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SVX barn find!
I never would have expeced it, but stuffed in a barn with old BMW 2002's, 6 series, e30 and e36 325is, and a 62,000 mile '97 M3 I found my SVX and so I opened the hood, hood promptly executed an auto-close and try to bite me maneuver, I aquired a special device to discourage this behavior, also known in some circles as "fire woode" or "stick" while I removed the battery tray and dumped out 2 inches of ratchit and installed a $400 battery (it came with a free car) after a check of the oil and couple clicks she turned over, cranked for a while several times, and fired right up! 10 minutes of idling reminded me of the problem, every gasket on the engine leaks, mostly those right over the exhaust but I carefully drove it out, head out the window, windshield being too dirty to wipe off and washed her with my special "filthy car cleaners"- a brush on a stick that water flows through to flow the mud off, now I have an SVX where it belongs, in the driveway, I have waited too many years for the day I can get started fixing this old girl, over 8 but I hope to have her back on the road in a few months or next year, perhaps with a white cousin
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.Karl. Southwest members, click here to check in!CA,NV,AZ,UT,NM,OR,CO Wanted...your busted SVX! Watch out Earl, I'm comin to getchya Return of the Pissed Platypus! X2 My dream (other than a pearlie) 1.8 SVXi and a laguna blue spoiler...somewhere I decided to quit drinking, but I didn't like it so I quit not drinking. Last edited by NapaBavarian; 08-18-2008 at 10:00 PM. |
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Re: SVX barn find!
I really like your taste in cars and wit!
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[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] -'94 SVX LSi Laguna Blue--MFD. 11/93--"Neptune/Poseidon"--52k miles "BMW is the pioneer of character lines? Whatever. Take a look at my Subaru's windows and tell me those lines don't have character. Punk." |
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Re: SVX barn find!
wheres the pics????
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That and where'z the 2002s?
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Seriously, why post this thread and not include pics?
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Chris SVX World Network Administrator -1993 Subaru SVX LS-L, Barcelona Red, #46, 160,000+ Miles (Sold to SomethingElse) -2011 Toyota Sienna SE, Black, 30,000+ Miles (Swagger Wagon ) -2002 BMW R 1150R ABS, Black, 26,000+ Miles (Daily Driver ) SVX Owner from February 1997 to March 2008 SVX Online Community Member since February 1998 SVX World Network Member since February 2002, Member #520 Life is a game. Play to win. The world belongs to those who can laugh at it. |
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I'll try to upload, DSL is on one computer, picture software on the other I did take before and after pics though
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.Karl. Southwest members, click here to check in!CA,NV,AZ,UT,NM,OR,CO Wanted...your busted SVX! Watch out Earl, I'm comin to getchya Return of the Pissed Platypus! X2 My dream (other than a pearlie) 1.8 SVXi and a laguna blue spoiler...somewhere I decided to quit drinking, but I didn't like it so I quit not drinking. |
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.Karl. Southwest members, click here to check in!CA,NV,AZ,UT,NM,OR,CO Wanted...your busted SVX! Watch out Earl, I'm comin to getchya Return of the Pissed Platypus! X2 My dream (other than a pearlie) 1.8 SVXi and a laguna blue spoiler...somewhere I decided to quit drinking, but I didn't like it so I quit not drinking. |
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.Karl. Southwest members, click here to check in!CA,NV,AZ,UT,NM,OR,CO Wanted...your busted SVX! Watch out Earl, I'm comin to getchya Return of the Pissed Platypus! X2 My dream (other than a pearlie) 1.8 SVXi and a laguna blue spoiler...somewhere I decided to quit drinking, but I didn't like it so I quit not drinking. |
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I love the story so far. Tell us a little about the car before you put it there. What's the miles? and I'll find the color later.
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1992 Subaru SVX LS-L #5045 Dark Teal 1992 Subaru Loyale Wagon Gray (SOLD) 1999 Subaru Impreza 2.5RS Coupe Black Ruby (SOLD) 1969 Subaru 360 Deluxe Ivory White 2005 Subaru Impreza WRX STi World Rally Blue 1993 Subaru Legacy L Wagon Teal Metallic (SOLD) 1998 Subaru Impreza 2.5RS Coupe Rally Blue Pearl [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] |
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I would've taken the M3.
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OK so you have BMW's and a SVX just lying around in your barn just like others would maybe have like a pitch fork or shovel or something like that just lying around? Maybe all you guys have way more money than me but please explain further as I don't understand
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Your barn story reminds me of another.
Last week I was up in Memphis at the Jim Keras Subaru to purchase parts for my svx. The parts guy told me about a 92 svx that had been in the shop that morning. He said it had 8000 original miles on it and looked as if it came out off the show room floor. He said under the hood it was flawless. The best part of the story is why it was in the shop. It needed a new cigarette lighter. I can only wish to drive one like that.
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[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]Kenyatta The farther backward you can look, the farther forward you are likely to see. -Winston Churchill My baby: 94 lsi My fast baby: 2001 Suzuki Marauder My new baby: 2010 Subaru Outback |
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Quote:
Gene
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Gene and Ben 1992 SVX LS AWD 110K - Liquid Silver 1994 SVX LSi AWD 128K - White Pearl (daily driver) 1994 SVX LSi AWD 95K - Emerald Pearl (sold) 1992 SVX LS-L AWD 115K - Dark Teal 4.44 swap (sold) |
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Still no pics, this thread has turned into a disappointment.
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Chris SVX World Network Administrator -1993 Subaru SVX LS-L, Barcelona Red, #46, 160,000+ Miles (Sold to SomethingElse) -2011 Toyota Sienna SE, Black, 30,000+ Miles (Swagger Wagon ) -2002 BMW R 1150R ABS, Black, 26,000+ Miles (Daily Driver ) SVX Owner from February 1997 to March 2008 SVX Online Community Member since February 1998 SVX World Network Member since February 2002, Member #520 Life is a game. Play to win. The world belongs to those who can laugh at it. |
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He is filthy, but I don't know about the rich part!
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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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