Hello Everybody

[kendogg]

Hi there. I'm Ken, and I live in upstate NY, about an hour north of albany. I currently own an '05 Outback Sport that will be for sale here very soon, as I kinda need to get out from under a payment, lol. I think I wanna buy a Loyale Wagon, but they seem to be VERY hard to find around here. As far as condition, I really don't care too much what kidna condition it's in, as long as there aren't holes rusted in it. I would actually prefer to buy one thta already has a lift in it, but, no biggie. I only want a 4" lift, and do not plan to take it very far off road.

 

I have been trolling this website here for a few weeks now, and it looks to me like the best thing for me is to get the loyale (my buddy had both a loyale and a 84 GL, I liked the loyale alot more, it has to be a daily driver, so.....). But, I may just keep the original engine till she blows, then swap in an ej22 or ej25. Anybody have any recconendations on where I should start looking, and what I should expect to spend? I wanna do this as cheaply as possible if I can. And would like to become a steady member of this board, so any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. Ken.

[jeffast]

welcome and as for cost some where under 1k depending ion condition cost for the lift get in touch with allid armerment i think i spelled it right either way look for shadyirshmen he owns it

 

once again welcome

-jeff

[88HatchMonster]

Hi Ken, good to hear from another Upstate New Yorker. I'm about two hours north of Albany myself, in the Port Henry/Moriah Area (a little north of Ticonderoga if you've never heard of it).

 

Anyway, yeah it's gonna be tough to find a non-rusty Loyale up here, but they are out there. Try wantaddigest.com if you haven't already. Also, there are a lot more subes of that vintage driving around VT, so you might want to cruise around VT a little bit, and pick up some local newspapers for classifieds.

 

Expect to pay about $850-1500 for one in good condition, with less than 150K, though sometimes you can get lucky and steal one for a couple of hundred bucks... Doubt you'll be able to find one with a lift in it, not as many people lifting subes around here as the west coast. Lifts are pretty cheap and easy to install, though. Anyway, good luck!

 

Ryan

[[HTi]Johnson]

I think that a 4" lift gets you into some shady areas of lifted Subarus...3" lifts are more common and practical.

As far as find a Subaru...check www.craigslist.org

[zyewdall]

Think about Colorado, Washington, Oregon, or California for a rust free Loyale. Especially California. I got an '87 Gl with 220k miles without a spot of rust on it that was a California car. Even the Colorado ones don't look that good, and they do look good compared to east coast. There was a lifted '85 GL (same as the loyale, only with dual range) for sale here recently, $1500.

[88HatchMonster]

I think that a 4" lift gets you into some shady areas of lifted Subarus...3" lifts are more common and practical.

As far as find a Subaru...check www.craigslist.org

 

I disagree.

 

Allied Armament, for one, is only putting out 4" lifts now. 4" gets you up in the clear for a wider variety of offroad tires and wheels with less bashing and cutting necessary to fit.

 

SJR's 6" lifts look really cool as well.

 

I say no worries on the bigger lifts.

[kendogg]

Well, unfortunately, if I buy a car out west, I have no real way of getting it here. I don't need, nor do I really want, actually, a mint clean body, let the guy who really wants that have it. I just want reliable transportation that'll get me back and forth to work and a lil off-roading here and tehre.

[75subie]

Hi Ken,

 

welcome to the board, i too am a NYer sube owner. i might be able to locate you one, but around here they all seem to have rust, the west seems to be the way to go. i just had a rust free brat brought up from AZ for $500, to me it was worth the extra 500 not to have to deal with rust. plus if you find the loyale you want over there for $1000, add 500 and you are still right at 1500. if you are looking for something to offroad, go with an 85-90 5sp with hi-lo 4wd, loyales are only single range, and an 88 gl is basically a loyale with better gearing. take care,

Jon

[75subie]

oh yea, if you are interested, my pop has a 2000 forester in nice shape, auto, 116k for $4500.

[kendogg]

75subi, thanks, but, I REALLY REALLY like the loyale. I want to stick with a loyale. plus, I prefer to avoid carb's, lol. But, no, I really don't care about rust, as long as there aren't like holes in the floorpan, good enough for me, lol. I'm a mechanic by trade, so I can do basically any repair, and I even work at a subaru dealership, although I'm unfortunately a ford tech, lol.

I'm really looking for a loyale wagon, preferably in the northeast that I can turn the key and drive it home. Hopefully, in the next few months, I'll be able to find one that cna do that.

[75subie]

88 gl has spfi and a hi-lo tranny, better than a loyale in my eyes, but i like low range.

[75subie]

here is one that a guy emailed me with: (the email he sent me is below)

 

 

> Hi Jon I have a 1992 Loyale Wagon that I brought a

> few

> months ago, if you are interested I would let it go

> for $700.00. The car ran fine and then I parked it

> and

> now it will not start.My name is Linton and my # is

> 646 235 5576. The car is in the Bronx.

 

 

You can switch it to 4wd from the stick. A small

amount of rust around the wiper arm in the rear around

the rear fender.

[kendogg]

I dunno, I may be able to go get a car in the bronx, but, not right now, I've got WAY too much going on. I figured I'd just keep my eyes open till spring, se what I see, unless I see some incredible deal, ya know. and I figured if the motor blew, fixt it the first time, and if it blew a second time, well, I guess that means it's time for an EJ motor, lol.