bheinen74 Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 (edited) Went today to look at a Subaru that was advertised about an hour and half away from me today. Was listed as a 87 but they had a pic and I knew it was either a 83 or 84 GL wagon om the Title was 83, and it was a 83 GL wagon, ea81, power steering, power windows, factory cruise, ea81, showing 130,400 on the odo 4 speed manual trans with dual range Owner bought it 400 miles back and drove it til the front radius rod broke. They were asking 250obo I went thru my test/check list: Exhaust-older but intact, was welded not stock Front struts-seemed good Windshield-good no cracks Seats-worn in front both dirty back not sure was full of crap Fram/frame rails- rusted, had another 2 years life left before it would be unsafe to drive, rockers were missing, rotted, back shocks supports good rear wheel arches had big openings could see inside panels no problem Axle boots-old, original dried, some cracking but no gashes Wheel bearings seemed fine Inside trim-factory radio with cassette, power mirrors, power windows (said driver window not work) and factory cruise Battery age-no battery with car Radiator/AC- barely could see coolant in it with flashlight was low but green Oil- was black and about 3/4 quart low I offered 180. He said no, 200 he would. I said I would think about it. He just sold it, got his full 250 asking from someone else. Moral of the story, even badly rotted wagons going for 250. So the solid ones should bring minimum of 850 now around here…. i am off to find a decent brat, anything will be 1grand or more even if rotted. the seemingly decent average to high rust onese are listed for 1500 Edited June 14, 2011 by bheinen74 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soobie_newbie67 Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 Went today to look at a Subaru that was advertised about an hour and half away from me today. Was listed as a 87 but they had a pic and I knew it was either a 83 or 84 GL wagon Title was 83, and it was a 83 GL wagon, ea81, power steering, power windows, factory cruise, ea81, showing 130,400 on the odo Owner bought it 400 miles back and drove it til the front radius rod broke. They were asking 250obo I went thru my test/check list: Exhaust-older but intact, was welded not stock Front struts-seemed good Windshield-good no cracks Seats-worn in front both dirty back not sure was full of crap Fram/frame rails- rusted, had another 2 years life left before it would be unsafe to drive, rockers were missing, rotted, back shocks supports good rear wheel arches had big openings could see inside panels no problem Axle boots-old, original dried, some cracking but no gashes Wheel bearings seemed fine Inside trim-factory radio with cassette, power mirrors, power windows (said driver window not work) and factory cruise Battery age-no battery with car Radiator/AC- barely could see coolant in it with flashlight was low but green I offered 180. He said no, 200 he would I said I would think about it. He just sold it, got his full 250 asking from someone else. Moral of the story, even badly rotted wagons going for 250. So the solid ones should bring minimum of 850 now around here…. i am off to find a decent brat, anything will be 1grand or more even if rotted. the seemingly decent average to high rust onese are listed for 1500 funny. i bought my 1988 Subaru GL-10 turbo wagon for only 300 bucks; only a little rust on the rear lift gate; everything else clean/spotless, no rust; interior perfect; good tires. only thing was the guy had blown a headgasket; then to find out a little later that the number 3 cylinder was cracked. rebuilt a junkyard engine and slapped it in there and have drivin it about 3000 miles in the last 2 months. i love it. but that sucks. that rig had waaaaaaaay to many problems. he just wanted to rip someone off. but i always keep this in my mind; my grandpa told me this: Money Talks. and the sucker had money, so he got it. sucks. same thing happened to me when i was trying to get a new rider mower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subruise Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 its all about the PNW. time to get a one way plane ticket and drive one home:grin: RV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilesFox Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 Too bad.I would have given the 200, since scrapyards pay between that and 300 for junkers, you almost cannot get a car for less than that. If you are really set on a brat, desmond is considering jelling his. I wholly object to selling it, but it's not my car(althouygh i want it if i had money) but anyway, It is deserving of being owned by a USMB member. It is in restorable condition, no rust, It has an ea82, and its original 4spd. I would recommend a 5 spd swap. It will probably be posted here soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude Abides Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 So mine is worth 500 in non running condition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
man on the moon Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 I got a 93 Loyale for $300, running. Had two problems. 1--the radiator had burst and it overheated on the guys' wife's way home. 2--No radiator cap. I put bubble gum on the crack in the rad, filled it up with their hose, drove it home. Stopped every mile to put water in where it sloshed out. It ran great for a week until it died mysteriously...drove it to vacuum it. Then it never started again. The ECU died, I ultimately decided (that was the only possibility I could come up with, mighta been something else though it wasn't any relay or sensor or part I could get to). That was sad. Interior was ************ but the body was beautiful. Was gonna use it to move and then combine it with my 91 Loyale, but ended up sending it to a junkyard after stripping it for parts--some of which are now in use on the '91. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
man on the moon Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 Oops--I should have said *guy's*, not *guys'*...no polygamy that I was aware of. Oh, and he was the original owner, had receipts for EVERYTHING. I kept expecting to find one that said "we stopped to pee" it was that comprehensive. I was really disappointed when it died. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
experience780 Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 i bought that wagon, body is rough, fixed the rod already and the subframe. have less than 300 in the car and it runs like a top. everything works right down to the ac and cruise. needs a driver window motor but ill have that taken care of soon. im pretty sure im not a "sucker". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bheinen74 Posted June 22, 2011 Author Share Posted June 22, 2011 (edited) nice update....post pics and keep it going. pretty sure the guys driveway contributed to the strut rod failure Edited June 22, 2011 by bheinen74 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
experience780 Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 i have noticed the rear end is quite a bit higher than the front, any input on raising the front would be awesome. i want the car level but i dont wanna lower the back. i do plan on lifting the whole thing eventually. BTW the guy that owned the car gave u props on ur brat do u have pics up somewhere id love to see it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bheinen74 Posted June 22, 2011 Author Share Posted June 22, 2011 i have noticed the rear end is quite a bit higher than the front, any input on raising the front would be awesome. i want the car level but i dont wanna lower the back. i do plan on lifting the whole thing eventually. BTW the guy that owned the car gave u props on ur brat do u have pics up somewhere id love to see ityes he had the front adjusted all the way low on the adjustabe strut perches. there are 2 nuts on the spring bottom, turn them the other way you will raise fronts. pb blast the nuts first for a few days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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