3eyedwagon

I DVRed the show, so I have been able to watch the commercial over and over. "We pull around a corner, and there it is; "Subaru Heaven" "You don't just let some wrecker haul your 300k mile Forester off to who knows where! You give that car a chance to live on, one part at a time." :-p The passion of the car makers, and more over, the understanding the car makers have for the passion of the Subaru owners truely comes through in this commercial. It was an excellent commercial, and while I have never done this same thing with a Subaru, I have parked other "tired" vehicles and made "the walk" away. It is something your average person will never understand. It takes a different kind of person to have love for a car, and while I think most people really won't "get" this commercial; it is definitely dead on for the target audience they were trying to reach.

Well done.

I think you got my point though

Yeah. It confused me a bit as well. It's in the New Post section like 4 times...

True. The writing has been on the wall for awhile. But the production numbers of 3rd gens over 2nd gens has to be astronomical... There's a Loyale within rock distance of my driveway that I can have whenever I want it.... so for now my plan is to beat the bejeebus outta 3rd gens. IF we ever start to run out of them..... that's a bridge I'll burn when I come to it!

Whether you get them to change their rules or not..... you aren't going to get them to change their minds. They already have their minds made up as to the "status" of your vehicle. It doesn't even really matter that it's a Subaru, it just matters more that it isn't another one of whatever they are driving. It sounds to me like they found a rule that would apply to you, so that they wouldn't have to let you in. After looking at the flyer; why would you even want to go? It looks like a bunch of overly billeted trailer queens.... and probably a bunch of guys standing around kissing each others ***es about their new IROKs. I say ***k 'em. I'd spend that day doing donuts, and drinking beer in the parking lot... just to get dust on the paint they paid WAY too much money for!

That way, you don't even feel it when you get side swiped by crazy women in Lacey! :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

I've had a worn axle kinda jump outta joint for a bit. It performed similarly to what you describe, and it did make a loud clunk when it happened. It was strange that it had enough slop to do that, but not break. I couldn't get it freed up, so drove in a tight circle while in 4wd to get it to pop loose. My fronts do this from time to time, after a sharp corner... Maybe check the CVs to make sure they aren't in a strange bind. Other than that..... My next ideas would be rearend, and then transmission problems. Possibly driveline damage as well. One more thing I recall. It's a long shot but; if someone had installed a non-matching set of gearing, like a 3.9 D/R transmission, and a 3.7 rear differential, this could result in alot of bind while on pavement. Just an idea seeing as you just bought it. You may want to look at the rear diff tag to see what gearing it is, and compare that to what transmission is in it. Hard to diagnose over the net though! GOOD LUCK!

Well played on the paintshop skills Rob! Disregard the rest of my post, as I thought you were up to something totally different... You do want to run the door too don't you? If so, you're a little over my head.....

My 82 Gl-10 has it, but it's the oldest one I've seen with it.....

Two words: Lug Studs **** would be flying EVERYWHERE. BUT.... it would be cool while it lasted!

*Points* *SHRIEKS* Blasphemer!!! HOW DARE YOU! Anyways..... my personal preference for a wheeler would be an EA81 hatch. They are the ultimate for so many reasons. Approach, departure, smaller=nicer on trail, better engine, and they actually have some character in the looks department!! I could go on... I wheel an EA81 wagon, and I am looking at making an EA82 wheeler for the ONLY reason that I won't feel bad when I beat the snot out of an ugly vehicle that the world has plenty of. The EA82 does have a few advantages like better axles, and more plentiful power steering components, but that BARELY makes up for their looks. I know people are gonna be all pissy about that. The final straw for me is that the EA81 has so many cooler choices for making a wheeler. You have the Brat, the Hatchback, the Wagon, The Sedan, and the Coupe. The EA82 has the Wagon, the Sedan, The Hatch/3door/RX. I'll always have an EA81 with a lift, just because they are so cool. But I definitely need to build an EA82 trail rig to make my EA81s life a little longer. But the EA82 is coming out in favor of a built EA81... :-p

Just stopped by to say that XTs are for sissys, and guys who drive Third Gen Wagons WITH AUTOMATICS!!!! Hahahahahaha!

The wheel offset isn't going to mean a whole lot, considering you are putting these on a non-lifted EA-81. I had 205/75/14s on my wagon with no lift, but the pinch seems had been re-worked lightly. It all really depends on how much hammering YOU want to do. There is no set answer to this question. There are plenty of people on here who have run 235/75/15s with NO lift, it just takes a zzz"bit":grin: more hammering. So the answer to this question is really up to you, and what you want from the car. If you want to wheel it; jack up the torsion bar/struts, beat the wheel wells out, and stuff some 215-225/70-75/15s or bigger on there. If you don't want to scratch any stock paint, or so much as bruise a pinch seem; find something like a 195/70/15 or so. If you want something in between; jack the torsion bar a bit, lift the struts halfway (that's all the further I'd go anyways), lay over the pinch seems in the front wheel wells, and run a nice 205/70-75/15. It all really depends on what you want to do.

I can't wait to see the fenders peeled off of this one Scott! The marker lights are already trembling!

Is that a Landloser? It actually looks better from that angle!

I'm starting to notice that the unibody of my loyale is becomeing a wear item. The more and more frequent welding of the suspension mounting points back to the rest of the body was the first sign,... This could have something to do with it..... Is this what you mean about the tranny lasting until the car retires? I know slop in the chassis has spelled disaster for a few of my latest CV's.

What motor? Any thing else done to it? A transfer case, etc.

I say we settle all these "conflicts" with Thunderdome. 2 men enter, one man leaves. Mods, please make this a sticky. Thanks.

Not gonna happen, man.... Not gonna happen. I'm sorry I missed it. Jeff told me I should go, but I was tired, and being lazy.:-p

^^^^^ Kinda sounds like exactly what I said, but in slightly fancier words. I'll repeat what I thought was the most important part of my post; As long as you are doing the maintenance. That is the important part! It's better to use the cheap stuff, and actually change your oil than to hold off because you have to get the super top notch synthetic.

Good. Now we just gotta get Woody to go.

Sounds like you two have the right idea. A .22 is a good idea for most any situation, unless you plan on encountering "The Griz" . I have a Walther p22 in my wheeling kit. The kit is easily transported from vehicle to vehicle, so the pistol never leaves the kit. It's a REALLY handy little pistol, comes in a blow molded case, and the case holds extra mags/about 250 spare rounds, and a lithium ion powered led flashlight (just for a nice backup light, in case others run out of batteries). It has proved handy a few times, not to mention all the fun that has been had just pulling it out and plinking with it when the opportunity arose. Anyways, the reason for this is I remembered another one. I usually carry about half to a full quart of USED motor oil. Anyone who has ever wheeled much in Western Washington weather already knows what I am speaking of. It works great for touching off a good fire in those "damp" situations.

Does this mean a no-go for the last weekend in this month???? I think you should just bring it up here, and "finish it off".....