Saaaburu Spotted

"TheRealBicycleBuck" (therealbicyclebuck) 05/19/2016 at 12:09 • Filed to: None

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In Subaru livery too!

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > TheRealBicycleBuck 05/19/2016 at 12:13

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But is it a Saabaru with a Subaru front or a Subaru with a Saabaru rear?

CalzoneGolem > TheTurbochargedSquirrel 05/19/2016 at 12:16

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Yes.

TheHondaBro > TheTurbochargedSquirrel 05/19/2016 at 12:21

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It’s more of a Subaraab than a Saabaru.

DrJohannVegas > TheHondaBro 05/19/2016 at 12:24

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I love Subaraab pie.

Roadster Man > TheHondaBro 05/19/2016 at 12:24

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This man is correct. Although like a normal WRX wagon front end swap, you need everything... fenders, even the hood. Can’t just swap bumpers.

Mad dedication to the rally lyfe.

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > Roadster Man 05/19/2016 at 12:34

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That or it was in an accident and needed those parts anyway.

Textured Soy Protein > TheRealBicycleBuck 05/19/2016 at 12:45

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Pretty sure that’s just a WRX from the upside-down Alfa Romeo grille era.

TheRealBicycleBuck > TheTurbochargedSquirrel 05/19/2016 at 12:53

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If I could find the guy, I’d ask. Unfortunately, he could have just been passing through.

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > TheRealBicycleBuck 05/19/2016 at 12:58

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Considering it is World Rally Blue which was not available on the Saabs I would say he took a Hawkeye wagon and added the Saab tail lights with a Bugeye bumper unless it has been resprayed.

citizennick > TheRealBicycleBuck 05/19/2016 at 13:11

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I'm lost... How can you tell if it's a Saaburu from that picture? Looks like a WRX to me.

TheRealBicycleBuck > Textured Soy Protein 05/19/2016 at 13:19

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Yeah, that’s the joke. Saab rebadged the Impreza as the 9-2X in 2004 and 2005.

TheRealBicycleBuck > TheTurbochargedSquirrel 05/19/2016 at 13:21

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Saab rebadged the 2004 & 2005 Impreza as the 9-2X, thus the joke.

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > TheRealBicycleBuck 05/19/2016 at 13:23

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I know the history behind the 9-2x I was just pointing out that based on the color of the car it most likely is a Subaru.

TheRealBicycleBuck > citizennick 05/19/2016 at 13:24

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It’s a joke.

Saab rebadged the Impreza for that year and they share the same look from the front.

TheRealBicycleBuck > TheTurbochargedSquirrel 05/19/2016 at 13:25

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So many people seem to think I was referring to a Subaru with a front-end swap.....

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > TheRealBicycleBuck 05/19/2016 at 13:32

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They are obviously not recognizing that the front end is a subaru.

MUSASHI66 > TheRealBicycleBuck 05/19/2016 at 13:38

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I am struggling to understand the joke. I know people called the SAAB 9-2x a Saabaru because it was a rebadged Subaru, but why is the photo of a Subaru with Subaru rally livery with a caption of Saaburu a joke?

TheRealBicycleBuck > MUSASHI66 05/19/2016 at 13:48

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Don’t strain yourself. Perhaps it should have been titled Subaraab.

:/

MUSASHI66 > TheRealBicycleBuck 05/19/2016 at 13:52

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Yeah , pretty sure that no amount of straining would make this an actual joke.

TheRealBicycleBuck > MUSASHI66 05/19/2016 at 14:15

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Ah, well. No joke amuses everyone.

Textured Soy Protein > TheRealBicycleBuck 05/19/2016 at 14:35

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I know what the 9-2x is, I’m just puzzled as to what makes this a joke. “Oh look at this WRX I’m calling a 9-2x” is the gist of it?

TheRealBicycleBuck > Textured Soy Protein 05/19/2016 at 15:05

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Sheesh, who knew this could be so difficult? Many of the Subaru guys I’ve met call that one a Saaburu even though they usually call the Saab version the Saaburu.

Suppose I’m easily amused.

Textured Soy Protein > TheRealBicycleBuck 05/19/2016 at 15:28

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Since I’m not a Subaru guy I’ve never heard the upside-down Alfa Romeo one jokingly called a Saabaru before.

Roadster Man > TheTurbochargedSquirrel 05/20/2016 at 14:34

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I laughed out loud right there. Yours is probably the more likely explanation.