A new guy wanders into a bar...

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  1. yardhippie

    yardhippie Member

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    well not really.
    Just picked up an '04 Forester XT with about 32k on it. Id been looking for a nice 'grocery getter' since some guy pulled out in front of me and totaled my last ride, which is not worth mentioning.
    I was in the tuner scene back before I moved to Atlanta with an '01 DSM Galant VR4, with a list of mods too long to list. Before that I didnt own anything you coulding drop a small-block chevy into. Another list entirely too long.
    Ive got a buddy with a WRX wagon and he'd pointed this site out.
    I dont have any plans to do too much to this one, I just wanna see whats available and cool tricks, as all my money goes towards my real hobby. Dont worry it still involves me screaming past the 100 mph mark, just not with gasoline.
     
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    Welcome...... Im now curious about that real hobby
     
  3. BelvnAWD

    BelvnAWD I'm Vin, Bell-Vin...

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    Welcome and skydiving?
     
  4. yardhippie

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    Ding ding, we have a winner!
    ...and you guys thought ya'll were crazy! :wavey:
     
  5. emstraumajunke

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    Amber says the idea of me wanting to climb everest was nuts...Stupid discovery channel series.
     
  6. Weapon

    Weapon 90lbs of dynamite
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    welcome aboard!
     
  7. Alex

    Alex Community Founder
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    Welcome to the community!

    If you climb it, be sure to ski back down :sx:
     
  8. MarkM2016GTI

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    Nice Forester...Gotta Love the Black ones...I was looking at those before I got my wagon....Congrats!!.

    Mark
     
  9. lostinthewoods

    lostinthewoods Frisco Tx Baller

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    hehe, if you ever wanna climb holler. Full trad climbing rack and mountaineering equipment :p.
    Plus colorado is not to far away and plenty of 14ers there :)
     
  10. MrCoffeeATL

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    Welcome to the club man.
    My room mate and several co workers jump about an hour out of atlanta. Where do ya go?
     
  11. emstraumajunke

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    I reallly do want to start climbing just dont knwo where to go sorry to thread jack now back to the welcoming
     
  12. josh booth

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    Welcome to the community! On the sky diving thing been twice so much fun.
     
  13. yardhippie

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    Down to Skydive Atlanta in Thomaston, GA. or up to The Farm in Rockmart, GA.

    I probably know one or more of your roomates.
     
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    I hate to tell you, but you bought the wrong car (SUV?)! You're in hot water my friend... That thing has soooo many tricks and cheapish mods you can buy for it you're not going to be able to afford food. You just about have a STi Wagon (SUV?) with WRX parts on it. That's my next car (SUV?) myself! You can get the STi turbo, intercooler, fuel injectors, and turbo back exhaust and add about 150HP (<- is that right?). And that's not even the beginning. If you want to go cheap, buy the used stock parts off one of these guys that's going big with their STi.

    PS- If you want a Sonic bugeye WRX, I'll trade you. :sx:
     
  15. yardhippie

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    I bought the FXT for a couple reasons.
    1. I need a place for all my gear, that is inside from the weather.
    2. If youre gonna have a small wagon, it better be fast.
    3. Hood scoops add points to your guy card, double bonus if it functions. :cool:
    4. With a couple grand woth of used STI parts, I can be faster than a stock STI! :fawk:


    You can have your bugeye, I'll keep my FXT! :hsnono:
     
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    :wavey: Happy to have you aboard:wavey:
     

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