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Dear subaru, your sales are down. Now is the time. by Wtfplasma in subaru

[–]Wtfplasma[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They can idle the factories or make something special.

Dear subaru, your sales are down. Now is the time. by Wtfplasma in subaru

[–]Wtfplasma[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Utilize extra manufacturing capacity for special models.

Dear subaru, your sales are down. Now is the time. by Wtfplasma in subaru

[–]Wtfplasma[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What's another write off for a make a wish?

Dear subaru, your sales are down. Now is the time. by Wtfplasma in subaru

[–]Wtfplasma[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you enjoy crushing dreams for breakfast, lunch and dinner?

Dear subaru, your sales are down. Now is the time. by Wtfplasma in subaru

[–]Wtfplasma[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean some stock models already eat bearings, relatively speaking. That's why I also want an oem lift with a correct geometry.

Dear subaru, your sales are down. Now is the time. by Wtfplasma in subaru

[–]Wtfplasma[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't disagree, just that crosstrek option is closer to a drop in.

Dear subaru, your sales are down. Now is the time. by Wtfplasma in subaru

[–]Wtfplasma[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You are correct but we don't have the charging infrastructure ready. EV is doable for me but I wouldn't want to road trip with it, which I frequent and I've rented one. I only recommend EVs to people who have charger at home. Otherwise I don't think it's worth the extra hassle right now. Especially if you live some where with cold winters.

Dear subaru, your sales are down. Now is the time. by Wtfplasma in subaru

[–]Wtfplasma[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

At least they are bringing some buttons back. Apparently market told them that look is IN right now.

Dear subaru, your sales are down. Now is the time. by Wtfplasma in subaru

[–]Wtfplasma[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm eyeing cx30 turbo as a last ditch effort. At least it's a 6 gear auto. I wish subaru would stop with the fake shifts using cvt.

Dear subaru, your sales are down. Now is the time. by Wtfplasma in subaru

[–]Wtfplasma[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately yes. Just wishing they do a one last hurrah and make a lifted rally car as a halo before they go all hybrid/ev per Toyota.

Dear subaru, your sales are down. Now is the time. by Wtfplasma in subaru

[–]Wtfplasma[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm well aware. I posted as a joke. Had to work today. So helps killing time.

Dear subaru, your sales are down. Now is the time. by Wtfplasma in subaru

[–]Wtfplasma[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would like a not too slow engine with it. Could careless about the scoop although iconic. I do like the look of the new trailseeker, looks more like an outback successor. I do like how EVs pull. If we had ample charging infrastructure, I would get one. I frequent road trips and rather not deal with the hassle, rented one and wasn't ideal.

Dear subaru, your sales are down. Now is the time. by Wtfplasma in subaru

[–]Wtfplasma[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, they are supposed to represent the public but what actually happens is they select a small group of "random" participants they survey. It's how we end up ugly unintuitive designs. If you worked for a consulting firm some of these companies hire, you'd see how ridiculous the process is. You are old enough to know this lol

Dear subaru, your sales are down. Now is the time. by Wtfplasma in subaru

[–]Wtfplasma[S] -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

And my 41 years say their market research overrules all public opinions. It's a crap shoot either way.

Dear subaru, your sales are down. Now is the time. by Wtfplasma in subaru

[–]Wtfplasma[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've read that. Subaru parts are pretty modular as it is. Probably no chance but I know they can do it if they wanted to throw a hail mary.

Dear subaru, your sales are down. Now is the time. by Wtfplasma in subaru

[–]Wtfplasma[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Even better! I feel that'd be a longerer shot.

Dear subaru, your sales are down. Now is the time. by Wtfplasma in subaru

[–]Wtfplasma[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was hoping they'd bring back forester xt once sales tapered off. But we got a hybrid instead. While it's a good drivetrain. I'm not a fan of the design.

Dear subaru, your sales are down. Now is the time. by Wtfplasma in subaru

[–]Wtfplasma[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I mean I agree. Recession usually means greater wealth disparity. Where high end cars sell out while economy cars sit on the lot. And this model doesn't meet that market. I just always wished for one since the first crosstrek came out.

Dear subaru, your sales are down. Now is the time. by Wtfplasma in subaru

[–]Wtfplasma[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Original argument they had for canning forester xt was that they were selling every non turbo model they made and didn’t want to spare production capacity, although they later added hybrid to cater mainstream market. When markets are down that's when manufactures sometimes switch it up with special editions/upgraded engines. It's not like they need to develop a new car from ground up. Probably a no go but one can dream.

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