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Put it in the garage and leave it there. | 0 | 0% | |
Drive it, who cares about milage? | 10 | 47.62% | |
Drive it occasionally but try to keep the miles low. | 11 | 52.38% | |
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Garage it or drive it? (pics)
First off I must say I LOVE my Claret. Runs smoothly and has been slightly modified, and it looks great! It only has 70k miles on it, and I am caught between wanting to drive it all the time, and wanting to keep it in the garage and keep the miles off of it. I bought a factory cup holder for it, it came with the pen light and quite a few service records, including the original bill of sale. Its a very very nice SVX.
Things that have been changed: Rims (by previous owner) Slotted/drilled rotors with Bendix pads Transmission cooler/filter Speakers (Infinity w/addition of tweeters) Radio Alcyone rear center tail light SVX hood ornament If I keep driving it as a daily driver I will probably add clear headlights, 97 or smallcar grill, and some other things to make it look nice, but not over the top, I will probably add a few things to give it better performance also. What do you guys think?
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I agree with the thoughts that have been voiced here before...
you bought the car to enjoy it right? Cars are liabilities, not assets. If you are looking to make money, invest in the stock market. |
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Definately not looking to make money , if I would garage it, it would be to keep a beautiful SVX, in beautiful condition, show quality. Hard to do that driving it daily in Columbus.
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1992 Subaru SVX 5spd 1998 Pontiac Firebird Formula 1999 Chevrolet Camaro SS 2009 Subaru Forester - Mileage Junky 2009 Pontiac G8 GT 2017 Ford Mustang GT 6spd |
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If it were totally stock then it might be worth keeping for a show car, but it has been modified. I would cruise it.
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"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." Benjamin Franklin blk 92' LSL w/ average mods pics here http://s306.photobucket.com/albums/nn277/yourconfused/ Cash68: "Hmm, I wouldn't brag about beating Escorts. That's like saying you tricked a retarded person." |
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Use it as the summer car parhaps? I don't know what winter is like where you are, but if there's selt on the roads I'd try to keep the nicer car away from it as much as possible, even though the SVX has proven to be incredibly resistant to rust. (Except mine)
According to your sig, the claret is an LS, and the other car is an LSL. LSL's are better suited to winter driving (unless the Claret has a touring package). Anywho, I'd say make the less nice car the daily driver/winter car, and the nicer car the weekend/summer machine.
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Chris 92 Ebony Mica LS-L "A Rolling Restoration": 223,250 KM - Sleeping 2007 STi 6MT, Stance GR+ coilovers, PWR Rad, JDM hood badge, svxfiles 6000K HIDs, JDM Clear Corners, $15/15 min mod, $20/20 min mod, Energy Swaybar Bushings, Hella Supertones horns, Gold STi BBS rims, Group A lightweight crank pulley, A/C system removed, Custom header-back exhaust, Hybrid carbon/metal rear sway bar, restored headlights with CCFL halos 2008 Subaru Legacy Spec B - Diamond Grey Metallic - Sold 2020 Ram 1500 Longhorn - Red Pearl |
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Some members here have taken this road. They drive it when it is nice outside and garage it when it is bad weather. That way you can enjoy it, but keep the wear and tear down.
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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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I want to keep this car a long time, so I plan to store it during winters here in Canada. I have use of two other Subarus in the winter so I'll still have the all-wheel drive fun but just with less expensive cars to replace and repair...
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94 SVX LSI 2001 LegacyGT (daughter's ride now) 2005 Legacy outback XT (wife's car) all stock and likely staying that way for now 1981 Datsun 280zxturbo summer toy |
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Drive?
I drive mine only in nice weather and on longer trips or for special events/trips. Only other time is to exercise it if none of the other uses have come up for a while, but still only nice weather. A couple of mine have minor modifications since I have them to enjoy and not as a collector. I don't care if the value goes up or down--they are still a joy to drive.
Lee
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I drive mine everyday to work but it's only about 12 minutes all hwy driving to work. It's now got about 164,000 kms on it. I like to take it out on the weekend for little cruises but I have not had it long enough (4 months) to trust it for long drives (6-8 hours at a time.) I plan to take it to my dealership in the next few weeks and let them go over it carefully to tell me if there is something I should be concerned about or deal with before I take it too far. I do love this car and know that I could never afford to buy anything anywhere near as nice as this thing new, so I plan to baby it for many years.
That includes storing it every winter for 3-4 months depending on the weather. Problem is I don't have a garage so I'm going to have to find one I can use or a good storage facility....
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94 SVX LSI 2001 LegacyGT (daughter's ride now) 2005 Legacy outback XT (wife's car) all stock and likely staying that way for now 1981 Datsun 280zxturbo summer toy |
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Summer cruiser, winter garage queen. If people want to see it in the winter, they can come over
Before anything though....take an afternoon and detail the ever-loving heck out of it. Brush the seats, shine up the woodgrain, wash it, clay bar it, polish it, wax it, polish the lights, and wipe the jambs out,Armorall the rubber bits, clean the engine bay, armorall the vacuume lines, and viola! the car is 10x better than before. You'd be suprised how much more attention a clean car gets. My stance is...enjoy the car. If you're gonna drive it, drive it. If it's a show peice, just enjoy taking the time to keep it looking as such. Or do a bit of both
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