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Subaru?

OK, only auto passats get awd. A step in the right direction...
$60 is nothing compared to a $24k car.  It's an advertising gimmik.  It
seems to have worked.
VW never had any kind of weight distribution, did they?
Turbos are excellent for racing, but not necessarily longevity on the
street, VW or otherwise.  I'm loving VR6's, and I'm hoping they have the
same durability as the 4 cyls.  How much heavier are they really?
Erik L
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike VanAmburgh" <E30@iLand.net>
To: "Scirocco" <scirocco-L@scirocco.org>
Sent: Sunday, March 10, 2002 10:36 PM
Subject: Re: Subaru?


> Erik La Celle wrote:
> >
> > Doesn't VW offer awd?  4-motion?
>
> Yes, but just in the Passat and only with automatic.  I wouldn't call
> that an enthusiast car.  Probably 75% of car makers these days offer
AWD
> family cars.
>
> > Last membership I had with SCCA was $55.00 with now ex-wife...
>
> It is now $60, which new WRX owners don't pay.  :-)
>
> > A 24v VR6 is not an enthusiast setup?
>
> Sure, it's an enthusiast engine, but placing it so that part of lump
> hangs even with the drive wheels doesn't actually make for good weight
> distribution.  65/35 imbalance does not make for an enthusiast setup.
>
> > I enjoy the stout engineering/durabilty of a VW.
>
> So do I.  It would be nice to have a all around performing VW tho,
don't
> ya think?
>
> > Do you think Subie's  flat 4 turbo with 227 hp will go the 200-300k
a VW will?
>
> Yep.  Same idea as 180 hp in a turbo 1.8 .. no?
>
> I used to think just like you until I drove other cars.  I thought
VW's
> were the best thing out there.  I still love older VWs, but I wouldn't
> buy a new one.
>
> Mike