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WTB: Wagon for first car!
Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2008 2:59 pm
by rich3gold
Hi All,
Im looking to buy my first car - an old subaru wagon!
If anyone has one which is reliable, good fun, and drives well please let me know!
Limit of 5k - has to be in good nick to satisfy parents.
Thanks!
Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2008 4:03 pm
by AlpineRaven
I suggest you to look for Gen 1 or 2 Liberty wagon 1989-1994/1994-1998. You can find 1995 model for 5k. Gen 2 Liberty would be a better car to suit you, most of them are AWD (there is also FWD models out there) there has been a couple going on ebay. Where are you located?
Cheers
AP
Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2008 10:22 pm
by rich3gold
AlpineRaven wrote:I suggest you to look for Gen 1 or 2 Liberty wagon 1989-1994/1994-1998. Where are you located?
Cheers
AP
Thanks for that. I will have a look for some.
In WA... hence posting in WA thread!
Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2008 10:28 pm
by rich3gold
Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 2:26 am
by d_generate
From OZliberty, he's down to $4,950 now.
Lifted Turbo AWD Subaru Liberty Wagon
ITEM: Lifted Turbo converted AWD 1991 EJ20 VF10 Subaru Liberty Auto Wagon
CONDITION: Very good, Body, interior and engine are in VGC. 87000kms
REASON FOR SELLING: Need a bigger 4wd, want to tour WA.
PRICE AND PRICE CONDITIONS: $6500 or swap for Nissan patrol
EXTRA INFO/CONTACT DETAILS: Needs a few minor bits. Very nice car to drive, goes really well on the beach, plenty of power. 3" lift kit. 27" tyres.Roof racks, S/steel exhaust with xforce cannon. Brand new paint job. Impressive car . Yes this is Seagull's old car.0405335240
LOCATION: Rockingham
Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 12:00 pm
by Alex
thats 'shark's car from these forums.
May i say, its got a brand new paint job and is a very very nice looking car. Marc has also just recently spent a fair bit on it getting it up to scratch, so its definately worth a look.
alex
Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 3:31 pm
by rich3gold
Keffa wrote:thats 'shark's car from these forums.
May i say, its got a brand new paint job and is a very very nice looking car. Marc has also just recently spent a fair bit on it getting it up to scratch, so its definately worth a look.
alex
Are you implying its for sale?
Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 10:17 pm
by vidler
yep. have a hunt through the classifieds here, should be in there unless the ad had expired
Posted: Tue Nov 25, 2008 9:22 pm
by ZefleR
Hey Rich how did you go getting a car. Find anything?
Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2008 11:46 am
by rich3gold
ZefleR wrote:Hey Rich how did you go getting a car. Find anything?
Hi guys,
After a week I found 3 good looking cars. Haven't had a chance to test drive them (vac work started and has kept me very busy) but hopefully on the weekend I'll be able to drive one.
There was a good one in the quokka for 3.5k which had all the ads I was looking for (bbar, rracks, spot light, good sound system) so the chap had done some work on it.
There are lots around though!
Posted: Thu Nov 27, 2008 10:04 pm
by rich3gold
Parents just told me one condition.. it has to have at least ONE airbag.... does that rule out all L series? Are there any late model with airbags? Cheers guys
Posted: Thu Nov 27, 2008 10:17 pm
by ZefleR
as far as I'm aware that rules out all L series. But I've been wrong in the past
Posted: Thu Nov 27, 2008 11:14 pm
by AndrewT
yeah you are gonna have to look at libs now, I don't think any L series had airbags. Maybe some obscure japanese model might but I've never heard of one.
Posted: Thu Nov 27, 2008 11:31 pm
by Subafury
you could install airbags in the L series. get it dumped on it ass yo
Posted: Fri Nov 28, 2008 7:23 am
by gx_rex
Dont even know if gen 1 libs had airbags.
Posted: Fri Nov 28, 2008 12:59 pm
by rich3gold
Posted: Fri Nov 28, 2008 4:23 pm
by AlpineRaven
gx_rex wrote:Dont even know if gen 1 libs had airbags.
Gen 1 did have airbags but not all of them normally wagons had them.
AirBags arent worth having and a lot of people have upgraded them to normal struts as airbags gets cracks in them and gets flat all the time and becomes pricey to fix.
Cheers
AP
Posted: Fri Nov 28, 2008 5:39 pm
by AndrewT
Surely he is talking about airbags as in the safety feature found on steering wheels. I doubt his parents would take issue as to what type of struts he has, let alone specify "at least ONE" of a particular type!
note - for interest's sake I'm pretty sure there was a Japanese released version of L series with air suspension.
Posted: Fri Nov 28, 2008 5:45 pm
by AlpineRaven
AndrewT wrote:Surely he is talking about airbags as in the safety feature found on steering wheels. I doubt his parents would take issue as to what type of struts he has, let alone specify "at least ONE" of a particular type!
note - for interest's sake I'm pretty sure there was a Japanese released version of L series with air suspension.
LoL airbag suspensions!
Cheers
AP
Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2008 5:29 pm
by Thalass
I'd suggest buying something older than a Gen2 lib for your first car. Not to imply that you can't drive or anything, but your first car is where you make all your mistakes. My first was an 84 Touring Wagon that was about a month younger than me! That thing had more than it's fair share of bumps and scrapes and mistreatment. Ended up trading it in with the guy I bought my Outback from and he turned it into a hunting/paddock basher car.
