I've been a Subaru addict ever since I got Gran Turismo 2 and was tearing up the rally courses in an Impreza. Unfortunately, fate has never deemed me fit to own a Subaru... until now.
I'm a motorcycle guy through and through, spent all last year commuting by moto. 30 miles each way, in any and all weather. Even in 13* weather with freezing fog.
I'm over it!
So I decided to clip one from the herd and get a commuter car for the winter. Why not a Subi? I traded this here CB750F:
Straight across for a 92 Loyale with 330k on the clock. 5 speed, push button AWD, body is fantastic for being almost 20 years old. Has new clutch, t belts, water pump, front axles, rear pads, a/c charge, plug wires/cap/rotor, and transmission oil. I only had about $80 out of pocket into the bike (I'm kind of like the paperclip for a house guy on Craigslist) so it wasn't a huge risk for me financially, I figured worst case scenario it will need head gaskets sometime.
However about 40 miles into owning it, head gaskets went bye bye. The guy I got it from is good people and gave me money to fix it however, so here's where I am currently...
And am very skeptical about the internals looking THIS good after 330k miles... (I spent about an hour cleaning the old HG gunk off) Is there any easy way to see if the engine is not the original one? I couldn't locate a VIN to match to the body anywhere.
So as of right now, my heads are being decked, and a full gasket set is en route. In addition to the obvious, I'm going to put all new motor mounts in, new front pads, flush the brakes, accel coil, new plugs, and hopefully something stereo wise. I'll probably put a different exhaust on and open the intake a little bit for a little extra pep.
Long term: 5 lug, ej25, yadda yadda... you know the drill.
I've been a Subaru addict ever since I got Gran Turismo 2 and was tearing up the rally courses in an Impreza. Unfortunately, fate has never deemed me fit to own a Subaru... until now. I'm a motorcycle guy through and through, spent all last year commuting by moto. 30 miles each way, in any and all weather. Even in 13* weather with freezing fog. I'm over it! So I decided to clip one from the herd and get a commuter car for the winter. Why not a Subi? I traded this here CB750F: Straight across for a 92 Loyale with 330k on the clock. 5 speed, push button AWD, body is fantastic for being almost 20 years old. Has new clutch, t belts, water pump, front axles, rear pads, a/c charge, plug wires/cap/rotor, and transmission oil. I only had about $80 out of pocket into the bike (I'm kind of like the paperclip for a house guy on Craigslist) so it wasn't a huge risk for me financially, I figured worst case scenario it will need head gaskets sometime. However about 40 miles into owning it, head gaskets went bye bye. The guy I got it from is good people and gave me money to fix it however, so here's where I am currently... And am very skeptical about the internals looking THIS good after 330k miles... (I spent about an hour cleaning the old HG gunk off) Is there any easy way to see if the engine is not the original one? I couldn't locate a VIN to match to the body anywhere. So as of right now, my heads are being decked, and a full gasket set is en route. In addition to the obvious, I'm going to put all new motor mounts in, new front pads, flush the brakes, accel coil, new plugs, and hopefully something stereo wise. I'll probably put a different exhaust on and open the intake a little bit for a little extra pep. Long term: 5 lug, ej25, yadda yadda... you know the drill.