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Headphoneus Supremus
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^ I was interesting in those for a while.
Go cart= Mini Cooper.
A blast to drive.
Go cart= Mini Cooper.
A blast to drive.
They all look ugly.
Yes, that is correct. Subaru has never made any production cars that will make you fall in love at first sight. They are always an acquired taste.
My gf hated the 2008 STi's hatchback design at first, as she had the typical american stigma of hatchback/wagon=family car. It took several snowboard trips for her to turn around and start appreciating it.
The concept designs for the current gen Legacy and the 2012 Impreza showed a lot of promise for exterior design, but the production cars (as always) ended up as watered-down versions. Don't get me wrong, the 2012 Impreza's design is a lot less boring than the 2008-2011, but it's still a disappointment from the concept car.
Test drive a WRX and you'll forget all about what it looks like. These are serious bang for the buck machines.
I know.
I think the most interesting thing they have is the Imperzu and the Trebeca, but in place of the Trebeca I would get Tranverse.
OP is in a bit of a tough spot right now. There's too many dollars chasing too few good condition ~100k mile cars, especially fuel efficient ones, to get a good deal. Almost everything in that range is up a couple thousand dollars from where prices were pre-2007. Best value in your price range would be in midsized SUVs (Explorer, XTerra, etc) from the 2002-2004 time frame.
Otherwise, I'd find a B15 Nissan Sentra with a stick. Compact, reasonably sporty, reliable, and without the Honda/Toyota used car markup. Preferably a 2000-2001 SE or 2004-2006 SE-R variant.
I disagree, flyingbangus. The Subaru SVX is still very cool and (IMHO) underappreciated. It has issues with the brakes, but is still a very unique and well-made car.
The SVX is very cool to have now because of the EG33 flat-6 engine, and the little fact that Subaru haven't offered a coupe since 2001.
Oh, come on. The SVX has always had an exotic car coolness.
Nah, it's definitely the windows. Glass everywhere. It's an effect that's even more impressive these days as cars increasingly resemble pillboxes from a visibility perspective. Besides, the EG33 is downright antiquated at this point and the auto tranny only constraint doesn't do the SVX powertrain any favors.