I've not seen many of these?
Not that I'll be changing my car for a few years.
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05 October 2008, 09:14 PM
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White MY08 with black wheels looks good though:
http://www.iwsti.com/forums/attachme...rontofshop.jpg
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05 October 2008, 09:20 PM
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White MY08 with black wheels looks good though:
http://www.iwsti.com/forums/attachme...rontofshop.jpg
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05 October 2008, 11:00 PM
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A bit Hyundai around the rear quarter and wheelarch..... I wonder whether theres room for more wheels?
The blame for this lays with International Motors: they specify SO much as the concessionaire. Manufacturers rely on their importers home market knowledge. Thats why the trim on early 2000 Turbos was so f*cking awful: IM assuming that traditional Subarus customers would buy them.....
Fail.
The blame for this lays with International Motors: they specify SO much as the concessionaire. Manufacturers rely on their importers home market knowledge. Thats why the trim on early 2000 Turbos was so f*cking awful: IM assuming that traditional Subarus customers would buy them.....
Fail.
06 October 2008, 12:15 PM
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06 October 2008, 04:40 PM
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You don’t buy a Subaru for its looks. I have owned impreza turbos since they were introduced in 1994. They have never been a good looking car. The honest and un-blinkered enthusiast bought the car for the performance and handling. There was nothing else for the price that would come close unless you imported an evo. Unfortunately other marques have upped the ante and have cars with similar power and handling with much better looks.
Subaru have rested on their laurels for too long. The hatchback is a huge step forward for a company that sold mostly to farmers.
Take off the blinkers and accept that changes happen for the better. We would all still be running round in Model T Fords if some of you anti-progress lot had your way.
Subaru have rested on their laurels for too long. The hatchback is a huge step forward for a company that sold mostly to farmers.
Take off the blinkers and accept that changes happen for the better. We would all still be running round in Model T Fords if some of you anti-progress lot had your way.
07 October 2008, 03:11 AM
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07 October 2008, 06:30 AM
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at least the new SUbaru's will help (a little) to keep the second hand market busy... It's been a mammoth design mistake. I don't care how well a car drives if it looks ugly it won't sell many cars .....
08 October 2008, 11:31 PM
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Thing is, it's only Scooby owners who think the new Scoob is ugly, and I actually really like the new shape. Yes it's a bit mainstream, and the back lights are just wrong but on the whole I think it is a far better looking car than a bug eye, maybe even a blob. Lets face it, since the classics, only the hawk eye has been decent looking 
08 October 2008, 11:52 PM
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You don’t buy a Subaru for its looks. I have owned impreza turbos since they were introduced in 1994. They have never been a good looking car. The honest and un-blinkered enthusiast bought the car for the performance and handling. There was nothing else for the price that would come close unless you imported an evo. Unfortunately other marques have upped the ante and have cars with similar power and handling with much better looks.
Subaru have rested on their laurels for too long. The hatchback is a huge step forward for a company that sold mostly to farmers.
Take off the blinkers and accept that changes happen for the better. We would all still be running round in Model T Fords if some of you anti-progress lot had your way.
Subaru have rested on their laurels for too long. The hatchback is a huge step forward for a company that sold mostly to farmers.
Take off the blinkers and accept that changes happen for the better. We would all still be running round in Model T Fords if some of you anti-progress lot had your way.
I personally prefer non gadgetted cars, both my scoobs have been classics, before that my fun car was a 205 1.9 Gti (not safe in modern terms but great to drive) and the current fun comes from a Lotus Elan SE1, all cars you have to drive without stuff like traction control and all the other crap that makes the car drive you.
Next stop for me will be an Ariel Atom if they and I survive the credit crunch
As for the look of the new Subaru I guess the heady mix of crack, viagra and absinthe at the design house didnt help otherwise how else did they come up with the illegitimate love child of the new Focus and the Seat Leon!
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