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Subarus in Europe
Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:57 am
by snaab
I got back from Europe (England, Germany, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Austria) last night. My trip was in half for a number of reason, that I won't go into, but I wanted to comment on the lack of Subarus in Europe.
I saw less than ten in the week and a half that I was there, only one of which was an STI. I wondered why that was until I checked the cost of an STI
40,900 euros?!
For those of you not familiar with the exchange, right now, that's approximately 52,600 US dollars. Add to this the $6 a gallon gas, and I fully understand the lack of Subarus.
Even my rental car was costing over 50 euros to fill.
Rental Car
I did manage to push it to 205 kmh though
Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 9:41 am
by WRXWagon2112
Yeah, cars in general are insanely expensive over in Europe. That's why there's so many little compact and sub-compact models runnin' around with teeny little engines (and diesels and stuff). It's all about the euros ...
--Alan
Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 10:02 am
by Mr Kleen
and Americans complain of high taxes and gas prices...
Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 10:41 am
by sirwilliam
Mr Kleen wrote:and Americans complain...
Fixed.
You got to realize that those may be expensive but all the european models that we pay an arm and a leg for BMW, MB, etc. are a lot cheaper over there. You know they are cheaper when they use MB for cabs
Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 11:01 am
by complacent
thassa losssa euros
i wish we could get the cool peugots and citroens over here...
Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 11:45 am
by hotsam
I was in the UK for two weeks and this was all I saw:
Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 12:01 pm
by Cereb Daithi
i dont recall seeing a single subaru while in australia
Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 1:36 pm
by zaxrex
That is because they were going so fast, they were outrunning the photons!
Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 2:22 pm
by Sabre
Cereb Daithi wrote:i dont recall seeing a single subaru while in australia
That's pretty shocking!
I'm amazed that Subaru's are so expensive over there. With their weather (I'm thinking about Wein(Vienna) Austria) and roads, they would seem like ideal cars.
BTW, what did you think of Austria?
Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 4:54 pm
by Cereb Daithi
i was a US student ambassador
Posted: Sun Aug 27, 2006 6:31 pm
by missvenezuela85
Mmm, not to counter your point or anything, But when I went to Italy this summer, I actually saw just as many as over here. When I was in the airport there was an STI in the parkinglot. Then one night we went clubbing and there was a blue STI with rally stickers on it. Unfortunately I didnt have my camera handy with me for that. It looked really cool
And the one last thing about gas, we have to cover more distnace than some some places in Europe. Atleast where I was in italy, th comuter distance was a lot less than here.