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Dad Gives Blind, Autistic Son Shotgun Ride in His STI, Kid Loves Subaru Healing

While skeptics can easily place cars in the same category as, say, various appliances, one of the many aspects that differentiate our beloved wheeled contraptions from our daily toasters is the way in which cars connect people and appeal to our feelings.
Dad Gives Blind, Autistic Son Shotgun Ride in His STI 1 photo
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Cars bring people together and while some driver might get the wrong idea, other totally understand what it means to make full emotional use of a vehicle's abilities.

One of the strongest examples of this comes from the piece of footage below, which shows us a father offering Subaru healing to his son, who suffers from blindness and autism.

So, what exactly does Subaru healing mean?

The clip, which comes from Redditor aeternavindictus, shows Omar, the father, offering his child a shotgun ride in the family's STI. And you don't need to be an expert in human emotions, or cars, for that matter, to tell how much the kid loves the wraaap-wush action delivered by the rally-bread machine.

The kid and his dad discuss a few of the things that make this Subaru deliver such delicious straight line moments. And this is the moment when you can see the utter joy on their faces.

Good, but what about the car itself?

Despite the fact that we're dealing with a current-generation STI here, this is an old-school machine. And while some go-fast fans out there complain about stuff like the laggy turbo, others appreciate the thoroughbred experience this Subaru can generate and the latter detail happens to be the detail allowing the father to use the car for such positive purposes.

Judging by the quality family time we see here, as well as by the "LOLZFWD" plate on the STI, Oman is one cool aficionado. And his son will certainly grow up with a special place for cars in his heart.

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About the author: Andrei Tutu
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In his quest to bring you the most impressive automotive creations, Andrei relies on learning as a superpower. There's quite a bit of room in the garage that is this aficionado's heart, so factory-condition classics and widebody contraptions with turbos poking through the hood can peacefully coexist.
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