i bought a winter beater today - Subaru WRX Wagon
 

5 spd, red. no pics yet, I'll probably be picking it up next week. woohoo... should be perfect for the coming winter. kind of ugly, but that's part of the Subaru charm imo.

cheers :glugglug

new or used? why not the STI ?

Spend a bit of money on it and it'll be faster than your Porsche :thumbsup

Good choice BTW...

WRX Wagon isn't available as an STI, just the WRX Sedan.

No need to be riding around in anything nice for the winter as it is going to get fucked up sooner or later...

Come pick me up. Let's cruise the snowy mountains!

2005, it's still on the way to the dealership. you can't get the STI in the wagon form, which is what I wanted for hauling shit around, and driving on icy/snowy roads in the winter.

Nice, although I would have pinned you as a Volvo or Audi guy.

A friend of mine recently relocated to Idaho...about forty miles below the Canadian border. He said that everyone in the area drives Subarus so he bought one. Why are Subarus popular in snow country?

:1orglaugh :1orglaugh

full time all wheel drive.

Heh, 2005 WRX wagon as a winter beater, when I think winter beater, this comes to mind...

http://www.avonhill.com/thumbnails/s..._Wagoneer.jpeg

:1orglaugh What you consider a beater is a pretty nice vehicle to alot of people

me too!

Hey sweety I have company here who would like to talk to you, I just emailed you the phone number :)

My grandfather loved those so much he bought 2 of them the last year they were made and kept the extra one in his garage:1orglaugh

i was actually considering the new Saab 9-2X (which is basically a re-badged WRX with a nicer interior), but i really didn't want anything too 'nice' that i'd have to worry about. this is my beater. it will also be used to drive out to remote locations and left all day when doing hikes and scrambles in the summer, so i didn't want anything i'd think twice about driving on rough roads, etc.

sly, what time do i pick you up?

add a spoiler and some flame stickers and that thing will be pimped out :Graucho

edit: and spinners, cant forget spinners

true true - my bad

Find some photos of the first Subaru 4wd wagon they released internationally and you'll know what ugly really is :)

They looked about as flimsy as an empty Coke can but there are some still plugging along here in Australia

If it wasn't "WAGON" I'd say cool :thumbsup

How long did you think about that one? :1orglaugh
Great car for the winter, but common dude! Grandpa wouldent even drive something like that :(
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member...573_2_full.jpg
+Some winter tires = Fun :Graucho

Now hurry up and go cancel that order, and we'll all pretend we never saw this thread. :thumbsup :1orglaugh

:Graucho

http://www.subaruwest.com/Graphics/I..._Wagon_WRX.jpg
:1orglaugh :1orglaugh
Can you post a frontal picture, so we can photoshop you in it?

Pickup trucks handle like shit in the snow.

Quiet, I always like what you have to say and respect you a great deal. Ya I know I am gonna get blasted because I only have 100 posts, but calling a brand new 2005 Subaru a beater??? Come on now, WTF!!! Ya we know you got lots of money, but with your remarks of calling a brand new decent car a beater, it makes you look like your just bragging about how rich you are, pretty lame.


My "winter beater" is an 82 Ford F-150 that is literally beat to hell, looks like shit, but runs like its brand new.

it's called relativity. your ford is your winter beater. my sub is mine. get over it.

they are very, very good in the snow. tough, reasonably cheap, with an advanced all-wheel drive system that rocks. i assume these are the main reasons.

great handling in the dry and rough as well. i can't wait to get mine.

I almost bought one. Read too many horror stories on their motors leaking oil though. good luck with it. hurry up with the pics once you get it :)

unless ya got 20 sandbags in the bed hehe

Congrats, I certainly don't categorize
it as a beater though :thumbsup

Good choice, it's AWD has some balls and it will fit your snowboard, hiking equipment and a case of beer :)

I've decided to hold on to my Audi S4 AWD for the winter as Ontario has some very unpleasant winters. In the spring I will start shopping for a replacement :)

DH

If that bothers you then you definitely shouldn't ask him what he went to Van on Friday to buy. :1orglaugh

nice :glugglug

I've been looking at the new Saab version because I get a nice discount from GM. Right now they'll give me $5k off of sticker. :Graucho

http://www.autogaleria.pl/tapety/img..._2003_02_m.jpg

Here's my new winter beater.

http://www.generix.com/pics/IMG_0351_reduced.JPG

subaru's rock in the winter. perfect weight to balance , and all 4wheel drive has always made subaru's rock

When would be good for you?