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by chris » Thu Mar 24, 2005 8:35 pm
I know it's a Subaru, so this is really in the wrong forum, but anyway We now have the car, picked it up this afternoon and have already put about 70 miles on it! It's lovely, totally different beast to the WR1. Very comfortable with leather and sat-nav. The 2.5 engine seems to provide bags of low down torque. I'm still running it in but already there seems to be more mid range pull than in my old WRX. I'll post some pictures tomorrow.
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by stijoy » Thu Mar 24, 2005 8:37 pm
new cars.
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by chris » Fri Mar 25, 2005 1:14 pm
Nope, none at all. Still i never noticed it in the WR1 either.
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by Brian » Fri Mar 25, 2005 5:43 pm
chris's scooby wrote:Nope, none at all. Still i never noticed it in the WR1 either.
Mine was a Friday Afternoon Model
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by stijoy » Fri Mar 25, 2005 6:03 pm
Brian wrote:chris's scooby wrote:Nope, none at all. Still i never noticed it in the WR1 either.
Mine was a Friday Afternoon Model
or a monday morning.
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by chris » Fri Mar 25, 2005 6:03 pm
It must have been.
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by chris » Fri Mar 25, 2005 6:04 pm
Right, i can tell you that the Forester has a LOT more body work than the Impreza, having just spent 3 and a half hours washing and Swissoling it.
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by stijoy » Fri Mar 25, 2005 6:07 pm
thats what i take to do mine, but i did wash and dry it in 45 mins last sun.
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by chris » Fri Mar 25, 2005 7:30 pm
That was quick. It normally takes me that long to do the wheels!
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by chris » Fri Mar 25, 2005 7:31 pm
Here's a couple of pics pre waxed, from when we picked it up yesterday.
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by Brian » Sat Mar 26, 2005 11:56 am
mmm the smell of leather look at those dials ! its like the Starship Enterprise in there Chris !
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by Millie » Sun Mar 27, 2005 12:25 pm
Looks nice, I had a drive of the Forrester on a Pro Drive Live day round a short handling track, it did really well.
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by Brian » Sun Mar 27, 2005 4:51 pm
Out of interest what is the slotted button just to the left of the radio ?
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by chris » Sun Mar 27, 2005 4:55 pm
The one that's about 2cm wide and 10cm high with a round dimple at the base? If it is that's the damped cupholder. Black is the new Ice Blue Metallic!
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by jaycee » Sun Mar 27, 2005 8:16 pm
That is a pimpmobile Christopher! I expect to see you in a floppy hat carrying a cane next time
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by chris » Sun Mar 27, 2005 8:24 pm
Jaycee wrote:That is a pimpmobile Christopher! I expect to see you in a floppy hat carrying a cane next time Lisa wants pimp tints put on it!
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by jaycee » Sun Mar 27, 2005 8:30 pm
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by chris » Sun Mar 27, 2005 8:33 pm
Not much chance of that. I'm pleased with it, although we're still running it in it feels very quick. Clearly not WR1 quick but it feels as fast as my MY02 WRX.
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by jaycee » Sun Mar 27, 2005 8:54 pm
Any date on PPP yet?
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by chris » Sun Mar 27, 2005 8:57 pm
Not that i know of.
We need MIKE WOOD to answer that one!
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by jaycee » Sun Mar 27, 2005 9:54 pm
<cough> re-map and de-cat <cough>
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by chris » Mon Mar 28, 2005 9:46 am
Bigger intercooler, thicker arb, bigger wheels....
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by jaycee » Tue Mar 29, 2005 10:57 am
Should've kept the WR1
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by stijoy » Tue Mar 29, 2005 11:13 am
yep my thoughts exactly.
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by WR1 Bro » Tue Mar 29, 2005 4:06 pm
I feel for Chris. Having said that, the XT does have some qualities and it would be something I would consider too.
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by chris » Tue Mar 29, 2005 6:46 pm
It's got a lot going for it. And i don't worry about parking it either!
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by WR1 Bro » Wed Mar 30, 2005 8:42 am
Maybe you could give us a fair compare and contrast report. How life is different when living with the XT and not the WR1.
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by Brian » Wed Mar 30, 2005 8:16 pm
WR1 Bro wrote:Maybe you could give us a fair compare and contrast report. How life is different when living with the XT and not the WR1.
mm thats a compare... Life with the FOrester compaered to the WR1, Parking for starts,, kids dont come running from all corners of the earth to ask " how fast mister ?" and just general public wanting to look at you and ADMIRE WHAT A GREAT ELITE WR1 YOU OWN - YOU MUST BE SO RICH TO OWN ONE.. etc etc . It got to me after nearly a year of ownership You need two cars ! a WR1 and a undercover car....... I just cannot believe how much interest the WR1 has while driving it about ( past tense)
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