alexorer

I tweet about weird cars and programming and running and bicycling. We need more protected bike lanes.

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@Guerrero_FJ Haha, it’d be hilarious to try that in my Crosstrek and see the blue light pop back on.

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It’s AWD so it can handle the snow - but can it handle the salt? I don’t want to find out so it’s not getting beyond the driveway for the next few months.

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@NCC_Skateway Dec 18!

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@Guerrero_FJ brb asking Hagerty if blown head gasket insurance is a thing.

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Just crossed 500kms on the SVX and the very excellent news is that the automatic transmission hasn’t failed on me yet.

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What a dedicated driveway

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@alexorer I'm pretty sure it's the same one, saw it at my work once and talked to the owner.

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@CK_AMPG Wow, now I’m really curious. Those Ontario plates are relatively new as well (DJXX …)

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JDM / RHD Toyota Brevis on the 417.

I wonder if this car was brought over by a Japanese diplomat / consular official in the 2000s.

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The SVX now has the winter tires + factory wheels!

The wheels are uni-directional and it’s easy to accidentally put them on the wrong side.

Case in point: the SVX at the top of the SVX Wikipedia page has the rear wheel on wrong.

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@GrumpyOldMarin2 I like that expression - I picked it up on a rainy day and it must be the AWD among other things but it felt so planted on wet curvy roads.

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update: I bought the Subaru SVX.

OG wheels are on the winter tires so I will have to swap them in soon.

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I drove this 1997 SVX last weekend.

It was amazing to be in the presence of this oddball heckblende-y Subaru.

Driving didn’t feel as amazing but I also stayed within posted speed limits so maybe the flat-6 engine is capable of more than I experienced.

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Update: Not a Layer Cake taillight since it only meets one of the three criteria.

https://t.co/A00QLG2nl1

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Is that a Meyers Manx? Are those VW tail lights? Would Jason Torchinsky categorize them as Layer Cake taillights? #thoughtsonthe417

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@CK_AMPG Yup, that’s right !

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“my corvette is best corvette because cadillac badge”

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Did Volvo 240s not rust? this one is CLEAN.

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@CK_AMPG you got a clearer shot than I did when I saw one of these (or this same one?) on the 417 two years ago

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I drove this 1997 SVX last weekend.

It was amazing to be in the presence of this oddball heckblende-y Subaru.

Driving didn’t feel as amazing but I also stayed within posted speed limits so maybe the flat-6 engine is capable of more than I experienced.