[geeks] OT: Advice on mid-life crisis car purtchase... ;^)

[Charles Shannon Hendrix]

Sat, 27 Dec 2003 @ 21:39 -0700, Dan Duncan said:

> As I recall, 'Lionel Peterson' wrote:
> >  - Turning 40 on 1/1/2004
> 
> Happy birthday.
> 
> > My thoughts are as follows - either a fun fast car (RX-8, Mustang
> > GT/Mach 1) or a Big F**king Truck (Suburban, Expedition) - thoughts?
> 
> Fun, fast car:  Subaru Forester?  Will fit the family, plenty
> of room, the 2004 turbo model does 0-60 in 5.2 seconds.  I have
> a 2003 model (no turbo then) and it's a well-finished car, especially
> if you live in an AWD climate.

I thought the Forrester was a tall jeep-like thing.

> If you really want to spoil yourself, try the Subaru WRX STi edition.
> 300hp, 6-speed manual, 0-60 in 4.87 seconds. (or its closest competitor,
> the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution, with similar specs)

When did they make the 300HP edition available?

I was hoping they'd boost the power, even though the standard one is
still fun.

The Subarus are nice because of those boxer engines down nice and low.
It's a lot like a VW or Porsche flat-4/6 engine.

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