I know this is a little off topic, but IPD is going into Subaru parts? What is there attraction to this car company? Is Subura a cult car like the Volvo?

trust me some suburus are NOTHING like volvos...try taking a WRX (i.e. the road going copy of the WRC rally car) for a blast...espetially with the pro-drive stuff on it....just packa clean pair of underwear!...very very very fast...but i wouldnt like to hit anythign in one, and from the reports of what i hear of the running costs i cant afford to run one...(ps. makes a 940 turbo look like a nice cheap economical run around....)

When the WRX was introduced a press release stated that the WRC car could accelerate harder on gravel than a Viper on asphalt. I'd have to see that to beleive it.
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Erwin in Memphis, '88 745t 183,000 miles, '95 855t For Sale

Subaru is a cult car in the Northeast and Northwest. People like the AWD and wagon features; it's far less expensive than Volvo, so it has picked up the market niche that the 240 first owned when it came out.

Same here in Ottawa and in the Maritimes - Subarus are often chosen as the economical alternative to a new Volvo. In fact, it's not uncommon for a dealer to handle both lines.

Maybe part of the problem is places like FCPGroton are eating their lunch in the maintanince and repair parts arena. Except for swaybars and a few other specialty items, everything in their catalog is available at 10-40% less through other distributors. I bought an aftermarket dog gate for the 245 through them for $70. When it arrived, I typed in the manufacturers name on the box into Google and found them online for about $40. IPD... Great catalog, nice helpful guys with a lot of experience, but way too expensive for parts.
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Bob W.
'91 744T 173K
'82 245Ti 238K
'81 245 GLT, non-turbo 275K
'67 122 wagon

FCPGroton? www.fcpgroton.com

Or the dog gate seller? I don't have that address. Just found this on Google, though.
http://canineauto.com/indexEVB.htm?GTSE=goog>KW=dog+gate
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Bob W.
'91 744T 173K
'82 245Ti 238K
'81 245 GLT, non-turbo 275K
'67 122 wagon

I read this in their last newsletter also. Could be they want to rally a WRX and develop parts for it?
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Erwin in Memphis, '88 745t 183,000 miles, '95 855t For Sale