RE: All wheel drive question

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Swedishchef said:
So Jake, what's it gonna be?

Andrew
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Funny you should ask . . . yesterday (Friday) I went to a "local" dealer and plunked down a $500 deposit on a dark gray base model WRX with zero options. Price was only $56 more than the best offer I had from a place in southern Maine. Figured since I knew the salesman and was buying local it might possibly be a better thing over time (and I know this salesman has gone to bat for other folks since a co-worker that bought a second hand Forester had an issue with a visor and the salesman took care of his issue.) While I know all dealers have to honor warranty work I also know from a mechanic who used to work at a couple of dealerships that if things are busy, dealerships tend to give a little more preference to folks who have bought the car from them.

Now the waiting begins . . . 8-14 weeks . . . there is a possibility it may come earlier . . . but I'm not holding my breath. That said . . . I really am pretty excited . . . I have liked lusted after a WRX ever since I first saw a write up on them years ago.

Also, interestingly enough, my Honda Accord rolled over the 200,000 mile mark yesterday.
 
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That's great news Jake. COngratulations!! They are nice cars. Lots of people mock them due to the fact that younger crows are driving them now. But the fact is, $ for $ there isn't much out there with those specs.

I drove a 2002 WRX back in 2006. It was an automatic! When you hit the gas, you got knocked into the back of your seat and it took off!!!

firefighterjake said:
WRX with zero options
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The base model is still fairly well equipped!

Andrew
 
Congrats on your upcoming WRX!
 
Joful said:
Jake's going thru a mid-life crisis. He'll be headed to Miami Beach for Spring Break, next. ;)
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Hehheh ... that's what I've been telling my wife ... this is my mid life crisis ... figure it's cheaper than getting a girlfriend.

The nice thing ... the car I chose is kinda practical ... awd and at a reasonable cost.
 
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Swedishchef said:
Jake, any update for the ETA of your new wheels?
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Wow . . . this is the second time you've posed a question like this . . . and coincidentally enough . . . I have/had just found out some news or had made a decision that day or the day before.

So yes . . . dropped off some paperwork yesterday and the salesman said they were able to successfully lobby their rep for some "discretionary purchases" or something like that. The long and short of it is . . . "my" car will be in port on April 15th as they took a car that was already built vs. having to wait to have it built. The original estimated arrival date of late May or early June has now moved up to May . . . possibly even late April.
 
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Awesome news Jake... the waiting is the worst part, I remember last summer when I ordered my Tacoma they told me 6-8 weeks. It ended up taking 8 weeks to the day and I got "the call" as we where driving back from our New Hampshire vacation week. The moment we pulled into the driveway I helped the wife unpack the kids and drove straight to the dealer.. grinning all the way.
 
Hadn't looked at this thread before (and only read the last few pages) but I may be in the market too, possibly for a Subie. Have been looking for the most fuel efficient AWD SUVs and the Forester seems to be the highest MPG one out there (thats bigger than just a car), and low on cost too. I'd like something bigger but the Forester seems to be about the minimum size I'd like. I'm all for utility and don't care for bells n whistles or flashy looks. I just think its time to give up my ol '99 F150 for something more fuel efficient. I drive quite a ways to work, splitting up those miles between my F150 and the even bigger V10. Last time I crunched numbers though it really wasn't worth it just to save MPG, but then again my truck is getting up there in age so reliability might be a concern.
 
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Wife did a bunch of off-roading across our soggy lawn yesterday. I had removed the plow markers from the driveway, and despite having lived here 3.5 years, she somehow thought it was about 30 feet from where it really is.

Happy to say the AWD V50 T5 just went right thru, as it if were on asphalt. Not looking forward to seeing the lawn damage, when this 5" of fresh snow melts. That area of the lawn was so soggy I could barely walk on it three days ago.
 
I have runway lights on my driveway to guide my wife/family/friends. It seems when people come here they don't know how to park..My driveway is a simple T, enabling you to turn around in the yard without backing onto the road.

Better you than me Joful ;)

Andrew
 
Well, Jake.....do you have it yet?
 
CrufflerJJ said:
Well, Jake.....do you have it yet?
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Arrives in port on the 15th ... after that it will be another 7-10 days.

Still trying to decide if I want the short throw shifter or the standard shifter.
 
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