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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