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Old 08-11-2011, 10:38 AM   #7
Lrn2Corner
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Join Date: May 2010
Chapter/Region: MAIC
Location: Chesapeake
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2018 Type RA 271/500
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Originally Posted by chanomatik View Post
Yeah, ordering will be end of August, but delivery won't be until about November (2012 Impreza is estimated December/January).

Dude, if you're getting fog lights, WRX spoiler and block heater (not needed for Anchorage and you won't miss it) then I honestly think you should just get the Premium. The all-weather seats heat up QUICKLY (as well as wiper de-icers and side mirror warmers) and you don't have to open the sunroof if you don't want to, although I promise you the women will appreciate it (I get praise for mine all the time).

And please get dedicated winter tires. Don't be lazy. You won't regret it.

Just my $0.02 from living in Alaska for 26 years and having owned 5 Subarus.
I am not interested in paying out the nose for studded tires again when I wont see another winter after june next year for a long time. BUT hey I did drive half of my first winter in Street tires and did perfectly fine lol. My GF at the time freaked out and made me get studs. Wondering if it would be simple enough to just stretch the studded tires I have for the 17X7 wheels onto the 2012 17X8s.

Also I am not a fan of moonroofs and currently have no issues with getting compliments on the car. Best reaction so far was from my friend Lakota who insisted her car was faster than mine (chevy impala) until I showed her otherwise while she rode shotgun, she was all sorts of excited after and now wants to trade her car in for a WRX.

The other thing is all the other comfort features really dont matter to me.
I was thinking about dropping the block heater as an option also. I rarely used it here in anc last year as is. So yeah I probaby wont get it.

My 09 is not a premium and other than the way it looks I am pretty happy with it but the looks is what is killing it for me being that the 11+ looks that much better. That and I wont have to worry about a crank bearing failure like I do with my 09.
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