February 2, 2009 Posted by mitch |
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Its been quite the year for my '08 Subaru WRX... I didn't write about it, but I was in an accident on Thanksgiving, no one injured, but my Subie had alot of damage.... So much, that I didn't get it back until the 13th of January... Only to have something still wrong with it (lifters were clicking... but they didn't tell me what exactly) Which it went back in for that on the 21st, and I didn't get it back until the 27th.... Only to have it pop up with a check engine light, traction control and a blinking cruise light...
So today its back in for that... This time however, I took it to the Subaru Dealer, but they aren't sure what it could be... so they will be looking at it, and I'll write about what it turns up to be when they let me know.
*UPDATE*
It turns out the repair shop had loosened my gas cap, which I didn't notice until I filled up the morning I took it into the shop and tightened it down. The shop said it was a leaking evap system but everything appeared to be fine. I had them just reset the computer and its been fine ever since.
September 16, 2008 Posted by mitch |
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So... I'm glad my '08 Subaru is just a lease because I'd be very upset if I had actually bought it... The '09 is out and man... is it better. 41hp more! and the much needed suspension tweaks... My biggest complaint on the car...
So... seeing this.. I won't be buying out my lease... I'll run it out and it will be the end of my ever getting a brand new car... from now on I'll be looking for a car that's 2+ years old. That way I'll know what's coming so I can buy accordingly. Not to mention there still aren't many mods out for the '08 and now that the '09 is different anyway... is it going to matter? My guess years going to be a wash...
January 20, 2008 Posted by mitch |
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Well...I did it... I went to the car show yesterday... and saw all the new cars... and from my previous posts... you can tell I like hatchbacks. I also have an affinity for all-wheel drive, which up until the 2008 model year... left me with a VW or Audi to meet those two likes of mine. However, since I've owned a couple honda's (both bikes, and cars) and a Nissan Maxima, all of which I haven't had problems with... the maintenance of these German vehicles had me a little on edge, and with the prospect of having a 20k+ car thats a good sized payment, to go along with the upkeep. Then Subaru does something they said they wouldn't... they release a 5 door hatchback. Seeing it in pictures didn't give it justice, and seeing it in person at the car show made me want to go see if the Subaru dealer had any used STi's on their lot... (I know that doesn't make sense... since i liked the hatchback n all...) But I traded in the Civic and leased a Impreza WRX Hatchback for what a used STi would have cost... and I much prefer the hatchback over the sedan anyway.
Over all, its got some power... much more than the Civic and I really love the look.
What do you think?
January 20, 2008 Posted by mitch |
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My 2008 Subaru Impreza WRX Hatchback
