Wtf? Spoilers on minivans????

SubEd · 05-21-2000, 04:14 PM

Has anyone else noticed this? Seems like all the new Cara-voyagers have a spoiler sticking off the roof/rear door. Are these dads closet 2.5RS wanters who have been denied the pleasure?

I'm sure exhaustive wind-tunnel testing showed performance gains. sigh....

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Faraz · 05-21-2000, 05:16 PM

Mini-Rockets?
Rice-vans?
Caracy?
Whatever:
They're Are just plain UGLY!

Paisan · 05-21-2000, 05:51 PM

Hey don't bring up performance. Say they are ugly, say they don't belong, but don't say they aren't wind tested.... Cause people in glass houses shouldn't be throwing bolders...

I'm sure that the guys in Formula 1 racing and other motorsports that actually have a functional wing/spoiler could say the same thing about the one on the RS....

Will you say the same thing about the spoiler on my Legacy GT Wagon?
-mike

deadbolt · 05-22-2000, 04:07 AM

I still have not understood why Subaru chose to offer a rear spoiler on Outback Wagons or Foresters. Rear dust deflector, eh, maybe... but a spoiler?

silverSurfer · 05-22-2000, 08:14 PM

it's there for good looks (yeah right!

) but more likely to increase drag coefficient- therefore forcing you to gas up more often....

There's probably a kickback from the petroleum industry somewhere...

-C

[This message has been edited by silverSurfer (edited May 22, 2000).]

tom@kartboy · 05-22-2000, 08:17 PM

Joel,
is this rice??

Snoopy · 05-23-2000, 12:24 AM

How are these wings angled? I do believe their function is to blow wind down over the rear window to prevent the wet grime kicked up by the wheels from getting sucked up.

My uncle's 89 Mirage hatchback(looks like a Civic hatchback) used to always get wet grime on the rear windows. I noticed that the next model('90) had a roof wing angled down. It's there for a reason.

ColinL · 05-23-2000, 06:51 AM

Snoopy's right, they keep grime off the rear window.

05-21-2000, 04:14 PM	#1
SubEd Scooby Guru Member#: 717 Join Date: Jan 2000 Chapter/Region: NESIC	Wtf? Spoilers on minivans???? Has anyone else noticed this? Seems like all the new Cara-voyagers have a spoiler sticking off the roof/rear door. Are these dads closet 2.5RS wanters who have been denied the pleasure? I'm sure exhaustive wind-tunnel testing showed performance gains. sigh.... * Registered users of the site do not see these ads.

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05-21-2000, 05:16 PM	#2
Faraz What?... Do they speak English in What? Moderator Member#: 1459 Join Date: May 2000 Chapter/Region: Tri-State Location: Allentown Vehicle: 2008 WRX 5door MT WR Blue	Mini-Rockets? Rice-vans? Caracy? Whatever: They're Are just plain UGLY!

05-21-2000, 05:51 PM	#3
Paisan Tri-State Track Instructor Moderator Member#: 197 Join Date: Aug 1999 Chapter/Region: Tri-State Location: Edgewater, NJ & Caroga Lk, NY Vehicle: 335i Charity Liason Jag XJ http://48hrs.info	Hey don't bring up performance. Say they are ugly, say they don't belong, but don't say they aren't wind tested.... Cause people in glass houses shouldn't be throwing bolders... I'm sure that the guys in Formula 1 racing and other motorsports that actually have a functional wing/spoiler could say the same thing about the one on the RS.... Will you say the same thing about the spoiler on my Legacy GT Wagon? -mike

05-22-2000, 04:07 AM	#4
deadbolt Scooby Specialist Member#: 990 Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Byoootiful WNC Vehicle: 96 Brighton and... many	I still have not understood why Subaru chose to offer a rear spoiler on Outback Wagons or Foresters. Rear dust deflector, eh, maybe... but a spoiler?

05-22-2000, 08:14 PM	#5
silverSurfer Scooby Specialist Member#: 1361 Join Date: Apr 2000 Chapter/Region: Tri-State Location: Used to be Long Island/NYC... Vehicle: 1999 Legacy GT Ltd. 2006 Rav4 Sport Silvarrr	it's there for good looks (yeah right! ) but more likely to increase drag coefficient- therefore forcing you to gas up more often.... There's probably a kickback from the petroleum industry somewhere... -C [This message has been edited by silverSurfer (edited May 22, 2000).]

05-22-2000, 08:17 PM	#6
tom@kartboy NASIOC Vendor Member#: 67 Join Date: Jul 1999 Chapter/Region: SCIC Location: San Diego, CA Vehicle: 1999 Outlasting the competition.	Joel, is this rice??

05-23-2000, 12:24 AM	#7
Snoopy Scooby Specialist Member#: 700 Join Date: Jan 2000 Chapter/Region: MAIC Location: BANNED! Vehicle: 99 Impreza RS Silverthorn Metallic	How are these wings angled? I do believe their function is to blow wind down over the rear window to prevent the wet grime kicked up by the wheels from getting sucked up. My uncle's 89 Mirage hatchback(looks like a Civic hatchback) used to always get wet grime on the rear windows. I noticed that the next model('90) had a roof wing angled down. It's there for a reason.

05-23-2000, 06:51 AM	#8
ColinL Scooby Guru Member#: 114 Join Date: Jul 1999 Chapter/Region: MWSOC Location: Wichita, KS and Whoring, OT Vehicle: '03 Evo, Rice White '01 Erion CBR 929	Snoopy's right, they keep grime off the rear window.