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Hello everyone! I stumbled upon this site, read many of the posts, and found it fascinating! I am Subaru BRAT veteran because I've had 4 in my lifetime. I was in agriculture and bought my BRAT in 1982. The work was so rough, I ran 3 of them into the ground. When I retired, I decided to get myself a keeper. I went on ebay (!!) and found a nice one in Colorado in 2004. The owner had restored it, then decided to sell it. Lucky me! I paid $4650, spent another $585 having it shipped out here to Los Angeles by carrier transport. Then I had it repainted because I didn't like the colors, and had a decal company make me a new decal. Years ago, I owned a ferret. My pet was energetic, got into everything, was fun to play with, etc. Well, my BRAT reminded me of my ferret. So I decided to get a decal that said FERRET. Now, I have the only Subaru Ferret in the world! It's an apt name! When I take it to a Subaru dealer, it draws a crowd. When was the last time you have seen a nice BRAT on the road? I just get really excited to see a pristine BRAT! Since it doesn't have air bags, I don't take it out that often...maybe once every two months. For a couple of years after I bought it, it ran sluggish and I could never figure out why. Then I took it to an old Subaru mechanic...he used to sell BRATS at his dealership and he knew them inside and out! He gave me a tuneup, then told me that it has 2 fuel filters. They were both full of water! After he changed them, it ran like a charm!
