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07-31-2007, 11:02 PM
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Taken by love at first sight
Hi. I'm new here, and right now feeling like the biggest fool in the world. I just bought a 1992 ebony SVX LS-L for my son and I. I loved it on first drive, and wanted a safe car for the teenager to drive, as well as a fun but classy car for me. Thought I did everything right. Had it checked by a mechanic who has worked on them, researched it, called the dealership where it had been serviced (but they weren't allowed to give me info as its now in the Privacy Act here).
Today (less than 24 hours after sale), I thought something was off, and took it to check it out. Seems the rear is binding and the car just has FWD ( a fuse in the engine area to disable the AWD??) I guess I didn't do enough. I wouldn't have bought it if I'd known, and now feel foolish. But I still love its looks, just feel bad driving it. I'm sure there is another rattle that wasn't there yesterday as well. Oh I am upset with myself...no sleep tonight. 
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07-31-2007, 11:14 PM
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Love at first sight
No, its my car, but my 18 year old has use of it occasionally. And he is a car junkie, loves them, and would baby it more than me. He said its a touring car for going around, not a car to race. For that, he needs a Nissan!
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07-31-2007, 11:26 PM
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Well that's too bad that something went haywire already. Hopefully you get it figured out soon and can go do some more cruising in your new baby!
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Jesus is the remedy 2015 Expedition EL Ecoboost Ebony Pearl '95 Subaru SVX LSi Home of the Bontrager Works 22mm rear sway bar!!
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#5
07-31-2007, 11:33 PM
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I am sorry to hear that something was missed when you checked the car out. There is a How-To Doc that explains how to buy a used SVX and what to look for. It is a little late for that now. I would get it checked out and see what is wrong with it. Good luck.
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. Earl .... ... .... ><SVX(*> Subaru Ambassador [COLOR=”silver”]1992 Tri Color L[/COLOR] ~45K (06/91) #2430 1992 Dark Teal LS-L ~184K (05/91) #0739 1992 Claret LS-L ~196K (05/91) #0831 1992 Pearl LS-L ~103K (06/91) #1680 1992 Pearl LS-L ~151K (06/91) #2229 1992 Dark Teal LS ~150K (07/91) #3098 (parts car) 1992 White LS-L ~139K (08/92) #6913 1993 25th AE ~98K (02/93) #164 1993 25th AE ~58K (02/93) #176 1993 25th AE ~107K (02/93) #215 1993 25th AE ~162K (02/93) #223 1994 Laguna Blue Pearl LSi ~124K (1/94) #2408 1994 Laguna Blue Pearl LSi ~144K (10/93) #1484 1994 Laguna Blue Pearl LSi ~68K (10/93) #1525 1994 Barcelona Red LSi ~46K (02/94) #2624 1994 Pearl LSi ~41K (12/93) #1961 1995 Bordeaux Pearl LSi ~70K (02/95) #855 1996 Polo Green LSi ~95K (03/96) #872 1997 Bordeaux Pearl LSi ~55K (08/96) #097 2003 Brilliant Red LS1 Convertible ~29K (04/03) #8951 1999 Magnetic Red LS1 Coupe ~33K (04/99) #6420 My Email | Old Locker | New Locker | Picture of 15 of the 19
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07-31-2007, 11:38 PM
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The Subaru Dealership says a new transmission...if they can get one, and then they quoted a bunch more stuff and ended with $4000. I was so upset, I stopped listening! Felt like I'd been punched. I had a couple of thousand for fix up-rotors, tailpipe etc. but not that.
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#8
07-31-2007, 11:40 PM
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Ack!!!
Well, if you're up for a bit of a road trip, there are some guys a little South from you who can do transmission swaps for less than that, and with even better transmissions than the one that comes stock in the SVX. Off the top of my head I think Budfreak, svxfiles and TomSVX do those swaps.
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07-31-2007, 11:50 PM
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Good to hear you aren't giving up on that awesome car.
 Here are some links to give you an idea. Budfreak Outback Transmission Swaps SVXfiles's Website TomsSVX Thread on Shop Work Hope this helps you out.
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08-01-2007, 08:47 AM
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Welcome to the club, I've had mine for a little over a month now and I'm in love with it. The car needs some work here and there but I'm looking forward to pushing this baby far beyond 300k miles.
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"A car is made to be driven." 1992 Subaru SVX LS-L Scratched Silver Metallic 213,000mi "Hey what's that green power light mean?"
"It means we're beating that Porsche." "What Porsche?" "Look behind us." "....Nice..." - actual conversation
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08-01-2007, 09:02 AM
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I love my SVXi too.
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. Earl .... ... .... ><SVX(*> Subaru Ambassador [COLOR=”silver”]1992 Tri Color L[/COLOR] ~45K (06/91) #2430 1992 Dark Teal LS-L ~184K (05/91) #0739 1992 Claret LS-L ~196K (05/91) #0831 1992 Pearl LS-L ~103K (06/91) #1680 1992 Pearl LS-L ~151K (06/91) #2229 1992 Dark Teal LS ~150K (07/91) #3098 (parts car) 1992 White LS-L ~139K (08/92) #6913 1993 25th AE ~98K (02/93) #164 1993 25th AE ~58K (02/93) #176 1993 25th AE ~107K (02/93) #215 1993 25th AE ~162K (02/93) #223 1994 Laguna Blue Pearl LSi ~124K (1/94) #2408 1994 Laguna Blue Pearl LSi ~144K (10/93) #1484 1994 Laguna Blue Pearl LSi ~68K (10/93) #1525 1994 Barcelona Red LSi ~46K (02/94) #2624 1994 Pearl LSi ~41K (12/93) #1961 1995 Bordeaux Pearl LSi ~70K (02/95) #855 1996 Polo Green LSi ~95K (03/96) #872 1997 Bordeaux Pearl LSi ~55K (08/96) #097 2003 Brilliant Red LS1 Convertible ~29K (04/03) #8951 1999 Magnetic Red LS1 Coupe ~33K (04/99) #6420 My Email | Old Locker | New Locker | Picture of 15 of the 19
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#15
08-01-2007, 09:34 AM
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No authority here, but don't let anybody pronounce that transmission dead if binding is the only thing wrong. And remember, it's a 16-year old car that's bound to need a periodic cash infusion for reliable motoring. Come to think of it, four grand for a Subaru transmission and "a bunch more stuff" is probably a pretty good quote. dcb
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I'm sick of teens murdering SVXs.
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