[s-cars] Replacement car for urs4

[Larry]

Subaru now only offers the Forrester XT with the 4EAT auto. It's as if the world believes 'Muricans don't want fun behind the wheel. It's literally BMW or nothing.

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On Jul 18, 2011, at 12:12 PM, Robert Myers <bob at chips-ur-s.com> wrote:

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> Unless things have changed in the last couple of years you can (or could, anyway) get a Forester 2.5XT w/ a manual tranny.  My wife drives an '07 model.  Pretty hot little wagon.  Not up to my RS2ed urS6 but still pretty decent performance.  Handles fairly well also.
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> At 10:10 AM 7/18/2011, Taka Mizutani wrote:
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>> Wayne-
>> The only mid sized Subaru with a manual is a Legacy GT.
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>> If you're okay with the '05-09 body style, I'd suggest looking for a Spec B
>> if you can find one- it has the STi 6-speed and tuned suspension. It's a
>> fair bit smaller than your S4- you'd have to get a '10+ Legacy GT to have a
>> larger car.
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>> The E60 5 series would fit the bill, with AWD and a manual. I'd stay away
>> from the 535s due to the HPFP issues, though.
>> 
>> The '09+ A4 is about the same size as a C5 A6, so if you're okay with that
>> size of car, I'd take a good look at the current A4 or even the S4. You
>> can't get an A6 or A8 with a manual. I don't know what you're budget is,
>> that would help knowing what you're comfortable spending so we don't
>> recommend cars way out of your budget.
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>> Taka
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>> On Sun, Jul 17, 2011 at 9:17 PM, Wayne Dohnal <wd43 at hevanet.com> wrote:
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>> > I must not be the only one thinking it's getting less and less practical to
>> > keep the S4 going.  It has 216,000 miles on the clock, and needs a new
>> > steering rack, new wheels, and with 100k miles the clutch probably won't
>> > last a whole lot longer.  The original fuel pump must be close to the end. I
>> > won't do the rack or clutch myself, so I'm looking at probably $4k to $5k
>> > over the next year or two that could be spent on a replacement car instead.
>> > I'm noticing that a lot of things like water hoses and vacuum hoses have
>> > turned hard and brittle.   I'm afraid that the age-related failures are
>> > going to be coming more and more often.
>> >
>> > I "love" the S4 for its comfort, convenience, and solid feeling.  And I
>> > can't figure out what would make for a good replacement.  I do a lot of
>> > winter and mountain driving.  A good AWD system is mandatory, I don't want
>> > one of the brain-dead automatics that's always doing the wrong thing, and
>> > I'm afraid of the maintenance exposure with a German automatic anyway.  I'd
>> > maybe take a CVT or DSG if I had to.  The A4 is too small.  An A6 or A8
>> > would be great, but I don't want the maintenance exposure of the twin turbo,
>> > and all the others have the slush boxes.   I think I just eliminated all of
>> > the USA Audis.  The 2012 Passat looks good, but it doesn't offer AWD. There
>> > are some BMWs with AWD.  I don't know if the AWD system is any good, and I
>> > don't have an unlimited budget either.  After weeding out everything I don't
>> > like, I think all that's left is Subaru.  Is there another good alternative
>> > that I'm not seeing?
>> >
>> > Wayne
>> > 1994 S4
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