Subaru Automobiles

[MossRoad]

A nice find. Most of those are bent.

Yep.. Has all its teeth, none are bent. Longest one I've found yet.

 

[jyoutz]

Yep.. Has all its teeth, none are bent. Longest one I've found yet.

We have some new ones that the smoke jumpers use when they work in wilderness areas. They are actually still available new.

 

[Torvy]

We have some new ones that the smoke jumpers use when they work in wilderness areas. They are actually still available new.

True. They stopped building the Brat, but still make the Baja. If I had to have one or the other, I think I'd prefer the Brat.

 

[MossRoad]

We have some new ones that the smoke jumpers use when they work in wilderness areas. They are actually still available new.

Yep. I've seen them. They are not cheap.

I just hang these on the side of my shed. $32 was a great price.

 

[MossRoad]

True. They stopped building the Brat, but still make the Baja. If I had to have one or the other, I think I'd prefer the Brat.

Right out of high school a friend of mine had a Brat. As I recall, it was tiny! But it did great in the snow.

 

[Torvy]

Less interior space, but more bed. I figure if a 'bed' is smaller than a typical trunk, it isn't worth it.

 

[California]

My California Subaru. Not a spot of rust. I bought this new in 1999.

I was loading the other car (gets better mileage) to return to the ranch and noticed the Subaru, after its semi-annual wash, still looks great. So I took this photo today.

I'm trying to decide if it is worth putting $1k into the recommended and overdue maintenance - timing belt etc, valve cover gaskets, flush & replace all fluids. The head gaskets are original, a known trouble point for this engine. Also get the driver's door to respond to the remote.

It's at 150k miles now. Only used some 3k miles per year, it's tempting to just keep running it until something finally breaks. Like I have for the last 15 years.

I'm concerned that it could eventually need surprise expensive work, for example the exhaust system, that can be over $1k before considering replacing the cats. The transmission seems bulletproof.... 24 years is a long time for a car to simply run without needing anything.

At any rate I love my Subaru. We've taken it on many offroad adventures over the years. (photos).

 

[tacticalturnip]

True. They stopped building the Brat, but still make the Baja. If I had to have one or the other, I think I'd prefer the Brat.

They have not made a Baja in 17 years, and they've got quite a following. The wife owned this Baja when we were married; we sold it to her parents a few years later, they've had it for a decade now. They live on the ocean and it inevitably lost the battle to rust, that's why it's a parts car.

I loved this thing, and it was an absolute blast to drive. It's only issue was the ridiculous decision on Subaru's part to make the Baja a 4 seater.

 

[Torvy]

They have not made a Baja in 17 years, and they've got quite a following. The wife owned this Baja when we were married; we sold it to her parents a few years later, they've had it for a decade now. They live on the ocean and it inevitably lost the battle to rust, that's why it's a parts car.

I loved this thing, and it was an absolute blast to drive. It's only issue was the ridiculous decision on Subaru's part to make the Baja a 4 seater.

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Sorry, I lost my mind. I failed miserably at the Google. There are a lot of 'speculation' sites that made it sound like the Baja was still in production.

I do agree that the 4 seater makes no sense in that small of a platform.

 

[DKCDKC]

I have a 2021 Subaru Forester Touring and am delighted with it. I had a 2015 Outback before that was totaled by a careless guy in a truck, but immediately bought the Forester. I live at the end of a curvy, hilly mile-long gravel driveway and found most other car models simply can't take the daily rough us - Subaru can. And, as others have noted, it is superlative in the snow... Particularly with the new snow setting for the trans. Our experience with the Outback and our need for a respectable ground clearance dictated another Subaru after the accident. But my wife is fairly short so we went for the more expensive Touring option because the passenger seat can be raised or lowered and she is finally able to see out easily - which was important to her. The newer Foresters have outstanding windows, solid equipment and decent gas mileage. I have had no maintenance issues. I did have a tire blow but I patched it and that has held fine for a year. I do find it important to adjust my thinking when I drive my old F-150 without the lane functions, cameras and such - but I like the car a lot and don't know I could have gotten a better vehicle for my needs. And the dealer service has been great - in or out of warranty.