First Subaru!

Howdy all, I found myself in a bit of a jam last week when a driver of a Jetta decided hit another car in the intersection and then spin and slam into my A7.

She gone by John Wilkinson, on Flickr

She gone by John Wilkinson, on Flickr

In its prime

Brakes by John Wilkinson, on Flickr

 

So for the next two years I’m driving about 500 miles a week for work, our runway is closed so we’re flying out of the ANG base. And I didn’t want to get a car that I would need to worry about maintenance costs and that was comfortable to drive. I couldn’t believe how much I loved driving the Legacy coming from the Audi. The fact that it is so slow is almost a joke, but in a good way. It’s a great A-B car and I plan to do a few things to personalize it. Really impressed with the tech in the sport trim!

 

One of the first things will be paint correction followed by a ceramic coating treatment. I’ve been detailing for 10 years for side money and have been pretty successful, really excited to have another black car with soft paint.

 

Fresh after tint, 20%

Untitled by John Wilkinson, on Flickr

 

These are bad!!

Untitled by John Wilkinson, on Flickr

 

Quick test hit with a medium pad and minimum effort, can’t wait to do the entire car.

Untitled by John Wilkinson, on Flickr

Congrats and welcome to the Subie family......Looks like previous owner/ dealer took it through a brush car wash......You'll get it back to perfection.......

What engine was in the A7? Did you test drive the 2.4 turbo before going with the 2.5?

 

Toying around with the idea of switching back to something older sometime and the A7 TDI would be a perfect candidate.

 

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Another question ...the A7 was totaled? If so it sounds like an inside job. Yes the bags deployed but that car doesn't appear to have that kind of damage or does it?

 

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LOL an inside job?? My neighbor backed into the fender 2 years ago and that repair bill was $2500. I had to replace the windshield once after a rock hit me, that bill was $2200 because the car had a HUD and all the sensors in the windshield had to be aligned. When airbags deploy like that it’s almost always a total, according to my adjuster.

 

The Audi had the 3.0T supercharged engine, and like I mentioned I’m putting 30k miles a year my vehicle for work so I just wanted a boring car for a bit. Didn’t test drive the XT, I knew I’d love it but this sport does everything I need it for. Coil overs and some wheels this spring and I’ll be happy.

Was just a question. Someone will snatch that car up and enjoy it for years with a branded title. I'm sure you were ok with the check they cut.

 

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Ohhh gotcha, it’s probably close to 10k to fix it

Congrats on your purchase and welcome to the forums!!

 

Your A7 was super clean and no doubt the Legacy will be in due time. Looking forward to seeing what you bring to the table for your Legacy, and to here what it does for you.