I done that in a loaded big truck. Very fun.
Subaru Outback does Swan River Middle Fork
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I done that in a loaded big truck. Very fun.
Well, I’m neither a lesbian nor middle-aged, and I live a mile off public roads, so definitely not a suburbanite. We currently own two Subarus, so there are definitely more than just two types
Lesbian trapped in a mans body?
I originally bought that 98 Impreza Outback Sport with 125,000 miles on it for a measly $4k. It had a lot of the damage you see today because it had a hard life in the extreme north country, which is where I lived at the time. Not counting all my labor hours (admittedly a substantial amount), that car is the cheapest per mile I've ever owned. Before the engine rebuild, I'd calculated total cost of ownership to be 6 cents per mile, all in - ALL in. That's incredibly cheap. I resolved to keep it going, just to see how cheap it would be even with more major work. It's an "experiment!"
One problem with it - it's widely known in these parts who owns the beat-up green Subaru, so I have to be on my best behavior when driving it because I'm anything but anonymous in it.
The neighbor's wife has a Subaru. He had it lifted 2" and put on bigger tires so they could use it on some remote property.
It looks sort of like this.
It looks sort of like this.
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Porsches would also have vertical head gaskets, I wonder if they're prone to that as well.
My brother and dad are big on the Subaru thing. My brother keeps having to get new ones after taking major damage to what seems like minor accidents though. He hit a curb in one and bent the subframe, really close to totaling it (only months old) and the dealer never could get it right again. Next one his girlfriend had a minor front end accident (not her fault) and it's been iffy ever since.
^ THIS^ I have to chuckle when I read the Subie maintenance history. I drank the Subaru Kool-Aid and we bought a 05 Forester 5 spd. It was OK until it wasn't.
6 years old , fully maintained with 58.000 miles and the EJ 25 start to sign off. I checked into buying a new long block from Subie and they didn't offer any.
They only made short blocks and raw head castings. I was never in love with the Forester , just another soulless Late model piece of shit. We started looking at other used cars and decided on another TJ since the first one was good for our application. We traded the Forester off and bought a 04 TJ with 51,000 miles in 2011. We have added another 103,000 miles with zero issues. The Subie would get 28 MPG highway , my wifes totally stock 4.0 , 5 spd. , 3.73 only gets 26 MPG.
After driving a used TJ for twice the years and mileage with no issues compared to the new Forester , my opinion is fuck Subaru.
Although I did actually really like the weather band on the forester radio.
I wouldn’t know. Won’t afford a Porsche, even though the 959 was my dream car back in college.
My wife and I had a pretty bad wreck in her ’02 Legacy about 5-6 years ago. Hit black ice at 2am coming back from Colorado near Cuba, NM. Two wheels were badly bent, and the body was crinkled. After extracting it from the ditch, I put the spare on the worst corner and re-seated the bead on the other and drove it home 12 hours at 50 MPH max. Got home, replaced wheels, re-aligned it, and drove it for several years before replacing it with her ‘21 Impreza. I’ve been pretty happy with how they survive.
^ THIS^ I have to chuckle when I read the Subie maintenance history. I drank the Subaru Kool-Aid and we bought a 05 Forester 5 spd. It was OK until it wasn't.
6 years old , fully maintained with 58.000 miles and the EJ 25 start to sign off. I checked into buying a new long block from Subie and they didn't offer any.
They only made short blocks and raw head castings. I was never in love with the Forester , just another soulless Late model piece of shit. We started looking at other used cars and decided on another TJ since the first one was good for our application. We traded the Forester off and bought a 04 TJ with 51,000 miles in 2011. We have added another 103,000 miles with zero issues. The Subie would get 28 MPG highway , my wifes totally stock 4.0 , 5 spd. , 3.73 only gets 26 MPG.
After driving a used TJ for twice the years and mileage with no issues compared to the new Forester , my opinion is fuck Subaru.
Although I did actually really like the weather band on the forester radio.
To each his own. Keep in mind that the maintenance history you‘re chuckling about runs almost two decades and 265k miles (starting at 125k miles).
I’ve always driven cars way past the point others would do so because I like rebuilding stuff (and saving money). Our Subarus have not been any more, or less, reliable than any other vehicle I’ve owned in the four decades I’ve been driving. They are just another brand, but they do AWD very well, and I’m not a 2WD guy.
I wouldn’t know. Won’t afford a Porsche, even though the 959 was my dream car back in college.
My wife and I had a pretty bad wreck in her ’02 Legacy about 5-6 years ago. Hit black ice at 2am coming back from Colorado near Cuba, NM. Two wheels were badly bent, and the body was crinkled. After extracting it from the ditch, I put the spare on the worst corner and re-seated the bead on the other and drove it home 12 hours at 50 MPH max. Got home, replaced wheels, re-aligned it, and drove it for several years before replacing it with her ‘21 Impreza. I’ve been pretty happy with how they survive.
To each his own. Keep in mind that the maintenance history you‘re chuckling about runs almost two decades and 265k miles (starting at 125k miles).
Glad they work for you , in AWD cars you're pretty limited in reasonably priced cars . We both agree on the 959 being a cool badass car that together we couldn't afford.
For what it's worth , air cooled VW opposed four cylinders have vertical mounting surfaces and they don't use ANY head gasket between the head and cylinder !
For an STI, yes, but for any other Subaru only if you dress-the-part including boots.
Have you ever hear of a little company named Honda?
I currently have 3. 1 at 90K, 1 at 190k, and 1 at 265k. I've had to replace the struts once on the two highest mileage cars, and now the 265k car needs its starter rebuilt. Other than fluid changes, spark plugs and brakes every 100K, that's all I've had to do to these cars. I'm considering checking the valve adjustments and replacing the water pump for the first time on the 265 car while she's down for the starter. Preventive maintenance and whatnot.I kind of enjoy seeing how far I can push these cars. I'm guessing you do as well, seeing how far you've kept your wagon going.
Have you ever hear of a little company named Honda?
I kind of enjoy seeing how far I can push these cars. I'm guessing you do as well, seeing how far you've kept your wagon going.
No doubt, Honda has built stuff that stays together. We've owned three over the years (86 CRX, 90 Civic 3-door, and 98 CRV) but only the CRV was AWD, and that one did not stay together. The others were great, but again, I want AWD. In my experience, when it comes to AWD cars, Subarus are as good as it gets with regards to cost and reliability, but they do require some upkeep. I've not found a perfect AWD car...
pretty sure there's an AWD transfer case that will swap in place of a 231 and there are CV axles that will go into a TJ Dana 30.
Maybe, but to me (and hopefully this doesn't derail this thread), a Jeep is not a car. I like my LJ for off-road pursuits and getting to the off-road pursuits. For a daily driver, I prefer a small wagon with AWD because my day job requires moderate off-roading on job sites where traction is iffy and one can get stuck in flat muddy fields with RWD cars. I also have a heavy foot, and fuel economy with my LJ is 10-12, but with my 98 Impreza it's double that. I've heard TJ owners brag about high fuel economy, but that's not realistic for me. Plus, most of those are stock. I have no urge to modify a shit-box Subaru, but the urge to modify a stock TJ would be unbearable, and before I knew it, I'd have a gas-guzzling TJ overbuilt for a daily driver. I'm not a one-vehicle feller - I have vehicles for every occasion!
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