[cbarbu]

Hi guys,
I need your input in this one:
Something very interesting it happened today. At home I receive a letter from SOA / Roush (guys in MI know about Roush in Plymouth) saying my car (07 STI which I bought in June 07) was selected for a special engineering emission test program:
I can't post the full letter but if somebody want to do this for me please PM and I will happily send the scanned letter thru email.
The big question is: should I do it? What do you guys think? Something good can happen or they will screw around with the CATs and the ECU? BTW I'm stock, waiting for AP2 to be shipped!
Below is an excerpt form the letter
Thanks

Dear Subaru Owner:

Your vehicle has been selected from a list of 2007 model Subaru vehicle owners registered in Michigan to participate in an emission performance study being conducted by SOA, Inc. Emission data obtained from this study will enable Fuji Heavy Industries, Ltd., manufacturer if Subaru vehicles, to better design the emission control system of future Subaru products.

The program requires vehicles to be tested during the period of early October through November 2007 at our vehicle testing facility, Subaru Research and Development, Inc., which is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The actual emissions testing will be conducted under simulated normal driving conditions on a dynamometer. Your vehicle will not be subject to any adverse driving conditions and we will accumulate about 50 miles during the test program. We expect that your vehicle will be needed for less than 3 weeks.............

[arkleseizure]

They want to take your vehicle for 3 weeks? Uhh...will they be giving you an 08 STi to drive in the meantime?

[cbarbu]

Originally Posted by arkleseizure

They want to take your vehicle for 3 weeks? Uhh...will they be giving you an 08 STi to drive in the meantime?

As I said there is more to the letter:
- free use of a late model Subaru vehicle (I guess will not be an STI - is not out yet)
- convenient vehicle exchanges
- $100 cash
- based on the results Subaru might replace emission parts at no cost
- vehicle washed & a full gas tank

[houseofsuffering]

I got something like this a month after I got my car. Only they came to where I work, and it only took them like 10 minutes. All she did was plug into the odbII port and take some info. They gave me a 50 dollar gas card and took off. Score!

but for 100 bucks and gas........meh.... I wouldn't want someone keeping my car for three weeks and putting 50 miles on my damn car!

AND NO ONE WASHES MY CAR BUT ME!

and they should replace emmission parts anyway if they are f'ed up........warranty

[302@12psi]

This is interesting....

[emanteno]

Originally Posted by cbarbu

Hi guys,
I need your input in this one:
Something very interesting it happened today. At home I receive a letter from SOA / Roush (guys in MI know about Roush in Plymouth) saying my car (07 STI which I bought in June 07) was selected for a special engineering emission test program:...

Sounds to me like Subaru has finally picked up on the fact that the tune on the 07's is lousy, but they can't fix it themselves so they are going to Roush. If my car were to be selected, I'd let them have it for a day or 2, but for 3 weeks, I would decline.

[mEnTaL]

I got one of these letters last year for my 06'. I thought about it and then forgot about it. I only live less than 10 miles from Roush (actually in Livonia) but I didn't care to respond. Maybe I should have.

[Peleg]

$100, I'd tell them to take a hike.

Make it worth my time, how about $1000 cash.

[cbarbu]

I told them I need more information!
I'll post updates as soon as I have!
BTW I'm stage 1 now!!