'96 SVX L AWD - Des Moines Iowa

[1986nate]

Originally Posted by BoxerFanatic

I was mostly curious, so that I am not steering my friend wrong.

If I could afford it, I have a brother-in-law who does bodywork. However he is in the next state, not real close to suggest to my friend. Then again, if it were mine, it would be getting a black tri-coat roof and trunk lid paint job, as well as the rust repair... But that is just me, the one with no spare cash for the car to begin with...

But an estimate of hundreds, rather than thousands, is a decent tid-bit of info. He may know someone who does that sort of work...

Yes, a good paint shop should be able to match the paint and clear without making it too obvious, under close inspection you will always be able to tell if something is repainted rather than just respraying the whole car. If there is rot though, you are looking at double that. And like I said, that is going to be around the cheapest. You can save yourself some labor costs by removing things like the plastic side garnishes yourself. And if no rot, then anyone should be able to work on it, even your friend. Just prime it for now until you can afford a complete respray...

In other words, there are many ways to go abouot taking care of this.

[bheinen74]

more than surface rust, passenger quarter in front of wheel, door p side, and door driver side. not a rust bucket, but has rustout in said spots. under the doors looked good still, and rocker panels good too. wheels are badly corroded.

[BoxerFanatic]

I guess bottom line is this...

is the car viable for a daily driver, with a little attention to the timing belt cover... and maybe to the leaking trans cooler line... (active leak, or previous issue?) and a set of tires.

Is the rust something that would get out of hand if it had to wait a little longer? I know it is hard to say that... I would want it taken care of, but the real question has to be about whether the car is good to go to get someone back and forth to work, and get TLC along the way.

Corroded aluminum wheels are a cosmetic issue and somewhat easily replaced along the line. I kinda wish it still had the STI BBS wheels on it... but that is neither here nor there.

What is the opinion of the folks that have seen the car... viable for daily duty, or relegated to needs-restoration status? I am going to send a link for this discussion to my friend, so he can read it if he likes.

[Bailey]

Car sold, price was further reduced and was very fair, and the buyer has a friend who can do all the body work for him. I think he plans to get it into great shape. Even if he ends up putting some work into it, he got a great deal and I am happy it has found a good home. There is no question the car was not in perfect shape and the sale price reflected that- but it has always been reliable and my hope is that it will continue to be a good reliable car for many more thousands of miles. Apparently the car had some of these issues when we bought it (timing belt cover lower bolts missing?) Anyway, I am glad someone will be driving it again!

It was amazing to see the picture Bwana had posted compared to the pictures now- we owned the car for 2 years, I drove it for 6 months, then it went to my daughter who drove it to and from her classes in college in another town. It didnt see a garage during these past 2 years, just sat outside in the parking lot next to her apartment. Amazing how fast rust can start and spread. I am glad someone is going to have that taken care of before it gets worse.
Thanks again to all of you for your interest!

[bheinen74]

this one is now on an auction site with rear ended damage and now a salvage title. http://ridesafely.com/inventory.asp?...SUBARU%2520SVX



its the end of the life of this car.

[BoxerFanatic]

That is horrible.

I considered buying that car. I suggested it to a friend, who ended up missing the opportunity to whoever was evidently to become the last owner.

Sad. Very Sad.

I hope it serves to keep other SVXs alive.

[Bailey]

I am sad to see this.
New owner had it about 2 months

[Mike621]

That is truly disappointing.

[ensteele]

I am sad to see that as well. It surprises me how many of these cars are destroyed each month. The numbers are dropping from accidents as fast as parts wearing out! It makes the rest of them more rare, that is for sure.

[shelfy]

perhaps it's time we all move on.

[bheinen74]

bump its for sale again

http://cedarrapids.craigslist.org/cto/1303411599.html

fixed up.....again.

this car keeps getting passed around i see. This time it comes with a V6, they yanked out the boxer

[BoxerFanatic]

After all that, it is still being asked at almost 3x what I paid for mine...

And now we KNOW this car has been hit in the rear end and repaired, AFTER the original poster of this thread sold the car, and the buyer biffed it.

Hopefully the repair is good.

[subiemech85]

take the extra "0" off the end of the price and I'll buy it

[Bwana]

Damn, my car gets around.

[SSSVX]

Originally Posted by Bwana

Damn, my car gets around.

why did u sell it?

how is the legacy treating you?