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Hmmm...18.4 MPG...?
burtonsnowman replied to burtonsnowman's topic in Old Gen.: 80's GL/DL/XT/Loyales...
Okay...maybe my statement was an exaggeration. It burns one quart per 500 miles. -
I hate to be the nay-sayer, but...nay. I don't buy it - nearly 40 MPG at an average speed of 85 MPH? Also, how can you prove that it was exactly 7 gallons? Or that your speedo (and therefore your odo) is correct? 40 is somewhat hard to believe. And high-octane fuel shouldn't have a performance-boosting effect on a naturally aspirated car.
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Hmmm...18.4 MPG...?
burtonsnowman replied to burtonsnowman's topic in Old Gen.: 80's GL/DL/XT/Loyales...
Wow...thanks for that awesome advice, sir... So, I kept driving and I'm averaging (over the course of 7 fill-ups) somewhere in the 19.2 range. Monday (payday) I'm going to replace these parts. Hee hee, good one. A Subaru with 258k miles on it...YES IT USES OIL! ...Burns oil like a motha' trucka'... -
Best Location for Amp in Wagon
burtonsnowman replied to brianbarber's topic in Old Gen.: 80's GL/DL/XT/Loyales...
Beat me to it. that's what I was going to say. ...Or just leave the little panel off when you're in the car (put it back on when the car is left unattended). -
Best Location for Amp in Wagon
burtonsnowman replied to brianbarber's topic in Old Gen.: 80's GL/DL/XT/Loyales...
That should work on your EA82... Let me remember back to when I had an EA82 wagon... I think that space on the other side...or maybe there are two compartments like that... I don't know. But there is at least one. (p.s. RdNkBrt...love the picture!) -
I've got a '93 Loyale with the auto. Top speed = doo doo. It's terrible for road trips, but it hasn't been unreliable at all. Car's got 130k on the original engine/tranny and it runs like a champ. It's gutless as all get-out, but whatever. It's a Subaru! I'm used to it! As far as 0-60 MPH goes, it's a hair faster than my EA81 hatch (4 spd. D/R). All in all, I don't mind it so much, except it's never gotten better than 25 MPG.
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Make sure the belt that drives your A/C is good...wait, EA82 land - I don't belong here. Gotta go! (Hey, my A/C blows ice cold in the 1982 wagon! Neener neener neeeeeeener! When I turn that sucker on AC MAX, it's like Vostok up in there! ...For those of you not familiar with Vostok, click here.)
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1986 Brat - 14,000 Orig. Miles
burtonsnowman replied to ocnbrat's topic in Old Gen.: 80's GL/DL/XT/Loyales...
Good grief...cars like this exist? Pff...barn cars make me mad that my dad never kept his sweet rides... -
So...I hit a tree in the Subaru...
burtonsnowman replied to burtonsnowman's topic in Old Gen.: 80's GL/DL/XT/Loyales...
Oh crap. I just laughed so hard at "death wedge"...I don't know why that's funny, but it is. Oh, heartless...I heard about your perils...sorry, man. I see my little "incident" as adding more character to my car, not ugly-ing it up more! Thank goodness for parts cars! The new side marker light is installed and working wonderfully (too bad I can't say the same for my fender/bumper, which now have a *sweet* tree mark in them...)! -
You're crazy. But then again, so is everyone else here... Seems a tad expensive, but... I say give it a shot.
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1986 Brat - 14,000 Orig. Miles
burtonsnowman replied to ocnbrat's topic in Old Gen.: 80's GL/DL/XT/Loyales...
It's beautiful............ -
So...I hit a tree in the Subaru...
burtonsnowman replied to burtonsnowman's topic in Old Gen.: 80's GL/DL/XT/Loyales...
No joke! I am a wee bit sore, but I suppose it's mild whiplash. No big deal. Last time something like this happened, I rolled the car (see my avatar?). But that was deer-related, not driver-is-a-retard-related... -
Okay, here's the story: I'm cruisin' along the most icy-slippery road in within 20 miles of my house, on my way to the ol' community college (yawn) when I decide to bust out some of my sweet Petter Solberg ninja-Subaru-rally moves. I'm passing people (like a complete idiot) at 50 MPH and cooking right along...so then I think I will lock 'em up a little (and regain control) just for fun. That was my mistake. Not cool, Tyler. Car starts to boogie sideways (still holding a solid 45 MPH). I regain a little control. Car slides a little the other way. I regain a little more control. Tires roll through a nasty pothole, then a big crack in the road. It's all over. Car then goes into a 45-degree-to-the-road uncontrolled slide into oblivion across traffic, through the ditch, striking a tree at a pretty decent speed. Right in the bumper. The tree stopped me instantly. Uh oh... So, I call up my friend (who drives a '93 Loyale) and have him pull me out - it was easy in an easy chair...no problem for the ol' Loyale rollin' on studs. From that point, I assessed the damages. They are as follows: - Fender munched - Side marker light GONE - Bumper thrashed - Grille = bye bye - One tire flat So, with the help of my old buddy Fix-A-Flat, I was off on my way to finish my 35-mile commute! I'll try to take some pictures to share with y'all my car's new "character".