# Why I love Subarus

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-i-love-subarus/66589>\
**Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\
**Created:** [April 22, 2009, 7:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-i-love-subarus/66589 "2009-04-22T07:19:39Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![Jim1234664](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jim1234664/32/7438_2.png) [@Jim1234664](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jim1234664)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2009, 7:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-i-love-subarus/66589/1 "2009-04-22T07:19:39Z")

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![http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd237/jim1234664/cp1_0421091120.jpg](http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd237/jim1234664/cp1_0421091120.jpg)

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**Author:** ![Penfold](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/penfold/32/5007_2.png) [@Penfold](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Penfold)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2009, 7:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-i-love-subarus/66589/2 "2009-04-22T07:22:51Z")

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thats about where my first chevy stopped rolling down the street.

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**Author:** ![Motocrossx23](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/motocrossx23/32/5120_2.png) [@Motocrossx23](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Motocrossx23)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2009, 7:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-i-love-subarus/66589/3 "2009-04-22T07:25:11Z")

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I don’t get it…?

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**Author:** ![jay\_g](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jay_g/32/111288_2.png) [@jay\_g](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jay_g)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2009, 7:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-i-love-subarus/66589/4 "2009-04-22T07:39:52Z")

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mine was still rocking strong at 187,000 when I traded it in. Still kinda miss it.

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**Author:** ![Beck](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/beck/32/28683_2.png) [@Beck](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Beck)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2009, 8:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-i-love-subarus/66589/5 "2009-04-22T08:04:16Z")

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Mine/KCuv’s Pathfinder was traded in @ 190k running strong except for a faulty O2 sensor.

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**Author:** ![SOLITUDE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c37758/32.png) [@SOLITUDE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SOLITUDE)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2009, 8:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-i-love-subarus/66589/6 "2009-04-22T08:06:34Z")

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my ford probe was at 160k and it still had compression of 180 in each cylinder lolz

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**Author:** ![Beck](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/beck/32/28683_2.png) [@Beck](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Beck)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2009, 8:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-i-love-subarus/66589/7 "2009-04-22T08:07:38Z")

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what subaru is this? A Loyale?

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**Author:** ![dreid](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dreid/32/7388_2.png) [@dreid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dreid)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2009, 8:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-i-love-subarus/66589/8 "2009-04-22T08:07:55Z")

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just bought an 01 focus with 183K on it. has tranny issues but the motor seems to be good to go.

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**Author:** ![fiend540](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bcef8e/32.png) [@fiend540](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fiend540)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2009, 8:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-i-love-subarus/66589/9 "2009-04-22T08:12:29Z")

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I owned a vw with that mileage and they are pos :shrug:

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**Author:** ![Jim1234664](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jim1234664/32/7438_2.png) [@Jim1234664](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jim1234664)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2009, 8:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-i-love-subarus/66589/10 "2009-04-22T08:24:43Z")

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1993 legacy wagon

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**Author:** ![deebo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/deebo/32/5218_2.png) [@deebo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/deebo)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2009, 8:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-i-love-subarus/66589/11 "2009-04-22T08:29:15Z")

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it would have been more badass if you were doing 160 while taking this picture of the mileage

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**Author:** ![Beck](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/beck/32/28683_2.png) [@Beck](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Beck)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2009, 8:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-i-love-subarus/66589/12 "2009-04-22T08:46:26Z")

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> [@Jim1234664](#):
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> 1993 legacy wagon

is this zion’s old car?

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**Author:** ![Jim1234664](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jim1234664/32/7438_2.png) [@Jim1234664](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jim1234664)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2009, 1:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-i-love-subarus/66589/13 "2009-04-22T13:49:40Z")

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> [@Beck](#):
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> is this zion’s old car?

that was a loyale and I doubt he left any life in it lol

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**Author:** ![MOBOOST4U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f4b2a3/32.png) [@MOBOOST4U](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MOBOOST4U)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2009, 2:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-i-love-subarus/66589/14 "2009-04-22T14:03:36Z")

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Haha nice Jim! Im not gonna lie, I never saw her getting you though the winter but sounds like she passed with flying colors.

More than I can say about one Elantra I know ☹

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**Author:** ![Jim1234664](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jim1234664/32/7438_2.png) [@Jim1234664](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jim1234664)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2009, 2:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-i-love-subarus/66589/15 "2009-04-22T14:12:02Z")

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> [@Penfold](#):
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> thats about where my first chevy stopped rolling down the street.

but this gravy train is still chuggin

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**Author:** ![Boomin99GT](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boomin99gt/32/7306_2.png) [@Boomin99GT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Boomin99GT)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2009, 3:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-i-love-subarus/66589/16 "2009-04-22T15:11:58Z")

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Good stuff. :tup: I put valve cover gaskets on a 1988 Subaru DL the other day. The guy still DD’s the damn thing.

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**Author:** ![Inn-Tune](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/inn-tune/32/7588_2.png) [@Inn-Tune](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Inn-Tune)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2009, 3:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-i-love-subarus/66589/17 "2009-04-22T15:39:53Z")

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My 93 Subaru legacy turbo is over 260,000+ miles. To make the picture even better, the odometer is in KM so it reads 42X,XXX. Original engine and driveline except for the clutch.

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**Author:** ![reliant\_turbo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/reliant_turbo/32/7189_2.png) [@reliant\_turbo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/reliant_turbo)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2009, 7:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-i-love-subarus/66589/18 "2009-04-22T19:22:09Z")

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my neighbor got rid of their subaru legacy at 230,000+ miles. still ran great. they have a 180K forester and a bugeye impreza wagon now.

all my cars have 170k+ on them except my daytona and k car. the tracker, my wifes neon and my metro are all up there and still run like champs. tracker is rotting pretty good though lol.

Brian

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**Author:** ![66impalass](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/66impalass/32/7429_2.png) [@66impalass](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/66impalass)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2009, 7:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-i-love-subarus/66589/19 "2009-04-22T19:50:59Z")

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> [@fiend540](#):
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> I owned a vw with that mileage and they are pos :shrug:

My Dad’s suburban is at ~400,000 miles, but its normal GM crap

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**Author:** ![turbo\_ls1\_ss](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/turbo_ls1_ss/32/7303_2.png) [@turbo\_ls1\_ss](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/turbo_ls1_ss)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2009, 7:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-i-love-subarus/66589/20 "2009-04-22T19:56:38Z")

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denali - 19x,000 miles. i’ll catch up 🙂

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