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03-11-2013, 10:52 PM | #1326 | |
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You don't think Subie needs to win customers from the other hot hatches? What? Subaru shouldn't go mainstream and make the next WRX lame and civil, but on the other hand it can't go more niche than it is, otherwise it won't survive. Fact.
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03-11-2013, 11:05 PM | #1327 | |
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Source? Subaru has posted sales gains the past 5 years. Sales records the past 4. The WRX/STI is selling as fast as they are being built. Their stock has increased over 100% in the last year. 300% over the past 10. They sell several models overseas that they do not sell here(by FAR their largest market), yet those models survive. Of course Subaru is going to try and improve the next car, but whatever they give us is going to sell as good or better than the current one. Oh, and I did try and search sales of the Focus ST. What I found before I got bored with it said(in January) that it had gone on sale Aug 21st and had sold only 750. That is less than WRX/STI in one month. The only thing I didn't see a source list, so I would still like to see an "official" number; because SURELY a Ford would sell better than a Subaru. |
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03-11-2013, 11:31 PM | #1328 | |
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In saying this, its a moot point arguing the "record sales, growth etc". If you start with nothing, then anything looks like growth. If they started in 2002 buy selling 100 units, and they now sell 10,000, then yes mathematically that's huge growth. You think the next WRX will sell better than the current one but that's no guarantee. Let's see how we go. Subie have stuffed up before. |
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03-11-2013, 11:39 PM | #1329 |
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Ok, I read through the past 15 pages or so, and i'm confused.
Will the 2014 WRX be revealed at the NYIAS? Will any WRX be revealed there? I don't care much about the body, I prefer a Sedan and the Current WRX looks fine to me, I just want that 2.0 DIT! Seems weird that they would test a "rumored" 2.0 DIT in an Imprezza Mule for the last year if they weren't interested in putting it in something that size / style this year. |
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03-12-2013, 12:00 AM | #1331 |
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03-12-2013, 12:14 AM | #1332 |
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03-12-2013, 07:07 AM | #1333 | |
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03-12-2013, 07:37 AM | #1334 |
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Yes there is, its major investment to change/modify the assembly line if new engine goes in. Why do all this work one-two years ahead of new model? Car is selling very well as is. Terrible business idea.
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03-12-2013, 07:43 AM | #1335 | |
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03-12-2013, 07:55 AM | #1336 | |
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Edit: Forgot to point out that the Legacy 2.0 DIT in Japan (which has a hood scoop) did not require a full model change (FMC), or even a facelift, to accommodate the new 2.0 DIT engine. Last edited by Cocoa Beach Bum; 03-12-2013 at 09:44 AM. |
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03-12-2013, 08:27 AM | #1337 |
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03-12-2013, 09:55 AM | #1338 | |
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03-12-2013, 10:20 AM | #1339 |
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03-12-2013, 10:48 AM | #1341 |
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If you can get one, more power to ya. From what I've seen, the few that were allocated to Midwest dealers are all spoken for. It's "Option Code 11" if you can find 'em.
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No, they are Subaru's and will inherently hold their value. An STI will hold its value better than a WRX. The 'rarity' of the limited means nothing in resale as you will have to find somebody who wants that weird shade of orange. So that is a subset of an already small set. Just get the STI and be far happier
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