Bucky92

I am curious what is your opinions on the earlier Impreza wagons. My Loyale is getting close to being retired from being a daily driver due to just too many issues (all small ones) to take care of while it is driven every day. I have no plans on selling it because it has just been entirely too dependable for the past 2 and a half years. What years did the Imprezas have the non-interferece motors? How about head gasket issues? How dependable is the AWD system in them (every Subaru I have ever owned has been FWD)? Any other known quirks? What about the Impreza Sport wagons? I keep leaning towards them and am kinda hoping to hear that they are just as good as my EA82 (193,000 miles and still runs like a champ). Thanks for any input...

You know these motors are incredibly easy to replace....and cheap too to buy...I have one in my basement I bought as a spare for $50..new timing belts and fresh reseal. Also...the radiators clog easily ....Have you checked to see if yours might be partially clogged?? I didnt read all your posts just stabbing here..But honestly..new head gaskets or heads arent to hard to do or come across. I did an engine pull,clutch,timing belts,engine reseal and various other things in a day..now included some good friends (moosens,jessie,matt and myself) but in that time there was food and drinks and general goofing off..but it was very very easy.....and worth every dime I put into it. As for the block sealer....I used it once a few years ago on a junk ford van (named Trusty Rusty the Miracle Van) and it worked for about a month...but it was a cracked block...tried it again on my old plymouth when it cracked a head and it didnt work at all..waste of time and money. Honestly..you have a rust free car....drop another motor in it and then rebuild your old one at your convienience...Just a thought. Good Luck

I have about the same adapter for my 92 Loyale for my JVC..they are cheap and screw right in and they dont look bad either.

92 Loyale Wagon FWD 5spd EA82 SPFI...40+ highway/32ish city

Check your email...I just sent ya my numbers...OK give me a minute LOL

Congrat Andrew!!! :banana: I want to see pics too..and when the ff-1 gets here I want to see it and touch it in person!! You have my email right??? Oh I will email ya anyway!

I may be looking into the same thing you are if this patch doesnt hold and mine desides to crack in every direction...I priced Safelite and they wanted a fortune...Over $300 plus another $148 cause of the chrome trim....I dont think so!!!! Found another place that was something like $277 after the $100 online discount...and that was installed. Glad you didnt seem to over-react like I did yesterday when I got my spiderweb:grin:

HEY!!!! LOL..That "chick" is ME!!! LMAO

OK OK ..Here! LOL

This Pic is Priceless.

YA THINK?!?!?!?!?!?!?! Just a few huh??? LMAO..That picture classic..LMAO

Yeah I had some concerns about that guy doing my valve covers..but not as many as that chick trying to do the front brakes..she was pretty clueless. . Actually I just priced a new windshield and its more than Tommys 2001 Toyota..ALOT more!! but that is with Safetylite. Hey Matt..you should know..even a scratch on Bucky is a big deal to me..LOL

Love you too Paul!!! BTW..if it wasnt so cold right now I could toss a temp patch on those rockers..might still be able to come up with something.

Jack....that was my coupe....she is a FWD AT GLF.EA81..now with 37K original miles..Paul has her cause I needed to relocate her temporaily and he needed a car at the time. She is a good girl...and darn pretty too.And Paul is a great friend to me so how could I say no..He has done so much for me so it was my way of repaying him....MOOSENS ROCKS!!

:slobber: :slobber: Enough said!!

I have repaired windshields before and done ,actually, a very good job. But never when it was this cold out. Well..I have the set-up sitting ..will let it go overnight and check it in the morning. If it doesnt hold I will be calling windshield places.I just adore this car so much and do everything in my power to keep it nice and I can admit...I always OVER_REACT when something happens to it. . Just ask moosens,subieman90,or LeakingOil...they will tell you how I feel about Bucky

.. Geesh if anything else could go wrong to my poor Loyale this winter (well alot more could go wrong so lets hope not) I JUST got nailed in the windshield with a stone and it now has a nice spider crack.I am going to get the repair kit in a few moments but if that doesnt work I will need a new windshield..which may be a problem having installed since my window frame is rusted and the only thing that keeps it from leaking is a ton of silicone! Bad language bad language bad language!!!! OK ..end rant

I have been looking lately at newer legacys and Imprezas..just for the reason that my beloved Bucky needs some down time to catch up with his electrical gremlins and the onslot of New England rust (which he didnt have 2 and a half years ago when i bought him). My other reason for loving the EA82s is being super low income ( for this area since everything is so expensive) I HAVE to watch every dime. My Loyale is super cheap to maintain and drive. Specially with the gas prices. There probably isnt a newer car made that isnt a hybrid that gets the mileage I do.Granted I dont drive far(about 15 miles a day on average). But $10 in gas gets me at least 2 weeks. I would love to finally own a Subie with 4WD or AWD but dont want to keep having to feed it.My FWD gets me through about anything with good snows on the front. Plus the EA82 wagons are just so "ME"..I feel like the car was designed around someone like me.

Hey Tubone...I still have these pics saved on my puter from when I was looking for a coupe and you so ever kindly sent me past pics of these children. I Still love these coupes....miss mine :( but she couldnt be in better hands than with moosens. And cant wait till Tommy and me get a house..then I can have have a place to work on them without being outside .....house we looking at has an oversized 2 car garage w/ loft...I dont know what the house looks like but the garage is awesome!

Right on Andrew!! I am with ya all the way...Love the EA82 series wagons!

WHAT!!!!!!!!!! 5K miles on her already??? I havent even put that many miles on Bucky in the past year. :lol: :lol: Just kiddin Paulyburger. I am soooo happy she is being driven and is keeping her co-owner happy. I want to see her soon to look at the rust hole you found and see what I will need to fix that.Maybe even take her for a spin???? since I never drove her when I had her here. I know one thing...she sure is awefully pretty...how can anyone not just adore that pretty little car. I miss her:( :(

I have always loved the styling of my EA82 wagons..and in this area a nice one is becoming rare....Also easy to maintain...they can be quirkie but seem to almost always get you to where you have to go. You can't turn around without seeing a Blue STI or an Outback or a Forester around here..but in my area there are only 5 EA82 wagons around and mine is one of the nicest ones. Plus the gas mileage..come-on...name another wagon that gets over 40 MPG highway. Along with the non-ibnterference motor..dependability..room..whats there not to like...granted I would love a 2.2 Impreza wagon sport..but I never want to see my Loyale disappear.

Thats my girl!!!! I love the name you picked for her..I asked Bucky if he liked it and he said yes (Bucky would flirt with Melis' 3 door when she still resided at moosens). I can help ya with almost anything you need with her...and probably have plenty of spare parts if you need it. BTW..Melis has turned into one of my bestestest friends! I love this girl..she has the same obsession I do....SUBARUS!!

LOL Jimbo..I think that darn switch gets everyone when they get thier first EA82! Arent you glad though it was something simple?? Welcome to the group

Congrats on your new ride. The weather around here was terrible today..I was worried about my Loyale being blown off the road.But we all know these Subarus just take anything practically.