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Old 10-08-2004, 02:17 AM
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Hey Harvey

When you say the 95 ons have all the tranny bugs fixed, do they still have the 4EAT with brake band?

Reason I ask is my transmission guy says newer Subarus [he is now the authorised agent] don't have the brake band in the tranny, and this is a much better transmission.

I am collecting a '97 Legacy GT from the docks in the next couple of days. It has 4EAT as I prefer autos, but I don't know if the tranny is the newer type with all clutch packs. Hope it is

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Hey!, Just noticed, you have a Liberty/Legacy 97 auto. Snap!

What's the transmission like Harvey, and do you know if it's the newer type?

What's a GX, is it 2.5 n/a ?

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Hey!, Just noticed, you have a Liberty/Legacy 97 auto. Snap!

What's the transmission like Harvey, and do you know if it's the newer type?

What's a GX, is it 2.5 n/a ?

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Hi Joe, no the trans is the same as the US type, brake band, transfer clutch, ect. The newer trans started about 2000 I think.

Driving the two different types is like chalk and cheese. VTD compared to FWD+rear assist.

The GX is the option packed version of the std model. 2.2 lt

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Re: Bargain !!? in Sydney

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Hey try this one this would appear to be great value
SUBARU, SVX, Luxury COUPE $15,000



This car ad has been sourced from News Limited newspapers. Please see ad description for details on contacting the seller.
Price $15,000

Stock # 2014705V2
Description
SUBARU SVX SUBARU SVX BARGAIN 1995 Luxury Coupe Green $15,000 Sunroof, cruise control leather, alarm, power steering, air etc etc 104,000kms Ph: 9743-3103 ZLD908
Source The Daily Telegraph Published: 17-SEP-04

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I gave him a call... said he was gunna give me a few pictures of it, its private sale, he sold it because he bough an SLK

so, if things work out, i might call him again and arrange a time to look at it..
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Hi Joe, no the trans is the same as the US type, brake band, transfer clutch, ect. The newer trans started about 2000 I think.

Driving the two different types is like chalk and cheese. VTD compared to FWD+rear assist.

The GX is the option packed version of the std model. 2.2 lt

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Thanks for the info Harvey

I have a [New Zealand sourced] owners manual translated from the Japanese.

It describes the features[for driving] of the trannies. The turbo models get the full-time awd with full traction, it is a ringer for the SVX tranny, so that is what I am expecting. Just wondering if this model year still had the brake band, and you're suggesting it does.

Back to the drawing board. Will have to see if it comes with an additional cooler and so on, like we all had to do with the SVX.

Collecting it today or tomorrow, so we will know a bit more when I get to drive it, and check it over.

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Full time AWD ?

Hi Joe. Idid not think that they use the Varied Torque Diff, that was released in the SVX in 92, on any other model till the B4 Liberty, came out. It is used in a few other models now, including a few GM models.

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Hi Joe. Idid not think that they use the Varied Torque Diff, that was released in the SVX in 92, on any other model till the B4 Liberty, came out. It is used in a few other models now, including a few GM models.

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You could be right for the Oz market Harvey, but as I understand it Fuji never brought in the Twin-Turbo Legacy/Liberty to Australia.

This is what the manual says:

"The Subaru Legacy range has 3 types of AWD systems available to its customers.
The 3 systems are:

1) Viscas LSD fitted Centre Differential system, Full Time AWD

2) Active Torque Split AWD

3) VTD-AWD system "

System 1) is for AWD Manual type vehicles

System 2) is described as "Mechanism for Automatic Vehicles not equipped with the Turbo option"

System 3) is "AWD Mechanism for Turbo equipped Automatic Vehicles"

This last one which I presume is on mine is described as:

"This Self Adjusting Electronic Random Distribution AWD System electronically adjusts itself to the driving conditions, i.e. snow, ice or mud covered roads to randomly distribute the power to the wheels separately as needed to give the driver a more comfortable even drive. There is no special operation for this system as it is totally automatic"

This sounds a lot like the SVX 4EAT to me. Would prefer if the brake bands were done away with, but I will have to wait and see. Maybe some of the Legacy Turbo sites might know when the gearboxes were upgraded to the all-clutch model.

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Yes Joe that sounds like the VTD system. You got to love the description. Reminds of the early Jap Workshop manuals " thank you for buying this 4 wheel car "

We did get some twin turbo models, down here. around 92/94 I think.

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You are right Harvey. Some of the descriptions, some of the illustrations are priceless. Worth buying the manual even if you did not own a Legacy, just for a laugh.

In their defense, I know if I tried to translate English into Japanese, I'm pretty sure my attempt would also be idiomatically bizzarre. At least!

After much delay with customs clearance documents, I am collecting the car tomorrow. Tell you tomorrow night what first driving impressions are like.

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Just throwing my 2 cents/euros/pence in (what country am I in again???)

Aus got the single turbo Liberty in the early to mid 90's before the WRX, then moved to the twin turbo Liberty B4 and now has the new single turbo (GT) - the only mid 90's twin turbo's were private imports (I think that because they were the same shape as the Liberty's on sale new, then they could not be brought in by 'grey import' dealers but had to be a personal car from either Japan or New Zealand.

Joe, www.drive.com.au and www.carsales.com.au will allow you to call up photo's of the above so you can see what they look like (given they were called different things in different places)

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Thanks James

Collected the car today from the docks, and I am very disappointed. It drives like a pig. It may be something simple like a bust pipe or a bad maf, but I strongly suspect a bad primary turbo. Not really sure yet how to troubleshoot and see what the problem is.

Considering the [supposedly] low mileage of 51000kms, I am quite disappointed the car is not going better.

If you have an email contact for your brother in Oz who had a troublesome one, I would appreciate if you could PM me with it. These things are so rare, it's hard to know where to go to fix it.

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the svx i saw liv es in Port albert(coastal town 10mins from me)
never seen it before, and aint seen it since the first sighting

was talkin to a subaru dealer and he told me about it
so this week i think i might have to door knock everyone down there (pop. 1000ish ) untill i find it!

hopefully they want to sell
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BUMP*

well, its been a while since i was last here (You last visited: 12-30-2004 at 12:59 PM)

i have just become an SVX owner, pick my ride up Friday!!!!!

Its the original SVX i saw.. the owner came in the other day to work, and said "im selling it" and i said 'sure, i'll buy it'
then the problem arose... i did not have $12000 on me . and he needed an answer withing 2 days, he was buying a '03 merc CLK coupe thing and needed cash asp

after talking to Aussie(we'll save you) they gave me some cash, racv gave my insurance, and now things are sweet

The car is a 1993 silver/grey/black stock standard, 170k on the clock, immacuate condition...!

worked out great, because he lives 10minutes from me, but there are no other svx's for about 200km radius

i have a picture here
http://www.supload.com/012005/subarusvx.JPG

im so excited! im now one of you.. i guess i'll have to come to a meet now!!!
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Thumbs up Congrats!

Great to hear the news Berger.

Enjoy your car, and I wish you many happy trouble-free miles in it.

Can't connect to your gif. It says stuff like unauthorised hotlink.

You can [and should!] post some pics in your locker so we can all sneak in and drool over the motor.



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Exclamation Hey!

You sure revived an old thread here. Since this one started, I have imported another Legacy twin-turbo.

Except that this one goes! Goes well, actually.

Great you got your car, worth the wait.

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