I’ll agree that there isn’t moderation when these conversations come up. The way I look at it is if you work at a place the doesn’t require you to attend work when it’s shitty out, great. You don’t need them. But if you are commuting to work and you get more than a handful of snowy days a year, then you should have a…

You are an idiot for not using a dedicated winter tire when appropriate so the comment doesn’t make sense.

A lot of the opposition in the US has been from the other side of the isle, actually. And insurance companies...

But there are 50 states. The states to stage rally ratio is way off.

CP. I had an uncle that had one. It would randomly shutdown while driving. Then a co-worker bought one. Same exact issue. Replaced ECU, Wiring and every sensor that they could. In both cases the only thing that resolved the issue was getting a new car.

Yeah, I’m biased. Having to wait on the side of RT495 on the…

I left my car on jack stands under a tree during a lightning storm.

Lightning hit the tree and fried the car. Every electrical component was toast. The radio knobs melt in the face plate. The fuses had all been popped. The battery exploded.

I have no idea how the car didn’t catch on fire but it was both impressive and…

I’ve only ever been in one Viper - a 1994. The only way I can see the Forester being less comfortable is if the heat was stuck all the way on, all of the interior was removed, the exhaust was piped into the cabin and it was put on some $200 ebay coil-overs.

I guess I just classify a “road trip” as specifically that. A trip where the journey is the destination. I agree that if I was going to, say.. drive to Disney World with my wife and daughter from Boston, yeah - I would want all the comforts, entertainment features and reliability that I can afford.

Really depends on the car and tq curve and gearing. For example my EJ253 Subaru needs to be at around 2-2.2k in higher gears. I can get away with lower RPM in 2nd for parking lot cruising. My Frontier on the other hand can cruise all day long at 1300 rpms in 5th on the back roads only needing to downshift on a couple…

Just because it was purchased one place doesn’t mean it came from somewhere else or have previously had issues. There have been plenty of stories on this site of “new” cars having damage covered up. I’m not saying that is the case but it’s not out of the question.

Again though, a 2017 FXT and a 2005-2009 FXT are two…

A FXT even with an STI swap is like a Cadillac compared to a Viper.

Again, maybe it’s just because of what the car was, but I will be taking the Type II on another long road trip at some point again. The connections I made, the conversations I had and the people I met all made it worth it. Driving a car that old for…

Sounds like a flood car. It happens. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not one to recommend buying a new Subaru to anyone given my experience with our first 2018 Crosstrek but the generation of FXT in question is are known to be pretty bulletproof if they are maintained properly.

To be fair, I know plenty of people who purposely try to forget trig.

As someone who has done 1,200 miles in a VW Type II in a 6 day vacation, honestly I can say I disagree. I mean, maybe it was because that car is so easy to get back up and running if anything does break, but it was part of the journey for me.

Maybe the other part was that when a car like that does break down, people go…

Exactly. In fact, it’s pretty good even when you take the box out of the equation. Just curious since I can’t watch the video at work - does the FXT have the 4.44 transmission or is it a full swap with the STI 6sp?

I can’t watch the video at work - just curious, what actually broke?

There are plenty of FXTs that have over 200k on them with stock everything. The totaled FXT I bought my transmission from has 280k with the original owner. Never once touched anything other than wear items and the banjo bolt filter that goes to the turbo.

They are reliable cars if people treat them correctly. The issue…

NP Because it reminds be of that episode of Futurama where Bender gets turned into a werecar and it’s Friday.

Exactly. It’s not as common as say, an f150, but I don’t think I will have a hard time finding spares for the foreseeable future, even if they do end the production.

Depending on the use, old and proven tech can be a selling point. It’s one of the reasons I bought a Frontier. Yes, the truck hasn’t changed in 14 years but it’s a proven design, reliable and can be had in a manual.