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RE: New car purchase questions

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Subject: RE: New car purchase questions
From: "Keath Marx" <keath@marx.ws>
Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2002 18:46:21 -0500
If you are thinking of the WRX why not wait for the STi version that is
supposed to be headed our way?  Around 270 hp.  

Or I saw what looks to be a serious autocross ride at the autoshow this
weekend.  The Nissan Sentra-SEr.  Impressive power and performance
features.

The info below is for standard equipment:
165 HP in standard or 175 HP in Spec v config.
175 lb torque standard or 180 in Spec v
5 speed in standard and 6 speed in Spec v
Front: independent strut-type suspension in both
Rear: Multi-Link BeamT suspension in both   
Front and rear stabilizer bars in both
Sport-tuned suspension - firmer shocks and springs and thicker front and
rear stabilizer bars in the standard version    
Spec V-rated suspension - extra-firm springs in the spec v   
Front strut tower brace in both   
Power-assisted engine-speed-sensitive rack-and-pinion steering in both.

The spec v is supposed to start at just under $17k

Here is the best info I can find on the STi

Europe gets its hot Subaru Impreza WRX STi (for Subaru Technica
International) in January, but U.S. customers lusting after the
high(er)-performance model needn't despair. We're told the beefed-up STi
will come to the States in 2003 as a 2004 model
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-autox@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-autox@autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of brandon.fetch@ey.com
Sent: Monday, February 25, 2002 6:06 PM
To: autox@autox.team.net
Subject: New car purchase questions

Okay, here goes. (dipping his foot into the pool that is Team.net)

I'm looking to purchase a new car here in the next six months.
The choices that I've narrowed things down to are these three:

Mini Cooper S  (not available in TX where I reside)
Dodge Neon SRT-4    (not available until 2003 model year)
Subaru Impreza WRX  (hop right down to any Subie dealer and pick one up)

I realize these are all quite varied choices.
Two higher than normal HP front drivers under 2700# and a boosted 3000#
car
with kick-butt AWD.

Now, the Mini is totally off the list due to specific problems with Mini
USA being granted a franchise permit here in the WONDERFUL (tongue
firmly
in cheek) state of Texas.
The problems inherent with the Neon include I've owned a model of Neon
since August of 1996 and my wife thinks it's time for a change. (NOT
going
to touch that one either)

So that leaves the Subaru.

Now, what I'd like to know from you Team.netters is what are the WRX's
characteristics?  I've read all of Subaru's 'good press' that you can
get
from the dealer and I'm rather impressed.  0-60 in less than 6
seconds?!?
Wow.  Something tells me that the 227HP is a bit under-rated.

Anyhoo, what's it like to drive it each and every day?
Rattles/squeaks/annoyances?  What's the stereo like?  6-disk changer is
a
bonus, how's it sound?

I'm really looking at getting a real world view of the car to make my
decision.

I appreciate any/all responses to my question.

Thanks!

Brandon
'99 Neon R/T




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