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| r_towle |
 Nov 17 2011, 10:46 PM
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Custom Member  Group: Members Posts: 24,585 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Taxachusetts Member No.: 124 Region Association: North East States 
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Trying to be a nice uncle and buy my niece a car....she just had her first baby.
So, what might be wrong with this car? http://nh.craigslist.org/cto/2692681186.html Rich |
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| rick 918-S |
Nov 17 2011, 11:12 PM
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Hey nice rack! -Celette Group: Members Posts: 20,473 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Now in Superior WI Member No.: 43 Region Association: Northstar Region 
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Most likely heads. Both my boys have had Subaru's. Both had head gasket failures. One had a rod come through the top of the block. My mechanic(yes, I don't work on my DD) likes Subaru's he replaced the short block and rebuilt the heads for my youngest boy. Many miles later he now is using coolant and likely needs heads and gaskets done again. My mechanic is convinced Subaru's are 300,000 mile bottom ends if you keep oil in them.
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| r_towle |
Nov 18 2011, 07:59 AM
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Custom Member Group: Members Posts: 24,585 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Taxachusetts Member No.: 124 Region Association: North East States
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QUOTE(rick 918-S @ Nov 18 2011, 12:12 AM)  Most likely heads. Both my boys have had Subaru's. Both had head gasket failures. One had a rod come through the top of the block. My mechanic(yes, I don't work on my DD) likes Subaru's he replaced the short block and rebuilt the heads for my youngest boy. Many miles later he now is using coolant and likely needs heads and gaskets done again. My mechanic is convinced Subaru's are 300,000 mile bottom ends if you keep oil in them. Abel, my middle boy (Rocket) is a mechanic by day.... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) So, I also use a mechanic for the DD cars... Right now he is out on leave due to his third knee surgery...but he can do this for me shortly...he is just about healed up for work again (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) Then he is part of the present...helping his aunt. He hates doing headgaskets too....lol I will go take a look today..we shall see. Its not my favorite car, but she live in Maine and needs good MPG, and room for baby stuff... That car seems to fit the need..and its AWD which is another plus. Rich |
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