Myles at Racecomp Engineering reviews the BRZ
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Myles at Racecomp Engineering reviews the BRZ
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Read just the last bit, but glad to hear it's getting such good reviews/feedback.
Honestly I hope it trickles down to some of the other models because I'm at odds with Subaru right now. I want to remain a loyal Subaru customer, but with the current models (BRZ excluded) the WRX or STi are really the only thing I would want to buy. Even then, from the feedback, I'd have to probably do some tuning/tweaking with things to get the car to drive how I wanted it.
I've been trying to articulate in my head and to others why I don't care for driving the 2006 Legacy I recently purchased and I think a good way of putting it would be it has a very disconnected feel to driving. There's little feedback to what you the driver want the car to do. Instead it does what the ECU has been programmed to do by a bunch of engineers. When I go back and forth between the 06 Legacy and my 97 Impreza....the difference is night and day. The Impreza has a much more "raw" feel to it. In how the car sounds, how it responds to throttle input, steering, etc. Sure it's not for everyone, but I guess it's just something I've gotten used to and want in a vehicle. So we shall see what my vehicle future has in store. The crystal ball shows "Outcome uncertain"...
Honestly I hope it trickles down to some of the other models because I'm at odds with Subaru right now. I want to remain a loyal Subaru customer, but with the current models (BRZ excluded) the WRX or STi are really the only thing I would want to buy. Even then, from the feedback, I'd have to probably do some tuning/tweaking with things to get the car to drive how I wanted it.
I've been trying to articulate in my head and to others why I don't care for driving the 2006 Legacy I recently purchased and I think a good way of putting it would be it has a very disconnected feel to driving. There's little feedback to what you the driver want the car to do. Instead it does what the ECU has been programmed to do by a bunch of engineers. When I go back and forth between the 06 Legacy and my 97 Impreza....the difference is night and day. The Impreza has a much more "raw" feel to it. In how the car sounds, how it responds to throttle input, steering, etc. Sure it's not for everyone, but I guess it's just something I've gotten used to and want in a vehicle. So we shall see what my vehicle future has in store. The crystal ball shows "Outcome uncertain"...
Josh
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1990 Legacy (AWD, 6MT, & EJ22T Swap)
2020 Outback Limted XT
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1990 Legacy (AWD, 6MT, & EJ22T Swap)
2020 Outback Limted XT
If you need to get a hold of me please email me rather then pm
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yeah i havent been too keen on the newer models since '08 - but the outbacks have always handled like minivans in stock form.
very excited about the brz though and pleased the WRX has come around.
very excited about the brz though and pleased the WRX has come around.
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Yeah, I agree with you guys. When I replaced my Legacy with a "new" car, the only choice I really had was a GC/GF Impreza. My 99 GC is simple, which makes both driving it and repairing it a pleasure. You can fix anything you need to fix, and then when you get into it, you're totally connected to everything. I feel like every chassis introduced after 1993 has gotten worse and worse in those regards.
Hopefully the BRZ represents a rebirth.
Hopefully the BRZ represents a rebirth.
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Oi, dammit, the Focus is only 7 months old and has 25k miles on it, I'd get shafted on a trade in now!
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Steve, How did you get so many miles on it in that short of time?
Josh
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1990 Legacy (AWD, 6MT, & EJ22T Swap)
2020 Outback Limted XT
If you need to get a hold of me please email me rather then pm
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Driving.
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Sorry, I had to be a wise ass. I drive over 40k/yr. to multiple sites, some of which are over 100 miles away, sometimes I'll hit half a dozen sites.
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Win.evolutionmovement wrote:Driving.
93 legacy wagon L, 22T swapped (TW imitator) now with five forward speeds. (Gone, but never forgotten)
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