Ranger83 Posted November 17, 2005 Share Posted November 17, 2005 Well, our last 97 OBW goes away tomorrow. My sister-in-law's 97 OBW died at 245K miles (rebuilt engine ble up, not sure of details) so she is buying mine. mere pup at 164,000 miles. She commutes about 100 miles a day in VT and they live up a mile of dirt roads, with an uphill S shaped driveway, so AWD is pretty essential. I had the head gaskets replaced at 140K. The Michelin Hydro Edge were put on at 120K. So it will be interesting to see how far she gets. If I could find a 99 with moderate mileage I'd take a look as a replacement. Otherwise right now it looks like a Toyota Highlander. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elcaminokurt Posted November 17, 2005 Share Posted November 17, 2005 Even if you do go the Toyota route, dont be a stranger around here! Besides, Toyota's are like Subarus well-meaining cousin! Kurt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranger83 Posted November 17, 2005 Author Share Posted November 17, 2005 ....not to mention they now own 10% or so of FHI. I may buy an 05 or 06 OBW, we'll see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subie94 Posted November 17, 2005 Share Posted November 17, 2005 and they live up a mile of dirt roads, with an uphill S shaped driveway, so AWD is pretty essential. that would be my dream area to live at.sorry to hear about her OBW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranger83 Posted November 18, 2005 Author Share Posted November 18, 2005 Well, it turns out Subaru introduced what I wanted previously - a 6 cylinder wagon without a sun roof and with 5 speed auto. It's called the Outback 3.0R Base. There are almost none at dealers, they'll get back to me on cost and delivery time today. It has the 5 spoke wheels of the other 6's, and says 3.0R in the back. That means if you take off the 3.0R it looks just like a 4 cyl OBW, but with 75 more hp..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranger83 Posted November 22, 2005 Author Share Posted November 22, 2005 She was going to buy a used Passat, but some people she worked with filled her in on their service bills. Change of plann.... When her husband found out she was getting another Subaru (her 4th) he quoted Godfather 3 about "Subaru Nation": "“Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in!” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranger83 Posted January 16, 2006 Author Share Posted January 16, 2006 Why I don't miss the '97: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torxxx Posted January 16, 2006 Share Posted January 16, 2006 Even if you do go the Toyota route, dont be a stranger around here! Besides, Toyota's are like Subarus well-meaining cousin! Kurt No they are subaru's cousin now. This fall Yota bought out General Motors 40% share in Fuji Industries Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranger83 Posted January 17, 2006 Author Share Posted January 17, 2006 GM didn't own 40%, they owned about 20%. They sold about 1/2 that to Toyota and the rest on the market. So Toyota owns a little less than 10%. There are rumors that Toyota wants to produce Toyotas in the Lafayette, IN plant where Outbacks are manufactured. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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