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uuuummmm...the FWD indicated that the car is locked in Front Wheel Drive not Four Wheel Drive. If you don't believe me go out and do a burnout or heck you most likely have snow anyhow..... trust me on this...your in FRONT wheel drive. Matt

sent check today. Matt

If I was you I would call around a little and don't be afraid to drive a little to get a good deal. I went up to Bill Kolb Jr subaru in SE NY state on friday and was talking a little with them. They seemed decient people to work with but if you are really into working it a little call up Becker subaru in Allentown PA and see what they will do for you. Subaru's web site really makes it easy to find dealers and to search their stock of cars.... Good luck on your search...I've been lookin myself for about 2 months now... Matt

If people from the VA area want to work some of the stuff up here to my place I am only a few miles off the PA TPK and could put them in my shed for this gentleman to PU. I don't care what it is but no cars (unliscened and uninsured) but whatever else I am willing to store for the good of the cause..... If I can help in anyway with this "move" of parts let me know.... I think what you are doing NorthWet is awesome and very cool too! Matt

not trying to be nosey but what are you getting in PA? I already know what Paul is getting but what could be so good that you would tow it 2500 miles? OHHHHH the suspense, Matt

a 96 OB manual is a 2.2 but a 96 automatic is a 2.5. 96 was a transition year. Any info you find about a 2.5 will NOT apply to the 2.2 as long as you are sure it is a 96 and is stick. The basics about the t-belt and all that stuff is a good idea to ask in general about most cars.... Matt

hey sawiesue....what dealer do you work at? I will be looking into buying a car soon and would deal with someone who is a board member if at all possible. Matt

Here's the story in the shortist version available....I want to buy an sti but the wife says heck no....actually it sounds more like F- no but anyhow I have some strange thoughts in the back of my head... My impreza isn't worth a heck of a lot on trade so I might make a few changes to it (why give it away) I am thinking about making an all motor (read:NA) engine for it. What would you build and what would you use??? I am not made of money and I want to be more than a WRx but realistically I don't think it is possible to build a 300hp NA engine. I have been looking at gears and front lsd's and I have an idea of what i want. In the end I want the car to be able to put more down on the rollers than a WRX and I want some gearing for "excessive speeds" (capable of 150-165 would make me shart my pants) What do you folks think....just remember the catch...I will most likely buy a new car so I can take the 'prez off the road to do this....I need to make car payments and not have a garage queen! Dreaming sequence starts....now. Matt

I had a sparkplug blow once on my old legacy. They fixed it and all was well. If your car was flashing a CEL then you might need to get the computer reset because it obviously knew that there was a problem and it was trying to tell you so. Now the comp. might not know any differently and somebody needs to reset it. This is what I would do before I was to get too excited... How are your plug wires??? They (specifically the one that was on the plug that blew) might have been damaged and you just can't see it. Do you have new wires on the car too??? Matt

I believe there is some merit to putting the car on a hill to do the cooling burping. I read about this on a Vanagon site once because they have problems like us soob owners with air in the system. As for the person with the SUS....if you can get away without a t-stat...go for it and save your pennies. I did it once to get me by for a little while. Matt

I went from an 02 Legacy OB to my 95 impreza OB and I wasn't the happiest at first. The impreza had crappy 14" tires on it and was rather blah to drive. Now I put some WRX 16's on it and now I sometimes like to screw with people just because it holds the road like it is bolted to it and it lets me show some people up in the cornering dept. My car is the old 1.8 engine so by no means is it fast but what it lacks in speed it makes up for in corners. My 02 OB couldn't hold a match to this thing in the handeling dept. The impreza isn't as plush and isn't as quiet but in the fun to drive quotent it is hands down the winner. My impreza doesn't have the hill holder either. Heck my impreza has AC, fact. fogs, and an aftermarket CD player and that is it. No PW, PL, cruise or any of that crap. Just the way I like it though...simple and light! Matt

do you have any left? they are for the 05 year right? is paypal an option? Sorry but I didn't have the time to read 9 pages of messages. PM me if you want to. Matt

I am seriously considering buying a Turbo Baja 5 speed. If you have a TB please let yourself be known and tell me about your mileage and if you had any problems or not. I am also interested in hearing from the regular baja owners too. I would like to know what you are getting with yours also. I was thinking about a WRX but when I drove the TB I was instantly sold on it for its more useful powerband but I haven't ruled out a regular baja. Mostly interested in the mileage from the 5 speeds though...automatic is not a consideration for purchase here..... TIA, Matt

The car is sweet! I had the pleasure of meeting WJM a few weekends ago. Heck of a nice guy and a super nice ride too. Also the header he has on sounds pretty cool too when he left the place where I was staying at.... Congrats on the new job too! Matt

Dude nice car. Looks like mine except my OBS is blue but it has the wrx wheels on it too. Too bad you needed the car ASAP...mine is going up for sale in the spring (hopefully) and it would have been less money (enough to make it worth your while to come and get it) Welcome to the sport wagon family... Matt

I thought you went from the farthest to the nearist?? rr lr rf lf Matt

there was a 4wd 5 speed about a mile from my house about 2 or so weeks ago. It was dented and out of inspection (on a car lot mind you) and he was asking $995 for it. I laughed I said to my wife I might be inclined to give him $99 for it. No crap he dropped the price to $99 and it was gone in 2 days (basically a day before I could get there to buy it) Matt

going to try and leave here at 5am and the mapquest thing says it is 8 hrs. i really don't know if it takes that long or not but I can tell you it is almost exactly 500 miles doorstep to doorstep. I figure it will be about 3 when we get there mostly because of fuel stops traffic and food stops etc. (wife is a slow eater) Matt

exit 58 of I-85 Econo Lodge the res. says it is next to Ryans steakhouse. Matt

Hey WJM if you see me this Friday 11-26 let yourself be known....i am rolling into Concord hopefully about mid afternoon in my impreza. Real easy to spot...impreza OB with Wrx wheels from PA. Oh and sweet RX too! Matt

ok here is my 2 cents. Don't do it. Look elsewhere. Go on ebay and do a seller search for neautoauction he has a 91 wagon with some rust but is stick and awd and last I looked it was $200 or so. If you think you are going to do a conversion like Josh did you need to do it yourself and you need a shop. Also, a doner car would help a bunch too. Matt

Back in about 1992 my buddy Ed and I took my 79 subaru 4wd wagon after school to this small wooded area in town behind another friends house. Long story short we got the car majorly mud bogged and were stuck badly. The good part was that Ed lived about 4 houses away and had this old 60 something dump truck that we thought we could use to pull the car out. Well it did....but Ed wasn't paying attention to hand signals and pulled the car into a tree with the hatch open mind you. Needless to say I had to get a new hatch for the back of the car and had to make up a BS story for the old man. Oh the good old days.... Matt

the ea-81 on 222 has been there for about a week or so. Funny how it didn't get the windows broken but usually everything else does.... We should plan a group visit to that place.. you, me, hocrest, etc. Matt

I would consider an "R" title wrx but I would want to know some history. I would get a subaru dealer to run the vin and see if there is any history etc. I would also put in the budget a new gear set for the car too. Also, I would look for some leftover evidence of mods to the car too. Just like the guy above me said....if you got the bucks...you could have one heck of a cheap fast ride. Matt <---prowling ebay for hurt wrx's (preferably a 5sp wagon)

Sounds like a good idea to me....and since we would be in E-town could we swing by my boss's house and rough him up too. Seriously though...PM me some info. on the guy I might be able to see if my boss knows this person etc. I think he knows everyone in E-town Sydfloyd44: PM me I want to ask you something unrelated to this guys post. Matt