Been busy (with two more Subarus!)

[Mike621]

Although some of you already know the story, here are some of my recent car hi jinx.



Around the same time my semester was finishing in May, I parted ways with my 2007 Legacy SE. After seeing several scrapes appear on the car, and cringing to find people parallel parked on top of my bumper, I began to wonder if a brand new car was a good idea for the city. With the opening of All We'll Drive mostly under way, I sold the car in favor for something a bit easier on the wallet.

After looking into a couple non-Subaru alternatives, I recalled hearing that my friend Brian ("Excall"- a member on this board) was leaving for the air force, and that his pearl white 1992 SVX needed to go. After speaking with Brian briefly on the phone, I stopped by his home, and we agreed on a price, and I was off to the motor vehicle office to register the car.

This particular SVX had been sitting for quite some time, but Brian had already jumped it and it was running when Tom and I arrived. Brian had expressed to me that the car had some stalling issues and was in need of rear bearings. In addition to the mechanical needs, the paint on the front bumper was flaking badly and there were various dings and dents from encounters with other doors and shopping carts.

I drove the car back to the shop, after cleaning off some of the windshield so that I would be able to see. There was a film of green slime and dirt on the exterior which I almost immediately began cleaning off.

The car after the cleaning had started:



To date, we have completed several repairs and some desperately needed maintenance on the car.
-Change Oil, ATF, Diff Fluids
-Replace Radiator (old one stress cracked)
-Replace RF Ball Joint
-Replace L&R Rear Wheel Bearings
-Replace Battery
-Replace Transfer Clutches (AWD was non-functional when I purchased the car)
-Installed MB Quart Crossovers because the (aftermarket) Clarion tweeters would not function properly without them.