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the 96 OBS wouldn't have the wires

I vote for the 5spd. It feels peppy and as long as the clutch is recent you'll be fine.

Buy it before I fly down there and scoop it

MWE axles are great

Once the leaks are fixed the car will be good for awhile. The Ej22 is the best engine subaru ever made, althought you have the 2nd gen, it is still a great motor. I say fix it w/ a private shop buying the parts yourself from a online dealer (subarugenuineparts.com or 1stsubaruparts.com, etc..). As long as the tranny is good and the body isn't roting out it would be totally worth it to fix it.

I got a clutch, oil leaks, water pump, clutch cable, flywheel (new), timing belt, tensioner, thermostat, and other misc. fixed with all brand new subaru parts and installed for about $2500. All parts were ordered from an online dealer and installed at a private shop.

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check nasioc, a lot of people do it best bet is to get a whole complete wrx that is salvaged. You'll need everything (harness, ecu, dash?, pedals, reard diff, etc..) Should be able to get it done over a weekend. I believe the entire dash itself is a near perfect fit. Even if you did the mechanical end, a shop cold do the electrical stuff. I'm sure someone in WA specializes in this kind of thing. Eastcoastswappers.com ...just to check it out I know its the wrong coast

Swap a wrx drivetrain!

Some a/t tire like general grabber or bfg t/a all terrian? You're mostly on gravel?

My 2005 has the squirter at the top...

It's a terrible design. Why fight gravity? When I had my '96 I seriously considered putting in a top mount sprayer like the newer outbacks

I'll stick around another year for you next update...

Go for it. I just gave up my '96 outback for a 2005. The new ones are way better, but I still miss the '96

My '96 squirted prematurely once when I was coasting down a kinda steep hill (offroad) backwards. Never happened any other time though.

I dont get the sarcasm or truth in that....what happens?

.....I was talking about the headgaskets. Subaru extends your warranty if you have the dealer put in the conditioner, so they are definitely problematic.

edmunds is a better judge of vehicle pricing. KBB is way way over priced

Yes! :lol:

Actually the 2003's are affected also. Mid 2003 the problem was supoosedly fixed

A local dealer near me has a 2000 auto OBS with 53k for only ........... ............ ........... $10,000

My 2.2 was always a little under half way. That was a 1996 legacy though. The fuse holder is its own special thing. It is not in the fuse box, just kinda mounted on the strut tower or firewall. No box, no other fuses. When a fuse is installed into it, it puts the car into FWD. Again, if it is installed just run away no questions asked. Take it to the mech. no matter what. Get it in the air and look for leaks. The 2.2 is notorious for oil leaks around 120k.

I thought a rear sway wouldhelp. Wouldn't it reduce the roll and therefore make the car more stable and predictable. You don't have all the body roll throwing the car all over the place...

EDIT: If the FWD fuse is in the fuse holder when you look at the car, run away and don't look back. The fuse holder is in the engine compartment on the strut tower or the firewall, I forget. Passenger side for sure...

Where did you get the rub strips?