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Buying a new car, maybe you all can help?

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Liam.Butler
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Ok so this weekend I shall be purchasing a 1997 subaru legacy GT. Now since everyone one on this forum owns a subaru I thought maybe you could help. Has anyone blown one of the head gaskets on there car? If the awd system fails since its old, can I just rig it to be fwd/rwd depending on what part of the driver train fails. Also will I be able to do sweet drifts in the snow and feel really awesome?
Jul 5 2011 7:06PM
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TheClap.
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how many miles?
Jul 5 2011 7:07PM
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Liam.Butler
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78292.770 miles
Jul 5 2011 7:09PM
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Dylan_
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why would you be okay with buying a subaru so you can run it fwd or rwd, are you fucking retarded ? you don't want rwd unless you want to slide and drift, front wheel drive is okay but not that fun. you sir are a moron
Jul 5 2011 7:11PM
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Liam.Butler
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if the system fails, no need to be a dick wad son.
Jul 5 2011 7:11PM
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Scott0_robot0
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i wouldnt be suprised if you blew a headgasket soon, and why the fuck would you want a suby without allwheel drive? unless you live in fucking kentucky.
Jul 5 2011 7:13PM
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Dylan_
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if the system fails ? then don't fucking buy it. wow i hate kids so much
Jul 5 2011 7:14PM
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Liam.Butler
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Why because when I plan on buying a used car in my budget and I expect it to break down at some point because its old?
Jul 5 2011 7:17PM
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JonahA11
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How much is it?
Jul 5 2011 7:23PM
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TheClap.
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Jul 5 2011 7:34PM
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Dylan_
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take care of a car.. and you should expect it to "break" or find a different car thats not a subaru in your price range with lower miles that doesn't have AWD which if you plan on converting it because the awd system is going to fail theres no point in a subaru.

whats your price range and zip code
Jul 5 2011 7:35PM
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Liam.Butler
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I only plan on finking with it if it does fail, not before hand. And I won't lie I'm reaching for this car because It does have a large 4, and AWD, and is a friend of the family so I am getting it fairly cheap with no interest payments. I will make this clear again, I don't plan on purchasing the car then converting it to fwd or rwd. I was only curious to see if that was a possible solution to a problem, then you get all but hurt and bent out of shape about it. Nice thing though is insurance is cheaper because apparently AWD makes you a better driver.
Jul 5 2011 7:47PM
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Dylan_
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not sure about gt's but wrx's you can convert, not sure on yours since its old as balls..

drive it till it dies. it'll hold up
Jul 5 2011 7:49PM
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TheClap.
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old balls = winning
Jul 5 2011 7:50PM
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Liam.Butler
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I assume so, they have been doing straight awd in all there cars for as long as I can remember.
Jul 5 2011 7:52PM
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Dylan_
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yeah but to convert on wrx's theres plugs, idk if you have them
Jul 5 2011 8:17PM
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.AR6rider.
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LOL
Jul 5 2011 10:28PM
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No_Dub
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haha this. my car has 182,099 miles on it and she's still cherry.



unfortunately, its starting to sag in the middle and chunks are falling off....
Jul 5 2011 10:48PM
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Fucktown
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You know as much about cars as I do about being cool
Jul 5 2011 11:24PM
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Dylan_
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i'm pretty sure i have 2 fully built cars that i know more about you. ar6rider, whats so funny ? rwd is fun because of sliding.. do you ever see fwd cars at drift faction events ? let alone awd ? no. so why are you laughing ?
Jul 15 2011 12:43PM
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cab509
Posts: 806 - Karma: 34
It should be a mechanical system, it probably won't break beyond regular maintenance.


as for rebuilding the motor, the older the car the easier it's going to be.


Have fun and don't listen to all the haters on here. I however do not own a Subaru so I don't even know what I'm doing on this site.
Jul 15 2011 1:10PM
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Fucktown
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I think the fact that you said "fully built" means that you're some honda douche bag who doesn't know what he is talking about, and most likely can't drive one lap around a racetrack without balding his front tires from understeer.
Jul 15 2011 9:05PM
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tronned
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newschoolers is pure fail when it comes to anything car related. "2 built cars"... lol, im sure youre a real wizard on the wrenches.
Jul 15 2011 9:14PM
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Dylan_
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i have a built GLI and a 600 whp wrx wagon.. yes real honda man here
Jul 16 2011 2:12AM
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charmander
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ok, here goes

chances are it wont fail, what you have is a front diff that powers the rear wheels only when the front wheels slip. if your rear end was to fail im not totally sure what you would do, you can convert it to rwd though by removing the drivelines to the front wheels and welding the spider gears in the center diff.
Jul 16 2011 2:20AM
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Liam.Butler
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Well I got the car and it has been great so far, only problem is that the seat adjuster is broken so the seat is stuck in a far back lean. I look like a huge wigger doucher while driving it.
Jul 16 2011 9:28AM
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Fucktown
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Are they hella built bro?
Jul 16 2011 9:50PM
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Dylan_
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i simply said i have 2 built cars.. the fuck is your problem ? like talking all this shit for no reason, yeah BRO.


i forgot im a bro and i forgot youre 12 and don't have a license nor know anything about cars.
Jul 17 2011 1:39AM
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Mama.
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Subaru - AWD = retarded. I wouldn't.
Jul 17 2011 1:49AM
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awesomeness17
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Why are you worried of the system failing with 78,000 miles on it? Is it in bad shape or something. I mean I guess it's pretty old but it doesn't have that many miles on it. Especially saying its a Subaru (Asian cars are know to last long) I don't think you'd have to worry about much. Turbos and radiators and stuff like that are the first things that go.
Jul 17 2011 3:44AM
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charmander
Posts: 10636 - Karma: 370
the word you were looking for is kick ass


why?
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because racecar.
Jul 17 2011 9:04PM
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KravtZ
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that thing is such a fucking rice burner.
Jul 17 2011 9:13PM
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charmander
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its fast, and its a fucking drift race car, theres a difference between a honda with a big ass wing and a slammed rwd scooby
Jul 17 2011 9:24PM
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Willgum
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tbh if a car is 14 years old and has 78000 miles that means either the owner was old/had no life and drove it twice a week, or every mile on that is city and it could be more worn than a commuter with 140k. 78k is nothing, and if its a 97 who cares, just have fun with it
Jul 17 2011 9:39PM
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Mama.
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Not impressed, sorry.
Jul 18 2011 6:32PM
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*rkp*
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these guys are local to me and basically are integral to the bc interior drift scene.

I have a ton of respect for that they do.

Jul 18 2011 6:35PM
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Liam.Butler
Posts: 709 - Karma: 17
Any one ever fix a seat, is it a big deal to do? I'm tired of looking like a huge douche. All I need is a fitted cap and a Canadian tire coffee can muffler and I would complete the look.
Jul 18 2011 6:41PM
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