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Originally Posted by Sabastian
Pretty much every comment in this thread has sounded like the product of a fanboy from one side or the other.
My opinion? I'm happy that both sides are proud enough of the car to enter into a pissing contest over who gets to take the credit. It sounds like both sides contributed substantially to the project such that the car isn't purely a Toyota, nor is it purely a Subaru.
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Except me cause I'm a fanboi of both LOL...
My first car was a 91 Camry DX from my dad, then I got myself a 2002 WRX 5 door hatch when I was 21, totaled it in 6 months because that's the car I learned to drive stick in lol... Then got myself a beater 90 Integra LS that my brother in law totaled but not his fault... Got myself a 2005 X-Runner before giving him my Integra...
I really don't think anyone is mad either way, but man both companies are great... When I owned my WRX, it opened me up to the "online communities" with i-club... Really taught me that my vehicle was more than just a vehicle at the time... It was a culture... Then I dropped out of it after totaling the ride and was a bit shook up by the whole accident that I decided to drive something I won't get too attached to...
As it turns out, the Integra was a dang blast and I learned to heel toe in it... That opened up so many doors...
Figured I grew up a little bit, had a choice between a RX-8 or a X-Runner late 2004 and decided I wanted to own a truck for utility but still have enough sport in it to have fun... I am having an absolute BLAST with the truck and even became moderator at customtacos.com... Organized a bunch of meets again and hate to part with the truck ever...
I have grew a bit more now and with a baby here and a 2nd soon on the way, it makes no sense to buy this car, but I'm gonna buy this car for my daily driver, and sell the truck to get a van... This is the only reason why I'm even here, or else I'd save up for a van (which I won't be driving) and keep the truck... OR go back to a WRX 5 door hatch with even more power than it did in 2002...
I swear, either company to me don't matter... The two vehicles I have had the most fun with have been the WRX even though it was short lived (had like $3,000 invested in the audio at the time) and my truck which is IMO the best looking of the lot out the box and surely the most surprising to own... Not to mention the community both of these vehicles were attached to was / is nothing less than stellar...
I came to this board because it has the most activity, but man it would be a dark day to see this forum torn apart by two different factions both wanting the same thing over such a trivial thing as which one of the two great companies had more of a hand in developing this car...