LJ;1514964 wrote:That's a great sales pitch for you. You are trying to talk me from a luxary awd vehicle with 400 ft lb of torque and over 30 mpg, to a midrange vehicle with a 4cyl. Not even the same class bub.

oberhaus;1514968 wrote:VW is luxury? And yes...the TDI has outstanding torque.

LJ;1514970 wrote:The top end ones, yes.

oberhaus;1514972 wrote:Gotcha. I guess I think more of BMW, Audi and MB as luxury. Don't get me wrong, VWs are extremely good vehicles. A Forester would compare more to the Tiguan. The Outback would probably be a better comparison to the Toureg.

oberhaus;1514960 wrote:We are the only manufacturer with record sales growth the past 5 years straight AND weve had sales increase each month for 23 straight months.

Automatik;1514994 wrote:Subaru - record growth in the past 5 years compared to other manufacturers. Also, an increasing number of Subarus sold per month 23 months straight.

I fail to see the issue with that statement?

Automatik;1514994 wrote:Subaru - record growth in the past 5 years compared to other manufacturers. Also, an increasing number of Subarus sold per month 23 months straight.

I fail to see the issue with that statement?

dlazz;1515011 wrote:It's a spineless statement.

Kind of like when a "blockbuster movie" comes out and it's the highest grossing movie of all time. Of course it is, it should be...movie tickets are more expensive and there's more disposable income now than before...not to mention an increasing amount of people alive today.

Same story here. Subaru had record growth the past five years...well, if they had a sales plunge in 2008 and 2009, any rebound effect is going to count as record sales GROWTH since the year prior was a bad year.

The 23-months straight comment is also spineless. Chrysler has had 42 months straight of year-over-year sales gains. It's nothing to hang their hat on, it's just proof that people are buying more and more cars than they were four years ago.

LJ;1515018 wrote:Or how about doubling your market share from .25% to .5%

dlazz;1515019 wrote:In closing, Justin: get a Delorean.

Commander of Awesome;1514484 wrote:A good friend of mine is a car mechanic for BMW (had to go to college to get this degree, 2nd degree actually) and is a car nut. He owns a Subaru and loves it and swears by them.

said_aouita;1568682 wrote:My brother has a Forester and loves it. Greatest car he's ever owned.

Pick6;1568680 wrote:bought myself a new loaded Jetta last weekend. Not a TDI, though. Didn't see the point in spending an extra 5ish grand for a little better gas mileage and more expensive fuel.

Automatik;1514273 wrote:The engines are bulletproof. If I were in the market for a car I may consider a TDI, but VWs are somewhat of a bitch to maintain.

My sister had an '04 Jetta and nothing but problems.

justincredible;1568868 wrote:That thing is pretty ugly. Very plain.

Commander of Awesome;1568906 wrote:They hold their value. 10 yr old suburu still gors for $15k. Their like apple, very loyal customer base.

justincredible;1568911 wrote:I don't doubt it. But that thing is still ugly. Aesthetics do count for something. That said, there are plenty of nice looking Subaru models.

justincredible;1568868 wrote:That thing is pretty ugly. Very plain.

Commander of Awesome;1568921 wrote:

What are you talking about?