Subaru 1982 wagon

Welcome back! I guess if we were continuing with the clever alliterative names for things I would call this Wagon Wednesday. Actually, you know what?

Image: classiccarsofthe80s. Unfortunately I have no shots of my Subaru. Growing up, our family spent a lot of time in station wagons. My generation X may have been the last one to be raised in true station wagons; we came directly before the minivan explosion. Before Chrysler unleashed the Caravan on America, the RWD wagon was still respectable, held a ton of suitcases, Christmas presents, two kids and a dog, and could be counted on to make it through the high snow in Pennsylvania on December 24th. Image: Stationwagonfinder.

Subaru 1982 wagon

First posted July 14, My brother called me one day with the news that the roommate of a good friend was selling a car and would I be interested? Somehow word had apparently spread that I seemed to consider buying anything and everything for sale…In actuality I had been complaining about having to deal with snow chains in the mountains on the few occasions that I actually went, and the car for sale was a 4WD Subaru…. It was located in San Jose — about an hour away. When we arrived we were directed to the carport in which it sat. Looking at it from the back it looked OK, just a small dent below the 4WD badge and a cracked taillight. The left side had some minor scuffs but the right side had a fairly mangled front fender. The roommate just wanted it gone. And now I had what can fairly be described as an old car with a lot of miles on it. In this case a low price, 4WD and being a wagon were huge positives. I said it was a ; in reality it could have been anywhere from to , I just do not recall and no longer have any documentation. The picture at the top is my actual car, if anyone here can somehow identify the actual year, please make a comment. The front had the single square headlights as opposed to the earlier round ones or the later four-light setup. My future wife can sort of be seen just on the other side of it by the tree. I loved the fact that it was blue inside, and by that I mean it was blue all over the inside, in a way that nobody seems to do anymore.

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The Subaru Leone is a compact car produced by the Japanese car manufacturer Subaru from to It was released as a replacement for the Subaru and was the predecessor of the Subaru Impreza. All Leones were powered by the Subaru EA boxer engine. Most cars were equipped with optional four-wheel drive. At the time of its introduction, the Leone was Subaru's top model until , when the larger Legacy was introduced. Although released in Japan and some export markets as the Leone, for many years, this was the only vehicle sold internationally by Subaru where the smaller kei cars Rex , Vivio , R-2 , , and Sambar were not commonly sold. At its introduction, the Leone was Subaru's largest car, and was the top level vehicle above the kei car Subaru Rex.

Many of the Subarus that came to the United states after Malcolm Bricklin's hilariously rickety s but before the current era of everything-all-wheel-drive outdoorsy commuters tended to aim for the economy-minded car shoppers looking for a cheap and efficient Japanese car. These cars, the first- and second-generation Leones , were small enough to be the butt of popular-culture jokes , but they sold pretty well in coastal California. Almost made it to , miles. That's about 2, miles per year of this car's life. I have worked on a few of these cars, and words such as "rugged" and "solid" don't come to mind when handling their components. They didn't rust in California, much, but they most certainly didn't hold together quite as well as their Toyota, Datsun, and Nissan competitors of the time. This car had plenty of options, including the automatic transmission. With just 72 horsepower from the GL's 1.

Subaru 1982 wagon

Image: classiccarsofthe80s. Unfortunately I have no shots of my Subaru. Growing up, our family spent a lot of time in station wagons. My generation X may have been the last one to be raised in true station wagons; we came directly before the minivan explosion. Before Chrysler unleashed the Caravan on America, the RWD wagon was still respectable, held a ton of suitcases, Christmas presents, two kids and a dog, and could be counted on to make it through the high snow in Pennsylvania on December 24th. Image: Stationwagonfinder. I did not know this website existed before today. Image: gtcars. We had this until the gas prices got high again in the early 80s.

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And it was fun. Posted April 5, at PM. I might add ,that on a recent trip to a northern city this year Duluth Mn I swear every fourth car on the city streets was a Subaru…. Nice article. Gay Car Nut. Posted March 9, at AM. My Brat was a DL with the 1. Australian Brands. By Mark Tucker December 13, am 64 Comments. Outback BP. Legacy BN. And yes, the exits and onramps were built for cars that had no more than 50hp, so they were built to fit a 90 degree turn into the space of a dining room table.

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We may have put it on the wrecker for the ride home, but I think I probably followed his taillights slowly across the Bear Mountain bridge and down into Putnam county. A month or two ago there was a lot of discussion about how some European and apparently some Japanese cars had the spare under the hood back in the olden days. This underhood sticker shows that this Subaru's original sale almost certainly took place in Colorado or maybe Wyoming. It is said to run flawlessly, and comes with a stack of service and repair records going all the way back. I owned two Fiats, and my father in law another one, for about 16 years. It never needed anything besides the two tires I mentioned earlier and some wiper blades while I had it. Always liked these DLs. As the owner of an LD-platform car that just crossed 70, miles, seeing one the same model year with nearly six times as many miles is encouraging. Motorcycles, Trikes, Bicycles. It had character, bags of it, and just worked well at its mission. Powering this clever drivetrain is a 1. UK Brands. I also enjoy your meandering ways on cars — much like my own.