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how many miles can we get
I just bought a 92 claret lsl loaded with 136,000. The car is in great shape except for the clearcoat peeling. I have heard from several places to expect only like 175,000 miles before a rebuild. I know it all depends on how it was taken care of. I thought subarus went for hundreds of thousands like toyotas. The guy i bought this off of had 512K on his last subaru (wasnt a svx). I bought this car really cheap for a work car but the more i find out about it, the more i want to keep it nice and oringinal. I bought it for winter driving to work. I guess these cars go really good in snow. I know my 87 xt turbo was awesome in the snow. Well, does anyone have really high miles on here or has anyone had to rebuild. Thank you.
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Re: how many miles can we get
here:
http://www.subaru-svx.net/forum/show...t=high+mileage should you worry? its all depend on how you take care and maintain.
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Thank you very much!
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Another thing to consider is the head gasket. Its 19 years old now and it probably will need to be done soon because of the age.
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One of my 2 1996 svxs has 264345 miles on it and it still runs strong but the transfer is beginning to go out again
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Other than the head gaskets going bad, and the occasional rod bearing these 3.3s are just freeking WONDERFUL! I just bought a 226K SVX yesterday, without worries, or a roadtest. Lady Di takes her 208K SVX on trips with out as much as a quick check over. Change your fluids. Don't drive Her hard untill She is warm. Enjoy!
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You can always make it look better later.
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I'm sure as long as they are the same size and the same end of the car they would be fine. 2 of the tires wont pass inspection. I will probably paint the car next year after everything else is done. I am concerned about the mechanical stuff first. I hope to have this car 30 years from now.
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I guess i will have to buy 4 new ones then, that sucks! I've already found a gas leak, ball joint all brakes and rotors are bad. Oh well, looking forward to the finished product.
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4 tires are cheaper than a new transmission
Last edited by 1986nate; 11-08-2010 at 05:12 PM. |
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Nate, we are talking total odometer mileage, not gas mileage. As for the tires, the transmission cannot receive extra stress from mismatched tires, the vicous clutch differential (that engages the rear wheels) is what would receive extra stress.
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and i now see that they are talking about total mileage... Sometimes I'm not fully awake or am thinking of another thread when i respond.... I apologize...previous post now edited |
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4 matching tires with equal tread wear is absolutely essential.
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