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50 Years of Subie-Doo

Posted: Sun Feb 11, 2018 1:12 pm
by Rope-Pusher
Subaru celebrates 50 years in America with these special editions
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"You can have henna color you want,....as long as it's blue"

The first I heard of Subaru was when a 10th Grade biology classmate told us his dad worked at a Subaru dealership. Being FWD, he said they drove really well on snowy roads, and could climb up any hill he had come across on a winter weekend, but the steepest/slipperiest had to be driven up in Reverse.

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Re: 50 Years of Subie-Doo

Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2018 2:02 am
by potownrob
what happened to mid trim level models getting the badge? what a cash grab! :? :mrgreen:

edit: i think they could've picked a more conservative color for this special edition :|

Re: 50 Years of Subie-Doo

Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2018 4:06 pm
by watkins
You don't make anything but the best in anniversary trim. That's how this works.

The only color more conservative is grey. That's barely blue at all.

Re: 50 Years of Subie-Doo

Posted: Fri Feb 16, 2018 1:39 am
by potownrob
watkins wrote:You don't make anything but the best in anniversary trim. That's how this works.

The only color more conservative is grey. That's barely blue at all.
totally forgot how easy it is to detect sarcasm over the interwebs :? :oops:

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Re: 50 Years of Subie-Doo

Posted: Fri Feb 16, 2018 9:55 pm
by Rope-Pusher
Detroit Subaru store stuck it out, and won

This mustard bean the stealership where my classmate's dad worked at. It's not far from the city we lived in. Good ol' Whatshisface...I wonder what he's driving now.

http://www.autonews.com/article/2018021 ... /180219976

Re: 50 Years of Subie-Doo

Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2018 8:45 am
by potownrob
Rope-Pusher wrote:Detroit Subaru store stuck it out, and won

This mustard bean the stealership where my classmate's dad worked at. It's not far from the city we lived in. Good ol' Whatshisface...I wonder what he's driving now.

http://www.autonews.com/article/2018021 ... /180219976
very cool. reminds me of two of the local subaroo dealers around here.