Hi Everyone...what a great place! I just found a sales brochure here of my old Subie that I LOVED! BUT...they don't make them like that anymore ! I had what I think was a 1981 Hatchback (bought it new) that had 2WD, a manual lever for 4WD AND...a manual lever for Low Range! That car would go ANYWHERE!! Now that I want a Subie again I have found that I can't HAVE one like that. As I remember this car it was a little under powered for my liking but, hey...when winter came here in Wisconsin...it was a miracle worker! I swear, I think that car could climb trees! Are there any later models that have those optons?? I'm really WAY disappointed that they chose to discontinue those models with those options. Bummer. SO....are there any of those vehicles with those options left on the road that are still good runners? I sure would like to have one of those again. They had their problems...under powered, front axle bearings and boots, etc. but I sure was amazed at what that little rig could do in the snow. WHY did Subaru stop making these??? They were better than GREAT! Anyone know where I could find one of these that isn't a wreck by now? Are there any models around that are similar in the $2500 to $6000 range? I sure would like to have a Subie again but I'm not a real fan of AWD. I liked them the way my '81 was. You could drive around in 2WD, shift to 4WD and, if needed, shift to low range with the dual tranny. I'm an older guy now and wish for a lot of things of yesteryear...especially the good old Subies that were little work horses with those drive train options.
Fox
