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Can't wait much longer!
I will be picking up my SVX tomorrow in Gettysburg, PA around 2-3pm. I won it on auction from ebay on friday morning, and it has seemed like eternity since then until now. I'm a bit worried that its gonna break down on the way home since I haven't test driven it yet. Once it gets home its allowed to have problems, I hope it doesn't, but at least I don't have to leave it on the side of the road somewhere.
It'll be about a 6 hour trip, both to and from. My best friend, a roommate, and I will be leaving around 8am EST, get there, pay, do tax, title, and tag stuff, maybe get some local food, then start the journey back. This will be the first SVX (but maybe not the last???) that I will have owned. I'm absolutely excited and can't wait to meet some of ya at the next meet that I make it to. Okay well, I think I'll update how it goes tomorrow night once I get back.
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-Hump '99 RBP Subaru Impreza 2.5RS '92 Pearl White Subaru SVX - 136k - My first SVX -traded '92 Yellow Subaru SVX LS "Bert" - 123k -The first SVX Convertible '92 Orange Subaru SVX LS-L "Ernie" - 139k -The first SVVVVVVX (stretched SVX limousine) Okay, so the bottom two cars don't actually exist but what if????? |
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Congrats on the car. Good luck...I hope you make it back safe and sound.
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Rebecca 92 Claret SVX LS-L (180k) 09/91 #5,732 06 Suzuki Boulevard M50 7k 68 Cadillac Coupe DeVille (70k) Storage/hibernation for now. Past SVXs: 94 SVX Emerald Pearl FWD (Sold) 96 SVX Bourdeaux LSi (Sold) 92 Pearl SVX LSL "Stay Puft" 5MT (140k) #148 (RIP) 95 Brilliant Red SVX LS (162k) 12/94 #564 "Killer Tomato" (RIP) |
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Are there any issues that you know about? I would take a few tools with me just in case. 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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No issues that I know about, she told me it runs great and when I spoke on the phone with her, I didn't get any vibe that she was trying to dump this car off on me or that I might have trouble on the way back. I told her that I had to drive back to Columbus. I have planned on taking some tools, but thanks for the advice anyways. Well I guess I should clarify, I always have some basic tools in the back of my car just in case I need them.
I have a feeling I'm gonna be up all night with excitement
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-Hump '99 RBP Subaru Impreza 2.5RS '92 Pearl White Subaru SVX - 136k - My first SVX -traded '92 Yellow Subaru SVX LS "Bert" - 123k -The first SVX Convertible '92 Orange Subaru SVX LS-L "Ernie" - 139k -The first SVVVVVVX (stretched SVX limousine) Okay, so the bottom two cars don't actually exist but what if????? |
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I know I could not sleep! I was just as excited with the last one as I was on the first one.
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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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It'll be nice to see another svx around columbus. I see one every once in a while on the south west side, a claret, still havent caught up with him though.
And the day I brought my svx home, I saw a teal that looked exactly like mine, never saw it again though. As soon as my svx is fixed I am definately going to set up a mini meet here in columbus. |
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Interesting signature. Hopefully if you ever decide to build those last 2 cars they start out as a car destined for the scrap yards and not a roadworthy one.
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David B. SVXipedia @ SVX-IW.COM -- SVX Information Warehouse 2.0 coming...eventually! Ebony 1992 SVX LS-L 5 spd Koni/GC Stebro 187k miles RIP (Rust In Pieces) 1993 SVX 5 spd Koni/GC Stebro Polyurethane bushings still available! |
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hijack
i've seen an interesting picture of bert and ernie, but i'd never be able to post it here.
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Kenneth 1997 Subaru SVX LSi "Svetlana" #185 of 640 - 09/1996 - Polo Green Pearl - 34k miles 1992 Subaru SVX LS-L "Everett" #8738 - 01/1992 - Ebony Pearl - 139k miles - 5MT shifty - Sold 07/31/2011 1992 Subaru SVX LS-L "Sven" #1599 - 05/1991 - Claret - 168k miles - Traded 05/11/2005 2023 Subaru Crosstrek Limited CVT - Crystal White Pearl - 2.8k miles 2021 Subaru Forester 2.5i Limited CVT - Horizon Blue Pearl - 17k miles 2023 Volkswagen Jetta S 6MT - Pure White - 2.6k miles 2020 Hyundai Ioniq Limited EV - Ceramic White - 30k miles |
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Congratulations and welcome to the club! If you ever need anything at all just feel free to look me up as I'm only 2 hours away from Columbus.
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Well I made it back!
It took a lot longer round trip than expected. I thought I would be back by midnight, but didn't get back until 1:30. The car is fantastic to drive!
Unfortunately like any used car it has some issues, first off I had to put two quarts of oil in it, but it was still just as full when I got back so its not burning oil, and probably not leaking either. The oil does need changed, pretty badly too I think. There are some non-essential power stuff not working, like the rear wiper and sunroof. And there were some previously known rust spots on the car The front passenger window has to be rolled back up only by using the passenger controls, and the rear passenger window won't go down at all. The passenger side tail light is out too. None of the hydraulics for the trunk nor the hood work. (that trunk lid is heavy!) The last thing I've found is a loose piece of plastic that goes under the front bumper and into the wheel well. It just needs a bolt/screw to fix it and it wasn't a problem until I got up to higher speeds when it would come loose until I put it back. There seemed to be a slight radiator leak too. The car wasn't overheating, so I left it until I could mess with it at home, and with light. I'm pretty lucky though. I've never really driven an automatic, so I can't tell for sure, but the transmission seemed fine! And there were some previously known rust spots on the car Overall, I'm pretty sure I got more than I payed for, considering I picked it up for only $1025 I'll post some pics soon if interested. Although, I don't have a good camera and not really sure how. (pm me plz if you can tell me) And the day I brought my svx home, I saw a teal that looked exactly like mine, never saw it again though. Quote:
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-Hump '99 RBP Subaru Impreza 2.5RS '92 Pearl White Subaru SVX - 136k - My first SVX -traded '92 Yellow Subaru SVX LS "Bert" - 123k -The first SVX Convertible '92 Orange Subaru SVX LS-L "Ernie" - 139k -The first SVVVVVVX (stretched SVX limousine) Okay, so the bottom two cars don't actually exist but what if????? |
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Glad you got your car home safely.
The trunk is heavy even with working trunk struts. The only difference I have seen is, instead of it slamming like a mouse trap, it goes down a little slower with working trunk struts. It is still very heavy though. |
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I just started having trouble with my sunroof. It's a common problem according to the threads on here. Just give it a little nudge on the back edge of the sunroof, from inside the car while you push the button to open it. It works for me and it seems to work for a lot of others on this site. Congrats on the new car and the great deal. We are in Columbus once and a while and we'll be looking for you.
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-Hump '99 RBP Subaru Impreza 2.5RS '92 Pearl White Subaru SVX - 136k - My first SVX -traded '92 Yellow Subaru SVX LS "Bert" - 123k -The first SVX Convertible '92 Orange Subaru SVX LS-L "Ernie" - 139k -The first SVVVVVVX (stretched SVX limousine) Okay, so the bottom two cars don't actually exist but what if????? |
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for the money you paid, sure is not a bad deal.
hope your svx will get better and more pretty from you yes, pics pls and welcome abroad.
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-Hump '99 RBP Subaru Impreza 2.5RS '92 Pearl White Subaru SVX - 136k - My first SVX -traded '92 Yellow Subaru SVX LS "Bert" - 123k -The first SVX Convertible '92 Orange Subaru SVX LS-L "Ernie" - 139k -The first SVVVVVVX (stretched SVX limousine) Okay, so the bottom two cars don't actually exist but what if????? |
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