Date: 11 Jul 99 05:22:11 GMT From: sharxnopsamab.ca () Subject: Re: Picking your poison
Paul Hansen (polarbrnopsampam.please.gol.com) wrote: : >Like many here I imagine, I'm pretty independent and practical. I prefer : >doing my own routine maintenance. I can do brake work, some diagnostics, : >minor-to-moderate engine work, some electrical stuff. I don't do : >trannies, though. So.......... : > : >*** What do you drive, and why? *** : I drive in Japan, and drive a 1996 Subaru Legacy Touring Sedan RS, the : 250hp/225ft/lb torque version. Currently running around 265hp, will hit : 280 very soon... : I drive it because 1) it fits in my parking spot, 2) there was not, and is : not, a performance sedan that beats it's speed/handling/comfort/cost ratio : (other than the newer B4 Legacy :), it's spacious and comfortable enough : to hold our 4 person family comfortably, and it handles well enough that : I'm happy - and I'm very hard to please when it comes to handling. : ) It : had 10,000 kilometers when I bought it for about 15grand U.S. dollars. : and most of all : 3) Because, on my test drive, it was the first car ever that I felt : instantly comfortable with. : The only problem is that it's killed most of my desire for a Porsche 911 - : the performance is nearly equal, a little slower off the line, a bit : faster on the freeway. Probably much faster around the circuit for me, due : to it's awd. Not the car, but the driver, in this case. : ) : It's far uglier, however, so I may still get my dream car. : ) : Paul Hansen : -- : Japan Sports Car - basic information about Japanese market sports cars, sedans, and yes, wagons : http://www2.gol.com/users/polarbr/sportscar : for some of my graphics, add /pbg ; ) But, WHY, talk about this in a TOYOTA newsgroup?