How much do you really know about Subaru?

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01-30-2009, 11:30 AM

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lol...

a coworker of mine said recently that she thought subaru was made in germany...

01-30-2009, 12:37 PM

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01-30-2009, 01:19 PM

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Better questions would be...

Name the independent Subaru distributors still operating in the US.

What does Subaru mean?

What was the first year of Subaru sales in the US?

Etc. Just knowing what a VIN decodes to isn't really very exciting.

I thought it was exciting...

01-30-2009, 08:11 PM

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What does Subaru mean?

"Unite", with the badge based off of the constellation Plaiedes (seven sisters). I was chuckling in astronomy class when my teacher pointed out the stars.

01-30-2009, 08:32 PM

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ahh so much to learn from this place...

01-30-2009, 10:13 PM

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01-30-2009, 10:59 PM

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"Unite", with the badge based off of the constellation Plaiedes (seven sisters). I was chuckling in astronomy class when my teacher pointed out the stars.

It goes a little deeper than that... The large star in the logo represents Fuji Heavy Industries, and the five smaller stars represent the current five companies that are united under the FHI group.

01-31-2009, 02:20 AM

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It goes a little deeper than that... The large star in the logo represents Fuji Heavy Industries, and the five smaller stars represent the current five companies that are united under the FHI group.

For extra bonus points - without looking it up on the internet, name the five companies, and what industries they were in before they merged.

01-31-2009, 02:35 AM

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For extra bonus points - without looking it up on the internet, name the five companies, and what industries they were in before they merged.

I can't remember the names exactly but I do remember that their names all started with "Fuji" and each company specialized in the different components that went into the cars.

01-31-2009, 02:40 AM

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Looked it up...

Fuji Kogyo, a scooter manufacturer;
Fuji Jidosha, coachbuilders;
Omiya Fuji Kogyo, engine manufacturers;
Utsunomiya Sharyo, chassis builders;
Tokyo Fuji Dangyo trading company

So close, 4 out of 5 have Fuji in them