Republican Subaru Owners Club Formed

by Ben BeEssen

Subaru vehicles are known for their durability. According to Subaru, 96% of their vehicles sold within the past 10 years are still on the road today. Subaru vehicles are popular in mountainous areas of the country like the Pacific Northwest. All wheel drive is standard on all of their vehicles, and that comes in handy in rugged and mountainous areas that can have snowy and icy conditions. Most of the areas that Subarus are popular tend to also lean left politically, so the stereotypical Subaru owner is a liberal with a coexist bumper sticker.

Bernie Grenola is trying to break that stereotype. Grenola is a conservative Republican that is driving his second Subaru Outback. Grenola said, “I absolutely love my Subaru. People around The Valley think I’m a liberal because I drive a Subaru, but I’m about as conservative as you can get. I voted for Trump, and I watch Fox News nightly. I deer hunt, and I love college football. I also listen to Glenn Beck on the radio every day, and I’m as patriotic as you can get. Despite all that, my family and friends make fun of me because I drive a Subaru. So, I decided to do something about it.”

Grenola has formed the Valley Republican Subaru Club, and he plans to break the stigma attached to Subaru owners in The Valley and the South. Grenola said, “We had our first meeting last week, and we had 4 Subaru owners show up. We had a great meeting, and we did some brainstorming. We’re hoping to double our numbers by our meeting next month, and we really hope to grow this group over time. Based on my research, there are a few hundred of us around, but we just have to get the word out about our organization.”

The club had a few ideas to promote itself. They plan to reach out to the local Subaru dealership, and let the sales team know about their club in hopes they’ll promote it to new buyers. They also plan to create car magnets that say “Republicans Drive Subarus Too”, and they all plan to put them on their Subarus. They’ll give the magnets to all new club members.

Grenola said, “We really appreciate the SRVO doing a story for our club. It will definitely help get the word out in the community. Republicans and conservatives actually do drive Subarus. You don’t have to give us mean looks at traffic lights; you don’t have to put Joe Biden magnets on our vehicles. We’re with you! Hopefully, the Valley Republican Subaru Club can raise awareness in The Valley and the world that all Subaru owners aren’t liberals. It could be worse, we could be driving Teslas. I challenge all the haters to drive a Subaru. As they say, Once you drive a Subaru, you won’t go back.”

We’ll see if the Valley Rebublican Subaru Club will be able to break the stereotype. They’re going to have an uphill battle, but Grenola and his crew seem determined. But, time will tell.