by "Bryan doesn't drive a 1M" (bryantakespictures)
Published 01/02/2017 at 17:44
by "Bryan doesn't drive a 1M" (bryantakespictures)
Published 01/02/2017 at 17:44
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STARS: 2
It’s a manual! It’s a hatchback!
It’s fun!
"facw" (facw)
01/02/2017 at 17:46, STARS: 2
Is Turbo an autocorrected Turo?
"Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo" (thetomselleck)
01/02/2017 at 17:48, STARS: 1
MUST BE NICE
"CB" (jrcb)
01/02/2017 at 17:50, STARS: 0
Do you think you could live with it as a daily?
"TheD0k_2many toys 2little time" (thed0ck)
01/02/2017 at 17:51, STARS: 0
time for these:
"facw" (facw)
01/02/2017 at 17:54, STARS: 0
Also on the topic of Turo, what kind of bullshit is this:
For $100 a day, you damn well better have your stupid wheels on the car!
"Bryan doesn't drive a 1M" (bryantakespictures)
01/02/2017 at 18:01, STARS: 1
Does it come with a bag to put over your head? ugh
"Bryan doesn't drive a 1M" (bryantakespictures)
01/02/2017 at 18:02, STARS: 1
“Yes, of course the tires were that bald when I picked the car up.”
"Bryan doesn't drive a 1M" (bryantakespictures)
01/02/2017 at 18:05, STARS: 0
Easily. It’s crazy practical. Only downsides to daily-driver duty would be the not-good shifter and the interior noise.
"Bryan doesn't drive a 1M" (bryantakespictures)
01/02/2017 at 18:06, STARS: 1
IT IS/WAS.
"VajazzleMcDildertits - read carefully, respond politely" (vajazzlemcdildertits)
01/02/2017 at 18:19, STARS: 0
What year is it and how’s the 5 speed holding up? Had a 2010, but that didn’t have the swole wheel arches or the quad exhaust tips.
"VajazzleMcDildertits - read carefully, respond politely" (vajazzlemcdildertits)
01/02/2017 at 18:19, STARS: 0
What have you tried to fit into the trunk? Without the seats folded down, the space arrangement is a bit weird.
"TheRealBicycleBuck" (therealbicyclebuck)
01/02/2017 at 18:27, STARS: 2
It’s my car!
"TheRealBicycleBuck" (therealbicyclebuck)
01/02/2017 at 18:31, STARS: 1
The noise can get a bit loud, but the shifter is fixed with the STi short-throw kit.
"Bryan doesn't drive a 1M" (bryantakespictures)
01/02/2017 at 18:34, STARS: 0
Just bags, nothing requiring folding the seats down.
"TheRealBicycleBuck" (therealbicyclebuck)
01/02/2017 at 18:36, STARS: 0
I daily a WRX. On days when I do pickup, I load four teenage girls in the seats, plus five backpacks (including mine).
For our first camping trip, I put the seat down and filled it gear. There was plenty of space. I made it more useful by adding a set of load bars and a streamlined box.
http://oppositelock.kinja.com/theme-of-the-day-camping-1719529066
"Highlander-Datsuns are Forever" (jamesbowland)
01/02/2017 at 18:39, STARS: 0
Does it have torque or is it all top end power?
"Bryan doesn't drive a 1M" (bryantakespictures)
01/02/2017 at 18:40, STARS: 0
It’s a 2013 with 50k miles. The shifter feels real sloppy, but it works. Not sure how much it gets abused being a part-time rental.
"Bryan doesn't drive a 1M" (bryantakespictures)
01/02/2017 at 18:42, STARS: 1
Nice! And properly muddy, too.
"Bryan doesn't drive a 1M" (bryantakespictures)
01/02/2017 at 18:45, STARS: 0
It has ample torque down low, but it still feels like a turbo-4.
"VajazzleMcDildertits - read carefully, respond politely" (vajazzlemcdildertits)
01/02/2017 at 18:46, STARS: 0
The short shifter helps, but eventually it does get a little vague and weird. There is a shifter bushing in there which i believe Subaru STI makes a replacement for.
"VajazzleMcDildertits - read carefully, respond politely" (vajazzlemcdildertits)
01/02/2017 at 18:47, STARS: 0
A regular adult size mountain bike fits in there pretty well with the front wheel off when you fold it down. Also, a good chunk of boxes from IKEA, but I would secure any wine or cider bottles. Good news is, is that if something, say, full of liquids shatters in the trunk, there are a few drain holes that can shunt most of that away.
"VajazzleMcDildertits - read carefully, respond politely" (vajazzlemcdildertits)
01/02/2017 at 18:49, STARS: 0
I had load bars in my 11 STI. I only used them once while I had the car, but I loved them.
The real question is, are teenage girls impressed by aggressive acceleration and handbrake turns as much as I’ve been told? For scientific rigor.
"TheRealBicycleBuck" (therealbicyclebuck)
01/02/2017 at 18:59, STARS: 1
Quotes spoken in my car, usually after I exhibit some kind of bad driving behavior:
“Riding in your car is like having your own rollercoaster.”
“Ooo, I like that.”
“Can we take the next turn a little faster?”
“This is nothing like my mom’s minivan.”
"VajazzleMcDildertits - read carefully, respond politely" (vajazzlemcdildertits)
01/02/2017 at 18:59, STARS: 0
The center diff in the WRX I believe is a viscous coupling, leading to 50/50FR torque split. I tried pretty hard and I’m not an expert, but unless you had loose traction most of the time you’d just push. STI has a better torque split (modern ones are 41/59) and a DCCD center diffy-thingy which helps.
"VajazzleMcDildertits - read carefully, respond politely" (vajazzlemcdildertits)
01/02/2017 at 19:01, STARS: 0
Haha! If only I could have owned one during my formative years. Gives me hope for the future generation.
"TheRealBicycleBuck" (therealbicyclebuck)
01/02/2017 at 19:04, STARS: 1
Nope. I will not be putting this car into either of my kids’ hands. It’s too powerful, it’s too fast, and it’s far too easy to drive beyond one’s capabilities.
My mother-in-law kept offering her G-35 coupe to my daughter. I rejected it for the same reasons.
"TheD0k_2many toys 2little time" (thed0ck)
01/02/2017 at 19:14, STARS: 0
well that is lame. i dont have experience with subaru just AWD DSM’s
"VajazzleMcDildertits - read carefully, respond politely" (vajazzlemcdildertits)
01/02/2017 at 19:15, STARS: 1
It’s still possible, of course.
Edit: I wound up cleaning a lot of the dirt that showed up by hand later :)
"PowderHound" (PowderHound)
01/02/2017 at 19:49, STARS: 0
Have you ever driven older, 03-07, Wrxs? And how does an 11 compare?
"Bryan doesn't drive a 1M" (bryantakespictures)
01/02/2017 at 19:56, STARS: 1
I have not. This was my first WRX experience.
"sm70- why not Duesenberg?" (sm70-whynotduesenberg)
01/02/2017 at 20:37, STARS: 0
How was the actual experience of renting the thing?
"Bryan doesn't drive a 1M" (bryantakespictures)
01/02/2017 at 23:24, STARS: 1
This specific car went well, but it took a few tries. I had two previous people cancel on me, one of which only gave a week warning. Didn’t matter for this trip, but that could have been a problem if I needed the car for something serious.