From: "Max Bliss" To:
Subject: Subaru High Mileage Club
Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2006 19:15:46 -0500
Hi Rich,
I just ran across your Subaru High Mileage Club site and thought I would see if I could join you.
I'm driving a '93 Impreza 2WD sedan. It has 387,000 miles on it as of today and still going strong. I absolutely love the car! I bought it new in '93 and since that day have changed the oil every 3,000 miles RELIGIOUSLY . . . never missed a single oil change! I switched to Penzoil high mileage oil at about 300,000. It doesn't burn any oil nor does it leave any drops on the floor of my garage. I haven't had to do much in terms of repairs on the car other than routine or expected things, i.e. timing belts, brakes, batteries, starter, struts, etc. The only major repair was at 310,000 at which time I had the transmission rebuilt because it was occasionally coming out of 2nd gear (manual) involuntarily! The car is still totally reliable and I plan to drive it cross country for the Christmas holiday.
I'll check back after I hit the big 400K!
Thanks,
Max
Corning, NY
Date: Wednesday, July 26, 2006 2:43 AM
From: richard kelley
To: shmc001@comcast.net
Got yor E-mail, Thanks for checking in. My 88 GL wagon has just went pass 361,000. It's bleeding a little oil from the main seal I believe, and that will be fixed soon. Everything else is just fine. I'm planning to take an extended trip to the midwest this fall in my Super Sube, with all the confidence in the world. She'll see 400,000 I think. Drive on Suburu Nation..
Richard Kelley,,, Molalla,Oregon.
Date: 3/28/2005 9:17:15 AM Eastern Standard Time
From: Shmc001
To: rekelley@oregonsbest.com
Hey Rich,,,, My name is Richard Kelley, and you've put my little Subaru GL wagon in your 300,000 club. The little buggy is up to 328,000 now and I thought I'd give an update. The water pump gave way the other day, and while replacing that I had them put a new timing belt in and Idler and tensioner. Went on a 800 mile trip over the weekend, and the thing just purred along like a champ. The excellent mechanics at Same Day Service in Clackamas Oregon, are helping me see this great car into 400,000 and who knows where. Many miles Subaru Nation!!!
Richard Kelley...............
Subj: Subaru High Mileage ClubDate: 3/27/2004 4:19:41 AM Eastern Standard Time
From: rekelley@oregonsbest.com
To: shmc001@comcast.net
I bought my GL wagon off the show room floor in 88, now it has 303,200
miles. I've put a timing belt in at about 160,000, a new radiator in
at about 250,000, a couple of axle bearings, and the clutch finally
went at 300,000. I burn only premium in the tank, change the oil and
filter every 3,000. This amazing car has taken on many of a ski trip
Richard Kelley, Molalla, Oregon.
up the mountain with no problem, drives on the beach, and my daily
comute to work. It's been my trusty companion for all these years, I'm
just wondering, how long is this little buggy is going to go?Date: 10/2/2001 10:11:54 PM Eastern Daylight Time
From: michael fitzpatrick
To: nv1z@aol.com
howdy, I am a proud owner of a 1990 2wd sub legacy wagon with 305,000 miles. I bought it with
170k. Orginal engine and no major problems. My dad has the same model but had to replace engine
and tranny at 280K. My engine is strong but I might be getting blow by and that has causes some
radiator problems lately. I will be getting another suby with 160k this week and swapping out
parts. They are great. My email is infotube1@yahoo.com. Thanks
michael fitzpatrickSubj: Re: Subaru High Mileage Club
Date: 10/3/2001 10:44:48 AM Eastern Daylight Time
From: michael fitzpatrick
To: Nv1z@aol.com
Well I borrowed a digital camera at work so here is
some pics. As a bio on the car, no major deals but
these: orginal owner replaced drive axle because oil
changing places were not checking the level. All air
struts replaced until I realized they could be
replaced. The differential oil started to leak into
the tranny around 302K but I added stop leak and
watched the levels. Replaced tranny oil a couple of
times to avoid the 80 wieght diff. oil messing up my 5
wieght tranny oil. Here is the pics/.===================================
michael fitzpatrick 888-463-1452
Check out my personal website at http://www.180300.royalbodycare.com
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Found your page while browsing.I currently own two Subarus. Here is my Subaru stats:
DL 83 4WD Wagon: The odometer shows 253493, but it was replaced with one that had 45000 less miles, and lately the second odometer hasn't worked either so the car has at least 310000 miles. It still runs, starts right up
even after been sitting for a month. But since the heater doesn't work all
that great I got a new Legacy Outback 5sp: It now has close to 90000.
Have seen no problem with it.
(Actually the older performs much better in snow than the new, could be the tire size)
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Jan P Ingebrigtsen
Gilpin, Colorado
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Hi Rich,Here are some pictures of our car. A caliper seized right after I first e-mailed you, thus the delay. Now she has new master cylinder, calipers, wheel cylinders, rotors, et.
We purchased this car new in 1991, 4WD Loyale, and at this time it has 332,100 miles on it. The picture is very flattering. It has quite a bit of hail damage, and is starting to rust here and there, but it still looks pretty good for a car that has never been garaged. I quit worrying about appearances after the hail. Also, every piece of glass has been broken out at least once. I got a side glass with my weed eater, a neighbor's chicken flew up through the windshield, and vandals got everything but the windshield, including instrument cluster cover while at a shop for timing belts. Hence, the broken plastic in instrument panel.
This car has not had an easy life. I put it in the ditch hard,
twice, playing too fast in the snow. I pulled the wrinkle out of a
fender by hand, and driver side wheel bearings only last about 80,000
miles.The clutch and transmission have never been serviced. The engine has only had one water pump and oil pump. The most service this car has had is in CV joints and timing belts. While I had it in my garage doing brakes, I put the first distributor cap, rotor, and plug wire set on it. Oh yeah, since new, the plug hole on #1 cylinder has had bad threads. That's why I gave it such a good tune-up. I may not be able to replace that spark plug without heli-coiling head. But, since that is only it's 4th set of plugs, they will take me past 400,000 miles.
I am thoroughly impressed with this little car. It drives like new, the interior is almost perfect, which says a lot considering all the glass it's had in it. She doesn't use any more oil than when I bought her. There is not a Lexus, Infinity, Mercedes, BMW, et, that intimidates me when I pull up. I proudly tell them how many miles she has on her, and they always say "WOW!", and probably think "poor broke sucker". Nope! Jan and I have been waiting for years to hit that 400k mark. Hee Hee!!!
David & Jan Atwill
Chadwick, MO