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So I was at my vacation house this weekend and got a tip that there were some old looking Subaru on the other side of town. I make the drive out there and on the side of this guys run down house is not 1, 2, or 3 gen 1 Subaru's. But I counted 7. He had 1 Gen 1 Brat, and 6 Gen 1 Wagons. All in various condition and to be honest, none of them looked to be complete trash. Tired? Dirty? Yes. Save-able? Appear to be!

 

I walk up the the front door (two story house), knock on the door. No answer. I knock again, a bit louder. No answer. I hear a TV on (upstairs) so I knock even louder. No answer. Each time I knocked, I stood back from the door a good 5 feet. The last thing I wanted to do was appear menacing and have the person in the house answer the door with a shotgun. Well, needless to say it was un-eventful as no one ever came to the door.

 

I will be going back there next time i visit but does anyone have any suggestions for approaching someone like this? I would love to roam through and either pick some parts or take one of the vehicles home entirely.

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Be sure to mention you are already a vintage enthusiast. Stories like " I grew up with these ..." always help but don't ham it up.

 

I had one nasty old bastid who wouldn't budge and told me I didn't know what he had , etc.... He basically didn't like me "out knowing" him. Say less , but show sincerity.

 

Good luck! Sound like the good old local hoarding crazy guy. Every neighborhood has one.

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Somehow I think a lot of us on here do!☺

 

There are some that take it to another level tho  :D

 

To the OP, when you say vacation home and your in LA, just where abouts is your vacay home?

Dont mean to pry, but I was born and raised in SoCal and my last place of residence was the San Berdo mountains.

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There are some that take it to another level tho  :D

 

To the OP, when you say vacation home and your in LA, just where abouts is your vacay home?

Dont mean to pry, but I was born and raised in SoCal and my last place of residence was the San Berdo mountains.

 

No trouble at all. Big Bear Lake CA.

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After 4 or 5 months of trying to get a guys attention by writing notes, and leaving him messages...he calls me today out of the blue to talk about Subies. We talked for a solid hour, really cool guy. He has 4 brats and a 81 Wagon. He wants to work out a deal with me which is cool, he was thrilled that a younger guy was so into brats and old subies. He thought the younger generation didnt know anything about them nonetheless appreciate them. I said i know a WHOLE community who appreciates them haha. So needless to say patience prevailed in my case and i'm going to go look at his stash soon, 2 gen 1 and 2 gen 2 T-tops. Good luck on your quest!

 

P.S. He said i could just have the 81' Wagon if i went to get it in another town close to him. Haha the universe has many ways of unfolding.

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