speeding_gaijin Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 So after driving Mustangs, Lincolns, Ford POS's, SUV's and other crap that I was renting in the US, I finally drove my Legacy... And WOW!! This car is faaast!! So much fun to drive too. So let me make this official Legacy looooove:wub: thread! Post your Legacy love story! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest subiecity Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 i only have the 2.5i black interior and exterior....18 inch rims, HnR springs, total tints, jdm lip jdm mesh grille, serius radio...knn drop in filter.......soon full custom intake and hopefully tooroow will be main crankshaft pulley, and reflashed computer.......and driving hondas all my life this car is a blast i could only imagine if i got the GT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-TT- Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 i drove a v6 tacoma for a day, once i got in the LGT i was surprised at how fast it was. i need to drive other cars more often Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
automaticsti Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 I love burning the tires from a launch and still managing to grab at the same time:wub: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-TT- Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 I love burning the tires from a launch and still managing to grab at the same time:wub: and then buying a new clutch, right? j/k (kinda) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
automaticsti Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 i have an auto.............hence the name.......so more like the torque converter:lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VXCL Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 yes i love love love my legacy. sucks for the g/f but the legacy came first and she doesn't nag MAYHEM #122/22 STS NNJR SCCA AUTOX4U.COM XENON RETRO GUIDE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-TT- Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 i have an auto.............hence the name.......so more like the torque converter <pwn3d Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
automaticsti Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 geese take it easy on yourself:lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STG Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 Just where in/around Tokyo can you use more than 20% of your Legacy GT's power? You need to ship your car to Wyoming to find out what it can really do. While I like my Legacy GT, I'm not about to sell my 2004 Mach1. Realistically, the Subaru is a great car, but it is not as fun to drive as my Mach1. I bought my Mach1 new, added an C&L intake, SLP Loudmouth cat-back exhaust, custom dyno tune by Danny Swanson of Swanson Performance, H&R SuperSport Springs, Tokico Illumina shocks, Maximum Motorsports full length welded sub connectors, MM caster-camber plates, MM lower control arms, an MRT shifter, and light-weight Halibrand replica wheels. The total cost was within a couple of hundred dollars of the Legacy GT. The Subaru handles the ice, rain and snow. The Mustang does way better on dry paved road, plus I can steer it with the throttle. The Mustang also sounds like a real car. And, if I keep the cruise control on at 72mph, I get almost 28 mpg. The Mustang is a lot cheaper to modify. In my opinion, neither car qualifies as a "Wow!", but the Mach1 is closer. http://home.earthlink.net/~stan999/upload/MACH1-CAL-SPEEDWAY-SIG.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnAWD Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 It's a car. I drive it and I like it. That is all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tantal Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 Just where in/around Tokyo can you use more than 20% of your Legacy GT's power? You need to ship your car to Wyoming to find out what it can really do. While I like my Legacy GT, I'm not about to sell my 2004 Mach1. Realistically, the Subaru is a great car, but it is not as fun to drive as my Mach1. I bought my Mach1 new, added an C&L intake, SLP Loudmouth cat-back exhaust, custom dyno tune by Danny Swanson of Swanson Performance, H&R SuperSport Springs, Tokico Illumina shocks, Maximum Motorsports full length welded sub connectors, MM caster-camber plates, MM lower control arms, an MRT shifter, and light-weight Halibrand replica wheels. The total cost was within a couple of hundred dollars of the Legacy GT. The Subaru handles the ice, rain and snow. The Mustang does way better on dry paved road, plus I can steer it with the throttle. The Mustang also sounds like a real car. And, if I keep the cruise control on at 72mph, I get almost 28 mpg. The Mustang is a lot cheaper to modify. In my opinion, neither car qualifies as a "Wow!", but the Mach1 is closer. No offense, but I considered a Mach 1 and I was not impressed. The car is very heavy, difficult to position with the dull steering, and even with the large amount of power on tap, the non-linear throttle makes car control a challenge - not an enjoyable challenge. It is a very sloppy car - when you get it right you don't feel a sense of accomplishment but a sense of the stars lining up for you. The brakes are less than stellar too, about what our GT brakes are, with a different feel. Also the ride is quite high - at least in the seat. I'm glad you love your mustang, but the RX-8 is a far better car to drive; much more rewarding and you can reliably place the car extremely well. On anything but a drag strip, the RX-8 will outpace the Mach 1. I was really disappointed with the car - and I wanted to like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTlegacygtx Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 In my opinion, neither car qualifies as a "Wow!", but the Mach1 is closer. You should have seen the Wow on this 05 Mustang GT owner's face when I obliterated him off the line with my LGT and proceeded to call off the race at 60 mph because it was such a blow out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTlegacygtx Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 how does the mach1 compare to the Mustang GT i am not familiar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STG Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 The RX8 is amusing, but like the Honda S2000, it has no torque. The stock Mustang's suspension is quite sloppy. Mine isn't. RX8s can't keep up with it on roads like Angeles Crest Highway and Mulholland Drive in California and the Beartooth Highway in Montana/Wyoming. There is no way an RX8 can keep up on the big track at Willow Springs International Raceway, either. They have tried. The Subaru is a fine car. My only point is that it doesn't qualify as a "Wow!" Maybe an Enzo, Pagani Zonda or a Bugatti Veyron is a "Wow!", but neither Subaru or Mustang qualifies. Drive a Ferrari 360 or 575 and tell me a Legacy GT is a "Wow!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STG Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 how does the mach1 compare to the Mustang GT i am not familiar Stock, the Mach1 came with an alumimum DOHC 32v engine (310 HP, 320 LB./FT.), upgraded suspension, Mustang Cobra brakes (Brembo), functional Shaker (a la 1969), retro style instruments and retro leather seating areas. With my mild modifications my car dyno'd SAE net at 297/313. Fewer than 18,000 were built in 2003-2004. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STG Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 You should have seen the Wow on this 05 Mustang GT owner's face when I obliterated him off the line with my LGT and proceeded to call off the race at 60 mph because it was such a blow out. So, you beat a candy-ass in his 2005 Mustang. Are you sure he was racing you, or was it yopur wet dream? Street racing is for children. It proves nothing. Neither driver knows the ability of the other, the tune of either car, nor the reason for "calling it off." On the other hand, I'm faster in my Mustang at Willow Springs than in my Legacy GT. Same driver, same track, same time keeping. By the way, I'm not very found of the 2005-2006 Mustangs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urfsin Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 Drive a Ferrari 360 or 575 and tell me a Legacy GT is a "Wow!" +1 I would agree. The LGT is more of a sleeper than anything. It is a nice car no doubt, but there are lots out there that have a much bigger "wow" factor. I am no fan of the mustang, but it is more of a traditional sports car where the LGT is a sprots sedan. A little hard to compare IMO. When it comes to performance, the LGT with mods can out run a Mustang GT or maybe even a Mach 1. But once again, the LGT is modded out and the GT or Mach 1 is stock. Besides, if they were ever to race on a track, they would be in a different class. It's kinda apples to oranges. Slide It Sideways Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panamajack Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 I am "wowed" by my lgt. Why yall tryin to biff the wow. I cam from driving a 74 MBZ 300d. When I get my Porsche 911TT I will be wowed again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LUKEGT03 Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 Apples to oranges or not i like my LGT much better than a mustang look at the fit and finish comparison besides that i have walked all over quite a few mustangs even had some old dummy ask me if i had NOS cause i walked about five cars on his gt from an 80 MPH pull. Pulled on a Mach 1 from about 20 MPH i would love to catch one at a light especially with my RPS clutch.Call me crazy but the mustang isnothing more than a domestic civic but i am a little bias i guess bein i grew up in Corvettes i love the look on peoples faces when my little family car runs away from their GTO, or Mustang, or Camaro, or older vette, etc. Either way i would definatly take my LGT over just about any Mustang (gotta love Eleanor though). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLegacy99 Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 yes i love love love my legacy. sucks for the g/f but the legacy came first and she doesn't nag amen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hovied Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 Just where in/around Tokyo can you use more than 20% of your Legacy GT's power? You need to ship your car to Wyoming to find out what it can really do. While I like my Legacy GT, I'm not about to sell my 2004 Mach1. Realistically, the Subaru is a great car, but it is not as fun to drive as my Mach1. I bought my Mach1 new, added an C&L intake, SLP Loudmouth cat-back exhaust, custom dyno tune by Danny Swanson of Swanson Performance, H&R SuperSport Springs, Tokico Illumina shocks, Maximum Motorsports full length welded sub connectors, MM caster-camber plates, MM lower control arms, an MRT shifter, and light-weight Halibrand replica wheels. The total cost was within a couple of hundred dollars of the Legacy GT. The Subaru handles the ice, rain and snow. The Mustang does way better on dry paved road, plus I can steer it with the throttle. The Mustang also sounds like a real car. And, if I keep the cruise control on at 72mph, I get almost 28 mpg. The Mustang is a lot cheaper to modify. In my opinion, neither car qualifies as a "Wow!", but the Mach1 is closer. http://home.earthlink.net/~stan999/upload/MACH1-CAL-SPEEDWAY-SIG.jpg Yes, the Mach 1 is a nice car(except the rims), but I would take an STI over it any day. Drop in the same amount of money you put into the Mach 1 and poof you have a Mach 2 STI... ______________ tHe HoV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godwhomismike Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 how does the mach1 compare to the Mustang GT i am not familiar The Mach 1's were a lot better than a stock GT, sounded better, looked cooler. Came within a inch of getting one instead my Legacy - and sometimes wonder if I could've gotten it instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godwhomismike Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 I been bored with my Legacy - so I installed a SPT Intake - now it sounds like it has emphysema and is now gasping for air while it is slowly choking to death. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagcars26 Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 Yes, the Mach 1 is a nice car(except the rims), but I would take an STI over it any day. Drop in the same amount of money you put into the Mach 1 and poof you have a Mach 2 STI... +1,,I've driven Mach1s and I've owned a modified STi.The Mach1 has lots a power but alot of weight. But then again my STi would walk all over my stg2 Leg GT.All good cars,just some better in different ways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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