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12-21-2011, 01:25 PM
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#1 | | What hasn't Killed me, has made me more tolerant of RS!
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12-21-2011, 01:42 PM
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#2 | | Banned By Establishment
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LOL...I'll take it! But can I get one that isn't up on a rock?
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12-21-2011, 03:13 PM
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#3 | | RS.net, helping ugly ppl have sex since 2001
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Silly Albertans, thats not how you go 4x4-ing.
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12-21-2011, 03:21 PM
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#4 | | What hasn't Killed me, has made me more tolerant of RS!
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The test drive route wasn't very long either, according to Google Maps it was 2 minutes. Subaru Calgary to 28 St NE - Google Maps | |
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12-21-2011, 03:24 PM
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#5 | | WHAT? NO FOOD?
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where is the source?
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12-21-2011, 03:53 PM
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#6 | | McFogg The Dawg is my homeboy
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i heard somewhere that they don't let you test drive STI's...guess that isn't true lol
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12-21-2011, 04:00 PM
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#7 | | I Will not Admit my Addiction to RS
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Originally Posted by kevin7352  i heard somewhere that they don't let you test drive STI's...guess that isn't true lol | .... stupid..  | |
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12-21-2011, 04:29 PM
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#8 | | Captain Happy Bubble is my Homeboy
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if that is calgary i think i test drove THAT car
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12-21-2011, 04:45 PM
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#9 | | I WANT MY 10 YEARS BACK FROM RS.net!
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Originally Posted by shenmecar Silly Albertans, thats not how you go 4x4-ing. | Leave the rock crawling to the Jeeps and wigged out 4Runners.
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12-21-2011, 05:08 PM
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12-21-2011, 05:19 PM
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#11 | | Rs has made me the woman i am today!
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I'm assuming STi's come stock with summer tires. Do dealerships let ppl test drive cars with summer tires when there's snow on the road?
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12-21-2011, 05:22 PM
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#12 | | I don't get it
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those look like winter tires. Subaru's normally won't let people test drive STI anyways. The two dealership i been to said NO to me
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12-21-2011, 06:01 PM
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#13 | | WOAH! i think Vtec just kicked in!
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so.... if that happens...
does the guy whose test driving it, have to pay? :/
how does this work?
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12-21-2011, 06:11 PM
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#14 | | What hasn't Killed me, has made me more tolerant of RS!
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Originally Posted by Santafu where is the source? | You bet, one of the salesperson at Subaru Calgary started a thread on WSC. It's a bad day when the Test Drive ends like this... | |
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12-21-2011, 06:11 PM
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#15 | | I contribute to threads in the offtopic forum
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Originally Posted by n3w8ie-aler those look like winter tires. Subaru's normally won't let people test drive STI anyways. The two dealership i been to said NO to me | It's all in how you carry yourself and what you drive in to a dealership. Also, doesn't hurt to bring a pay stub with you.
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12-21-2011, 06:13 PM
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#16 | | First to fail !SG evar! Now i have yellow fever...
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I test drove an STI in kelowna, salesman even let me go alone with my friend and gf. Things are different up there, most dealerships let you drive almost any car you want  | |
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12-21-2011, 07:04 PM
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#17 | | Rs has made me the woman i am today!
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From that Calgary thread Quote:
Re: It's a bad day when the Test Drive ends like this...
« Reply #38 on: December 19, 2011, 11:37:50 PM »This is Drew Bell from Subaru Calgary, soon to be ex-sales associate. But no not because I was driving or riding in this car! My last day is the 23rd which means I'll finally have more time to be on the forums!
This is the unfortunate result of a 3 days new on the job associate agreeing to go on a test drive in the 09 STI without checking with management. Yes those are summer tires, and unfortunately they chose the slipperiest corner in our area to approach at 50 k...
Everyone was ok except for the scooby, which impressively is not leaking any fluids. No sure at this point what repairs are necessary or if it's a write off. Big question was how to get it off the rock... I will try to updat as I know more. Those who were interested in this car, I get you best price!!! (but in all seriousness this will be on the carproof, and if it is repaired it will be fully repaired and recertified through insurance)
So next time you take a test drive and someone says sign here for the deductible, let me see your licence, and I'm driving first to show you how the car handles you'll all realize why!
I probably shouldn't have posted these... But could not resist!
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12-21-2011, 10:21 PM
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#18 | | Banned By Establishment
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its a used STI, they usually let you test drive used cars without much problem
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12-22-2011, 04:14 AM
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#19 | | My homepage has been set to RS
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Originally Posted by ScizzMoney It's all in how you carry yourself and what you drive in to a dealership. Also, doesn't hurt to bring a pay stub with you. | This.
If you show up in your kitted out 240 with a fart can wearing ripped jeans and a beater chances are you're not getting a ride
Show up in your rents boring car, wearing at least decent clothes and dont act like a douche it's a different story.
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12-22-2011, 04:54 PM
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#20 | | Wunder? Wonder?? Wander???
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I loled, then I :'(
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12-23-2011, 09:51 AM
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#21 | | they call me the snowman
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Pffft, that'll buff out.
Subarus are tanks. When they do break, it's usually 8 bolts to put a new part on and they're good as new.
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12-23-2011, 10:48 AM
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#22 | | Where's my RS Christmas Lobster?!
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I owned an 09 STI and the 1st time I drove it was off the lot. Even with a deposit down and a salesman in the car they wouldn't let me take it out.
Never doing that again, what a boring car.
rich
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12-23-2011, 12:46 PM
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#23 | | WOAH! i think Vtec just kicked in!
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Originally Posted by Vancouver240sx I owned an 09 STI and the 1st time I drove it was off the lot. Even with a deposit down and a salesman in the car they wouldn't let me take it out.
Never doing that again, what a boring car.
rich | Boring? Guess I'm scratching that car off my to-drive / to-own list.
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12-23-2011, 05:32 PM
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#24 | | I don't get it
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its a boring car until u add an access port to it Posted via RS Mobile | |
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12-23-2011, 05:33 PM
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#25 | | Where's my RS Christmas Lobster?!
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Ya absolutely. I drove a newer version at track a while ago, it was better, but I believe it had quite a bit of suspension work done to it.
It is what it is, a family mover with a mother fucker engine. The brakes are good for a giggle but the rest of the car is mundane. You get over the speed quickly.
However, I'm not most consumers, my preference leans towards a precise, agile, fun ride than a lopey people mover.
rich
ps it ate gas like it secretly bathed in it over night.
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