1 Lucky Texan Posted July 11, 2005 Share Posted July 11, 2005 At last I have funds for a new car for myself. I'm attracted to the WRX wagon though I may test drive 3-4 different soobs. The confused thoughts I need to work around are; '05 or '06 and stick or auto. If there is a 'sport shift' option on the auto I think I'd be happy with that. I mostly just need a daily driver (though I 'dream' of rallyx or performance driving school, probably just not gonna happen) that's fun. My 2 most favorite cars I ever owned were both small and light. '69 Datsun 2000 (srl 311) and a '81 Civic wagon. Both stick. I'm not a great stick driver. Not horrible, just not 'pro'. The driving I do now is almost all surface streets.(I have '96 Dodge Avenger) I'd like to have a 1 1/4" hitch put on (which ones interfere with performance mufflers? diff armor?) for a bike rack - but the capability of a rare tow of a small trailer would be nice. And an auto means it's easier for my wife to use the car on occasion or loan to a kid in an emergency. Just wondering if Subaru has a sport shift auto (in the Baja?) and what it's like. Any more news on features/performance of the '06 WRXes? Carl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legacy777 Posted July 11, 2005 Share Posted July 11, 2005 Carl, I believe there is a sport shift on the autos. However I can't really say how they are. I'd recommend just goin and test drive the different models. You're in the Dallas area right? Give Subaru of Dallas a try. Talk to Kevin Heist. He's one of the guys on the texas subaru boards on nasioc. Tell him I told you to see him. He "should" be able to work with you to get a pretty good price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 Lucky Texan Posted July 11, 2005 Author Share Posted July 11, 2005 Carl, I believe there is a sport shift on the autos. However I can't really say how they are. I'd recommend just goin and test drive the different models. You're in the Dallas area right? Give Subaru of Dallas a try. Talk to Kevin Heist. He's one of the guys on the texas subaru boards on nasioc. Tell him I told you to see him. He "should" be able to work with you to get a pretty good price. I remember seeing Kevin post occasionally. Naturally I'd like to have a dealer closer - but Teape is a startup, at least we have a replacement for the Automall. Carl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Setright Posted July 11, 2005 Share Posted July 11, 2005 The Sportshift has been developed in co-operation with Prodrive, the English company that builds the WRC cars. It should be good ;-) However, be wary that not all models have this as standard! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spazz698 Posted July 11, 2005 Share Posted July 11, 2005 I drove an 02 Legacy GT with sport shift- god that was fun. The best part- no clutch, no worries about misshifting or killing the car/overreving it...that car made me drool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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