |
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Are you supposed to be a pirate? |
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« Reply #9 on: November 21, 2007, 12:09:12 pm » |
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...well if'n yer askin ya wanna see my Yardarm???   ..walk this Plank Way aaaarrhhh |
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« Reply #10 on: November 21, 2007, 12:24:44 pm » |
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...well if'n yer askin ya wanna see my Yardarm??? ..walk this Plank Way aaaarrhhh Is that a yes? |
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« Reply #11 on: November 21, 2007, 12:28:42 pm » |
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.."FIDO" is that U?  ............... ya Big Nyaff............ |
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« Reply #12 on: November 21, 2007, 12:43:52 pm » |
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.."FIDO" is that U? ............... ya Big Nyaff............ I'm taking that as a yes, your an arrrrrrrr Pirate. |
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« Reply #13 on: November 21, 2007, 12:45:03 pm » |
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I just can't help thinking that Subaru could sell a ton of WRX's in Canada if they didn't have that ridiculous price premium above the base Impreza. ???Oh well there is always Van Bortels Subaru... |
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« Reply #14 on: November 21, 2007, 01:00:53 pm » |
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It would seem that Toy/Sub are taking a page from the Detroit maker's playbooks - as in the current reincarnation of Chevrolet SS, Dodge Magnums, Pontiac GTO. Take a performance-oriented name plate from the past, and vanilla it up to sell to the masses who could/would never have driven the original car anyway.
Marketing 101 IMO.
Will they sell? Yes. Will they pis$ off real enthusiasts? Yes, but sales numbers count more than performance cojones.
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« Reply #15 on: November 21, 2007, 01:06:02 pm » |
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I wonder why they don't make the WRX a manual only. Then they could also produce a model with all the tsame stuff suspension, body add ons , hood scoop interior wheels everything except the engine with the base 2.5 engine and the 4 speed auto. Call it the WRP (for pretender) and sell it for a few thousand less. Really if you would buy a WRX with the 4 speed auto you are not concerned with performance. You might want the handeling but more likley you want to LOOK like you a WRX dirver. Let look like that at a alower price. Bet they'd sell a ton.
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« Reply #16 on: November 21, 2007, 01:29:12 pm » |
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I wonder why they don't make the WRX a manual only. Then they could also produce a model with all the tsame stuff suspension, body add ons , hood scoop interior wheels everything except the engine with the base 2.5 engine and the 4 speed auto. Call it the WRP (for pretender) and sell it for a few thousand less. Really if you would buy a WRX with the 4 speed auto you are not concerned with performance. You might want the handeling but more likley you want to LOOK like you a WRX dirver. Let look like that at a alower price. Bet they'd sell a ton.
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« Reply #17 on: November 21, 2007, 03:59:42 pm » |
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« Reply #18 on: November 21, 2007, 04:09:38 pm » |
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It would seem that Toy/Sub are taking a page from the Detroit maker's playbooks - as in the current reincarnation of Chevrolet SS, Dodge Magnums, Pontiac GTO. Take a performance-oriented name plate from the past, and vanilla it up to sell to the masses who could/would never have driven the original car anyway.
Marketing 101 IMO.
Will they sell? Yes. Will they pis$ off real enthusiasts? Yes, but sales numbers count more than performance cojones. The most recent GTO was pretty hardcore. Only one engine was available...a 400 horsepower small-block V8. The only vanilla thing about it was the bodywork. Otherwise, I agree with your post. |
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« Reply #19 on: November 21, 2007, 04:20:11 pm » |
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I would wait for the AWD Lancer Ralliart before putting money down on the 08 WRX. The Lancer might just have the price/performance edge over the WRX. |
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