Your next car?

[Soup DeVille]

Lots of rust spots on that thing. All around the hood, under tail lights. And it's too expensive and AWD. Early 4Matic cars are trouble.

It's a 20 year old car. That spots and mechanical issues aren't unexpected.

[J86]

I want you to experience the pit of despair that is a dive bar in Battle Creek.

There's a brewpub near the Amtrak station that's not bad.

[2o6]

I'd rock one of these

[J86]

Nope, it's still a Buick

[68_427]

A Turbo VErano would be quite the car.

[2o6]

A Turbo VErano would be quite the car.

Tune that shit and slaughter everyone this side of a C6 Corvette

[68_427]

Yup give Trifecta a call and have 300hp and 330tq. 

[Soup DeVille]

There's a brewpub near the Amtrak station that's not bad.

There's a few good brewpubs in that area.

[280Z Turbo]

There's a few good brewpubs in that area.

I don't know where the train station is, but I guess you're talking about Arcadia.

[J86]

There's a few good brewpubs in that area.

I've only been there once.  Town smelled like burnt cereal

[280Z Turbo]

It doesn't smell burnt.

[J86]

They mustha left the oats in for an extra cycle.  Smelt burnt to me!

[68_427]

Who was it that was looking for a manual wagon?

http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2559562

[MrH]

Who was it that was looking for a manual wagon?

http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2559562

That would be me or Raza I think.  Or maybe FBC

Looking at that guy's photostream, that used to be "stanced" to all hell.  Fuck that.  I wouldn't trust the diffs or halfshafts after rolling around broken for so long.

[12,000 RPM]

Half shafts, maybe, though a bad halfshaft would make itself known immediately on a test drive.

Diff, not so sure lowering would do any slow damage... if it hit something it would prob disintegrate immediately.

Plus it's easy to look under the car and see if anything has the tell tale asphalt scrapings. It's probably fine.

[MrH]

That thing was damn near sitting on the ground.

[Raza]

Who was it that was looking for a manual wagon?

http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2559562

That doesn't seem too bad a price.  A lot of these forum for sale postings are "Impreza 2.5, Lowered suspension, big wheels, 175,000 miles, $35,000 firm.  I know what it's worth so don't lowball me."

[MX793]

That thing was damn near sitting on the ground.

Why the hell would you buy the Outback version of the Legacy to slam it that low?  Why not start with a regular Legacy wagon?

[Raza]

That thing was damn near sitting on the ground.

It looks like a Transformer sat on it. 

[Raza]

Why the hell would you buy the Outback version of the Legacy to slam it that low?  Why not start with a regular Legacy wagon?

And then why would you buy a regular Legacy wagon and slam it like that?  Why would you ever do that to any car?

[MX793]

And then why would you buy a regular Legacy wagon and slam it like that?  Why would you ever do that to any car?

The only reason to buy an Outback over a regular wagon is to get the added, SUV-like ride height and ground clearance.  And, IIRC, they cost more than the regular wagon.  If you're just going to slam the thing, why would you start with the more expensive version with extra ride height?

[Soup DeVille]

The only reason to buy an Outback over a regular wagon is to get the added, SUV-like ride height and ground clearance.  And, IIRC, they cost more than the regular wagon.  If you're just going to slam the thing, why would you start with the more expensive version with extra ride height?

Used though, there doesn't seem to be much difference.

[68_427]

It's because some people like the body cladding and different bumpers.

[MrH]

Legacy Wagons are really tough to find too.

[Soup DeVille]

Well, the Merc is a no-go. Guy won't talk to me on price, or show me a video of it running without warning lights on.

But, all is not lost. Got a car anyways, way on the cheap side.

1991 Marquis wagon.

[Eye of the Tiger]

Well, the Merc is a no-go. Guy won't talk to me on price, or show me a video of it running without warning lights on.

But, all is not lost. Got a car anyways, way on the cheap side.

1991 Marquis wagon.

Whoa.

[Soup DeVille]

Whoa.

Unfortunately, it's not family Truckster green.

[Laconian]

Take it to Maaco. Ambassador finish, only $49.99.

[Vinsanity]

Unfortunately, it's not family Truckster green.

But it has (vinyl) wood on the sides, right?

[Soup DeVille]

But it has (vinyl) wood on the sides, right?

Oh yeah.