OT {GTI or MINI}

[roccoguy@mac.com (salda)]

Was at the local VW stealership the other day, and they also carry 
Subaru. One of the mechanics said that GM is looking into buying Subaru. 
Anybody else hear that?

jeremy


On Saturday, February 23, 2002, at 02:51 PM, EUROROC II wrote:

> I drove the 227 version of the WRX and it's an awesome car. I'm not 
> sure why they dropped the power by 60HP but I'm not Subaru management. 
> In other countries the ~225HP car is the 2.0GT and the WRX has always 
> had ~280HP. STI's have been the trick version to have, well that and 
> the 22B or the P1.
>
> If a real STI Version VIII (I think that's the count) comes to the 
> states as rumored for MY2004 I will  be standing in line to get mine... 
> Noting can beat it for price/performance IMHO.
>
> Looking at past pricing the STI version will probably cost around $5K 
> more than a WRX putting it in at $30K.
>
> -RGK
>
> At 12:15 AM 2/23/2002 -0800, you wrote:
>> Mark Hausler wrote:
>>
>> > I am in the market for a new car in 6-8 months. My
>> > current two choices are the Drivers Edition GTI or the
>> > MINI Cooper S. Both are cool, but I am tending toward
>> > the MINI.
>>
>> I'm probably going to replace the Passat soon after it's fixed, and I'm
>> thinking along the same lines, with the new A4 and Subie WRX also in 
>> the
>> mix.  By all accounts, the Cooper S is going to be VERY hard to come by
>> for a year or more, and huge markups are expected.  The DE GTI is a 
>> nice-
>> sounding package, but again availability may be an issue as only 1000
>> copies are being produced.. there is a 20th anniversary edition 
>> expected
>> for MY 2003 that will be similar plus a few new goodies, and something
>> like 5000 of them will be built.
>>
>> The new A4 is an awesome car - even a "stripped" 1.8T is equipped to 
>> the
>> hilt (minus quattro, sunroof) and can be had in the $25k range - a lot
>> of car for the money.
>>
>> I've yet to drive the Subie but it's an intriguing possibility.
>>
>> Back to your choices, Mini or GTI?  Tough choice!  A drive in both, as
>> well as seeing some pricing, will probably help a lot...
>>
>> --
>> Kevin Collins
>> Huntington Beach, CA
>> '86.5 16V 2.0
>> '00 Passat GLS 1.8T
>>
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