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Old 05-26-2012, 09:01 PM
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Hello all,

Just picked up a Claret '92 SVX for my wife. Was perusing CL and happened upon it. Few texts and phone calls later, we made a deal and my wife was driving her dream car! The Claret has 120K and looks and runs good. Knew about the possible transmission issues prior to purchase but only had a 15min test ride and check of fluids in a Walmart parking lot to decide whether to roll the dice. Car seems to shift fine and so far it's getting a little over 20mpg (wife drives it very conservatively). Going in for inspection with my trusted mechanic of over 15yrs. Any suggestions on what to tell him to look for? He's been doing all my Subies thru the years, but this is our first SVX. Look forward to membership and learning all I can about this awesome car!

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Old 05-26-2012, 09:12 PM
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Hello all,

Just picked up a Claret '92 SVX for my wife. Was perusing CL and happened upon it. Few texts and phone calls later, we made a deal and my wife was driving her dream car! The Claret has 120K and looks and runs good. Knew about the possible transmission issues prior to purchase but only had a 15min test ride and check of fluids in a Walmart parking lot to decide whether to roll the dice. Car seems to shift fine and so far it's getting a little over 20mpg (wife drives it very conservatively). Going in for inspection with my trusted mechanic of over 15yrs. Any suggestions on what to tell him to look for? He's been doing all my Subies thru the years, but this is our first SVX. Look forward to membership and learning all I can about this awesome car!

Quick pic of our latest Sube-



Spike
Congratulations, I think I remember looking at that one on Craigslist a few times. It looks like it was very well taken care of.
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Old 05-27-2012, 10:14 AM
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Congrats and welcome! This forum is great! With knowledgeable guys and gals, it makes owning an SVX more enjoyable. Good luck!
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Old 05-27-2012, 11:04 AM
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nice find and your less than 2 hrs from me
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Old 05-27-2012, 11:58 AM
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That looks like a very nice one! That gold svx logo and belt line stripe are very rare accessories. Congratulations!
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Old 05-27-2012, 02:51 PM
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Congratulations on your SVX. I hope you have many trouble free and exciting miles together.

A couple of things that will help your SVX:

1) A transmission filter (PermaCool or other canaster type - also the stock one is good)

2) A transmission cooler will help with the temps that can get fairly high at times.

These plus others can be found in the How-To Documents here on the site.

Good luck and feel free to ask for help when you need it. That is why we are here and we can help you enjoy your SVX.

PS You can register your SVX in that forum so it can be counted with all of the others.
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[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
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Old 06-03-2012, 07:46 PM
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Awesome, beautiful car Interesting to see someone on here from Dubois lol. I grew up in Brockway. Small world You may have seen my (recently sold) car running around there last fall, was a 92 green LSL
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