Time we had pictures of everyones Japanese wagons
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Had one of these in my mid 20's after craving one for years when they won the BTCC. Only 150 BHP so nothing by today's standards but in those days was a quick car and handled very well. Always wanted a Sunny GTIR but ended up going down the VW route with a V6 golf
Edited by JustinCredible on Wednesday 22 March 17:43
sam.rog said:
Subaru get under your skin like no other. Absolutely not the best at anything but so competent as a car. When you work on it you know a lot of thought went into the engineering unlike its german contemporaries.
1 of 600 Legacy tuned by sti.
I've had 5 Subaru over the last 12 years and so far, put a combined 150,000 miles on 3 of them. They've just gotten on and done their thing.1 of 600 Legacy tuned by sti.
I'd say a lot of thought goes into the German engineering too, it's just none of it is ever about how anyone stands a chance of maintaining them! Japanese cars are largely a socket set and some spanners.
Konan said:
I've had 5 Subaru over the last 12 years and so far, put a combined 150,000 miles on 3 of them. They've just gotten on and done their thing.
I'd say a lot of thought goes into the German engineering too, it's just none of it is ever about how anyone stands a chance of maintaining them! Japanese cars are largely a socket set and some spanners.
I agree. My bmw have always been a pain to work on. You need to remove a load of stuff to get to what you want and you need 12 special tools. On the subaru a generic socket set and off you go. The turbo cars are a bit more difficult than na. I'd say a lot of thought goes into the German engineering too, it's just none of it is ever about how anyone stands a chance of maintaining them! Japanese cars are largely a socket set and some spanners.
Heres another pic after a drive out to get petrol.
I remember once noticing a round hole in a suspension arm on one of my Legacies and wondering if it was for weight reduction or another purpose... until I jacked the car up and the suspension droop lined said hole up perfectly to poke a socket through and undo a bolt that would have otherwise been obstructed. Made me smile, thoughtful engineer.
Swapping brake pads on the MX5 a couple of days ago was a pleasant reminder of how simple and easy to work on they are too (once I remembered the hidden handbrake adjuster at least
).
Swapping brake pads on the MX5 a couple of days ago was a pleasant reminder of how simple and easy to work on they are too (once I remembered the hidden handbrake adjuster at least
).
HedgeyGedgey said:
Ex track car from japan, owned it 4 years now and there's still little quirks I'm finding with it. Forged, Link ecu big turbo etc
Is that the ex Jam Racing Starlet Glanza demo car? I used to own a white 97 Glanza years ago but always wanted it to look like the Jam Racing car. I miss that thing. 
Chris77 said:
Picked up an FN2 type R last week, its for the wife as her everyday car, but also for me to have some fun in
Nice to see the FN2 love in here! I've had my Facelift Nighthawk Black since start of June and I'm really enjoying it. Such a good hot hatch, even today with all the bonkers turbo stuff with 300+ BHP. I can see myself sticking with jap stuff at the cheaper end of the scale. Think I'll keep it until the end of the year at least, but I am after something auto, comfy but still interesting, so a Lexus of some sorts may be on the cards. I'll probably miss the fun-factor of these though!
Konan said:
Just picked this up as our 2nd car. Was running an old Jeep Cherokee and a Yaris but neither got that much use so went for something that could fill in for both.
I bought a 2003 Forester XT a couple of years back to try and 'fill the void' left by my Impreza Turbo 2000 wagon. It nailed the sound aspect courtesy of a Prodrive backbox, however found the drive left a lot to be desired; brakes somehow worse than the Impreza when 'pressing on' in both longevity and feel through the pedal, the car felt very up on its toes and more susceptible to crosswinds etc compared to the Impreza, and to seal the deal it munched its turbo after 3,000 miles of use! Was tempted to use it as a tow barge once the turbo was replaced but am aware from previous experiences how bad Subaru clutches are at taking abuse, even without a trailer on the back, so ended up punting it on. Wouldn't have another, but enjoyed the cruise control, sunroof and arm rests while it lasted. Benny Saltstein said:
Picked this Crown up yesterday. Had a nice trip down from the northeast with my son. This was a private car back in Japan. Plenty of weird things dotted around the car to figure out. The highlight so far being the sat Nav which thinks it’s still in Japan.
Love Crown’s, just great cars imo. I have a 2006 Crown Athlete and it’s the longest I’ve ever owned a car, just nothing else I can replace it with except for another Crown 
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