987687 Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 (edited) After someone took a left infront of my forester, totalling it, I decided I needed to change things up a bit. A few months ago I bought this wonderful thing in Virginia and drove it 1000 miles home. I've had to replace an axle, engine/trans mounts, deal with the fuel system being screwed up, and fix some misc interior stuff. Vacuum door locks, window switches, light bulbs, etc. Overall, it's a fun non-subaru I have to say, the 3L 5 cylinder turbo diesel engine has a lot of torque compared to an ej22 I've already hauled around a few subaru enignes, it has hydraulic auto-leveling suspension (which cost me a couple hundred and several hours of screwing around to fix...) so it hauls a trunk full of junk nicely. As fun as this car is, I'm still looking for a replacement to my poor old rusted out GL. Maybe a brat, maybe an ea81 hatchy, we'll see Edited December 7, 2015 by 987687 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairtax4me Posted December 8, 2015 Share Posted December 8, 2015 Awesome! I love those old wagons! They're just so cushy to drive! You really feel like you're in a tank! And yes, they haul... stuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
l75eya Posted January 3, 2016 Share Posted January 3, 2016 A recording of the sound of the door closing would be cool:-P I love the way these things were built. *THUNK* lol. Nice find! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
987687 Posted January 3, 2016 Author Share Posted January 3, 2016 Haha, maybe I can do that It's certainly a tank, I have studded tires on it and it's RIDICULOUSLY fun in the snow. Really well planted... until I downshift and spool up the turbo, then it's power over steer all day long I had to replace a CV axle and I have to say, I'd rather do that job on a subaru... Pulling the diff cover to get the c-clip out is kind of annoying. The biggest issue is when there's only one diesel/gas pump at a gas station with some dumbass parked there inside taking a spoob.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uberoo Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 The biggest issue is when there's only one diesel/gas pump at a gas station with some dumbass parked there inside taking a spoob.... Your driving a tank so use it as such.Push their spoob out the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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