As for me, I would probably choose another Japanese brand…Toyota and Honda for it’s reliability or Mitsubishi. BMW would come to mind as well.

What about you?

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If Subaru didn’t exist, what would you drive?

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In other news, I’d like to know what you’d all like to see on Subie Freaks in the near or distant future. I’m open to any ideas, so let your imagination roam and feel free to email me at gsun@subiefreaks. If you’re looking to contribute to the site, definitely shoot me an email and we can discuss some more!

I want to give a big thanks to all who have contributed to Subie Freaks over it’s lifetime. Also thanks to all the viewers, with the thousands of visitors per month, it definitely keeps us motivated to constantly update! So be on the lookout for more stuff going on and be sure to express your ideas/questions/etc.!

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Subaru R Us: Ron’s Guide Complete! Got Any Ideas or Want to Join SF?

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-Uglies
-Corolla
-Stink eye
-Shark eye
-Mazda
-Fail eye
-Nobuy

LOL. Ok, so the majority of the NASIOC community has a somewhat negative view of the 08. Do you have ideas on a nickname?

Click here to the NASIOC link

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Nickname for the 2008 Impreza

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I get the feel that other aftermarket auto performance companies will be following Greddy’s suit. So long Greddy.

Source: AutoBlog

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Greddy Declares Bankruptcy

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With such a classic, I don’t know where I’d stand. A little more power from simple bolt-on mods would be nice…but would you really want to tamper with greatness even if it wouldn’t be anything major?

image credit:flickr.com

Some people may not consider the 22B to be as sacred as the lot of us think of it to be…and I’d have to admit, they probably have more common sense, but come on! I mean, there must be a reason why they only made 400 right?

At the end of the day, who cares anyway…it’s your car, and if you feel that some things need to change so be it…it’s still a 22B. Who cares if modding it would lower its value, or ruin some people’s opinions. As long as you’re happy, it’s all good…no matter how many Subaru purists may die inside! Me personally, after some thought I would mod the 22B if I ever got one…I’d put a nice air freshener in it. I think that’s about it.

image credit: www.impreza-gt-club.de

A link to the NASIOC thread can be found here

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If You Had A 22B…Would You Mod It or Keep It Stock?

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(Link Here)

Phil’s steps aren’t set in stone. They are basically a guideline for the novice or people who need a little refresher.

To sum up what he said:
1st step = Inspect the car and spray any bug splatter spots that look like they will be hard to remove with the wash.
2nd step = clean the wheels.
3rd step = wash the car.
4th step = Dry the car.
5th step = clay bar.
6th step = polish the paint.
7th step = wax.
8th step = clean the glass.

Still confused? Check out his link to get further details in each step! Not too verbose, it’s definitely worth a read if you need some tips.

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Step by Step Guide in Cleaning your Car

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Available as sedan and wagon variants, what sets it apart from the regular Legacy is the following:
-18-inch BBS wheels on Potenza RE050A tires
-Brembo brakes and calipers
-Bilstein shock absorbers
-Momo steering wheel, aluminum knob, and special emblems

Lucky Japanese…they get a bunch of special edition Subaru’s. I guess it’s really pretty obvious why, lol!

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Lucky Japanese: Subaru Legacy STi S402

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There are some great links on the web for SubieFreaks who want to know a little more about Subaru:

Wikipedia - Great info about the company and links to various Subaru models

Subaru | History - Very cool flash-based timeline about Subaru spanning from 1917!

Subaru has a great history and it’s up to us Subie Freaks to remember its roots!

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Stuff Subie Freaks Like #5: Remembering Roots

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It recently held its third annual 2008 Mach V Mega Colossal Meet and Charity Car Show (that’s a mouthful…we’ll use WVMM). I personally went and can say without hesitation that it’s one of the coolest meets I’ve been to. It is a great event bringing out many car enthusiasts from around the Washington D.C. metropolitan area (Northern VA, D.C., MD) and beyond.

The majority of the meet-goers were Subaru enthusiasts, but there were plenty of other people representing various other makes and models (VW, Supra, Mini, EVO, etc. ). With so many in things going on at the meet, along with food (burgers, hot dogs, chips, sodas, etc.)….you should definitely check it out if you are in the area (and even if you’re not)! And to top it all off, it’s all for a great cause with most of the proceeds going towards the Big Brothers and Big Sisters organization of the D.C. area.

(All photography by Dan and Chris)

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So what was going on at that meet? Here’s some quick information on some of the things going on:

Burger-eating contest: With big help from Burger King which supplied 80 burgers, contestants stuffed their faces to be the Mach V burger champion!

Paintless Dent Removal: The WVMM had a PDR guy “on-meet” to help grateful meet-goers get their dings and dents out of their car!

Bikini car-wash: Motorsports Models LLC brought out some great ladies to the meet. Besides handing out raffle prizes, trophies, and taking pictures with meet-goers, they were also gracious enough to wash meet-goers cars!

Raffle prizes: Meet goers were given raffle tickets for voluntarily donating money to the event. These raffle tickets were used to draw prizes donated by Turbo XS, Kartboy, and many more sponsors!

Deals on parts: Mach V placed special deals on its performance parts, so meet-goers could walk into their store and check out some amazing deals!

Car show: The MVMM had a cool car show with categories for best engine bay, best exterior, best car of show, and car that Mach V would like to own (there were also categories for non-Subaru rides as well)!

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I had a chance to ask Dan from Mach V a few questions regarding the meet:

Dan and the Motorsports models

How did you come up with the meet and why did you choose to raise the proceeds for the Big Brothers/Big Sisters organization?

We’ve had a big summer meet for a lot of years. About three years ago I decided to raise some money for charity; it seemed like a good idea to be a little less selfish. I was a Big Brother when I was younger and really like that organization.

How much money was donated this year?

I’m still finishing up the collecting, but we raised over $1000. (crazygin50: cool!)

Has the interest in the meet since the first one been steadily or significantly increasing?

Our summer meets have always been pretty popular. I think people really had a good time this year — I got a lot of positive feedback about the event.

Favorite WRX/STi, favorite non Subaru, and favorite car overall at the meet?

Well, my own ‘08 STI is my favorite WRX/STI. Paikman (Jon Paik’s) ‘08 STI is really nice, too. It’s lowered and has big-wheels like mine. But there were a ton of other really nice cars. Lots of very clean cars. Oh, and that VW Notchback with the WRX engine in it is a sweet ride.

TYWRAP (Jon Prytz)’s Supra won our trophy for “Car We’d Most Like to Drive.” It dynoed 580 rwhp on our Dynojet. (crazygin50: wow!!!)

Are there things at the meet that you wish you could’ve done or did differently?

I wish I had more time to meet and chat with people! I’m so busy during the event, it’s hard to relax and enjoy myself.

I know it just ended recently, but are there any new plans/ideas for the next one?

Sure! We have plenty of new plans, but I’m not going to announce them this far in advance. Stay tuned for next year’s event!

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So I guess we have to wait and see what Mach V has in store for meet-goers next year! I had a great time at the meet and will definitely be going to the ones to come in the future! A big thanks to Mach V and all its supporters for holding such a fun event. Again, if you are in the area you wanna don’t want to miss out on this!

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Mach V Mega Colossal Meet and Charity Car Show

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Apparently, all that’s known is that it happened late at night. It was around 4am when the bear set off the alarm. So somehow the bear was able to lock him or herself in, and couldn’t get out. I wonder what his insurance company will do about this (if they even do anything at all)!

(All pictures taken from Edmunds Straightline. Link to article here.)

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Bear > Subaru

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