Postal Wagon???

[pearlm30]

Just curious why they are more expensive compare regular wagon of the same year? Are they imported from Japan? Delivery mails etc???

[porcupine73]

Not sure, I think it is probably that they are a lot rarer than the LHD models. Plus they are great for paper routes or mail delivery, a nice reliable AWD vehicle for that purpose. Also there is some demand for them for those who purchase them and then put in the 2.0 twin turbo engine.

[four-fleet-feet]

My mail carrier uses one. I asked her a couple years ago.

 

The RH steering wheel/pedals swap adds to the cost, yes, but postal wagons also have upgraded brakes, bumpers, door bumpers, and rear struts (or at least hers did).

 

Think of all the times they get tailed by impatient drivers waiting to pass, stopping at all those mail boxes on hills, whacking same mail boxes while sorting/loading/picking up outbound mail, and the weight of the boxes/mailbags, and I'd believe it...

 

I also know I rarely see one for sale in Washington after the USPS decides it's done its duty. Usually the carriers buy them for themselves!

[subaru360]

Just curious why they are more expensive compare regular wagon of the same year? Are they imported from Japan? Delivery mails etc???

 

They sell for more because there is a demand for them. They aren't any different than other legacy wagons except for the right hand drive.

[scrapdaddytatum]

they REALLY SHOULDNT COST MORE

they are way more ragged out than regular cars

thats all i got to say

[tcspeer]

R.H.D. Subaru wagons do not belong to the Post Office, Most are owned by rural carriers that work for the P.O. They were sold to us from the early nineties untill around 1999 or 2000. We bought them much cheaper then most people bought Subaru's, through a deal struck through the Rural carrier association and Subaru.

For some unknown reason Subaru quit offering them to us around 1999 now that the supply is short the price is very high.

Now a lot of carriers are buying low mileage R.H.D. jeeps from the mid 90's that are being imported in from Japan and other places where they are sold, we are paying about twice as much for these as L.H.D. jeeps of the same year are selling here for.

I bought a 96 R.H.D. jeep from Japan with around 30,000 miles on it last year for about 10,500.00 dollars, I could most likely sell this jeep within the postal system today for the same money.

I also still have my Postal Subaru with around 380,000 miles on it. It is on the third motor and second transmission, fourth drive shaft and fourth fuel pump, along with many other parts that have been changed more then twice each. Some of the interior is ragged out but it would probably sell for around 5,000.00 if I wanted to sell it, but I would not sell it for that.