Picked up a Subaru SVX for $600

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Picked up a Subaru SVX for $600

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I am scheduled to go and pick her up tomorrow. She is a 92 and reverse is starting to slip but is very clean. She was origionaly a California but now resides in Utah.

When I pick up the car I will post more pics.
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I've only seen 2 before, but they both caught my eye. Cool cars but it sounds like the trani could be a problem. Good price.
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Sweeet. I always wanted to play with one of those. I'd do an STi transmission swap and then go to town.
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crzyone wrote:I've only seen 2 before, but they both caught my eye. Cool cars but it sounds like the trani could be a problem. Good price.
should be the same tranny as most subarus from the same time span.. its an afternoon job to replace.

th thing i never liked about them was the windows.. how are you supposed to crawl out an open window if you roll it?
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Post by Mach10 »

Friend had one. Whisper quiet, a great ride.

Not particularly fast, and the automatic they all came with (why, oh God, WHY?) is a dog.

Manual transmission swaps HAVE been done (iirc), but are tricky.

I'd love one myself... Probably wouldn't bother doing a whole lot to it, though.
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man. I love those cars. Great find. If you were closer to the east coast i'd be tempted to make you an offer.
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Its too bad Subaru doesn't make any classy sporty looking cars anymore. Not like the SVX anyways. I'm not a fan of the WRX/STi look or the sedans. A good looking 2 door coupe would be nice. Throw the STi drivetrain into the SVX and I would consider buying one.
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The SVXs were a pretty cool car for their time and one of the cars that got me interetsted in Subarus. My current Subaru is a Legacy GT.
I got this one after my WRX lease expired. I wanted a car that didn't attract too much attention to itself, unlike the WRX, were every pimply faced kid with a fart can in his car wanted to race me. The Legacy is pretty plain looking but goes like stink when it is needed. It also is my 5th Subaru.
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SVX is a very cool car. nice find and a good price.
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Here are some more pics. The car is very torquey and gets up and goes for a car with a slipping tranny. Reverse does not even work but the guy I bought the car form knows where one is that might have a good tranny.


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The interior is all leather with a suede dash and door panles
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Here is the only body damage the car has
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Post by I_wear_pants »

That car looks clean as hell for 600$. I hadnt ever heard of the svx's until "kazzer" on dream car garage did a test drive of one at their local track. He mentioned that they are getting pretty hard to find.
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Any updates?
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Traded it in on a 02 outback sedan with the 3.0L H6. I was getting to many cars and decided to get rid of two of them and get something nice for the wife. I will post a pic or two if I get the chance.
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My buddy is about to buy one of these things, we are going to mod it up, he wants to keep the auto though.
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Post by Atilla the Fun »

how much do those things weigh? I'm under the impression that you can't fit a decently wide tire in there. Good thing is those engines should be pre-redesign, as the later engines have issues with the heads. I've had to resurface hundreds of them.
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Re: Picked up a Subaru SVX for $600

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TurboGT wrote:I am scheduled to go and pick her up tomorrow. She is a 92 and reverse is starting to slip but is very clean. She was origionaly a California but now resides in Utah.

When I pick up the car I will post more pics.
-Marq

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Check out some of the cool vids I found on the old Beast

Here is what I will be doing next time is snows
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzWOF-wT ... ed&search=

Review from the speed channel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhQWpOyK ... ed&search=
I have one just like tghat!
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Re: Picked up a Subaru SVX for $600

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No i dont have one but i have wanted one for a long time nice find dude. If your looking to go to a manual swap i have been told it can be done with a WRX transmission and a few other mods. Only problem i was told about them besides for transmission problems is parts are VERY expensive and very hard to come by. Correct me if im wrong but im 99% sure the engine in that is the same engine that is in the B9 tribea
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Re: Picked up a Subaru SVX for $600

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I dont knew why I thght I had on srry dude, I thought you wear talking abowt a frebird
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