Neat article on Subaru's marketing

"MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s" (mastermario)
06/26/2019 at 10:14 • Filed to: subaru

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XT just becuase

DISCUSSION (22)

Ash78, voting early and often > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
06/26/2019 at 10:20

Wait, this is still a stereotype? I thought they were Cars for Dogs now.

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
06/26/2019 at 10:21

I read this when it was published initially. Pretty interesting.

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > Ash78, voting early and often
06/26/2019 at 10:29

Bitches can be lesbians too

SiennaMan > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
06/26/2019 at 10:30

I need a XT like that in my life. I think it would make me a better person and all that..

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time
06/26/2019 at 10:30

First time I’ve seen this and thought it was real ly cool. It’s crazy how much society has changed in only a few decades though.

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > SiennaMan
06/26/2019 at 10:32

Yes you do.

Side note: I don’t know that I’ve ever actually seen one in person.

ranwhenparked > Ash78, voting early and often
06/26/2019 at 10:35

I think so, I’m friends with a gay couple and I remember them joking about it last year when they were shopping for a new car. Basically, they decided that they couldnt get a Subaru, because they’re only for lesbians, but they couldnt buy “their” car because they needed more space than a Miata.

They bought a Civic hatch.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
06/26/2019 at 10:40

You know I had two Subaru XT’s. One 1989 4 cylinder 1.8L non turbo and a 1991 XT-6. They were amazingly weird cars. The 4 cy was a much better car than the 6 but the 6 really brought the car alive with an astounding 145 HP. I in the XT6 145 HP was quite a bit, that car would sing along at very high speeds without effort. I l oved the steering wheel and jet fighter controls. The 6 also had a really cool trip computer. 67 MPH average from Sacramento CA to Missoula MT.

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
06/26/2019 at 10:41

Stop...you’re making me want an XT now...on top of everything else I have an unhealthy desire for

Sovande > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
06/26/2019 at 10:44

I liked the article I recently read about how horrible Subaru’s reliability is. Fourth from the bottom isn’t a great look.

Ash78, voting early and often > ranwhenparked
06/26/2019 at 10:48

Wait, they didn’t buy an Audi? I am disappoint.

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > Sovande
06/26/2019 at 10:49

Which is weird because all the people I know who have bought new Subaru’s have never had any issues with them. That’s between an O utback, 2 C rosstreks, and a WRX STI

ranwhenparked > Ash78, voting early and often
06/26/2019 at 10:52

I know, right? One's a commercial lighting designer, that would be completely in stereotype.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
06/26/2019 at 11:02

You really don’t want an XT, there are so many other better cars out there. It’s just the cool factor.

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
06/26/2019 at 11:07

You could say that about most of my automotive desires lol

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
06/26/2019 at 11:15

XT with a WRX drivetrain though.

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
06/26/2019 at 11:19

Its because that list is based on recall rate. When you use the same parts everywhere like Subaru does it means that a recall affects basically everything which is how they ended up with a 115 issues per 100 cars rate or whatever the numbers were.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > TheTurbochargedSquirrel
06/26/2019 at 11:28

The 6 is so damn smooth. But yeah 230 HP would be much much better. One of my big beefs with the XT is too much weight on the front tires, the car pushes really bad when you get to the limits. Low CG and all that don’t mean squat when you have a 65/35 weight distribution.

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > TheTurbochargedSquirrel
06/26/2019 at 11:45

Interesting. That’s also why people love modding them, basically any engine is plug and play in any car

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
06/26/2019 at 11:47

And Subaru loves it because it keeps development costs down and get better economies of scale than if each model had different parts.

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
06/26/2019 at 11:50

Add a second engine in the trunk, more power and you fix the weight distribution issue.

Corkscrew'd > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
06/26/2019 at 13:44

I love the XT! It’s amazing that a car that looks like that had a drag coefficient of Cd 0.29.