Converted friends [Archive] - Subaru Legacy International

Airgne

10-21-2008, 02:11 AM

so when we had the 1st annual PNW meet in September my freind that was with us has wanted a 2nd gen. i have been look for one for him for awhile now. 2nd gens are hard to find in 5mt, but i found one for him. so this friday i will have converted someone to the legacy side. hehehe :twisted:, and now we have one more member and one more PNW guy. woot!!!! :headbang:

so an stories about you guy converting a freind to the dark side?

Reuben

10-21-2008, 07:16 AM

My mate is strongly a mitsi guy. His whole family is, they have like 5 mitsis in the drive.

I let him have a go with my GTB in a paddock on sundday, he now either wants a galant VR4 or GTB :D

I'm going to be prodding him to the GTB side obviously

Huffer

10-21-2008, 07:36 AM

My Dad. He traded two Hondas for a JDM Impreza wagon. It's cashmere yellow and has the V5 interior minus the bucket seats. His interior is nicer than mine!

subba

10-21-2008, 09:05 AM

i converted allot but they just afraid to admit it.

SilentRacer

10-21-2008, 11:27 AM

Converted a friend, just bought an impreza 2.5i.

xXGTBspecXx

10-21-2008, 12:11 PM

i organized a small subaru wrx meet (9cars) and my friend the next day traded in his miata for a 2002 wrx. and now it is stage 2.

henryq89

10-21-2008, 12:15 PM

didnt really convert anyone...but a pretty cool story...so i was heading to the gym yesterdai around 1ish or so...and out of no where a see a blue 2.5i legacy with 35% tints all around follow me..so im like ok...another legacy feen in white plains lol...so i enter the parking garage and to notice the dude parks right next to me....we get out the cars at the same time and instantly appreciate each others cars....you know "hey, nice car !" etc etc...it was a automatic car thou....lol...pretty cool guy that was in his 40+ yrs ....so we talkd and i invited him to join SL-i.net....wonder if he will ever join....lol :grin:

peugoby

10-21-2008, 02:57 PM

Back a few years ago my friend bought an Outback (BG) when I was driving my wagon because he was so impressed with it.
Now he is driving a '97 GT wagon!

Another friend who knew very little about cars at the time wanted something fast & reliable. Now he is driving a '94 SS which we just completed an auto to manual swap on.

Another good friend got really into Audi's when I was into them. He bought one of them from me, then I found him a 200TQ. Now I'm trying to find him a '96 2.2 5 speed Outback.

I've converted lots of friends.

2.5GT

10-21-2008, 04:37 PM

I switch my buddy from a Honda fanboy to owning a '02 WRX :lol:

chuckthefuk

10-21-2008, 06:09 PM

"Brainwashing one driver at a time. Everyone needs a Subaru."

Oh where to start....

4 - bd Legacy GT,
5 - bk/bg Outback
3 - bk Brightons

and if you wana talk about non-legacys

4 - gd impreza
2 - 96-99 Forester

no one wants turbo :-( damn gas prices! But everyone can appreciate AWD and reliablity

-Chuck

track8

10-21-2008, 07:03 PM

Talked the mom into an Impreza before I'd had any 'roos myself. When she went to get her second one, I told the salesman I'd like to get ANY 5 sp/AWD Subie he ran across for less than $2000.00, thinking he's not going to do anything about it, just acting interested to make the sale to the mom. The day she picked up her new 'prez, dude says " I found you one, want to see it?" Whoa, so I bought it.

A friend saw how well my car was treating me and bought a '98 BK. Had nothing but trouble with it (in his opinion) so after he drove it with a blown HG for a year, I fixed/upgraded all the shit he whined about and traded his for mine, now all seems right with the world.

Talked a co-worker into a Saabaru 9/2, he loves it.

My jackass, domestic loving brother-in-law won't let my sister buy an import. Oh well, can't win 'em all.

deadlydave

10-21-2008, 08:47 PM

In the year I've had my baja turbo, more than 20 complete strangers have come up to me and asked me about it. Some were looking for smaller alternatives to the mainstream pickups, some looking for a more 4-season car.

My buddy up in VT bought a green 2nd gen wagon after giving him a few rides in my old car(RIP).

peugoby

10-22-2008, 05:39 PM

Airgne

10-22-2008, 07:26 PM

so when we had the 1st annual PNW meet in September my freind that was with us has wanted a 2nd gen. i have been look for one for him for awhile now. 2nd gens are hard to find in 5mt, but i found one for him.

So what'd you find for Kris? a GT or an L? He didn't want another Nissan?

1997 Subaru Legacy GT

sikbyrd350

10-22-2008, 08:39 PM

Never turned anyone onto Subaru's specifically, but between my BK, EVO, and my wife's Miata, I have earned respect for imports from my very muscle-car oriented friends.

Perdue

10-22-2008, 09:03 PM

My best friend and I had a ford explorer and dodge dakota respectively. When I made the jump to my BD he followed me, but with a WRX. I defected back to a dakota and still can't figure out why... :cry:

Huffer

10-22-2008, 09:25 PM

You know I will always have that hanging over you... :roll:

Airgne

10-22-2008, 11:40 PM

Perdue

10-23-2008, 06:05 AM

lol I found a BD local for under a grand. I'm just so broke from getting bill caught up I can't get it right now. It's an Auto...and Silver. No rust though.

jey

10-23-2008, 02:36 PM

My parents are on their 3rd Subaru. I've helped convice 3 different friends to buy WRXes...

grayguy

10-24-2008, 12:37 AM

Well, I was converted after helping Piddster on here build his badass BD.

Then I bought my BD in San Diego and my dad drove it all the way back to MN for me he wanted one, he's lookin into getting a newer GT

I also introduced my room mate to the whole car modding thing and she's hooked for life too

deadlydave

10-24-2008, 10:24 PM

I didn't convert my former college roommate--he already had a 1.8 5mt fwd impreza wagon....

I turned him into a monster, he now has a 99 2.5rs coupe, a mid 90's L coupe preparing for a swap and 95 WRC replication, and a 98 L sedan he restored for his girlfriend. He's also swapped out the 1.8 for a 2.2 or 2.5 and converted it to AWD.