Subaru!

Well, there was a major screwup this morning. my neighbour asked me yesterday if i could help him out; he needs two more guys to represent his company for some sort of a bowling tournament. Being the helpful neighbour that i am, i naturally agreed. Woke up at 8am in the morning, dragged my feet downstairs and we went all the way down to marina south. Only to find out that the tournament IS NOT TODAY, BUT TOMORROW. oh well. that would mean i have to go through the same agonizing routine tomorrow morning. i hope it really is tomorrow.

anyway, i managed to catch a glimpse of the soon-to-be-opened Subaru showroom at Toa Payoh. One of my friends is contracted to do some audio stuff for the building and i was invited to go have a look. well, renovation is still in progress as i type and everyone's working round the clock in an effort  to make it before the Monday opening. anyway, first impression of the place is Motorimage has really put a lot of thought in how everything's gonna be laid out.

the first floor showroom has a comprehensive display of all the models under the Subaru marque, as well as an area exclusively for car audio(this is where my friend comes in). there is also a speciality area for Prodrive. the whole complex consists of 6 floors, with the 3rd floor reserved for a workshop and a dyno machine. offices are on the 5th floor and the top floor is some sort of a safari area, supposedly engineered to test and showcase Subaru's much lauded AWD capabilities.

i was particularly impressed with the fact that there is a mini-cinema on the premises. as far as i know, there isnt any showroom out there with this facility. i wasnt particularly impressed with the sound system;it might be because of  the a/d/s active subwoofer employed, one which i felt was the Achilles heel of the whole package. Bass wasnt tight and was kinda dispersed and had a not so focused feel to it. but i guess that could be because everything's not settled in yet.

anyway these are some pics i took with my hand phone camera. i kinda like the new facelifted impreza, it looks nicer in the flesh than in print.i also received an invite from subaru in the mail today regarding the new premises. maybe i should pay a visit again on opening day.