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   Xeon² (izaya@social.shadowkat.net)'s status on Saturday, 21-Dec-2024 12:46:20 JST Xeon²

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   • Doughnut Lollipop 【記録係】:blobfoxgooglymlem:
   @VD15 @tk I think the term for stuff like the standard Impreza is "Sedan," at least here. I've also heard "Saloon."
   
   Buying a new car for your first car seems ... inadvisable. I'd go with a used mid 2000s hatchback for $5000 or less for my first. I would personally recommend a 2005-ish Suzuki Swift, preferably the manual variant.
   :menherasmug: I am absolutely biased, though.
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     djsumdog (djsumdog@djsumdog.com)'s status on Saturday, 21-Dec-2024 12:52:27 JST djsumdog

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     • Doughnut Lollipop 【記録係】:blobfoxgooglymlem:

     The older Imprezas are better too. No permanent cellphone tracking modem. Mechanical limited slipping differentials (versus more dependence on electronic traction control). I've never bought a new car myself. I thought about one recently, but I cannot deal with the permanent cell tracking that the dealership will not remove. The first step in buying a new car today (if you care about privacy) is pulling apart the entire dash and installing an aftermarket bypass harness (you can't just pull the fuse, the tracking unit is intentionally required for bluetooth and one of the two front speakers, for almost every manufacturer).

     Subaru went hard into the larger wagons/suv-crossovers in the 2010s. You can blame them, but they did sell better. I guess it's what people want? The Impreza is pretty much the only thing you can get in the classic smaller style (maybe the Crosstrek, if you're a lesbian). The WRX hatch/wagon keeps getting discontinued and brought back. I think it's currently discontinued?

     I just put in new wheels and lights on my 06 WRX and I intend to keep it until I can no longer buy parts for it.

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     Xeon² (izaya@social.shadowkat.net)'s status on Saturday, 21-Dec-2024 12:58:47 JST Xeon²

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     • Doughnut Lollipop 【記録係】:blobfoxgooglymlem:
     @djsumdog @tk @VD15 My sister had a Forester for a while, and the new Outbacks are bigger than it. Strange times.
     
     I hate your LED headlights, by the way. Just on principle.
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     djsumdog (djsumdog@djsumdog.com)'s status on Saturday, 21-Dec-2024 13:01:41 JST djsumdog

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     • Doughnut Lollipop 【記録係】:blobfoxgooglymlem:
     That's fair. I know some people find them blinding. I was pretty diligent in calibrating and testing them, so I'm confident they don't blind people. If it's the cost or rice factor .. yea can see that too. I still like em 😋
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     Xeon² (izaya@social.shadowkat.net)'s status on Saturday, 21-Dec-2024 13:08:02 JST Xeon²

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     • Doughnut Lollipop 【記録係】:blobfoxgooglymlem:
     @djsumdog @tk @VD15 I mean I bitch about it but my Swift's previous owner put LED headlights in mine and I'm not about to rip them out when they're still working. I run them on low beam all the time* because they're about ten billion times brighter than the high beam in either of my bikes so
     
     * when they are in use, so, when it's dark
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