Hey everyone!
Just wanted to introduce myself over here and hopefully get to know some of you as I found great friends on the Subaru forums before I got rid of the 2010 WRX.
My name is Chad. My most recent car was a 2010 Subaru WRX hatchback that I bought brand new off the lot in September 2009. I loved the car to death and had a ton of fun with it, but it was a car (I've mostly had SUV's) that I have owned since my first car as a 16 year old.
The Subaru was sold on 11/10/10 and I picked up the Xterra from the dealer the same day!! Woo!! Funny thing about this though is that Nissan was not even on my radar. I was looking at Toyota Tacomas and 4Runners and just happened to be playing a softball game next to the Nissan dealer and saw a white 4X4. I stopped to look at it for a few minutes and next thing I knew I was tearing the thing apart by opening the doors, glove box, playing with every little gadget, and then test drove it. I loved it and I loved the price for the amenities and just the fact this X is much more rugged and could handle a lot more than a 4Runner most likely...
I live in San Diego. Santee to be more specific. I like mountain biking (I have a 2009 Specialized FSR XC Pro), snowboarding, wakeboarding (have a house out at the Colorado River), quadding, baseball, working out, everything having to do with being active. I work in construction as a Project Engineer at a big construction company in San Diego. Originally from Northern Cali and moved to SD for school at SDSU.
A little history on my cars...
1. 1984 Toyota Corolla SR5 5 speed manual (yellow)... sold because I found a Jeep that I wanted.
2. 1997 Jeep Cherokee 4X4 5 speed manual... totalled in an accident on the freeway by some jackass undocumented worker
3. 2007 Kawasaki Ninja 250... temporary while I was between cars after the Jeep got totalled
4. 1993 Ford Explorer Sport 4X4 5 speed manual.... given to me by my uncle because I did not have transportation and he was FINALLY getting a new car for himself
5. 2010 Subaru WRX hatchback 5 speed manual of course!... I love this car, but need to be back into an SUV or Truck again!
I joined here to learn a little more about the X. I am active on the Subaru forums and have found loads of information to help me on my DIY projects and stuff like that.
I hope to find that the X will actually meet my needs and I will from time to time ask questions.
Thanks everyone!
New 2010 SE 4X4 Owner from San Diego
Already got it dirty yesterday (11/22/10)!!
New 2010 SE 4X4 Owner from San Diego
