Re: subarooo note

[Jeremiah Kristal <jeremiah@wbsnyc6.wbs.com>]

On Sat, 5 Sep 1998, Virtual Bob wrote:
> >I dunno about that...Subaru made a turbo AWD coupe(SVX I think was the
> >name.)  Combine the turbo, low to the ground, wide, light, and AWD...pretty
> >much all the right stuff.  Don't know how quick they are though.  I imagine
> >it's nothing spectacular...
> 
> SVX wasn't a big seller. It was a GT than a sport car. I bet it was the
> high price that killed it. The Guigiro(?) styling was somewhat neat at the
> time. But I don't think anyone was ready to spend that much for a Subaru.
> And the sad thing was that it only came in auto, too.

The price wasn't that high in Florida.  Dealers were overstocked and had
'em reduced to $20k, off the lot.  I thought about buying a used one for a
ski car, but I just don't like automatics.  It's not especially slick to
lock up the brakes trying to downshift.

Jeremiah