Topic 14 of 39: Subaru SVX
Wed, Oct 29, 1997 (09:33) |
El Sam Blob (Afor)
Frank and I were discussing the Subaru SVX on the general discussion board on XRoads, and I decided to ask about it here: What's your opinion of this luxury coupe from Subaru, or of Subarus in general?
9 responses total.
Topic 14 of 39 [cars]: Subaru SVX
Response 1 of 9: El Sam Blob (Afor) * Thu, Oct 30, 1997 (08:57) * 1 lines
What, no opinions on the SVX? Or on Subarus in general? C'mon, someone out there must own a Subaru!
Topic 14 of 39 [cars]: Subaru SVX
Response 2 of 9: Yves G. (yves) * Thu, Oct 30, 1997 (12:50) * 2 lines
I friend of mine is a Subaru's fan. He is very satisfy with then but personnaly, I dont know a lot about it. I never owned a Japanese car. Why, I dont know.Maby for the ease to get parts for American car? Or less expensive?
Around here Subaru aren't very popular. I dont eveb know were's a dealer.
Topic 14 of 39 [cars]: Subaru SVX
Response 3 of 9: El Sam Blob (Afor) * Thu, Oct 30, 1997 (14:04) * 7 lines
Hmm... an all-4wd line of cars not popular in snowy Quebec; interesting. Especially since I heard that Subaru's traditional market in the U.S. is in the Northeast!
The Subaru line has only been all-4wd for about two or three years, this due to the fact that people were mostly buying the 4wd versions of their cars, while front-wheel drive buyers generally chose Toyotas or Volkswagens or other fwd cars like that.
But still, Quebec sounds like Legacy Outback country!
How easy or cheap was it to get parts for the Viva?
Topic 14 of 39 [cars]: Subaru SVX
Response 4 of 9: Yves G. (yves) * Fri, Oct 31, 1997 (04:17) * 4 lines
They sold the Viva only 2 or 3 years on GM dealers. Parts were just a bit more expensive than US ones.
4Wd are not very popular cause roads are cleaned up very fast around big centers.Most of the time it's easier to lose control with a 4wd. We encounter lot of icy or slippery conditions and when you lose traction on 4 wells at the time, your in great trouble. With traction or prop you can desaccelerate or accelerate to get back in line with the 2 non spinning wells (am I clear,I'm not sure). We often see 4wd out of the road. Maybe the excess of confidence is in cause but not always. I remember last winter,
my neibour (he is a Chrysler dealer and is used to drive lot of different cars and trucks) was driving ( a bit to fast)a 4wd (integral) van and lost control of it. He told me that when he tried to retrive control there was noting to do. Having a 4wd for me is much for leisure than every day vehicule.
Topic 14 of 39 [cars]: Subaru SVX
Response 5 of 9: El Sam Blob (Afor) * Fri, Oct 31, 1997 (08:56) * 11 lines
I remember seeing an ad for Ford Cortinas in a late '70s edition of Reader's Digest Were there a lot of British or German Ford or GM cars in Canada? Are there now?
Let me see if I follow you:
"Traction" = front wheel drive (pulling the car, hence "traction")
"Propulsion" = rear wheel drive (pushing the car, hence "propulsion")
The theory is that traction is more evenly distributed with 4wd, and that, with the more recent systems, power can be sent away from the wheel that can't use it and to the wheel that can. However, I now realize that there is less load on each powered wheel (but there are more of them) which would make them more likely to lose traction (but less likely to dig themselves into sand or loose earth).
Does Subaru offer traction control on their cars?
Topic 14 of 39 [cars]: Subaru SVX
Response 6 of 9: Yves G. (yves) * Sat, Nov 1, 1997 (02:49) * 5 lines
For Europeen Ford or Gm, I do not think ,but I'm not sure. These few tries had not been positive cause the climate, corosion etc. I have to tell you that I left the automobile world in stand by for about 20 years. I put my energies on job, wife ,kid , house etc. But I try comming back slowly.
Now, 4wd. The main question is what do you have to do whit it.
When you have to break the inertie of the car (in mud, sand, big amount of snow..) the computer assisted 4 wells traction (integral)is just great (the traction goes to the wells that can do the work). But were it is dangerous it's when you are mouving on a equaly slippery surface as ice or else. On this condition, all the wells are spinning,=making friction=making a thin layer of water on your tires (as if it was water on tiles)=losing all possible control. When you have only one or two wells out of cont
ol, you still have a chance to recover the direction cause the wells without traction keeps(not always) grip and by adjusting the amount of power (opposite on traction and propusion) you can stay on the road (or near :o)). But I'm not closed on learning 4wd driving technics...
Topic 14 of 39 [cars]: Subaru SVX
Response 7 of 9: El Sam Blob (Afor) * Fri, Dec 26, 1997 (22:41) * 1 lines
Just thought I'd let you know, they stopped making the SVX last year (1996)
Topic 14 of 39 [cars]: Subaru SVX
Response 8 of 9: Frank Susca (Cafe) * Sat, Dec 27, 1997 (09:40) * 1 lines
A shame. They're pretty cheap now here, around 13K. An approachable exotic IMO.
Topic 14 of 39 [cars]: Subaru SVX
Response 9 of 9: El Sam Blob (Afor) * Sat, Dec 27, 1997 (18:44) * 3 lines
Yeah, and it'll keep everyone guessing!
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