The only WRXs I’ve had the chance to drive were a 2004 STI and a 2016 STI. They were definitely different machines. The ‘04 was like a mountain lion tearing your face off, and the 2016 was like a tabby clawing at your ankle from under the table.

...and the captain can stretch their legs out.

That kinda exists

Ah, interesting. The promo video doesn’t even mention the non-sport compact.

I’d say the handlebar steering and the water jet propulsion are questionable, but I’d like to give it a try.

The promo video on YouTube says 170hp for the sport compact. You sure about the 100hp?

Right, yeah, what you’re describing is what it’s built for. It’s not a drag racer, never has been, never tried to be. It’s a fun-in-the-corners car.

It was a gen 1, pretty early on I believe. But now the new one is 228hp/184lb @ 3700rpm, which compared to the original is a quite a good jump in performance.

Have you driven one? I remember years ago driving my cousin’s BRZ and I had the same opinion until I drove it. 

BRAT or Baja. But the caveat is, they’d have to base it on the Outback, not the Ascent. A small car-based truck is cool. A Subaru Ridgline is not.

Nowadays you have to go from the backward-facing thing that pulls out of the stroller at latches in place, to the full back 5 point harness seat, to the booster seat that uses the regular seat belt until the kid is like 8 years old for 4 and half feet tall or something (I don’t remember the exact numbers). So, over…

Well, that’s equivalent to the backless booster seat without the 5 point harness, so, for older kids, not toddlers. Based on Walmart, having this feature in your car could save you anywhere from $13 to $50. That said, I imagine the option cost more.

Subaru EJ22. NOT the EJ25. The 2.2 was low on power, but the cars at the time were also low on weight. They also didn’t suffer from headgasket issues to the extent that the 2.5 did, could last hundreds of thousands of miles, and are/were often used in aircraft applications because of their ability to maintain high RPM…

When your perspective is being hung over every morning, I could see how that feeling wouldn’t be preferable.

Yeah, that motorcycle trailer you referenced. I used one of those once to move an upright piano from Pittsburgh to Columbus. It was the only flat-bed type trailer they had available at the time. It was 4 hours of sheer terror. Every bump on the road sent the trailer wheels off the ground.

SERVICEability not survivability. They’re harder to work on in your own garage.

Beforen’t

What you found is also what I found when I went through 3 pairs of gas station sunglasses in a week because the bug spray on my face was deteriorating the plastic frames to the point of them basically crumbling.

Same could be said about the Forester going up against the Outback. If it’s Subaru, it sells.

Just go with straight cut gears.