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Taking a bit of a distraction break here at work, I just submitted the below owner’s story to My Subaru for possible publication: The hauling capacity of my WRX Sport Wagon is incredible. I packed it full over the summer with an incredible amount of stuff. Take a look at the last 3 paragraphs on […]

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Jen emailed me this article that’s an argument for why automatic transmission vehicles are better than sticks. Of course, having bought my WRX earlier this year — and never for a moment considered not getting a stick — I completely disagree. Why? As the author with the opposing viewpoint puts it, “The plain truth is […]

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For the first time in my life, I now have vanity plates. This morning on the way to work I swung by the Corte Madera DMV to pick up my September 11th memorial plates that read “G WRX.” Any guesses what that means? It’s a small thing, sure, but pretty cool, I think. This is […]

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I raced a Ferrari 360 Spider yesterday. I didn’t exactly have the chance to square up on the line or even get next to it, but I stayed right on its ass. Not bad, considering the Spider retails for $170,779, a full $144,779 more than I paid for my WRX. Sure, the Spider can do […]

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Wow. I just learned from this Web site that my WRX has a top speed of nearly 180 MPH! (With computer-control removed, of course. It’s only 140 or so stock.) Vehicle Speed at 7000 rpm redline with WRX 3.9 differentials: 1st gear 3.18 ratio = 41.79 mph 2nd gear 1.94 ratio = 68.51 mph 3rd […]

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After getting my car washed at lunchtime, I went home to install my new bumper cover on the WRX. It’ll take some getting used to, but I think it looks pretty good. As of today, Vassar is ranked number one on the Princeton Review’s Happy Student list. Woohoo! Go Vassar!

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My WRX had her first oil change today at 3,686 miles. It’s like my baby’s growing up. eLearning Forum has posted the meeting summary of the last gathering I attended with Glenn earlier this month.

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WRX: One of the Eight Best Rides of the year, according to Sport Compact Car Magazine. Here’s an email I just posted to one of the WRX mailing lists to which I belong: Date: Thu, 20 Jun 2002 16:02:17 -0400 (EDT) From: Gabe To: subaru_wrx@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [wrx] Just a ? Ahh…..the sheer acceleration power […]

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This morning I woke with a jolt just before 8am in preparation for today’s Bay to Breakers race, the longest and oldest footrace in America. Jen and I had plans to go with some friends, as we have the last two years, but it turns out that no one was really feeling up to it. […]

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