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Old 08-19-2010, 05:54 AM   #79
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Originally Posted by 70NYD View Post
im yugoslavian (but im in oz now) and a few years ago i was talking to my mum telling her i want a Subaru.. she at 1st didnt know what it is (and she knew and was in to cars back b4 the war pre 90's) then when she remembered the name and said they are all pieces of shit.. that changed when she saw the WRX changed the brand immage in her mind completly.. her shock to the difference prompted me to have a look at some old subies and they weretn much to look at..
Yeah, but the question was about "guys in the states".
Setting aside relevance, it was a well-illustrated point. Subaru had a very different image before the WRX, which was probably the main reason they weren't as popular (as in.. the reason nobody knew them).
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