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Old 27 November 2007, 08:16 PM
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Anyone no?It makes me think of XR2's when I hear it said
Old 27 November 2007, 08:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Fred Fredburger
Anyone no?It makes me think of XR2's when I hear it said
Scooby doo rhymes with Subaru.

People are lazy, hence Scooby!
Old 27 November 2007, 09:56 PM
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Originally Posted by New_scooby_04
Scooby doo rhymes with Subaru.

People are lazy, hence Scooby!
they're must be more to it than that shurely
Old 28 November 2007, 10:37 AM
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The first film reference known is in the 1989 film Always in which Richard Dreyfuss is a Subaru car salesman and his friend John Goodman refers to him as selling Scooby Doos.

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Old 28 November 2007, 12:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Fred Fredburger
they're must be more to it than that shurely

Nope

And don't call me Shurely!
Old 28 November 2007, 04:02 PM
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Originally Posted by New_scooby_04
Scooby doo rhymes with Subaru.

People are lazy, hence Scooby!
That's what i thought as well.

I just refer at home to it as "the STi", followed by Subaru. Don't really ever call is a scooby.
Old 28 November 2007, 05:38 PM
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I'm on my second Scooby which is why we call it Scooby Two

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Originally Posted by gdavey
I'm on my second Scooby which is why we call it Scooby Two
boom boom


Most people call mine a Scooby.. I never do
Old 28 November 2007, 05:44 PM
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Mines always called an impreza by me... scooby by others
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