JM1NA Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 Well, we finally found the car we wanted, '01 brighton wagon, 2.2L/5 speed. Nice shape, 125,000 kms, hopefully it'll last a long time. It's replacing our beloved Toyota Tercel 4X4 wagon which has been a very faithful companion for the last seven years. The subie's been a Vancouver car from day one, no rust whatsoever. Looking forward to bombing up to the Okanagan this xmas with it! Should be a little faster getting up those big climbs than the turtle was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porcupine73 Posted November 8, 2006 Share Posted November 8, 2006 Well it sounds like you've done your homework! I've got a '96 2.2L Brighton and I love it; the only thing I don't like is it's hard to roll down any window except the driver's when driving. Other than that there's not a whole lot of gadgetry to worry about breaking! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burtonsnowman Posted November 8, 2006 Share Posted November 8, 2006 Huh...I didn't even know they made Brightons in '01. I thought they were only the last generation ('95-'99). Anyway, congrats on your new Sube! You'll love it like the rest of us! Treat it with respect, and it will do the same in return. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burtonsnowman Posted November 8, 2006 Share Posted November 8, 2006 Wait a minute...I thought the EJ22 was phased out of the Legacy by the 2000 model year... ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtsmiths Posted November 8, 2006 Share Posted November 8, 2006 Well, we finally found the car we wanted, '01 brighton wagon, 2.2L/5 speed. Nice shape, 125,000 kms, hopefully it'll last a long time. It's replacing our beloved Toyota Tercel 4X4 wagon which has been a very faithful companion for the last seven years. The subie's been a Vancouver car from day one, no rust whatsoever. Looking forward to bombing up to the Okanagan this xmas with it! Should be a little faster getting up those big climbs than the turtle was. I think your '01 Brighton has a 2.5L engine, unless they still put them in the manuals (but, I don't think so) our '00 has a 2.5 A/T. But don't worry about HG, just put in Subaru Slime, and you'll be OK, so long as you never airlock it. We bought ours with 100,00 MILES on it at 13 mos. old, and we are at 185,000 trouble free miles now. If like ours, yours does have power windows, but manual mirrors and door locks (both of which you can live with). Our debrightonization progeam to date: Map light, lighted mirror sunvisors, remote starter, cruise, roof rack, Outback struts/springs, alloys. To come: mud guards, two-tone (bottom repaint, it's all sandblasted, but NO rust) bed liner coating, fog/driving lights, hide wiring for the windsheild-sucker mounted GPS, rear deflector (if I can ever find one). This is our fifth Subaru, and after 85,000 miles, and as an owner of over 100 autobmbiles/trucks of all kinds, I can say I enjoy driving this car better than any I have owned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM1NA Posted November 9, 2006 Author Share Posted November 9, 2006 Just ran down stairs to confirm the engine size EJ22. 2.2L, am I correct? No power windows, just power mirrors, no AC, does have tilt. the PO had the factory clarion CD player installed. Has the factory roof rack and they purchased a Subaru ski rack as well(never installed, new in box). Maybe the Canadian market cars were different? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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