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Old 08-22-2013, 08:38 PM   #8451
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A female friend of mine comments "Can I call it King Da Ka?" with a thumbs up gesture that workers do in six flags when your ride is about to go.
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Old 08-22-2013, 11:19 PM   #8452
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A female friend of mine comments "Can I call it King Da Ka?" with a thumbs up gesture that workers do in six flags when your ride is about to go.
You have female friends?! Pics or it didnt happen Bro.
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Old 08-23-2013, 05:41 AM   #8453
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I'm positive it's been posted here before, but I've heard this a couple times.

"Wow I've never seen an Australian car before"
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Old 08-23-2013, 01:25 PM   #8454
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I'm positive it's been posted here before, but I've heard this a couple times.

"Wow I've never seen an Australian car before"
Posted so many times, in fact, that I am unbelievable grateful we haven't made a drinking game out of it.

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Old 08-23-2013, 03:43 PM   #8455
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Posted so many times, in fact, that I am unbelievable grateful we haven't made a drinking game out of it.

Mike K
I disagree. I think it would make a great drinking game. That and:

This

"Them: Is it a v6
Me: Psshh "

And this

Person who fundamentally does not understand AWD due to a lack of technical knowledge


And drinking might actually make this thread funnier.
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Old 08-23-2013, 05:34 PM   #8456
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AWD fun to explain? I got to explain twin scroll turbos to some guys at work. They still have no idea :P
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Old 08-23-2013, 08:07 PM   #8457
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Posted so many times, in fact, that I am unbelievable grateful we haven't made a drinking game out of it.

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Australian car: 1drink

Do a burnout: 2drinks

How hard was the scoop: 3drinks

Hey look at the neon: drink until you forget.
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Old 08-23-2013, 08:27 PM   #8458
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Effin' Silver... 2 drinks to me then!
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Old 08-23-2013, 10:21 PM   #8459
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I was just told my ewg didn't sound healthy and I shouldn't race because I'll blow my engine...
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Old 08-23-2013, 11:35 PM   #8460
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Not funny, but still... my neighbor, a 55 year old lexus guy, points to my hatch spoiler and asks innocently "what does that do"? All I could really say is, "uh, nothing much, but make cleaning the top of my hatch window more difficult.
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Old 08-24-2013, 10:51 AM   #8461
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^ Makes it a sharper vertical cutoff off the back of the vehicle. Aerodynamically makes the air flow off the back more cleanly. I heard...
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Old 08-24-2013, 11:16 AM   #8462
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Funniest thing I've heard came from a guy that works at the dealership that owns an STi. When I was buying mine he said Subaru has the ecu programmed to cut power by 30% until you hit 1000 miles, then it automatically switches maps for full power. I smiled and said that was the first I'd heard of that.
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Old 08-24-2013, 11:35 AM   #8463
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Me and my wife were just about to leave from the hospital with our newborn son when the nurse bringing my wife and son out asked if my car swallowed a chevy big block. I just chuckled and said it might of.
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Old 08-24-2013, 12:20 PM   #8464
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Funniest thing I've heard came from a guy that works at the dealership that owns an STi. When I was buying mine he said Subaru has the ecu programmed to cut power by 30% until you hit 1000 miles, then it automatically switches maps for full power. I smiled and said that was the first I'd heard of that.
**** a system that prevents blown manifolds? I need that.
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Old 08-24-2013, 12:21 PM   #8465
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Me and my wife were just about to leave from the hospital with our newborn son when the nurse bringing my wife and son out asked if my car swallowed a chevy big block. I just chuckled and said it might of.
Congratz on the kid!
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Old 08-24-2013, 01:09 PM   #8466
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Me and my wife were just about to leave from the hospital with our newborn son when the nurse bringing my wife and son out asked if my car swallowed a chevy big block. I just chuckled and said it might of.
That's the best comment in this thread in quite a while!
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Old 08-25-2013, 07:38 AM   #8467
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Funniest thing I've heard came from a guy that works at the dealership that owns an STi. When I was buying mine he said Subaru has the ecu programmed to cut power by 30% until you hit 1000 miles, then it automatically switches maps for full power. I smiled and said that was the first I'd heard of that.
It's designed to keep the motor safe until it is broke in. Same as any motor needs a break in period. Subaru just tunes the car so it is idiot proof until after the break in period.
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Old 08-25-2013, 08:02 AM   #8468
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It's designed to keep the motor safe until it is broke in. Same as any motor needs a break in period. Subaru just tunes the car so it is idiot proof until after the break in period.
Not sure if serious...
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Old 08-25-2013, 08:25 AM   #8469
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It's designed to keep the motor safe until it is broke in. Same as any motor needs a break in period. Subaru just tunes the car so it is idiot proof until after the break in period.
Can't tell if you're a troll or a noob.
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Old 08-25-2013, 08:30 AM   #8470
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Not sure if serious...
It's what I was told and makes sense. New car new motor still needs break in period. Care to enlighten me as to how it doesn't?

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Old 08-25-2013, 08:41 AM   #8471
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It's what I was told and makes sense. New car new motor still needs break in period. Care to enlighten me as to how it doesn't?
Subaru does not tune the car so it is idiot proof and there is no break in tune.
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Old 08-25-2013, 11:24 AM   #8472
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Because I always hear of the dealer telling you these:

New Car Break-in period

1000 miles: Drive calmly for the first 1,000 miles and vary your driving with a normal mix of city and highway.

Always note the blue 'cold engine' light on the dashboard- its a visual reminder that the engine is cold.
Avoid hard starts and stops.
Avoid over-revving the engine, try to keep RPMs under 4000.
Vary your speeds over the full range of city and highway driving
Don't use cruise control much, if at all.
City and freeway driving is fine because that will vary the speeds
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Old 08-25-2013, 01:11 PM   #8473
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Because I always hear of the dealer telling you these:

New Car Break-in period

1000 miles: Drive calmly for the first 1,000 miles and vary your driving with a normal mix of city and highway.

Always note the blue 'cold engine' light on the dashboard- its a visual reminder that the engine is cold.
Avoid hard starts and stops.
Avoid over-revving the engine, try to keep RPMs under 4000.
Vary your speeds over the full range of city and highway driving
Don't use cruise control much, if at all.
City and freeway driving is fine because that will vary the speeds
This Asian is amazing.
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Old 08-25-2013, 01:12 PM   #8474
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It's designed to keep the motor safe until it is broke in. Same as any motor needs a break in period. Subaru just tunes the car so it is idiot proof until after the break in period.
If you actually believe this, please go sell you car and use public transportation......
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Old 08-25-2013, 01:18 PM   #8475
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It's designed to keep the motor safe until it is broke in. Same as any motor needs a break in period. Subaru just tunes the car so it is idiot proof until after the break in period.
That sounds like the normal BS cars sells men say when trying to sell somebody a car.
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