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$2995.00 for a 91 Loyale--then I get a Page insisting that I upgrade my browser to "view the site correctly"? Somehow I don't think I'm the one who has a problem.

With the crummy roads around here, I keep a full size tire in the engine compartment and the doughnut in the back of the wagon--with the umbrella, lol.

That's a good list so far, but I've got one that just cropped up last week--if you bought your soob from somebody who parked it close to or under a tree, pull and clean the blower and use a shop vac on the vents! Amazing that squirrels would drag all that stuff in.

I've got a pair of racks I got at a yard sale--aluminum brackets set up for 2x4s and rubber sheathed gutter mounts. I've had ladders, paneling, a couple sheets of drywall, no problem. A few good milk crates will help keep your odds 'n ends together in the back. I'm on my third sooby wagon, and they make good work vehicles if you don't have to move all your stuff all the time.

Was there a dealer near you back then? That will up your chances of finding one locally--the dealer here in the '80's was pretty shaky, so you'd often find cars parked because they needed work, but people were fed up with the shop. Just keep an eye out when crusing around, they tend to be found under trees.

Yeah, sitting and sinking into the ground won't do the car any good. My current '93 Loyale wagon (pretty much the same car) was $200.00 with a broken timing belt, parked under an oak tree--so I wouldn't go much past $100.00 if I were you.

You did pretty good for $400.00--just about free in NYC prices, lol. About the axle nut, pull the hub and make sure the teeth inside aren't chewed up before you tighten up the nut--I had an '84 that was loose and making noise when I bought it, I tightened everything up and it was fine for a couple months, but eventually it stripped out and I had to change it anyway.

My first sube had been given the treatment by Rusty Jones--though by the looks of it, salt must have been blended with the undercoating:rolleyes:

If THAT'S his old truck, I wonder what he's using for a new truck--maybe something like a guy here did--took a torch to a '74 Mercury Marquis sedan from the front seat back, then lined the inside with plywood.

A friend of mine just refurbed a 92 Loyale wagon, 2wd, 3AT, and I drove it this afternoon--ran pretty well, and handled better than my 93 sedan. It also seemed to have a bit more headroom in the driver's seat. I'm thinking about working out a trade and was wondering if there was any real difference in the suspension or is it just a different body? TIA.

Just get it by the case, then it'll match. Some of the guys at the power plant I used to work at went on a tear with VW's--sanded them down, taped them off, and painted them with spray cans swiped from the storeroom (on the weekend, when no bosses were out, heh, heh). Pretty cool at shift change, four or five gray Beetles in the parking lot!

I think of it like carrying an umbrella--I've never had anything major happen since I started carrying around tools, spares, etc.

Yeah, Forklift Mode is more for getting out of tight parking spaces--LOL.

Don't know for sure, but the ones i've looked at for other vehicles were detailed and much better than Chilton/Haynes--if the price is right, go for it.

Get a plain guitar string and work it into the small hole then rotate to break up deposits--probably an E--.012 or B--.016. Newer subes have more pressure--I know cause I got sprayed by the car in front of me at a light. lol.

I got the Metra wiring adapter and the antenna ext. cable locally, cheap speakers from Wal-Mart, and it's crankin'. I ended up with 5 1/4" speakers in front instead of 6 1/2" so the windows would clear the magnets, so you might want to measure for clearance before you buy speakers.

I had an 84 wagon with a torn boot on the driver's side--I'd work fresh grease into the CV with my fingers once a week and it kept going--amazing how a car on its last legs refused to die.

Let's see-- 83 wagon 2wd--maroon (aka Purple Hazel) 84 wagon 4wd--light blue/blue interior 93 sedan 2wd--silver/lt blue interior there's a guy a few blocks over with a beige wagon with plaid seats, those aren't very common around here (at least that still run, lol).

A few years ago I made a quick $20 when a neighbor wanted the oil in her XJ 6 changed and her boyfriend couldn't find the drain plug. About the same time I got a job doing somebody else's hobby for them, rebuilding a TR3. No English cars for me, thanks.

I've changed three of those things, and one thing I discovered is it's alot easier to loosen the pinch bolt with a 2-3lb. hammer tapping on the ratchet handle. The one time I used a cheater on the wrench the bolt twisted right off. Get extra beer before you start.

Try your local library--ours has a couple of Chilton's and a Haynes for Subes, but if you're lucky they'll have pulled books/donations for sale, I got a FSM for 1984 for $.50 and a Mitchell (like a Chilton's that does some good) from 1986 for $1.00--cause it's a hardcover, heh, heh.

"How To Keep Your Subaru Alive" by Larry Owens --That's the book, and well worth tracking down if you don't have to pay too much for it. There's some things not covered (stripped drive hubs for one) but everything else is right on the money, and will help you work on other cars, which is why I've hung on to my copy.

I've had two 3ATs--one in an '83 wagon and the one I have now, they both shifted the same, at too low a speed and hard, like dumping the clutch on a manual. The '93 with 20 more hp is tolerable, but I'm spoiled from the '86 Toyota truck I had, the shift points were much better and everything was smoother (too bad the engine went kaflooey). If it's shifting with no other hangups, it's probably OK, just not optimum.

I bought a '93 Loyale sedan back in June and yes, the rpm's run about 4000 at 70 mph, but that's the 3AT for you--no overdrive. Fortunately, the little car doesn't mind, and feels pretty solid at speed. Just turn up the stereo!

I had the same thing happen on an '84--used the titanium bit from Sears with some oil and got it drilled out, took a couple hours, though.