Sunday, March 06, 2011

Subaru XT four wheel drive engaged by turning on windshield wiper


Just picked up a used copy of Crap Cars.  It's by Top Gear writer Richard Porter and ranks the 50 crappiest cars of all time (that were sold in the States).  Number 30 was the Subaru XT.  Apparently, four wheel drive was activated by pushing a button on the jet fighter gear knob (see video) or by turning on the windshield wiper (singular, as it is indeed a monoblade).

BTW, some of my favorite cars are on the list, including the Maserati Biturbo, the Aston Martin Lagonda, and the Ferrari 400.

4 comments:

  1. AnonymousMarch 6, 2011 at 5:36 PM

    I wouldn't believe anything coming from a Top Gear writter...

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  2. MaxichampMarch 6, 2011 at 5:42 PM

    @Viva: That's funny.

    Question for you: Do you know if Cerveza Austral plans on exporting its beer to the United States?

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  3. AlanMarch 6, 2011 at 10:37 PM

    He's done several other funny books worth a read too.

    I can't recommend the Sniff Petrol/Gareth Jones on Speed podcast highly enough - great fun.

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  4. m4ff3wMarch 8, 2011 at 7:36 PM

    I love a whole bunch of the cars in the Crap Cars book.

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