Nice Subaru. It will do quite some good when winter comes around, and I should know
I used to live in East Stroudsburg. Of course its faster it's turbo and AWD
I used to live in East Stroudsburg. Of course its faster it's turbo and AWD
My '05 Outback Daily Driver
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So I got a great deal on an excellent condition '05 Subaru Outback 2.5XT 5-Speed Manual of course.
Now I can work on my Eclipse, and start looking at some engine work in the next year or two.
Of course I have some plans for the outback now as well.
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My immediate plans are to install an Infamous Performance direct feed oil line for the turbo. Find a good bike rack that I like for the top. Get the hitch done. Then in the future upgrade the turbo and other bits, new wheels, improve the suspension. I'll pretty this section up later.
Kinda funny, this car is actually a good bit faster than Eclipse, just doesn't have the handling capabilities of course.
Now I can work on my Eclipse, and start looking at some engine work in the next year or two.
Of course I have some plans for the outback now as well.
My immediate plans are to install an Infamous Performance direct feed oil line for the turbo. Find a good bike rack that I like for the top. Get the hitch done. Then in the future upgrade the turbo and other bits, new wheels, improve the suspension. I'll pretty this section up later.
Kinda funny, this car is actually a good bit faster than Eclipse, just doesn't have the handling capabilities of course.
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Damn that's sucks
What was leaking?
What was leaking?
Got confirmation it was a leak in front coming out of the AVCS line. The shop's going to torque everything and reroute the line like I wanted it to be in the first place. The big pain though is having them clean all of the old oil residue now.Damn that's sucks
What was leaking?
Wow it's been a while.
Just washed and waxed the other day
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She's been running well, have had a few suspension issues that needed replacing but is coming along slowly. Nothing out of the ordinary for 119k miles. Was sad I didn't have much of a chance to go offroading yet. I did drive through some nice deep snow though, that was fun :lol:
Actually considering trading in for a newer style White Outback with the CVT transmission. I am not a huge fan of the transition from neutral to first gear in the Sube and with daily commute city traffic it's a bitch. Plus the newer CVT transmissions has some other goodies I am interested in.
Just washed and waxed the other day
She's been running well, have had a few suspension issues that needed replacing but is coming along slowly. Nothing out of the ordinary for 119k miles. Was sad I didn't have much of a chance to go offroading yet. I did drive through some nice deep snow though, that was fun :lol:
Actually considering trading in for a newer style White Outback with the CVT transmission. I am not a huge fan of the transition from neutral to first gear in the Sube and with daily commute city traffic it's a bitch. Plus the newer CVT transmissions has some other goodies I am interested in.
So much has happened since I bought this car. The car that's pictured in this post actually got rolled over in August of 2017
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My inspection station let me slide on my very unsafe tires since I was just waiting until September to replace them. Well one week later I regretted that and my tires have never been bad since. I'm actually very overly cautious about it now.
But anyway, I was able to salvage that car back since I had a garage at the time, and I bought pretty much the same exact car, and with some light modifications to the engine we got up to 286 all-wheel horsepower and she was a joy to drive. Through life changes that project remained rather stagnant, and the new car was up to 192k miles on the body and almost as much on the engine. And then in August of this year while we were away my Subaru was in a hit & run:
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I have nowhere to keep the car if I where to buy her back and fix her up, and so as a result I accepted the total loss settlement after bumping it up from aftermarket parts, and was able to go back and salvage some sellable parts that insurance didn't factor into the costs of the vehicle. I have still yet to find an insurance company that will appropriately value "custom" cars and not cost an arm and a leg.
It was a good run, and I almost just bought a WRX but that ends my time with performance Subaru's for the foreseeable future, will probably purchase a newer Outback or similar as a family car in the future.
My inspection station let me slide on my very unsafe tires since I was just waiting until September to replace them. Well one week later I regretted that and my tires have never been bad since. I'm actually very overly cautious about it now.
But anyway, I was able to salvage that car back since I had a garage at the time, and I bought pretty much the same exact car, and with some light modifications to the engine we got up to 286 all-wheel horsepower and she was a joy to drive. Through life changes that project remained rather stagnant, and the new car was up to 192k miles on the body and almost as much on the engine. And then in August of this year while we were away my Subaru was in a hit & run:
I have nowhere to keep the car if I where to buy her back and fix her up, and so as a result I accepted the total loss settlement after bumping it up from aftermarket parts, and was able to go back and salvage some sellable parts that insurance didn't factor into the costs of the vehicle. I have still yet to find an insurance company that will appropriately value "custom" cars and not cost an arm and a leg.
It was a good run, and I almost just bought a WRX but that ends my time with performance Subaru's for the foreseeable future, will probably purchase a newer Outback or similar as a family car in the future.
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