My son was considering a WRX along with a few other cars. However he just
bought a Nissan Sentra
SE-R Spec-V. As much as he liked the ride of the WRX, he has had his fill
of turbos for a while and the extra maintenance they require. The Sentra
has grown up over the years and is now quite a nice car. I took about a
half hour ride in the back seat and was comfortable ( 5'10" and too far over
200# to talk about it!). And it was at least $7000 less than the WRX.
Paul Kort
And if you are wondering, yes, I will get a chance to drive it. But, since
my son knows how I drive, he thought it would be best if he breaks it in
first!
----- Original Message -----
From: dana nojima <noji-1@pacbell.net>
To: <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, July 01, 2002 4:33 PM
Subject: Re: Way OT: Would you buy a Subaru?
> John,
>
> I'm looking for a potential new commuter car. We average about 500-600
> miles/week on 2 different cars. We have a Toyota Prius (I know some
> hate the looks, but with the amount that we drive it's pretty nice). I
> was looking at the Impreza WRX model. These come in at about 25K. What
> a kick in the pants. The turbo comes on smoothly and the engine seems
> to spin up to 6+ K very easily. For novelty the hood scoop is even
> functional, with the air going to an inter cooler for the turbo.
>
> I think this is about the same size as the Forester.
>
> Dana
>
> John F Sandhoff wrote:
>
> > I'm keeping the Roadsters.
> > I'm keeping the 510.
> > But the Dodge minivan has got to go...
> >
> > Many of us maintain a boring car along with our preferred Datsun
> > rides. I'm calling upon the wisdom of the group to help steer
> > me in the right direction: Would you buy a current-generation
> > Subaru? I'm considering a Forester or Outback wagon. I don't need
> > the AWD but it comes standard. I need room to haul the dogs (and
> > extra Datsun parts...). The base models are 4 bangers but the
> > 6 cylinders are $$$. And they all require smog checks :-(.
> >
> > Would anyone recommend either of these models? Would anyone
> > avoid them? Options to get, options to pass on?
> >
> > And who markets a good preferred extended warranty? I want an inclusive
> > one (covers everything but exceptions) rather than the more common
> > exclusive ones (covers only listed things). The Dodge taught me the
> > importance of an extended warranty - too bad I didn't have one...
> >
> > Flames off-list, please. Replies too, unless you want to clutter
> > the list like I just did (and my apologies to those I may offend -
> > but I trust this group's opinions and really want to hear what you
> > have to say).
> >
> > -- John
> > John Sandhoff sandhoff@csus.edu Sacramento, CA
> >
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>
> --
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