Infinitrium

Hey, get this. I just went and checked my credit card balance, and I've just been given a credit limit increase to $1300, so that means I could buy the wagon tomorrow if I wanted! That was a pleasant, unexpected surprise!

Keep the Toyota you say? LOL, I haven't told you what's wrong with it yet, and now I shall. It needs: 3 struts, LF is the worst, 2 rear ones are bad too Front exhaust pipe, integral flex pipe is cracked open Lots of body work, I think it's got more fiberglass than steel now Rear brakes Read defroster doesn't work Rear wiper doesn't work Cigarette lighter doesn't work. Can't charge my phone or use my satelite radio Temp gauge doesn't work Heat control is broke and stuck on full heat Vent control doesn't work, it's always blowing at my eyes and the windshield Tie rod or balljoint or something on RF wheel Starter grinds on flywheel sometimes Fuel tank is leaky Carb acts up every now and then Sticky choke I know I've forgot a few things. It's got so much wrong with it I've lost track. Major PITA to put gas in the tank, you have to pump it realll slow or it'll gush back at you, oh man you don't know how annoying that is especially in freezing temperatures. It gets great fuel mileage, surprisingly peppy and will outrun my Bro's 96 Sunfire...down a hill. The ol' 1.6 in the wagon was rated for 90hp, 95ft/lbs, I think the 1.8 FI engine in the GL wagon was about the same?

I'm considering buying an 87 GL wagon to replace my 88 Corolla wagon (you can see why in the pics) and my 93 Protege which needs a transmission. I was browsing a local buy&sell type website and came across an ad for an 87 GL wagon. The guy'll let it go for $300 bucks. You can take a look at the little webpage the owner made for it http://www.olivesbrain.gotdns.com/subaru/index.html What do you think? Are these cars problem prone? How reliable are they? Fuel efficient? Do these engines sound like old VW engines? Haven't heard a Subaru engine up close for 15 years. Someone told me that the halfshafts on the GL are equal length, you could swap them left to right. Is that correct? This car has been for sale for a while, which is to my advantage because I won't have the money to buy it anyway for another few weeks. I suppose most people don't want something almost 20 years old. Same with the 88 Corolla wagon, it was for sale for a long time, we're talking a few months, before I came along and bought it.