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    Image of Xelmon Xelmon
    12/04/09

    In reply to 2010 Subaru Impreza WRX STI Special Edition: Because "Antidisestablishmentarianism" Was Taken
    Mmm, very pretty.

    So, where's the diesel?
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    12/03/09

    In reply to 2010 Subaru Impreza WRX STI Special Edition: Because "Antidisestablishmentarianism" Was Taken
    Longer name: Shelby GT500 Super Snake Las Vegas Motor Speedway 427 Limited Edition. There's another aftermarket S197 with an even longer name but teh brain is failing me.
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    Image of Turboner Turboner
    12/03/09

    In reply to 2010 Subaru Impreza WRX STI Special Edition: Because "Antidisestablishmentarianism" Was Taken
    With the added rear stiffness, you would expect a real world difference resulting in (hopefully) less understeer. I say win!
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    Image of Pessimippopotamus Pessimippopotamus
    12/03/09

    In reply to 2010 Subaru Impreza WRX STI Special Edition: Because "Antidisestablishmentarianism" Was Taken
    Longest? Not the Subaru Impreza World Rally X Subaru Tecnica International Specification C Type Record Attempt - Radical?
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    Image of PowerTryp is holding a Fiesta party. PowerTryp is holding a Fiesta party.
    12/03/09

    @Pessimippopotamus: The SIWRXSTISCTRAR for short.
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    Image of that ain't the way to have fun, son that ain't the way to have fun, son
    12/03/09

    In reply to 2010 Subaru Impreza WRX STI Special Edition: Because "Antidisestablishmentarianism" Was Taken
    Sorry, but it doesn't beat my 1995 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham d'Elegance for either name or overall length.

    Though the Spec-C cited earlier, gets my old ride by four characters.
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    Image of VeeArrrSix VeeArrrSix
    12/03/09

    @that ain't the way to have fun, son: 1984 Oldsmobile Ninety Nine Regency Brougham FTW!
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    12/03/09

    @VeeArrrSix:

    Damnit.

    Clicky for you. Funny, those were on the identical chassis. In fact, I'd wager the doors were interchangeable.

    Ah...when "instruments" consisted of a long, wide, 85 MPH speedometer and a fuel gauge which, if it moved, meant you had fuel and when it stopped moving, you were out (or had filled up in the last 100 miles).
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    Image of VeeArrrSix VeeArrrSix
    12/03/09

    @that ain't the way to have fun, son: Mine was one of the last to roll off the line over at Fisher Body before they became Lansing Body Assembly for GM. It has some cool door sill plates that say "Body by Fisher" with a cool carriage logo.

    And I can't read the damn speedo for the life of me. Almost as bad as the one in my buddies '65 Volvo 122S.
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    Image of Turboner Turboner
    12/03/09

    @VeeArrrSix: Thanks, that dammned logo just reminded me of my long-sold 1963 ChevyII Nova400 wagon! It was no Brougham, but the rear seat folded down into a bed!
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    Image of Elhigh Elhigh
    12/03/09

    In reply to 2010 Subaru Impreza WRX STI Special Edition: Because "Antidisestablishmentarianism" Was Taken
    Where Mazdas wear a cheeky, Frogeye-like grin, the Prez is showing more of a predatory I'm gonna eat you up yum yum yum leer. It's not a lascivious night of impending live porn sort of leer, it's like making small talk with Jeffrey Dahmer over beers.

    What's new with the Forester? Any word on getting the Hybrid Tourer hardware into that chassis? I might pay money for that, especially if they make it displacement on demand for cruising, too - anything to chase the mileage into the 30s.
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    Image of wrx-tyrannosaurusWrx wrx-tyrannosaurusWrx
    12/03/09

    In reply to 2010 Subaru Impreza WRX STI Special Edition: Because "Antidisestablishmentarianism" Was Taken
    Slightly Tacky and Inedible.
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    Image of Pew Pew BOOM Pew Pew BOOM
    12/03/09

    In reply to 2010 Subaru Impreza WRX STI Special Edition: Because "Antidisestablishmentarianism" Was Taken
    They ditch the HID because of what? It's heavy? It has a ballast, is that it?
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    Image of stoke stoke
    12/03/09

    @Pew Pew BOOM: Cost reduction. The price point on this car is absolutely critical.
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    Image of Pew Pew BOOM Pew Pew BOOM
    12/03/09

    @stoke: HIDs are not that expensive right now though, it's not like 4,5 years ago when it was $600 for a set. Sure, OEM HIDs may use better components than aftermarket ones, still, HIDs are A LOT better than halogens.
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    Image of CJinSD CJinSD
    12/03/09

    @Pew Pew BOOM: Probably the weight issue. HIDs really need self leveling if the reflector is going to let much of the light out where it might blind oncoming drivers. Cars fitted with HIDs without real-time leveling aren't putting out as much light as the ones that have the heavy, failure prone leveling systems. Have replacement bulbs come down in price? The ones in my then-girlfriend's Mini Cooper needed new $180 bulbs every 2 years. The bulbs in our five year old TSX have been fine, but it doesn't have as many miles as the Mini Cooper did after 2 years. I hope I didn't just jinx it.
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    Image of Pew Pew BOOM Pew Pew BOOM
    12/03/09

    @CJinSD: I don't think many cars in NA have self-leveling headlights and I don't think light output has anything to do with that. (Could be wrong) Blinding the incoming traffic is an issue, sure, but it rarely happens if you aim your headlight at the right angle. Often, cars that have blinding headlights are from people who put HID in reflectors or people who aim their headlight too high. (Cause they can see further, you know. Douche bags.) Or people who have no idea that they have the hi-beam on.
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    Image of CJinSD CJinSD
    12/03/09

    @Pew Pew BOOM: How many cars have HID high beams? I don't think it is many of them, although perhaps some are driven by the worst offenders. In most markets cars that use bulbs with more than 2,000 lumens of output are required to have real time self leveling. You're right that the US Subaru doesn't have self leveling, but it does have driver controlled height adjustment from steering column.

    What a shame that the US DOT went from decades of keeping us in the dark with seeled beams only to ignore worthwhile anti-dazzling regulations common in the rest of the world for annoying HIDs.
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    12/03/09

    @CJinSD: Been burning the factory HIDs in and Acura since '03, and since it's my wife's car, they've been on literally every second the car's been running.

    Mini's are German cars built by British people. You're lucky if the lights ever work.
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    Image of CJinSD CJinSD
    12/03/09

    @snapoversteer 'bout to get told: We ordered the Mini Cooper as soon as they came out. We got the Acura a couple years later. The Mini Cooper was a shop rat in every sense, and is long gone. It did give us opportunities to use all the new ugly BMWs as loaners though. I thought that the headlight units and their current conditioners were from Hella or Sylvania, and as such maybe were a bit more representative of what else is out there. The funny thing about the Mini Cooper is that by far the most dependable mechanical component was the Neon engine.
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    Image of Six Flags Over Tomsk Six Flags Over Tomsk
    12/02/09

    In reply to 2011 Toyota Sienna: Like A Venza, But With Interior Space
    Needs more supercharged four-banger on its side under the floor driving the rear wheels...ness.
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    Image of If FromaBuick6 has to watch one more Chevy commercial, he's going to punch Howie Long in the face If FromaBuick6 has to watch one more Chevy commercial, he's going to punch Howie Long in the face
    12/02/09

    In reply to 2011 Toyota Sienna: Like A Venza, But With Interior Space
    I love Toyota's approach to redesigns in the last few years has been "lets make the center section of the car look 100% identical to the old one, while adding chintsy taillights and the most hideous front end possible."

    i.e. Camry, Corolla, this.
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    Image of MaWeiTao MaWeiTao
    12/02/09

    In reply to 2011 Toyota Sienna: Like A Venza, But With Interior Space
    Why can't US-bound Japanese minivans look as sleek as the Japanese models they're based on? Why do they all have to look like frumpy, bloated wannabe SUVs?

    I see they're going for the Ford and Chrysler approach to forced branding: force the corporate grille onto every vehicle in a way that doesn't suit the car at all. It looks like the car wasn't originally designed for this grille, but management decided the car had to have it.

    And what's with that swipe extending from the center console across the left side of the dashboard? It's extremely distracting; it keeps drawing my eye away from the center console. This looks like one of those awkward design compromises, a clumsy union of high design and cost-cutting.
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    Image of GreenN_Gold GreenN_Gold
    12/02/09

    In reply to 2011 Toyota Sienna: Like A Venza, But With Interior Space
    Some of it's ok. The front-end treatment is terrible. Needs a different color to get further reaction.
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    Image of FTGDWolverineEdition'09 FTGDWolverineEdition'09
    12/02/09

    In reply to 2011 Toyota Sienna: Like A Venza, But With Interior Space
    If I really want to buy a white van, can I get one of these please?

    225hp; 6sp Manual; 0-60: 7.9s; Top Speed: 143mph.

    Thanks.
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    Image of skaycog skaycog
    12/02/09

    In reply to 2011 Toyota Sienna: Like A Venza, But With Interior Space
    If I had the need for something like this, I'd get a Ford Flex.
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    Image of tekamul tekamul
    12/02/09

    @skaycog was here: If you truly needed one, though, you'd miss the sliding doors.
    After the 23rd time junior railed somebody's convertible with a read door, you eat the depreciation for a stigmatic minivan
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    Image of skaycog skaycog
    12/02/09

    @tekamul: You might be right about the sliding doors, but since there's no junior, I'd still get a Flex.
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    Image of pauljones pauljones
    12/02/09

    In reply to 2011 Toyota Sienna: Like A Venza, But With Interior Space
    Zip ties: they can fix the floor mats, but they can't fix the ugly.
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    Image of lilwillie lilwillie
    12/02/09

    @pauljones: I don't know, give me enough of them and I think I can make a van that looks better than this thing.
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