rweddy Posted July 18, 2006 Share Posted July 18, 2006 Well after a hiatus of 6 months I am back as a Subaru owner. Long story short, my 96 outback (Subaru number 10) had some major airbag issues. (blew up without a wreck) Anyway I traded this in for a VW TDI that I use for my long commutes (600 miles week). And since I travel a quite a bit we decided it was senseless to park the car that gets 55mpg at the airport. So I was able to find a nice 91 LSI wagon with a 5spd AWD and only 145k! It needs a few things, brakes, drivers side door lock, timing belt?? But other than this it is a nice replacement for my old outback. I prefer the J built roos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strakes Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 Welcome back! What's the new Sub look like? Got pics? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmdew Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 You are welcome to come and grab parts off the 93 Legacy that is going to the crusher next week. Its down at the old COS airport. I'll be back in town Friday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rweddy Posted July 19, 2006 Author Share Posted July 19, 2006 Welcome back! What's the new Sub look like? Got pics? It is in transition now, I will have it back at the house next week so I will snap some pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rweddy Posted July 19, 2006 Author Share Posted July 19, 2006 You are welcome to come and grab parts off the 93 Legacy that is going to the crusher next week. Its down at the old COS airport. I'll be back in town Friday. Thanks! I will be back in town on saturday, I will pm you with my cell number. What color is the 93? My brother needs a few things on his 91 also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hankosolder2 Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 >Long story short, my 96 outback (Subaru number 10) had some major >airbag issues. (blew up without a wreck) Am I the only one who is a little curious what the story was here? Do you have any explanation for what happened with the unintended airbag deployment? Nathan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olnick Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 So, since you are basically a Subie-guy, I'd be interested in hearing your impressions of the VW TDI--driving, handling, maintaining. reliability? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmdew Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 Green tan interior, but they are mostly trash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rweddy Posted July 19, 2006 Author Share Posted July 19, 2006 >Long story short, my 96 outback (Subaru number 10) had some major >airbag issues. (blew up without a wreck) Am I the only one who is a little curious what the story was here? Do you have any explanation for what happened with the unintended airbag deployment? Nathan I will search and find the long post about this, basically I bumped into a car, going under 2mph (per police skid marks test) no damage to either car but both my airbags blew up. Subaru would do nothing to help me, even after insurance special investigator and Subaru rep said it was a defective airbag sensor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rweddy Posted July 19, 2006 Author Share Posted July 19, 2006 So, since you are basically a Subie-guy, I'd be interested in hearing your impressions of the VW TDI--driving, handling, maintaining. reliability? Are you trying to get me in troulbe here or trying to start a flame war?? Well after spending lots of time on the TDI board, and owning the car for 6 months and talking to lots of owners, here are my impressions. Driving and Handeling, incredible. The overall feel of the car is rock solid. The shifter and shifting 5psd, is butter smooth. The diesel motor has unbelievable low end power and the turbo give the car amazing zip. Maintenance is around the same as the roo, parts are a bit more expensive, but are overbuilt being it is diesel. Example Oil filter is 30 dollars, but only needs changing every 10k. The car is a bit on the small side, and finding a nice tdi 5spd wagon was nearly impossible so we got a sedan. Reliability, many owners on the TDI club have over 300k on mid 90s TDI, and my boss when he was commuting between Denver and Colorado springs put 150k miles on his with no work other than tires and brakes. I wish Subaru would come out with a diesel, the 55mpg is great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cougar Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 Glad your back on the team here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olnick Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 Are you trying to get me in troulbe here or trying to start a flame war?? Not at all!!! And I really appreciate your comments. With the price of gas doing what it's doing, my interest in diesels is getting rekindled. I had a '79 Rabbit diesel--last car I bought new. Loved driving it (especially past service stations!) but was not highly impressed with the build quality. When it warped its head the 2nd time I gave up. Sure was a torquey little devil though. Have heard that Subaru is working on a boxer diesel and that excites me too. By the way do you ever burn bio-diesel in your TDI? Any impressions? Thanks again for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nipper Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 Well after a hiatus of 6 months I am back as a Subaru owner. Long story short, my 96 outback (Subaru number 10) had some major airbag issues. (blew up without a wreck) Anyway I traded this in for a VW TDI that I use for my long commutes (600 miles week). And since I travel a quite a bit we decided it was senseless to park the car that gets 55mpg at the airport. So I was able to find a nice 91 LSI wagon with a 5spd AWD and only 145k! It needs a few things, brakes, drivers side door lock, timing belt?? But other than this it is a nice replacement for my old outback. I prefer the J built roos. does this mean i have to give up my parking space now? nipper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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