The best car............................ In The World

"norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback" (norskracer98)
10/26/2014 at 23:13 • Filed to: None

Is the Subaru WRX. AWD, 5MT or 6MT depending on year or whether or not STi, seats 5, hatch/wagon depending on the year, somewhat economical on gas, can get through pretty much any condition you can think of.

Try to deny this fact. You can't and you won't.

DISCUSSION (53)

Dsscats > norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback
10/26/2014 at 23:14

It has a certain.....stigma though, especially when modified. And every one after the hawkeye has been ugly.

signintoburnerlol > norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback
10/26/2014 at 23:15

AWD on the track isn't that great.

Even worse when your a noob. Oversteer? You'll try to fix it and you'll just spin out.

Unless you really KNOW the car, it can be quite the opposite of predictable.

bob and john > norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback
10/26/2014 at 23:16

I prefer the fancy man version

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in b4: but audis are hard to work on

yea, because any motor work on a WRX is SOO easy (not)

norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback > Dsscats
10/26/2014 at 23:16

'Tis your opinion on looks...

norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback > signintoburnerlol
10/26/2014 at 23:16

But rally car...

Vicente Esteve > norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback
10/26/2014 at 23:16

Golf R Wagon

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I need no further explanation

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norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback > bob and john
10/26/2014 at 23:18

Fair point. don't know which I'd take. Oh that's right best of both worlds.

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Dat body roll though

PowderHound > norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback
10/26/2014 at 23:18

I love mine but at 170k miles things are a bit... worn. Old photo incoming.

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sm70- why not Duesenberg? > norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback
10/26/2014 at 23:19

I like the WRX, but I don't see myself as wearing a FOX hat backwards and drinking monster. I'd therefore follow in Peter Black's footsteps and pony up the extra cash for an S4, or at least an S3.

signintoburnerlol > norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback
10/26/2014 at 23:19

Oh, of course.

But uh...

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Cory Cesario > norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback
10/26/2014 at 23:19

I've owned my 2002 WRX wagon for about 5 months now and loved every minute of ownership. Reliable, fast, and functional (wagon wft) and I can get 23mpg if I stay out of boost. Shifter feel leaves a lot to be desired even with poly bushings. The other plus is its sort of a unicorn due to the fact it has 80k miles and is stock. But not for long......

bob and john > norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback
10/26/2014 at 23:23

S4 can be bought as a full wagon, not your phlebian hatch back

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PowderHound > bob and john
10/26/2014 at 23:23

what about the legacy gt? Engines aren't hard to work on at all until you want to do heads and internals. In which case it's easier to just pull the engine

Boxer_4 > PowderHound
10/26/2014 at 23:23

I'm liking the BE/BH LGT wheels.

norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback > bob and john
10/26/2014 at 23:24

Not in the US because the US fucking sucks

Jay Lauer > norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback
10/26/2014 at 23:24

You're mostly right.

I've been trying to find an STI for ages. It's the do-everything Jalop-mobile.

You're forgetting their mudding ability though

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Yes. I did that.

bob and john > PowderHound
10/26/2014 at 23:25

legacy wasnt really that quick. Audi is both faster, nicer inside, and doesnt come with the subaru stigma.

OH, and they pioneered AWD in cars. If I had to stick my ass in a AWD, itd be an Audi.

norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback > Jay Lauer
10/26/2014 at 23:25

"Pretty much every condition..." So it does most things.

bob and john > norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback
10/26/2014 at 23:25

ok, not THAT gen. but you could get the V8 as a wagon.

norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback > bob and john
10/26/2014 at 23:27

Still can't get any cool shit these days. Not like I can afford anything cool right now anyway.

PowderHound > bob and john
10/26/2014 at 23:28

the gt? Basically a refined sti not that quick? I haven't driven one but they can be monsters. Just because you pioneer something doesn't mean that it's the best. Audis are nicer inside. Fuck stigmas. If anyone listened to hose no one here would drive a miata because chick car

bob and john > PowderHound
10/26/2014 at 23:35

oh I agree on the pioneering thing. But in this case, Audi still leads in AWD systems. barus coming in second.

And they "can" be monsters. so can the audis. Any amount of money you dump into a lecagy you can dump into an Audi and still have a quicker car.

As for stigma thing. for the most part, yes. but when it comes to insurance, they still follow stigmas. an S4 for my dad was 2/3rd the cost to insurance VS a STI. a leg spec B was 5$ a month cheaper. He ended up with an A3 tdi -.-

PowderHound > bob and john
10/26/2014 at 23:38

I will still debate the awd. Manual subarus are mechanical 50/50 split. In my mind that's perfect.

bob and john > PowderHound
10/26/2014 at 23:40

They still understeer at the limit. I prefer to have a bit of tail-slidy action.

oh well. lets agree to disagree.

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have a funny cat

PowderHound > bob and john
10/26/2014 at 23:44

Done you got me. Something I wasn't thinking of since I tend to just do "normal" driving. Catowl! I like it.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Jay Lauer
10/26/2014 at 23:45

you just need rally tires

bob and john > PowderHound
10/26/2014 at 23:47

under dailly driving I still prefer a bit of rear ward bias. And I like that it can juggle it front and back to some extent. OFC some say its just another system to go wrong. I tell them so are your balls, but thats not something your going to remove is it?
usually shuts them up:P

Opposite Locksmith > norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback
10/26/2014 at 23:57

http://oppositelock.jalopnik.com/rambling-car-r…

Love my WRX, here's a write up.

But c'mon man, they are far from economical on their 93 octane

Opposite Locksmith > signintoburnerlol
10/27/2014 at 00:00

good thing I drive my dd on the street! You can't say that AWD doesn't make your ponies more safely accessible on the street, you can use some gas in the rain without spinning a wheel

Opposite Locksmith > signintoburnerlol
10/27/2014 at 00:01

http://oppositelock.jalopnik.com/rambling-car-r…

Don't feel like you have to read it!

Opposite Locksmith > Dsscats
10/27/2014 at 00:03

have hope! There are tasteful honed examples

http://oppositelock.jalopnik.com/rambling-car-r…

Burrito de EJ25 > Dsscats
10/27/2014 at 00:36

The hawkeye is the ugliest WRX ever made. It looks like a cartoon dog was smashed in the face with a frying pan. That said, it's my second favorite.

Burrito de EJ25 > norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback
10/27/2014 at 00:38

Yes they are!

Mine:

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Dsscats > Burrito de EJ25
10/27/2014 at 00:41

YOU WOT M8!?!?!?!???!??!!!

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norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback > Burrito de EJ25
10/27/2014 at 00:42

Cool that you can get blank license plates in Cali.
Nice looking car man!

Burrito de EJ25 > norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback
10/27/2014 at 00:51

Thanks. And you can't get a blank one. I erased the numbers in Paint.

Burrito de EJ25 > Dsscats
10/27/2014 at 00:52

It's a pig. But like I said. It's my second favorite.

Dsscats > Burrito de EJ25
10/27/2014 at 00:53

I love it because it doesn't have curves really. It's shamelessly aggressive and sharp everywhere.

norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback > Burrito de EJ25
10/27/2014 at 00:53

I know you blanked it. It was sarcasm.

Burrito de EJ25 > Dsscats
10/27/2014 at 01:01

I love it in the same way I love the Tribeca of that generation.

Kinja'd!!!

Subaru very clearly doesn't have a design team, but they gave trying to design something unique and beautiful a shot, and the results were tragic. But damn did they give it their all. And that's endearing. I wouldn't mind having one of those big girls as well as a Pignose STI.

Dsscats > Burrito de EJ25
10/27/2014 at 01:10

I can't even with the Tribeca. I'm like a valley girl watching MTV

bob and john > Burrito de EJ25
10/27/2014 at 01:59

Kinja'd!!!

FINALLY HAVE A REASON TO USE THIS

Burrito de EJ25 > bob and john
10/27/2014 at 02:14

IT'S REALLY HARD TO DECIPHER IN TEXT ON THE WEB D:

Burrito de EJ25 > Dsscats
10/27/2014 at 02:15

It's a metal boar!

I Do It For Miatas, NC Owner > PowderHound
10/27/2014 at 09:27

I don't see how Subaru is known for their AWD system in their rally cars, when if you get a manual it's not their symmetrical AWD, and isn't very sophisticated. If you get an automatic you get the symmetrical AWD system they're known for. Aren't you more likely to get an STI in a manual anyway?

PowderHound > I Do It For Miatas, NC Owner
10/27/2014 at 10:21

I'm a simple person and don't like computers. Sti actually is more techy than a wrx or other suby as you can mess with the awd bias.

I Do It For Miatas, NC Owner > PowderHound
10/27/2014 at 11:14

Yeah I prefer simplicity too. And I didn't know you can adjust the AWD bias!

Thunderface > norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback
11/02/2014 at 22:07

but............miata?

MikeofLA > bob and john
11/03/2014 at 12:39

that's not quite the same. This is the adult version. Legacy GT Spec B

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bob and john > MikeofLA
11/03/2014 at 12:49

thats another size up. not the adult version.

MikeofLA > bob and john
11/03/2014 at 12:54

Real, nice leather, better brakes, nobody knows it's capability outside a few, doesn't get challenged for races at every stop light by every G35 or modded civic owner. Definitely the Adult version. Not the fancy man version, like the S4; considering it costed less... not anymore, however, the Spec B costs more than an S4 of the same vintage.

bob and john > MikeofLA
11/03/2014 at 13:01

yeaaa, because the S4 didn have leather. or better brakes.

I still say its just a size up. (at least around here, legs are as bad as impreza's when it comes to kids getting their hands on them and "tuning" them) And the S6 would be the grown up version of that.

MikeofLA > bob and john
11/03/2014 at 13:13

I didn't say that the S4 didn't have nice leather... getting defensive much?

If you're talking about a turbo flat 4, AWD, rally inspired, Japanese saloon, the S4 and S6 (both V8, FWD designed Euro cars) don't really relate. It's not a knock on those cars at all, they are both very fine automobiles... but they aren't quite the same. Also, the Legacy isn't much bigger than the S4.

http://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-sale/…