Now that I own a Subaru

Pedro said:
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don't forget to search. And Subarus are akin to legos. the majority of parts will fit from one car to another.
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I agree^^^^^^^

 
You know when thinking about it "a car standing out in this club" and looking the collection of car photos I accumulated over the years, everyone does a good job of not standing out and just blend in. Just staying to the form and function of what a subaru is. If that makes any sense. I believe the history of quality work, care/ love, crazy "oh poop" stories thrown into the mix is what makes a car stand out here. My 2 cents.

 
I think I may paint my car world rally blue and get some gold bbs rims when I pay my current loan off. What do you guys think about that?

 
the paint would be worth more than the car if it is done right. Keep the silver and learn to love it.

 
yep,everyone and their brother has done that paint scheme,nless you're gonna go full boat and slap a triple 5 decal on the side,love the heck out of tha tSTM paint,less of a cop magnet,too.

 
saw the car about a year ago now, it's ready for some body love. so if the rust patching and bubbles get sorted properly, the car will need to be painted anyway. a full color change is a big project, but def doable. WRB with goldies...mm, mm, good. (considering same thing on my white RS)

fie on the mountebanks and naysayers who say diffrent!

 
You know, I was thinking that we just have our mechanic go over it, cut out all the rusted sheet metal and replace with new sheet metal. Repaint those areas, hes good at patching & painting and silver should be easy to do it with. Next fix that antifreez leak, even though I didn't see or smell one. Fix the bad bearing in the rear and swap out the possible bad CV shaft. Put the stock muffler back on it (its in the trunk). Then it needs new inner wheel wells on the front. If we can find a good deal, a new carpet and a new 2002 or 2003 WRX drivers seat, or have an upholsterer fix the foam in the current one. Then it needs a thorough cleaning inside and a good buff outside to hide most of the scratches. The buffing should be pretty simple because the scratches in metal really aren't horrible, and its silver. It would probably be worth it to get a new front bumper cover because little pieces of this one are missing (tabs where the inner wheel wells connect). I think that will be enough for the first 6 months to a year, then he can worry about prepping and repainting with other colors if he wants. The body of this car has a lot of little ripples and dents in the sheet metal that would need some TLC if the car was to be repainted, not unlike the cavalier that he did before it.

Also, I might add that even though it sound like a lot, this cars mechanical workings seem to be in GREAT shape. I have never seen a Subaru from this era with this many miles that didn't make any lifter noise or piston slap, but this one seems to run as smooth as my 2009 does. The transmission seems to be in good shape too, but I have yet to drive it.

 
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Is it hard to get a custom license plate in Maine?

I wanted something like Imp 2.5RS or 2.5rs subi

 
there is even a website that you can try out and see how it looks and if it is available.

 
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