legacycentral bbs

But not as quick as a turbo legacy

I was taking time after work (nobody came in today so I left early) to find a parking lot that hadn't been plowed yet. Most of the roads were already cleared around here (with not so much as some damp salt) so I figured I wouldn't have any luck.

While searching I came across a turbo forrester. I pulled up next to him at a light, looking his car over. He looked over at my car, I gave him a thumbs up . . . no response. Okay. I guess he's not one of those friendly subaru guys.

The light turns green and he TAKES off. He's about a car length ahead of me when I start making up ground by the top of second . . . slowly. We pull up at another light. He looks over, nods . . . I nod back.

The light changes and this time I'm ready. DEAD even through first, second I start CREEPING. Third, I start walking away. Fourth would've been murder for him! lol!

We slowed down and I rolled down my window. He did the same. The guy yells out "you live in Falls Church?" I'm like, "no, but I head down there alot." He replies, "I see your car there all the time. Tight ride!!"

This is the first time I've gotten to see one of those new 2.5ts in action. Not too shabby. Luckily for me, I got all of the problems ironed out with my car. But even if I hadn't beaten him, I would've been happy to know I got props from a "newer" subaru owner. The fact that I did pull on him is just icing on the cake

Your car must be pretty quick because the turbo forester even stock is amazingly fast.

streetracing is bad.

ciper wrote:Your car must be pretty quick because the turbo forester even stock is amazingly fast.

Werd. . . if the driver's actually trying, they're pretty hard to beat I hear.

You got me. An auto perhaps? I've heard the same thing, which is why I posted. FWIW (and I know it's not much), Adam was speculating that this was a mid-high-13 sec car when he handed it over to me.

A Forester Turbo is a high 13-second car bone stock, Car and Driver tested it...

So you two are pretty close

I'm dreading the day I run into a modded one.

turbo foresters are sooooooooooo dope............. better then the baja turbo

You can mod a Forrester XT to run low 12s or something. . . beat a Corvette at the dragstrip, and say to the owner:

"You just got beat by a. . . . uh. . . . hmmm. . . what IS this, anyway?"

I personally like the look of the older forresters better. But to each his/her own.

Yukonart wrote:You can mod a Forrester XT to run low 12s or something. . . beat a Corvette at the dragstrip, and say to the owner:

"You just got beat by a. . . . uh. . . . hmmm. . . what IS this, anyway?"

My goal eventually would be to have this car run and beat a zo6 at the strip, with a rear seat full of groceries . . . just for the effect.

Lotsa work to be done before that can happen

junkie, just looking at your grocery list of mods, I know your car must be pretty damn quick. I was modeling my mod ladder after yours when I had my legacy. I honestly think that stock for stock you're at least as quick as a forester XT. and you still have a LOT of room to mod

"My goal eventually would be to have this car run and beat a zo6 at the strip, with a rear seat full of groceries "

Even better, a baby seat and a bike rack (with or without bike attached)

IggDawg wrote:junkie, just looking at your grocery list of mods, I know your car must be pretty damn quick. I was modeling my mod ladder after yours when I had my legacy. I honestly think that stock for stock you're at least as quick as a forester XT. and you still have a LOT of room to mod

I still can't believe you got rid of your car

Even better, a baby seat and a bike rack (with or without bike attached)

LOL!

I'd have to change my sig:

1 wife, 2.5kids, AND 12.1@114mph (disclaimer: I have no idea whether those times are actually possible! HAHAHAHA!!)

how do you have half a kid?

THAWA wrote:how do you have half a kid?

Averages . . . the average family size being 2.5 kids. Man, you just completely stomped on my crappy joke!

sorry, I thought you were describing yourself. But yes it would be funny