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DOES YOUR CAR WAX GIVE YOU BETTER PROTECTION THAN YOUR CUT-RATE CAR INSURANCE? D on't tru st just anyone to insure y our car, see me: Wayne McGill 234^ Wyecroft Rd. #21, Oakville 905-847-5671 ~ar BEST WHEELS An Oakville Beaver Automotive Feature · To advertise in this section call 905-845-3824 or Fax 905-337-5568 \ v i ; i ) N f s d a y '. < > <T o u m < ) . 2 0 0 2 · 1 \ k><* 1 >« See me before you purchase or lose your next vehicle G len lev en CHRYSLER · C h r ys ler · JEEP DODGE 2388 RoyalWindsor D t, 905-845-7575 New Subaru Baja combines car and truck design I wrote in a recent road test on the optional. When equipped with the standard 2003 Subaru Forester that the small Japanese carmaker is the master at spin five-speed manual transmission, the ning out innumerable variants on the Baja uses full time All-Wheel Drive. A same platform. viscous-coupling centre differential The Impreza, for instance, is the gene built into the transmission case divides pool from which the Forester, TS, engine power 50 per cent front and 50 Outback and the mighty WRX come per cent rear. Wheel slippage at the front from. From the loins of the Legacy causes more power to shift to the rear, spring the GT, the Legacy Outback, the and slippage at the rear transfers power reasonably-priced Brighton to the front, ensuring and the big 3.0-litre boxerthat the wheels with the six. best traction receive the most power. The fiveNow Subaru has reached into the Legacy speed manual transmis mix and pulled out the sion features a hydraulic Baja, part car, part pickup clutch for smooth opera truck,part crossover hop tion and low mainte ing, no doubt, to show that nance. A flexible fly the result is greater than the wheel helps ensure sum of its parts. But does it smooth shift action. work in real life? Bajas equipped with itu m n v I was most surprised at the optional four-speed Jim Robinson the reaction the Baja got. electronic automatic Some loved it; others hated it. There was transmission (4-EAT) use Active Allno in between. Age made no difference. Wheel Drive, which employs ap elec My 10-year-old son found it cool, my tronically managed, continuously vari 12-year-old daughter didn't. One neigh able transfer clutch housed in the bour shook his head at the amount of transaxle tailshaft. The electronic trans cladding on the sides; another pro mission control module (TCM) controls nounced it perfect for getting to and the All-Wheel Drive by varying pres from the cottage. sure directed to the multi-plate transfer Based on the Legacy Outback clutch. Wagon, they are identical in wheelbase Under most conditions, 60 per cent and running gear. Like the Outback, the of the engine torque is transferred to the Baja is very nicely equipped with a host front wheels and 40 per cent to the rear of standard features such as: air condi to match the vehicle's weight distribu tioning, six-way power driver's seat, tion. Under hard acceleration, howev four-speaker, 80-watt AM/FM/CD er,or in the case of loss of traction at sound system, cruise control, keyless either the front or rear wheels, the auto entry, power glass moonroof with sun- matic transmission's transfer clutches shade,power windows, mirrors and door instantly receive higher pressure to dis locks, heated seats with two settings, tribute torque evenly between the front heated mirrors and front wipers. and rear wheels (50/50). Power is provided by Subaru's com Baja's four-wheel independent sus pact, lightweight 2.5-litre, SOHCfour- pension provides a compliant, car-like cylinder 'boxer' engine that produces ride and responsive handling. In addi 165 hp at 5,600 rpm and 166 lb-ft of tion, the long-travel,low-friction design, torque at 4,000 rpm. Mounting the and specific geometry and tuning help engine longitudinally allows the trans keep all four wheels on the ground at all mission to be mounted directly behind it times. In front, the proven strut design so that power travels in a straight line to uses new struts with internal rebound the rear differential, minimizing fric springs and improved shock valve tun tional power loss. ing to reduce body roll and reduce lift on A five-speed manual transmission is acceleration. standard equipment and a four-speed, So far so good and, really, those electronically-controlled automatic is familiar with Soobs will see no new The 2003 Subaru Baja is based on the Outback Wagon and is designed to be a combination luxury car, pickup truck and SUV. ground was broken in the AWD drivetrain and chassis, and none was needed because the package is a very good one, perhaps the best in the world based on price. But where the Baja differs is in the pickup 'bed' which is, in essence, the cargo area of the Outback Wagon scooped out behind the second row seat to create a storage area. Subaru calls it their Switchback System that permits reconfiguration of the rear seating area and the cargo bed to meet a variety of needs when transport ing people and cargo. The rear seat cushion folds upward, its reinforced metal bottom forming a front cargo wall. The seatback also folds flat, its back surface covered in a durable, slipresistant material. To carry long items, such as skis or surfboards, the bed pass through opens and rests to lock with the lowered seat back. The expandable 1,055-mm (41.5inch) truck bed can handle a variety of gear, and lowering the tailgate and attached accessory bed extender length ens the bed to 1,536-mm (60.5 inches) enough for a couple of dirt bikes. When the extended bed and lowered seat back are combined,the total load length becomes 1,974 mm (77.7 inches) enough for a good-sized ladder. The Baja has a rated towing capacity of 1,080-kg (2,400 pounds). Built to stand up to rugged use, the Baja's double-wall, all-steel bed houses an integrated molded plastic, liner that is both slip-resistant and extremely easy to clean. A dual-illumination bed light, four tie-down hooks and the ability to create different load levels are built in. Not shown at the launch of the Baja, I happened to be at the recent Tall Pines Rally in Perry Sound where I did see a Subaru team support vehicle bed cover that snaps around the rim of the bed that would keep most of the weather ele ments out. I was told the cover is com ing as an option. One thing for sure, however, is the handling. Outside of the specially engi neered WRX, this Baja has to be the best tracking Soob ever. Maybe it is the two, huge tubular supports linking the roof to the chassis, maybe it is the ring-shaped cross members that uses the A-, B- and C-pillars to create a reinforcing ring around the passenger, or maybe it is the subframes used for the suspension. Whatever it is, this Soob with its AWD and slick five-speed can be hus tled down a gravel road with confi dence. Backed by four-disc brakes with ABS, stopping is straight and sure. You can get the rear to swing out a bit on gravel, but the AWD moves in pretty quickly to control the grip and almost automatically put the car back on a neu tral keel. At no time did the Baja seem out of breath or unwilling to do what was asked. As with all Legacys, this is a rewarding car to drive, and if you keep to the service schedules, should last you a decade. I know my own Subaru Loyale did and it is still running 12 years later. Price is, however, another matter. At 35,695 for the five-speed and $36,795 for the optional automatic, the Baja is not cheap. On the upside, it is loaded with options and the abilities of the AWD are worth more than the entire cost of the vehicle, if it gets you out of an emergency situation we all face once or twice in our lives. I'm not sure if the Baja is going to attract the kind of attention the Outback and the WRX have. You can view the Baja as the best of all worlds or as neither fish not fowl. But then, Subaru has always been a bit of an iconoclast in the automotive world, which is one of the reasons peo ple seem to love them. f @ A U T O P ilR K 1999 GMC YUKON SLf <2001 CHEV CORVETTE COUI Starcraft Version 9-04826 Auto, 10,000 kms. Stk#1-34741 <2001 DODGE LARAMIE 1500S f 2000 JAG. S TYPE 9 f 1 9 9 8FORD EXPLORER ;# 1-83950 "FULLY LOADED", 8 cyl, stk# 0-20747 90 kms, Fully loaded Stk# 8-17929 V s2 9 , 9 0 0 INQUIRE V s6 2 , 9 0 0 INQUIRE V* 2 4 ,9 0 0 fin. $2 8 5 pmt. V 4 1 ,9 0 0 INQUIRE 6 ,9 0 0 FIN. S1 9 5 PMT. <1999 G M CS IE R R AS LEE O TC A BL O N GE <1999 LINCOLN NAVI1 1999 L U M IN A <2000 CHEV MONTE CARLO' <2000 FORD MUSTANG GT COUPE' 7 passenger, 69,000 kms. Stk#9-32145 6 cyl, auto, Only 11 km stk# 9-28962 Qoupe^ecyl. auto, 71,948 km, Silver. 0-89385 8 cvl, auto, 3T531 kms, yellow. 0-49755 ^421^900^*2521^ y 3 9 ,9 0 0 INQUIRE 5 ,9 0 0 FIN. * 1 8 4 PMT. 3 ,9 0 0 FW. * 2 1 7 PMT * 2 2 .9 0 0 FIN. * 2 6 3 PMT. NO PAYMENTS `TIL APRIL 2 0 0 3 COM PACT CARS 1993 FORD TEMPO GL stk#3-54573 Stkffl-50408 Stkffl-36374 Stk#9-46446 Stk#0-75835 Stk#9-02028 Stk#9-85970 Stk#0-09799 127,000 k m ................. $3,900 Fin. In q u ire Pmt. 86,000 km $ 1 0 ,9 0 0 Fin. $ 1 2 7 Pmt. 2000 FORD FOCUS 2000 FORD FOCUS ZTS ..................................$ 1 3 ,9 0 0 Fin. $ 1 6 1 Pmt. nnn 1999 HYUNDAI TIBER0N SE 2000 SATURN SC2 ................................. $ 1 0 , 9 0 0 Fin. $ 1 2 7 Pmt. 51,000 km ................ $ 1 3 ,9 0 0 Fin. $ 161 Pmt. ,, ,, 1999 CHEV CAVALIER CONV 1999 BUICK CENTURY LTD 75,000 km ................ $ 1 3 ,9 0 0 Fin. $161 Pmt. .................................. $ 1 5 ,9 0 0 Fin.$ 1 8 4 Pmt. ................................. $ 1 2 ,9 0 0 Fin. $ 1 4 9 Pmt. 1999 ACURATL 3.2 Stk#9-06775 50,000 km................ $ 2 6 ,9 0 0 1999 VW JETTA nnn Stk#9-30003 55,735 km.................$ 1 7 ,9 0 0 1999SAAB9 -3 SE Stk#9-04676 75,000 k m ................$ 1 9 ,9 0 0 1997 VOLVO 850 SE . . . . . . Stk#7-99817 99,000 km .................$ 1 6 ,9 0 0 1999 VW JETTA GLS Stk#9-09187 58,738 km.................. $ 1 9 ,9 0 0 1997INFINITI045 ... ... Stk#7-06720 ..................................$ 2 1 ,9 0 0 1999 JETTA GLS Fin. $ 3 0 9 Pmt. Fin. $ 2 0 7 Pmt. .... Fin. $ 2 2 8 Pmt. Fin. $ 1 9 5 Pmt. Fin. $ 2 2 8 Pmt. Fin. $ 2 5 2 Pmt. 1999 CADILLAC DEVILLE PICK UPS 1999 CHEV SILVERAD01500 Stk#9-80215 Stk#9-61007 96.000 km.................$ 2 3 ,9 0 0 Fin. $ 2 7 9 Pmt. 42,579 km .................$ 4 1 ,9 0 0 Fin. Inquire Pmt. $ 2 4 ,9 0 0 Fin. $ 2 8 5 Pmt. , 1999 JAGUAR VANDEN PLAS 1999 BUICK PARK AVE. Stk#9-42646 Stk#0-28145 Stk#9-69245 Stk#9-36647 Stk#9-71768 ............ .....................$ 1 5 ,9 0 0 Fin. $ 1 8 4 Pmt. 62,833 k m. . . .........$ 1 8 ,9 0 0 Fin. $ 2 1 7 Pmt. ........... .....................$ 1 5 ,9 0 0 Fin. $ 1 8 4 Pmt. 59,000km ... ......... $ 1 5 ,9 0 0 Fin. $ 1 8 4 Pmt. ......................$ 1 9 ,9 0 0 Fin. $ 2 2 8 Pmt. ......................$ 2 2 ,9 0 0 Rn. $ 2 6 3 Pmt. n 7 i V * H =1: r R H T 1 7 IT 7 T ? ! 2000 GMC SIERRA 1500 1999 FORD RANGER XLT Stk#9-3245259,000 km 1999 JAGUAR XJ8 1997 CADILLAC STS Stk#9-62972 61,000 km ................. $ 3 9 ,9 0 0 Fin. Inquire Pmt. Stk#9-37492 Stk#9-11464 ..................................$ 1 9 ,9 0 0 Fin. $ 2 2 8 Pmt. 92,000 km .................$ 1 9 ,9 0 0 Rn $ 2 2 8 Pmt. S P O R T U T IL IT Y 4 X 4 S 2000 CADILLAC CESCALADE stk#o-i5798 4 9 ,131 km ................................. $0 Rn. Fin. Fin. Fin. Fin. Rn. Fin Fin Fin. Fin. Fin. Fin. 1999 FORD F150 XL 1999 DODGE DAKOTA EXT 4X4 2000 FORD F150 XLT EXT CAB 1999 OLDS AURORA i iii H i ' ' i " · 1999 OLDSMOBILE AIER0GL Stk#9-88337 35,033 Sedan ........... $ 1 4 ,9 0 0 Fin. $ 1 7 2 Pmt. 2000 INTREPID ES Stkffl-44151 ................ $ 1 4 ,9 0 0 Fin. $ 1 7 2 Pmt. 1996 CHEV LUMINA stk#6-44448 81,000 k m ....................$ 8 ,9 0 0 Fin.Inquire Pmt. 1999 MERCURY SABLE LS Stk#9-27302 72,000 k m ........ $ 1 2 ,9 0 0 Fin $ 1 4 9 Pmt. 1999 MERCURY SABLE LS Stk#9-31842 35,000 k m .........$ 1 3 ,9 0 0 Fin. $ 1 6 1 Pmt 1998 MERCURY SABLE 6S 1999 GRAND PRIXGT Stk#9-09975 85,009 km ......... $ 1 8 ,9 0 0 Fin. $ 2 1 7 Pmt. 1999 SAAB 93 C0NV. ,, nn Stk#9-60007 96,000 km ......... $ 2 5 ,9 0 0 Fin. $ 2 9 9 Pmt. 2000 SUNFIRE GT ... ... .... Stkffl-56360 71,000 km $ 1 2 , 9 0 0 Fin. $149Pm t. 2000 MERCURY COUGAR ... .... Stk#0-19070 66.632 km ......... $ 1 6 ,9 0 0 Fin. $ 1 9 5 Pmt. 1999 MAZDA MIATA MX-5 ... ... .... Stk#9-18434 44,000 km .........$ 2 2 ,9 0 0 Fin. $ 2 6 3 Pmt. 2001 FORD MUSTANG CONV Stk#1 -85062 18,000 km .........$ 2 4 ,9 0 0 Fin. $ 2 8 5 Pmt. 1999 CHEV CAVAUER CONV Stk#9-05050 57,000 km .........$ 1 5 ,9 0 0 Fin. $ 1 8 4 Pmt. LU XU R Y C AR S 1999 BUICK PARK AVENUE A<wl 2000 FORD FOCUS SE 1998 HYUNDAI ACCENT SPORT 1Q Q Qr W M Rl A7FD I C Inquire Pmt. $207 Pmt. $263 Pmt. $329 Pmt. $228 Pmt. $252 Pmt. $228 Pmt. $228 Pmt. $207 Pmt. Inquire Pmt. $263 Pmt. $217 Pmt. $228 Pm t Stk#0-05652 Stk#8-81433 66,601 k m ....................$ 8 , 9 0 0 Fin.$ 1 0 9 Pmt. 1998 HYUNDAI TIBER0N SE Stk#8-01625 82,000 km ................. $ 1 1 ,9 0 0 Fin. $ 1 3 9 Pmt. 1999 CHEV CAVALIER Z24 C0NV. Stk#9-05050 57,000 km................. $ 1 3 ,9 0 0 Fin. $ 1 6 1 Pmt. 1999 SATURN SL2 Stk#9-76205 65,455 km................. $ 1 1 , 9 0 0 Fin. $ 1 3 9 Pmt. 1999 CHEV MALIBU 1999 SUZUKI ESTEEM GLX nnn nnn Stk#9-92612 83,512 k m . . . ........... $17,900 1999 FORD EXPEDITION Stk#9-29575 123,000 k m ................. $22,900 1999 EXPEDITION EDDIE BAUER Stk#9-38785 110,000 k m ..................$28,900 2000 GMC JIMMY Stkffl-26566 64,818 k m .................... $19,900 1999 EXPLORER XLT Stk#9-28040 Leather, 61,000 km .$ 2 1 ,9 0 0 1999 FORD EXPLORER SPORT Stk#9-84949 ............................$19,900 1999 GMC JIMMY SLE Stk#9-61297 75,000 km .............$19,900 1 9 9 9 ISUZU RODEO Stk#9-00987 72,000 km . . $17,900 1999 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR s tk#9-32i45 70,000 km $ 39 ,9 00 1999 NISSAN PATHFINDER Stk#9-81118 78,000 km..................$22,900. 1999 FORD EXPLORER XLT Stk#8-50394 ....................................... $18,900 2000 FORD WINDSTAR LX Stk#0-16668 Stk#8-61629 Stk#0-98548 Stk#7-29687 1998 WINDSTAR 348,000 km. 108,000 km. $ 1 7 ,9 0 0 Fin. $ 2 0 7 Pmt. $ 1 0 ,9 0 0 Fin. $ 1 2 7 Pmt. 1998 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER 2000 CHEV ASTRO 57,548 k m. . . ......... $ 2 1 ,9 0 0 Fin. $ 2 5 2 Pmt. 94,000 k m. . . ..........$ 1 3 ,9 0 0 Fin. $ 1 6 1 Pmt. 98,000 km . . . ..........$ 1 1 ,9 0 0 Fin. $ 1 3 9 Pmt. 86,000km ... ......... $ 2 2 ,9 0 0 Fin. $ 2 6 5 Pmt. 56,000km... ......... $ 1 3 ,9 0 0 Fin. $ 1 6 1 Pmt. ........... $ 1 2 ,9 0 0 Fin. $ 1 4 9 Pmt. ......... $ 1 3 ,9 0 0 Rn. $ 1 6 1 Pmt. 1997 CARAVAN ES Stk#9-39228 34,000 km ................. $ 1 3 , 9 0 0 Fin. $ 1 6 1 Pmt. Stk#9-61590 65,956km................. $ 1 0 , 9 0 0 Fin.$ 1 2 7 Pmt. IM P O R T S & E U R O P E A N 1996 SAAB CSE Stk#8-85280 Stk#0-01807 Stk#9-34104 Stk#9-52120 Stk#9-52120 2000 MAZDA MPV ES 1999 WINDSTAR 1999 FORD WINDSTAR LX 1999 FORD WINDSTAR LX 1999 PONTIAC TRANSPORT stk#6-i 2466 ....................... $ 1 3 ,9 0 0 . ,,,,,, Fin. Inquire Pmt. 1999 HONDA ACCORD COUPE 2000 HYUNDAI SONATA StW9-01108 69,000 km ................$ 1 9 ,9 0 0 Fin. $ 2 2 8 Pmt. Stk#0-54078 Stk#9-38774 ..................................$ 1 4 ,9 0 0 Fin. $ 1 7 2 Pmt. nnn 1999 HONDA ACCORD LX 62,000 km $ 1 6 ,9 0 0 Fin. $ 1 9 5 Pmt. $ 1 5 ,9 0 0 Fin. $ 1 8 4 Pmt. . . . . . . ..._ 1997 NISSAN MAXIMA Stk#7-16655 88,000 km 1997 INFINITY 130 Stk#7-14761 1998 BMW 740i ................................. $ 1 6 , 9 0 0 Fin. $ 1 9 5 Pmt. 75,004 km $ 3 9 ,9 0 0 Fin. InquirePmt. 2000 CHEV BLAZER LS Stk#0-86857 60,000 k m .................. $19,900 Fin. 1999 CHEVROLET BLAZER Stk#9-09508 74,100 k m .............$19,900 Fin. 1999 CHEV BLAZER LT Stk#9-07129 56.000 k m .................. $19,900 Fin. Stk#9-14840 73,000km . . . ......... $ 1 6 ,9 0 0 Fin. $ 1 9 5 Pmt. 1999 CHEV VENTURE Stk#8-57094 1999 SAAB 9-3 $228 Pmt. $228 Pmt. Stk#9-14115 Stk#9-15972 ......................... .........$ 1 5 ,9 0 0 Fin. $ 1 8 4 Pmt. 75,000km.. . ......... $ 1 3 ,9 0 0 Rn. $ 1 6 1 Pmt. 1999 CHEV VENTURE Stk#9-69967 64,000 k m. . . ......... $ 1 9 ,9 0 0 Fin. $ 2 2 8 Pmt. Stk#9-32452 59,434 km.................. $ 2 4 ,9 0 0 Fin. $285Pmt. *AII paym ents are quoted, bi-w eekly paym ents including taxes & interest and $0 D ow n. Licence extra. *No paym ents 'til April 2003 O .A .C . Exam ple: 1998 Chevrolet Malibu, Sale Price $ 10,900 + adm in, and taxes = $ 1 2 ,76 3.85 am ount borrowed, $265/mo. for 60 m os. @ 7 .7 % A P R . Total of paym ents $15,912.60. 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