Is Subaru discontinuing to sell parts for '80' or older parts?

Many parts for the Loyale / GL / EA82 engine powered cars are no longer available, from Subaru or aftermarket.
Older ones are likely going the same way.

What is left is new old stock, and people who have stored / scavenged / saved them knowing this was going to happen.

 

GD says some parts for cars built in the 2000s are NLA.

3 hours ago, 1 Lucky Texan said:

GD says some parts for cars built in the 2000s are NLA.

I didn't really see that when I worked in Subaru parts (I left last summer). Certainly not the normal wear items. Yes, occasionally someone would be looking for something odd that wasn't available anymore...

 

But yea, OEMs don't generally have much available after about 20-25 years (I can't believe how much Toyota has for my '91 and '87, and Ford can't even look up my '94). 

I think the discussion at the time was some kind of cap...gas cap or windshield washer res....not sure

doesn't mean aftermarket won't step-up, probably just with a poorer quality replacement.

 

Manufacturers are only required to stock replacement parts for seven years after the model ends production, so consider yourself lucky when you can still buy a 32-year-old hood release cable from the dealership...