March 22, 200521 yr I just moved into a new apartment in Hayward, CA. In the parking lot is a total of 12 (maybe more, I might have missed a few) abandoned cars, and one of them is a nifty little blue GL-10 sedan. It's automatic and 2WD, unfortunately, but the body is in immaculate condition, and the interior looks brand spankin' new. The car has been sitting since '02 and definitely needs some TLC. It has 3 years worth of dust on it, and definitely needs some new weather stripping, a good bath and a coat of wax. I left a note on the car last week, but there were two other notes from the apartment manager threatening to tow it. I spoke with him today, and he got all excited that I wanted to buy the car, and he called up the owner and left a message telling him that I'm interested in it. I got the apartment number of the owner, so I'm going to stop by later this evening and negotiate prices. I could use a commuter car for Bay Area traffic, and since my WRX was recently involved in an accident, I'll need something to drive while its in the body shop. Hopefully the GL-10 doesn't need any major work. Here are a few pictures I snapped of it:
March 22, 200521 yr Author thats an 85 right?I honestly couldn't tell ya, but it's pretty, isn't it? Will, I definitely plan on saving it if I can talk the owner into handing it over. Yayyy, another old school Subie for me!
March 22, 200521 yr No, its got the pre 87 sidemarkers and bumper. Painted bumpers are GL-10 features. My GL-10 has painted bumpers.
March 22, 200521 yr My 86 GL-10 Turbo Wagon doesnt :cool: Thats a nice looking Soob, for a 4dr :-p If the owner will not take $100 for the car, the landlord can fill out a form for an abandoned vehicle on his property. You may need to get a release from the owner, maybe not. It depends on the law in Cal.
March 22, 200521 yr Author Well, I just went over there and no one was home. If it weren't pouring down rain, I would try again later, but it's dark and cold and wet out there, so it's going to have to wait until tomorrow. The owner of the car also has a message on his answering machine from the apartment manager, so hopefully he'll return that call and save me a trip in the rain. I'll post up the VIN when it's not so wet out there.
March 22, 200521 yr Kellie, That's sweet! You rock!!! (btw, you comin' home any time soon? I gotta Hawaii souvenir for ya! ) Emily http://www.ccrengines.com
March 22, 200521 yr Author Kellie, That's sweet! You rock!!! (btw, you comin' home any time soon? I gotta Hawaii souvenir for ya! ) Emily http://www.ccrengines.com Don't worry, you'll be getting several phone calls from me long the lines of: "Emilyyyy, I need a __________, do you have one?" "Rick, my car is __________ whenever I __________, do you know whats wrong with it?" I'll be home in the beginning of June for a week or so. I'll try to give you a call tomorrow or Wednesday because we need to catch up (and because I need a few oil filters).
March 22, 200521 yr The '85 2wd GL-10 had painted bumpers, I don't think they offered that in '86. This is probably an '85.
March 22, 200521 yr The '85 2wd GL-10 had painted bumpers, I don't think they offered that in '86. This is probably an '85. My 1986 GL-10 Auto 2WD Turbo wagon had painted bumpers. STILL has them btw...
March 22, 200521 yr Prolly a good reason it was abandond.... was there a pool of coolant and/or oil under it? :-p Nothing is free....
March 22, 200521 yr thats an 85 right?The easiest way to tell if it is an 85 or not is to look at the rear view mirrors on the door, if there is a space between them and the door it is an 85, if not it is newer. The 85 was the only year that had that style of mirrors.
March 22, 200521 yr I wondered about that, the only evidence I had was the many pictures of painted bumpers in the '85 brochure and not one in the '86 brochure. My '86 brochure is the abreviated version though, that's why I wasn't sure about '86. My 1986 GL-10 Auto 2WD Turbo wagon had painted bumpers. STILL has them btw...
March 22, 200521 yr Good call...looking at the mirrors in the pics it would appear to be the '86 model year. The easiest way to tell if it is an 85 or not is to look at the rear view mirrors on the door, if there is a space between them and the door it is an 85, if not it is newer. The 85 was the only year that had that style of mirrors.
March 22, 200521 yr Author I'll try to get you guys the VIN this afternoon, then you'll know for sure. I'm praying to the Subie gods that there's nothing serious wrong with it. The rules say that changing oil isn't allowed in the parking lot, but it doesn't say anything about motor swaps. I wonder how lenient he'll be since I'm helping him clear out some of the abandoned cars around here.
March 22, 200521 yr Nice looking car Zoombaru. I wouldn't call it immaculate but it is in very nice shape, especially for the year. I hope you get. If you have trouble with it let us know what's happening.
March 22, 200521 yr thats an 85 right?No...It's an '86. Only '85 had the mirrors that bolted to the doors below the window (like earlier 'Ru's and Brats) on EA82 models.... Gary.. Sorry for adding my .02 I forgot to look at everybody elses responses:)
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