1 Lucky Texan Posted September 20, 2005 Share Posted September 20, 2005 Yep, picked up my Samurai Faced '06 WRX wagon afterwork today. There was one little glitch but Teape Subaru treated me well and I'm very happy to have my new ride. maybe some pics in a few days if I can figure all that out. MAN - does this thing PULL! (sorry - gloat mode off now) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soobmater Posted September 20, 2005 Share Posted September 20, 2005 kool, it sounds like it would be a blast to drive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tcspeer Posted September 20, 2005 Share Posted September 20, 2005 Way to go Tex. but now you wont get to work on it untill it is out of warranty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Setright Posted September 20, 2005 Share Posted September 20, 2005 Congratulations ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 Lucky Texan Posted September 20, 2005 Author Share Posted September 20, 2005 Thanx everyone - I've waiting on this for some time. First 'new' car I've bought for myself - well really, ever. Though I have had plenty of used cars purchased just for myself. And the other cars were all bought for 'family' use so were somewhat compromises. I think i can do a little work on it. Subaru would have to prove that any mod I did caused an isue to be deniable. Actually, I'm not interested in drag racing, street racing anyway - though I do have a few plans for it. Probably put the muffler on this weekend. Might shop for wheels in a few months. Can't decide about waiting on window tinting or not. Might be some 'specials' running in dec/january before spring. It's WAY more car in STOCK dress than I need! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. RX Posted September 20, 2005 Share Posted September 20, 2005 Subaru would have to prove that any mod I did caused an isue to be deniable.Actually I believe from their point of you, if you mod the car, it voids the warrantee, regardless of the fact that the mod didn't cause the damage. The burden of proof is on you, not Subaru. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 Lucky Texan Posted September 20, 2005 Author Share Posted September 20, 2005 Actually I believe from their point of you, if you mod the car, it voids the warrantee, regardless of the fact that the mod didn't cause the damage. The burden of proof is on you, not Subaru. Well, you may be right. But I doubt they'd fight too hard to not replace the CD player if it went out after I installed a muffler. Or replace a seized A/C compressor after I put aftermarket wheels on. I guess we'll see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blitz Posted September 20, 2005 Share Posted September 20, 2005 Carl, congrats on the WRX. That's a 2.5 in that right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnuman Posted September 21, 2005 Share Posted September 21, 2005 A great many line dancing rodents to you Tex (yes, that is Conga Rats) !! Perhaps I don't have a new car, but one of the things that I love about Subaru (along with a large number of others on this board, I'm sure) is that I don't have to replace it every couple of years for it to perform well. My Subaru is 14 years old and still outperforms a lot of new cars in it's class. . . Granted mine is not a rally racer, and I do not do any street racing either, but this car keeps up quite well with traffic that is primarily a demonstration of mefirstitis. .. Here's to the many happy years that you will have with that car Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbrand Posted September 21, 2005 Share Posted September 21, 2005 Cool! post pix and I'll watch for you on the roads. If you see a faded gray Legacy it prolly my wifes....I just took a job in South Arlington so will be out and about more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 Lucky Texan Posted September 21, 2005 Author Share Posted September 21, 2005 Carl, congrats on the WRX. That's a 2.5 in that right? Yeah, it seems to be the engine and drivetrain from the Forester as near as I can tell. maybe different final drive ratio or something. I only repeat wjat I've read as the only other soob we have is the wife's '03 OBW. I suppose that vehicle caused me to wast..uh....INVEST too much time in online soob forums - which led to catching the 'fever', and I finally had the means to treat myself. So, many of the arguments about how ugly the new nose was, etc. just didn't matter to me. I can see how, if I already owned an '02-'03,etc. that I was happy with, well, yeah probably not worth trading in. But it was kinda no brainer for me. Biggest issues were stick or slush and what color. It only has 30 miles on it right now but, no problems yet! Carl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 Lucky Texan Posted September 21, 2005 Author Share Posted September 21, 2005 A great many line dancing rodents to you Tex (yes, that is Conga Rats) !! Perhaps I don't have a new car, but one of the things that I love about Subaru (along with a large number of others on this board, I'm sure) is that I don't have to replace it every couple of years for it to perform well. My Subaru is 14 years old and still outperforms a lot of new cars in it's class. . . Granted mine is not a rally racer, and I do not do any street racing either, but this car keeps up quite well with traffic that is primarily a demonstration of mefirstitis. .. Here's to the many happy years that you will have with that car Thanx. Although I do have history of more short term than longterm ownership of vehicles, I suspect this one will be with me a long time - more like my '81 Civic Wagon was - 16 years. And I only dumped it when my Mom couldn't drive her Avenger anymore. Carl' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 Lucky Texan Posted September 21, 2005 Author Share Posted September 21, 2005 Cool! post pix and I'll watch for you on the roads. If you see a faded gray Legacy it prolly my wifes....I just took a job in South Arlington so will be out and about more. I live at Green Oaks and I20 (on the poor side of Perkins) . Work near the stadi - the Ballpar - Ameriq - whatever! lol! You in a sedan or wagon? Carl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Setright Posted September 21, 2005 Share Posted September 21, 2005 On the warranty thing: I think the dealer might try a "oh, so you like fiddling with the car yourself" routine if you do have problems and they have proof - muffler - that you do. To them, the radio failure could be the result of your tinkering. The muffler would we used as evidence that you MIGHT have played about with the radio. Or perhaps the dealer is honourable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbrand Posted September 21, 2005 Share Posted September 21, 2005 Sedan. Gray , usually dirty, faded "University Missouri Rolla" sticker on back. Wifes DD, she had clients all over metroplex. I'm usually driving the Sunfire, green Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 Lucky Texan Posted September 21, 2005 Author Share Posted September 21, 2005 On the warranty thing: I think the dealer might try a "oh, so you like fiddling with the car yourself" routine if you do have problems and they have proof - muffler - that you do. To them, the radio failure could be the result of your tinkering. The muffler would we used as evidence that you MIGHT have played about with the radio. Or perhaps the dealer is honourable I understand the concerns in this issue - and it's possible I could get into a heated argument someday, but it's fairly well known that you can change you own oil or have other service done outside the dealer network and still get warranty service. The dealer doesn't want scrutiny from SOA over a bunch of illegitimate claims, but they don't want to scare away a future customer or source of sales referals. There ARE folks that will chip their car, swap out up pipes, install NOS, blow it up, swap all the mods back out for stock, and go back the the dealer for a new transmission. I hate that. But Subaru used to give away SCCA memberships with new cars - and now they even sell a car THEY call 'tuner ready'. I doubt a muffler, a boost gauge or some wheels would be a big issue. I could be wrong and I really don't like confrontations. But maybe I won't have to find out the hard way! Carl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blitz Posted September 21, 2005 Share Posted September 21, 2005 Yeah, it seems to be the engine and drivetrain from the Forester as near as I can tell. I'll venture that the extra displacement, the slight bump in compression, and the AVCS do a good job to minimize turbo lag which is/was the bane of the 2.0 ...it's tough to get the turbo close to the exhaust ports on a boxer. Also, you might want to look into the Cobb ECU re-flash in conjunction with your exhaust. I've heard that the re-programming completely transforms the driving experience. So, many of the arguments about how ugly the new nose was, etc. just didn't matter to me. I've been vocal against the (frankly) General Motors styling, but then again, I'm not a huge fan of the bug-eyes either, but bought one anyway. It only has 30 miles on it right now but, no problems yet! Do brief throttle-bursts into the bottom of the turbo spool-up, then coast-down to let vaccum lube the cylinder walls. No sustained load. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnuman Posted September 21, 2005 Share Posted September 21, 2005 Thanx. Although I do have history of more short term than longterm ownership of vehicles, I suspect this one will be with me a long time - more like my '81 Civic Wagon was - 16 years. And I only dumped it when my Mom couldn't drive her Avenger anymore. Carl' Could it be that you have never had a car worth holding onto until now? You say this is yoru first Subie, so the point is valid. . . :cool: I do not mind the nose on the new Imprezas, nor do I mind it on the B9 much (better in person than in pix, BTW). So does this car have that awful rounded stereo area, making a sound upgrade mearly impossable? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 Lucky Texan Posted September 21, 2005 Author Share Posted September 21, 2005 Could it be that you have never had a car worth holding onto until now? You say this is yoru first Subie, so the point is valid. . . :cool: I do not mind the nose on the new Imprezas, nor do I mind it on the B9 much (better in person than in pix, BTW). So does this car have that awful rounded stereo area, making a sound upgrade mearly impossable? Yeah, I agree, most photos are taken from a low angle that sorta exagerates it. I'm not convinced its a winning look for Subaru - but there are worse vehicles out there. I'm kinda a 'form follows function' guy personally, though I appreciate aesthetic elegance. Not sure Subaru ever achieved that. Some cars I would have kept longer, but you sometimes have to make sacrifices for family reasons. Didn't make sense to keep the Datsun SRL 311 at the time I sold - but I wish i could've kept it. Technically, my wife's Sube is my first, though we probably split the miles put on it between us. It's unlikely my WRX will be driven by anyone else except in an emergency - so yeah, it's as much my car as a car could be. Looking forward to enjoying it for a long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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