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Website · by Al » Thu Apr 19, 2012 8:56 pm

My gf likes my MR2. She has no idea about cars :lol:

by **dnalunchie** » Thu Apr 19, 2012 9:31 pm

My ex used to think the Lime green spoilerless chrome wheeled CRX (delsol) that I was loaned when my car was getting fixed was the "coolest car ever"

There is no accounting for girls taste in cars

by **duddley** » Thu Apr 19, 2012 9:32 pm

dnalunchie wrote:My ex used to think the Lime green spoilerless chrome wheeled CRX (delsol) that I was loaned when my car was getting fixed was the "coolest car ever"

There is no accounting for girls taste in cars

Or guys

by **blindnz** » Thu Apr 19, 2012 9:34 pm

iOnic wrote:Upgrade from Sir-T to 2000+ Euro-R?

yeah maybe. although, you had one and sold it!

I guess i'll keep my eye out for a Euro R or WRX.

by **iOnic** » Thu Apr 19, 2012 9:45 pm

blindnz wrote:
iOnic wrote:Upgrade from Sir-T to 2000+ Euro-R?

yeah maybe. although, you had one and sold it!

You wouldn't trade a Euro-R for an Evo 8? (assuming finances weren't an issue)

by **blindnz** » Thu Apr 19, 2012 10:19 pm

Of course! would I trade it for a v7 or v8 wrx is the question.

by **rollaholic** » Fri Apr 20, 2012 4:00 pm

my heart wants to say altezza, but like you said they are a bit boring. need moar power.

from that lot i would prob pick a subaru wagon, the 156 will be fun to drive but the problems have been covered already

by **Zitchu** » Fri Apr 20, 2012 4:37 pm

+1 for WRX wagon. Got some sporty, some practicality, and not too bad on fuel. Love mine

by **solitaire** » Fri Apr 20, 2012 4:38 pm

Zitchu wrote:+1 for WRX wagon. Got some sporty, some practicality, and not too bad on fuel. Love mine

what are you getting l/100ks open road?

by **Zitchu** » Fri Apr 20, 2012 4:43 pm

solitaire wrote:
Zitchu wrote:+1 for WRX wagon. Got some sporty, some practicality, and not too bad on fuel. Love mine
what are you getting l/100ks open road?

Usually hovering around 8 - 8.5ish/100km for open road.
Worst I've seen is around 10, that was mostly driving round town.

by **solitaire** » Fri Apr 20, 2012 4:46 pm

Zitchu wrote:
solitaire wrote:
Zitchu wrote:+1 for WRX wagon. Got some sporty, some practicality, and not too bad on fuel. Love mine
what are you getting l/100ks open road?

Usually hovering around 8 - 8.5ish/100km for open road.
Worst I've seen is around 10, that was mostly driving round town.

Wow, I was under the illusion that they got horrible gas mileage...

I stand corrected!

by **Zitchu** » Fri Apr 20, 2012 4:53 pm

Yea they aren't as bad as they are made out to be, was surprised at the milage the first time I filled it after buying especially since I was used to a VR-4 :lol:

Keep in mind though that its not an STI, and I don't have to deal with city traffic volumes.

by **FST4RD** » Fri Apr 20, 2012 5:50 pm

solitaire wrote:
Zitchu wrote:
solitaire wrote:
Zitchu wrote:+1 for WRX wagon. Got some sporty, some practicality, and not too bad on fuel. Love mine
what are you getting l/100ks open road?

Usually hovering around 8 - 8.5ish/100km for open road.
Worst I've seen is around 10, that was mostly driving round town.
Wow, I was under the illusion that they got horrible gas mileage...

I stand corrected!

Last trip from Christchurch to dunedin my twin turbo manual legacy 9L/100k. That was including a lot of gear, over 200kgs of people, the trip there and back and all the running around in between.

by **dnalunchie** » Fri Apr 20, 2012 7:16 pm

sti's and wrx's only use excessive fuel when push hard ALL the time but mostly its when retards do back yard exhaust jobs which botch up the o2 sensor which in turn makes the car run super rich and or explode. Same with poorly done intake mods.

Keep it stock or get it tuned well and they are no worse than most cars. My mate had a v8 wrx which he drove spiritedly and got around 480kms per 55ltr around town which is really not bad,

by **rollaholic** » Sun Apr 22, 2012 12:51 pm

i think alot of the fuel guzzler rep came from the earlier ones, being both a bit underpowered and really crap off boost, they needed a fair bit of right foot to be useable.

anything modern is gonna be decent as long as its kept in a decent state of tune / o2s working properly like lunchie mentioned.

by **Heylin** » Mon Apr 23, 2012 5:49 pm

1999 Legacy B4 (previous) & 2004 Legacy GT-B (current) owner here. My knowledge \ experience so far

If you can stretch it go for the 2003-2005 GT-B (BL Sedan) these are Revision D and Subaru have fixed alot of issues with previous years. Although manuals are hard to come by, that said the Tiptronic in these are 5 speed and are bloody awesome compared to pre 2003 models.

Fuel usage

13-14 Litres per 100 kms (town only)
10.8-11.5 Litres per 100km (average mixed driving).
10 Litres per 100 kms (open road only)

Runs fine on 95 Octane as well, my 2nd best economy was using 95.

Finallly, you get alot of car for your money

- ANCAP5 safety
- Nice audio system
- Well appointed interior
- Bilstien Shocks
- Electric everything
- Performance, brakes and handling

Chipping these and doing the front pipe will also net you as much power as a WRX Sti, and IMO the Legacy is a much classier ride.

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