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I've often joked that I have a Love/Hate relationship with my 84 GL wagon:

I LOVE my car, and it HATES my freaking guts. The neighbors see me working on it nearly every weekend and keep asking me why don't I just "get a 'real' car". Please, this car is over 20 years old, but I wouldn't give it up for anything. I put nearly 1300 miles on this car every week without crying at the pump and it never complains as long as I take care of basic maintenance. Granted it's scheduled more frequently, but whaddya want?

 

Why do I prefer My Old School Sooby?

 

Affordability---- I own it outright! Tags, taxes and fees are paltry

Serviceability--- There's nothing on it I can't fix myself or with friends' help

Reliability------- Did I mention my 260 mile round trip commute?

Longevity------ 329,000+ miles on the original engine

 

These older cars really deliver.

 

Oh, and name me any other vehicle out there where a needed repair actually becomes an opportunity for an UPGRADE!! :headbang:

 

I think the old signature was closer to this:

"It's more fun to drive a Slow car Fast than a Fast car Slow."

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8. EA-81 timing chains, airplane approved durability

I don't know if anybody else picked up on this but... EA81's are push rod engines. Not chain driven cams. Only one cam and its in the middel of the engine. Then there are the rocker assembliy on the heads and rods (push-rods) go between the cam and the rockers.

 

I like the fact my ute looks cool, sounds cool, and cheap vs a new gen.

 

I don't like how it seems to be gutless.

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  • 5 weeks later...

I Like both Gens, but I do preffer the Old ones because the "Do It Yourself" Fact: You can repair almost all the things in it by yourself, without going to expensive garages, and is Cheaper to do it, to drive it, to Own it... etc.

 

Also, squared Subies are more Subies for me, than Rounded ones. Not only image thing, also mecanically.

 

But both are good.

:) Remember: It´s Subaru, it´s Good over almost anything else similar on the Road...

 

:headbang: Specially Off the Road! :headbang:

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I have a 94 Legacy 2.2 AWD, an 86 GL carbureted wagon w/ d/r 5spd, and an 86 turbo wagon pushbutton 5 spd. My wife keeps asking me this same question, because I also have an 86 project car. I guess my answer is that I enjoy driving it more. It was and is a very unique car that combines good economy with real 4 wheel drive. Plus the fact that I enjoy keeping something running that I put together with my own hands.

 

Having said that, the project car is definitely getting a 2.2, because there's no comparison in the power.

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one of the reasons i prefer older gen subarus is.....

 

i think they have character!

 

plus it feels right siting in and driving them.

 

i may be the proud owner of a 94 justy with 75,000 on the odometer.(we'll see how things go tomorrow.)

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My answer is this: Because I have an 87 Wagon that came with some good options. Dual-range 4wd and five-speed, power steering and AC. Not much nowadays, I know. But just enough to make reasonable 4wd weekend stuff a lot of fun. I like the jacked-up look in the back end of the wagon, so when you fill it up with supplies and gear, it just levels out, while other cars sag near the ground. Easy to shift, maintain, and drive. Turns on a damn dime for a wagon. I had a Toyota truck that was shorter than the Subie, and the subie can turn a lot tighter circle.

 

And lets face it...if the old wagons look good, occasionally you get a look of envy from the driver of a new Subie wagon. Not often, but it happens.:headbang:

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First off, I only need to say 2 letters "XT". I've thumped integras, mustangs, civics, etc on the track with a $250 project.

 

Secondly, there used to be a rusted out brat down at my dad's shop when I was like 7, me and my bro used to sit in the jump seats becase they were cool. :banana:

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Cheap.

 

Easy to work on.

 

Great for hauling band equipment around.

 

People will continue to think I'm a bit "off", that is, until they drive my T-Wag.

 

Kicks *ss in snow (not that there is much - er, any in Fresno).

 

Turn radius is almost as good as a little Chevy Sprint / Geo Metro, at least on my 87 T-Wag (I don't remember how good the 80 Cyclops Wagon was). How did Subaru pull that off anyway???

 

Insurance is cheap.

 

Best of all, NO CAR PAYMENT! (except for parts for repairs and mods)

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