Ahh, back when Japan didn’t follow some cookie cutter pattern for making cars. The dash and gauges moving with the steering wheel is awesome. You know I made it to the end, but I’m too broke to be a patreon. I will enjoy what I think the hidden video would look like in my mind. :)
Hahaha, I understand. You a broke UA-camr struggling to build cars too. Your view still helps. :P It was really crazy you could actually move the wheel and gauges or the entire dash assembly all together. I do love how kooky and different this really is though. Thanks!
Owned brand new 1988 XT GL without turbo or AWD. This was an awesome car. We could drive 600 plus miles on one tank of gas (we often did this). Car was great in snow even though it was front wheel drive. We would pass jeeps in storms and not slip at all. Everybody would notice this car because it looked like a space ship. No back seat (cargo Area) but we did carry 3 kids back there often anyway. Huge trunk, good ground clearance, rode really well, no mechanical issues, fun to drive and cornered very well. Drove it for five years and put 97,000 miles on it. A week after our final payment on car, my wife was hit by a 6000 lb pickup truck from behind at 45mpg while she was fully stopped at a stop sign. The safety of this car saved my wifes life (she suffered whiplash symptons for a year). The collision pushed the trunk up to front seat but cabin mostly stayed intact. My wife walked away from wreck. Loved that car but of course it was totalled. Would love to find one today but theres not many left.
I was very lucky to own a 1989 XT 6 pearl white mint condition Subaru the first H6 Subaru ever made, came with air ride premium stereo with manual equalizer onboard trip calculator digital laser gauge pop-up lights and a pop-up light lock captain's chair it was a luxury car of its time super BA. I can still hear the original beeps and ting/ring noises before they discontinued and upgrade to the Legacy. 1st Coolest car I ever owned but not nearly as fast as my 74' 260z
Daaang. Really sounds like an awesome memorable car. I would love to find one in good shape with a stick shift. It's simply not the same as any other car when you combine all its features. Not like today when every car on the market is cookie cutter. 260z is also an excellent choice!
@@802Garage I had gotten my XT6 in 2005 with a 127,000 miles, the owner kept it covered in the garage when not driven so the interior was in great condition. I believe the original price was like 16k I picked it up for 3k.
@@802Garage I own the car for my senior year of high school and a year after that working for a tire lube shop, I had to drive to work about 35-40 a little bit later in the morning I typically work at 9, I picked up a shift for the 7 a.m. and I was approaching a particular roundabout in the small town where I lived. Everybody with a brain knows that if two people go to the roundabout it's the person on the right that goes first, apparently the lady on the left of me didn't get the memo so when I started to go and got up to speed she went up at the same time I didn't realize until she was right in front of me try to blame it on me but after admitting to the officer that we both got there at the same time and I went first because I was on the right she ended up getting the ticket the only problem is it completely wrecked my car. The xt6 has a far-forward setting engine which makes it extremely vulnerable to front-end collisions it was funny because her car was a Subaru Outback 2001 and I completely smashed her driver and passenger door to the point where she couldn't get out but in the process I jammed my radiator and oil cooler into my engine housing and push the engine back off the mounts and crush the left side driver wheel well in the end I'm the one that got hit with the dirty Stick. I had the car tarped in the front yard because I was taking Parts off of it I had found an another xc6 but it was a 4-speed automatic and I needed particular parts and some Tweakers are yokels or whatever came and towed my car away at night took it right off the propertyif you can believe it lol can't make this stuff up
My father had one of these when I was a kid. It was a 1991 automatic rwd when he bought it but swapped the trans for a manual awd later on. He fried the computer because he fucked the wirering somewhere and even though he ha a spare one, he never had the time to fix it. It had been sitting, sometimes outside, sometimes in a garage, for about 15 years untill we moved out to a smaller house with no garage and keepimg in on the land was out of the question. He sold it for 800$ in 2019. If I had the space and living on my own back in the day, I would've bought it and probably just swaped the motor or something. I'm glad to see it runing in this video because I was too young to remember seeing it in real life
Wow that's a cool and sad story. I absolutely would have bought it for $800 if it wasn't super rusty, hahaha. Very cool cars, quite rare. Sorry you didn't get to keep it yourself! I would have swapped a more modern engine in as well. Thanks for sharing.
I owned one of these back in the day. My wife called it her Spaceship. It was automatic though, with AWD. Drove it 5 years with zero problems, then hot rid of it before all the weird high tech stuff started to go bad. I rarely saw them then and almost never see them now.
@@802Garage My main concern was the computer controlled automatic height adjusting air suspension, not used on any other model. And the AWD electronically controlled transmission. I was foreseeing huge repair bills down the road and didn't want to own it when that happened. I think it was beginning to develop head gasket problems too.
Oh yeah the air suspension is famous for going out. I don't think it was usually the electronics though, just leaks. But yeah then it was crazy expensive to fix. Most people put in modified Legacy suspension after that I guess. Glad you had fun with it and then didn't have to deal with the problems!
802 Garage unfortunately no the blue 88 is very sentimental as I rode in it to middle school when I was young got her for 400.00 then I picked up a white 86 turbo for believe it or not 50.00 near where I live that I’m gonna restore for my wife so we have his and her wedges but look out on the Subaru XT/XT6 group on Facebook there are usually a few wedges for sale :)
Argh I'm jealous! There is one for sale near me for $800 but it is an XT 4 cylinder automatic, really not what I'm looking for. I'd probably snag it for $300 to do a modern drivetrain swap, but not something I have time for now anyways.
I actually just bought one of these with 39k on it, garage kept, the works. Its pretty dope. I domt own the 4wd, but i have the 2.7 6cyl. Its white and the body and interior are in STELLAR condition. Everything works
@@802Garage ill have to make a gram for it im like the only person on earth without it, but i do have a twitter to post to in the a.m.. Its pretty sweet i think youll be impressed with the condition and everything
It's totally different from any car I've been in TBH. Obviously not overall materials or use, but just ever design feature. The ball and socket shifter, the asymmetrical steering wheel, the double adjustable dash and column, the wing pods for controls, the notch by the door mirrors, the wrap around back windshield. It's so damned cool.
Does anyone know when this video was made? I bought this exact car (the only one I know of in Colorado with a white spoiler on the trunk) in January 2019, and then yesterday I found this video by happenstance. Blew me away to see "MY" XT6 on UA-cam. 😆🤩
Congratulations I'm very jealous of your purchase! I can tell you exactly when the video was made when I get home tomorrow night. It was almost definitely in October of last year though.
The video was filmed October 11th, 2018! So you bought it just 3 months after I drove it. Very cool. I'd love to see it again someday if you fix it up!
I clicked on this thing to reply to your comment in the first thing I hear is the squeaky belt in the beginning of video mine sounds just like that I love it
Honestly not that hard other than the air suspension and if you have the digital dash. Just look at that engine bay! Pretty clean and bare with lots of room.
Hey this was my dad's car when you did this review just found the video I think its so cool its on youtube I miss the car I wish we did not sell it !! Also I have a UA-cam channel its the account I'm posting on now
Hahaha that's awesome! He was nice when I wanted to drive and film it. I definitely wish I could have bought it, but had no way to finance getting it and driving it across the country at the time. I'll subscribe to you! Make sure you check out my TikTok and Instagram I have posted a lot more there lately.
Def coming soon. TBH I've been spending hours a day just cleaning the garage now it's not so cold. People are gonna be amazed the difference. Winter was just killer. Still have 3 ft of snow. Thanks though! I really appreciate the comment. I know it's not a perfect solution and I'm def not saying you have to, but I do also have 7 vids on Patreon right now and I'll be releasing another one that I may make publicly available in the next few days. $3 you could watch them all haha. I would just give links, but if I do it for one person I'd feel like I was betraying the patrons. :P
Hahaha, I think Doug Demuro may have covered them once. :P But yeah definitely a different approach to an interior. It all still made sense though. To me, Subaru has rarely done something that doesn't make sense.
Haha yeah I feel a lot of us have unrealistic dream cars to start out. This one is pretty attainable! The NSX used to be my attainable dream car, but prices are through the roof.
subaru boxer 6 cars are quite underrated...this car seems to be the car that came before the SVX, it was probably the flagship grand tourer of the car lineup...I am actually 99,9 % sure it was... Many cars in the 80' s were crazy and had strange features...wait, is that a manual? really? Looks like an automatic design-wise... Thank you for this review...I can see you have a genuine interest in cars!
Yeah I think this engine was quite a bit more reliable than the 4 cylinder in the XT as well. It was definitely the forerunner for the SVX and the highest spec car at the time for Subaru overall. Yep, it's really a manual! Love how they used the pilots joystick grip for a manual shifter. It was surprisingly pleasant to use. I love the quirky interior on this one. I def love cars, especially Japanese and Subaru! Thanks a ton for watching and commenting.
@@802Garage 100% Agree! I have a question, can I send you a voice message on instagram where I try to explain a point about cars? Especially about jdm cars...A point that I believe you might find really interesting of course, please let me know!
100% on board with you there. Def getting hard to find in good shape. At least the interior and back glass on this one were good too. Other than some dash issues.
You know how it goes. Some things on old cars are dead simple and some are so damned complex. My 1993 Impreza is basically the sweet spot for simplicity and reliability with still modern electronic controls for the engine.
@@802Garage Haha not much has been going on. My motivation has been lacking, but it's good to see you and others put stuff up. I'll throw something on soon. If I find an xt6 for sale I'll be sure to send it your way!
Oh boy. Winter completely killed me, hence the lack of very recent vids. Now that the weather is improving a bit I have been crazy productive. Def more to come soon. If you ever see an XT6 def let me know, hah. Good luck man!
Yes, I made it to the end. What was that Subaru called? It Loosely looks like the MR2? And that's snow you're getting must be a beast!!! And you can always do a few more parodies those are always funny!!! good luck
It is literally just called an XT6. They also had a 4 cylinder model called the XT. I do love the MR2 looking front end. More parodies are a possibility for the future. Thanks a lot for watching and commenting.
@@andrew.the.one1 Pretty typical, especially for the age. If I was restoring one I'd probably put in some coilovers for a later Subaru and just redrill the mounting holes in the appropriate pattern. There may be some affordable aftermarket air suspension to substitute too. Feel free to send me pics on Instagram if you want!
I miss this car ! My old man owned one before the head gasket blew :( Such a rare piece of Gem ! Look after it well and make more videos of the Vortex !
I drove the piss out of one of these XT6's about 1996. It was cherry. Great car to drive. Clicky/notchy trans, nimble handling, decent torque curve. Loved it.
I was honestly surprised how smooth the shifter was in this one. But yeah a positive notchy feel. Def understeered, but I'm sure proper suspension and tires would do wonders. What happened to yours?
Yeah I had a bunch of the old 900's and a couple 9000's. They were amazing cars and I'd love to have one with a solid body to restore. Especially an SPG.
dont know if you'll ever see this but theres a bone stock 88 subaru XT6 that looks to be completely redone with stock 89645.mi miles on it idk iff its something you might want to look at message me if you want the link
Such a cool rare car! The old junk yard we went to used to have one of these back with the other imports, these cars were really bad about rust around here.
A lot of people haven't. Super cool though! If you are into weird cars. Pop ups and a coupe though, so automatically cool. Actually now that I think about it, there are very few AWD coupes with pop ups. Basically DSM, the 3000GT VR4, Celica All-Trac, and then a bunch of Subarus. I'm sure I'm forgetting some, but you get the point.
@@802Garage I should do another video update on mine really. It's come a very long way since then, I'll have it at as many car meets as possible this summer.
Thanks man! Yeah I really dig the kookie styling. I also actually want a Pulsar with the swappable body style. Would be sweet to put an SR20DET in one.
I own one too and they are a pain in the ass to fix but if you ever have anyquestions about fixing any part of the engine let me know for i have worked on most of them
Was looking enough to ride around one as kid, thought the digital dash was coolest thing ever, used to free hand draw it a lot, never was old enough to drive it though.
Always been one of my fav oddballs. I do love Subaru in general. Shame so many of them have already been thrown away due to small issues people don't want to fix like axles or air suspension.
Hi What happened to the car, I could not find any more videos for it, cool to see more, i had one of this as mi first car, never had other one like it felt like airplane inside
I have this things that car it has air ride also the one I have does and I'm having problem with it where can I find a OBD1 machine I'm having some trouble with it I really like someone's advice if you could message me back and maybe put me in touch with someone thanks
I don't know anyone specific to direct you to. What I can tell you is that you should be able to read check engine codes by connecting some jumpers under the dash below the steering wheel and counting the blinks of the check engine light. Try looking up the procedure for OBDI Subarus.
I love mine help me fix it it's stalling new alternator new battery when I get driving it doesn't want to get above like 25 35 miles an hour like its starving for fuel or something
First thing I would do is spark plugs. Fuel filter too. Very often spark issues are overlooked. Since it's a distributor too a cap and rotor would be good if available. This forum post also has a lot of info. Apparently the injector harness can be an issue. www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/topic/170528-er27-inherent-issues-weak-points/
I do not, sorry. I do have the original throttle from my 4A-GE which will probably not be used, but it would be difficult to part out right now. Good luck with the engine build, that's really awesome! Gonna make any vids? Also check out the channel "driving 4 answers" if you haven't.
ow and the xt6 had a metal frame unlike most cars and such and mine has gone over 210,000 miles and i will say doesnt look a pretty as that one but it still runs and they are great cars just pane in the but to work on but yea are fun and such and one cool think is they actually will take some damage and still run for in 2017 i was going to work and some people didnt pay attention of where there Big hunting dogs for boars were and i was going 75 mph and hit the dogs by accident of them being there sides to me and hit one dead center of car and the other dogs hind legs but after changing out the oil pump, timing belts, and a few other things it is still running and such and yea that night was not a good night for me for i love animals and i really didnt have the money to fix it but i got it done luckily so yea.
What do you mean by metal frame? You mean it is body on frame and not unibody? that is an unfortunate story about the dogs, but I'm glad you and the car ended up ok.
That steering wheel is nuts! Wish you had more time to go into the controls on the steering wheel. But what a neat car for only 1K and little rust for how old it is.
Yeah super bizarre to have it so asymmetrical. It's fairly rusty, but yeah would def be worse if it lived in VT. I still want it, hah. The controls are amazing.
It's interesting to see which cars are becoming classic today. If I could have anything, it would need to be quirky and weird like this to stand out from the bought rich-guy fare at car shows
Totally feel you on that. I really prefer unique and adventurous cars to just money thrown at a manufacturer. I can't get over how cool that back glass is. Plus the shifter is just tops.
There’s turboed 1989 Subaru rx with 86,000 miles on it on Craigslist in New Hampshire for sale and I really want it. not the same car but it’s pretty damn close.
Yeah so that is the XT and this is the XT6. we also had the four cylinder and the four cylinder turbo, but this is basically the later model. I would still absolutely love to have a 4-cylinder turbo stick shift with the digital dash, but that is a true unicorn.
I was born just before they stopped making them. Yeah, this one has seen some neglect. Interior in good shape at least except some controls! Thanks for watching and commenting.
I hope to collect one or two eventually. Really want a whole storage shed of just old Subarus someday. That's annoying, but thank you for doing so! New vids soon.
Basically this is the precursor to the Subaru SVX we all know and kinda love for it odd shape and that sweet H6 engine. and damn for a rust bucket, it has a 5 speed manual and pop up headlights like the AE86 since both the AE86 and this are from the same era of cars my mind was thinking of a legacy kind of Subaru but this is a rare find.
Yeah absolutely the daddy of the SVX. The SVX basically took everything from this and improved it, toning down the quirk just a bit. 5 speed, pop ups, coupe, AWD, 6 cylinder. Not a lot of cars that check all of those boxes for sure. Add a turbo and you have something really special. Yeah the more Legacy like evolution of this would be the Subaru RX which was made at the same time. I want an RX turbo so bad. Super rare too.
I think the 4 cylinder XT especially was known for some electronics issues as well as fairly frequent head gasket failure. The turbo engine probably had a mess of vacuum hoses too. I've heard of far fewer problems with the 6 cylinder XT6. Also apparently some small maintenance items like axles were a pain on these cars. Plus since they weren't nearly as common as American or other Japanese cars of the time, I'm sure parts were more expensive and harder to get. Looking at one now it would be easy AF to maintain given all the space to work on it and simple parts.
i live with my grandmother who has an 87 GL XT thats been sitting for at least 12 years and im wanting to restore it. it ran when we it was parked but some animals moved in to the hood. very little rust just worried about the electronics and i cant seem to find any information about restoring these online are there any tips or advice you could spare?
Wow I'm jealous! Honestly there is very little information on restoring them and parts availability is sparse. The best advice I can give is they are actually quite simple cars to work on, other than the dash components perhaps. Just take everything one step at a time and it's all fixable. If you need spare parts, try checking other models by Subaru from the same years range as the XT and see if similar parts are available. Certain electronic, engine, and suspension components can be borrowed from other models and made to work. Best of luck!
@@802Garage wow what a fast response i appreciate the advice, im glad to hear its relatively easy to work on, it makes me feel a little less nervous about taking it on haha. well first step is popping the hood (broken release cable) and analyzing the damage, thanks again and ill try to document the process as to help others in the future :)
Should be able to pop the hood with some decent screwdriver and pick work. May be able to reach the cable behind the grill with some long needle nose. You'll likely need to clean the gas tank so check that out too. I'd imagine there's a fuel pump access door in the back. No problem on the quick response! Get notifications on my phone. Def looking forward to seeing you work on your car. Let me know when you make progress please. :)
@@802Garage yeah im going to have to find a longer screwdriver and fool with it in the morning (since it get dark at 5:30 now). Absolutely ill keep you posted! you are one of the only people on youtube i found who was a regular user and had a video of one of these old forgotten things. once the hood is popped and i clean it out ill post a before video to show its current state. thanks again for the help im definitely subscribing lol
Trust me, I wish I could have! It was in Colorado and I live in Vermont. Plus I was broke and on a long road trip. The car was fairly clean, but it did have some rust issues as well as a few mechanical problems and interior issues with dash pieces. Nothing I couldn't have fixed, I'm just saying it wasn't a phenomenal example. Someone else in the comments did end up buying the car! Thanks for watching and commenting.
That thing is awesome! So many cool features that were way ahead of its time. Also can’t wait to see more road trip videos. Did you get any video riding in Trevor’s Supra?
Yeah I love when Subaru was always trying to be futuristic and different. The new Legacy isn't bad though. Just def not quirky. The very next video is actually me riding in Trevor's Supra! I wish I had more and better footage, but it was a blast.
Well first I would recommend going through the typical diagnostic process of making sure you have fuel pressure, unrestricted airflow, and spark. Would also be worth doing a compression test just to make sure that isn't an issue causing it not to fire. Otherwise, I might suspect the distributor or something in the ignition system such as an ignition coil. Even if you have spark, it may be too weak or inconsistent. Apparently, those old distributors used some sort of photo electric sensor to get crank angle, and if it is dirty inside of the distributor body, that may cause an issue as well. I'm certainly no expert in working on these cars, but through a series of basic steps you may be able to work out what is wrong with it. Good luck! Let me know if you find out.
802 Garage thank you I’ll let u know if i can get it stared or not and I’m gettin one bomb deal they are askin 100$ or less and it’s in pretty good shape
Had a friend with a regular XT and loved that style back in the day. I'd love to have one, or even an old Leone wagon as a long term project. Perhaps have an engine swap or something.
Yeah I def plan to own one at some point. Even to do a modern H6 swap or something. I love the old wagons too. Ugh, Subaru is so cool. Thanks as always!
If I may make a suggestion another UA-camr you might find interesting even though he's not a car guy is Project Farm check them out you might like them
Hey thanks! You're spot on. I love PF. Actually been subbed since he had something like 8-11K subs. My suggestion back is AvE if you don't already watch!
ER27. 2.7L flat 6. Developed based on the older EA18 engine. Pretty cool! Beautiful look in the engine boy if you ask me. I talk about it some at 3:00. :)
Hahaha, I actually really like the early Probes in terms of styling. This def has some defining differences though. Thanks for watching and commenting!
@@802Garage sorta I debated starting to film and suchbut Im kinda waiting want to finish my RT then when I start Rebuilding kat the es stealth again I might see how the you tube thing treats me lol waves hello
Ahh, back when Japan didn’t follow some cookie cutter pattern for making cars. The dash and gauges moving with the steering wheel is awesome. You know I made it to the end, but I’m too broke to be a patreon. I will enjoy what I think the hidden video would look like in my mind. :)
Hahaha, I understand. You a broke UA-camr struggling to build cars too. Your view still helps. :P
It was really crazy you could actually move the wheel and gauges or the entire dash assembly all together. I do love how kooky and different this really is though. Thanks!
im so hyped, im going to buy one of these from a buddy of mine this weekend!! so nice
Ahhh yes that's epic! They can be a bit hard to find parts for these days I hear, but fairly simple cars. Where you located if I may ask?
802 Garage central florida!
@@jamesmoore654 Oh nice. I plan to visit Florida sometime soon. If you ever want to sell too let me know haha.
Miss my Boy Scubert... he was an 89 XT6 AWD 5 Speed.
Definitely a dream car for my collection. Sorry you don't have it anymore!
@@802Garage he rusted badly, body was flexing and the main frame support gave in.. 😢
@@Jestr86 That's too bad. :'(
Love it!
Me too! Wish I could have bought it.
Owned brand new 1988 XT GL without turbo or AWD. This was an awesome car. We could drive 600 plus miles on one tank of gas (we often did this). Car was great in snow even though it was front wheel drive. We would pass jeeps in storms and not slip at all. Everybody would notice this car because it looked like a space ship. No back seat (cargo Area) but we did carry 3 kids back there often anyway. Huge trunk, good ground clearance, rode really well, no mechanical issues, fun to drive and cornered very well. Drove it for five years and put 97,000 miles on it. A week after our final payment on car, my wife was hit by a 6000 lb pickup truck from behind at 45mpg while she was fully stopped at a stop sign. The safety of this car saved my wifes life (she suffered whiplash symptons for a year). The collision pushed the trunk up to front seat but cabin mostly stayed intact. My wife walked away from wreck. Loved that car but of course it was totalled. Would love to find one today but theres not many left.
I was very lucky to own a 1989 XT 6 pearl white mint condition Subaru the first H6 Subaru ever made, came with air ride premium stereo with manual equalizer onboard trip calculator digital laser gauge pop-up lights and a pop-up light lock captain's chair it was a luxury car of its time super BA. I can still hear the original beeps and ting/ring noises before they discontinued and upgrade to the Legacy. 1st Coolest car I ever owned but not nearly as fast as my 74' 260z
Daaang. Really sounds like an awesome memorable car. I would love to find one in good shape with a stick shift. It's simply not the same as any other car when you combine all its features. Not like today when every car on the market is cookie cutter. 260z is also an excellent choice!
@@802Garage I had gotten my XT6 in 2005 with a 127,000 miles, the owner kept it covered in the garage when not driven so the interior was in great condition. I believe the original price was like 16k I picked it up for 3k.
Wow! I'd love to find one like that for a price like that in a year or so.
@@802Garage I own the car for my senior year of high school and a year after that working for a tire lube shop, I had to drive to work about 35-40 a little bit later in the morning I typically work at 9, I picked up a shift for the 7 a.m. and I was approaching a particular roundabout in the small town where I lived. Everybody with a brain knows that if two people go to the roundabout it's the person on the right that goes first, apparently the lady on the left of me didn't get the memo so when I started to go and got up to speed she went up at the same time I didn't realize until she was right in front of me try to blame it on me but after admitting to the officer that we both got there at the same time and I went first because I was on the right she ended up getting the ticket the only problem is it completely wrecked my car. The xt6 has a far-forward setting engine which makes it extremely vulnerable to front-end collisions it was funny because her car was a Subaru Outback 2001 and I completely smashed her driver and passenger door to the point where she couldn't get out but in the process I jammed my radiator and oil cooler into my engine housing and push the engine back off the mounts and crush the left side driver wheel well in the end I'm the one that got hit with the dirty Stick. I had the car tarped in the front yard because I was taking Parts off of it I had found an another xc6 but it was a 4-speed automatic and I needed particular parts and some Tweakers are yokels or whatever came and towed my car away at night took it right off the propertyif you can believe it lol can't make this stuff up
@@flatmoonsociety9933 I happen to be looking at cars in Florida and I think I found your car. 😂
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My father had one of these when I was a kid. It was a 1991 automatic rwd when he bought it but swapped the trans for a manual awd later on. He fried the computer because he fucked the wirering somewhere and even though he ha a spare one, he never had the time to fix it. It had been sitting, sometimes outside, sometimes in a garage, for about 15 years untill we moved out to a smaller house with no garage and keepimg in on the land was out of the question. He sold it for 800$ in 2019. If I had the space and living on my own back in the day, I would've bought it and probably just swaped the motor or something. I'm glad to see it runing in this video because I was too young to remember seeing it in real life
Wow that's a cool and sad story. I absolutely would have bought it for $800 if it wasn't super rusty, hahaha. Very cool cars, quite rare. Sorry you didn't get to keep it yourself! I would have swapped a more modern engine in as well. Thanks for sharing.
I owned one of these back in the day. My wife called it her Spaceship. It was automatic though, with AWD. Drove it 5 years with zero problems, then hot rid of it before all the weird high tech stuff started to go bad. I rarely saw them then and almost never see them now.
Hah, treating it like the BMW of Subaru. Get rid of it before the problems hit! I still want one bad. XD
@@802Garage My main concern was the computer controlled automatic height adjusting air suspension, not used on any other model. And the AWD electronically controlled transmission. I was foreseeing huge repair bills down the road and didn't want to own it when that happened. I think it was beginning to develop head gasket problems too.
Oh yeah the air suspension is famous for going out. I don't think it was usually the electronics though, just leaks. But yeah then it was crazy expensive to fix. Most people put in modified Legacy suspension after that I guess. Glad you had fun with it and then didn't have to deal with the problems!
I have two XT coupes definitely a unique ride like no other
Yeah I love them. 🥺 Sell one? Haha.
802 Garage unfortunately no the blue 88 is very sentimental as I rode in it to middle school when I was young got her for 400.00 then I picked up a white 86 turbo for believe it or not 50.00 near where I live that I’m gonna restore for my wife so we have his and her wedges but look out on the Subaru XT/XT6 group on Facebook there are usually a few wedges for sale :)
Doug Demuro would have a field day with this cars 'quirks and features'.
I swear he made one, but maybe it was just the SVX. This car is seriously quirky. Thanks as always!
I can't stand that oaf.
@@Revox67 Shut up
Looking to get one of these...excited
Let me know if you find one! Getting hard. I definitely plan to own one someday. Wish I could have bought this one.
802 Garage I did find one in Texas...kind of a little secret one 😂 the guy is just finishing up painting her and she'll be mine :D
Argh I'm jealous! There is one for sale near me for $800 but it is an XT 4 cylinder automatic, really not what I'm looking for. I'd probably snag it for $300 to do a modern drivetrain swap, but not something I have time for now anyways.
very nice find. I love old 80s niche cars.
Me toooo! I really want one of these. Thanks!
That is certainly a unique vehicle
Nice way of saying it's not your fav? :P
I actually just bought one of these with 39k on it, garage kept, the works. Its pretty dope. I domt own the 4wd, but i have the 2.7 6cyl. Its white and the body and interior are in STELLAR condition. Everything works
Ill post pics or whatever if i can, i love this car and its beautiful
@@coltonhunt4794 Wow that's amazing and I'm very jealous! Def send me pics on Instagram when you get the chance.
@@802Garage ill have to make a gram for it im like the only person on earth without it, but i do have a twitter to post to in the a.m.. Its pretty sweet i think youll be impressed with the condition and everything
@@coltonhunt4794 Tag me on Twitter then! That works. :D
Man Ive never seen one of these In person but wow they look futuristic
It's totally different from any car I've been in TBH. Obviously not overall materials or use, but just ever design feature. The ball and socket shifter, the asymmetrical steering wheel, the double adjustable dash and column, the wing pods for controls, the notch by the door mirrors, the wrap around back windshield. It's so damned cool.
Not bad for 1000 bucks, I'd buy it.
If it was closer I def would want it. As it stands... If I had more money I'd fly out and drive it home. :P
Cool car!
Agreed! Thanks for commenting. :D
I love those things. I almost bought one new back 1988...I love the spaceship 🚀 dashboard
Yeah this car probably has one of my fav interiors along with the MkI MR2!
Too bad you didn't get one to keep it and sell to me. ;)
Thanks as always!
802 Garage, I do apologize. It would be a super show car now. I should have bought 2, then I could give one to you 😊
Hahaha, gotta plan ahead for stuff like this! :P
802 Garage, Ohh, if one could go back in time, as they say...
Lots I would change. Mostly involving women though. XD
Hey what's going on my That Subaru Kid channel, I could not access anymore, so this is my new channel. I love your videos have a good day.
@@UpShiftOliverYT Hey thanks a lot! Bummer about the old channel. I subscribed to the new one.
@@802Garage thanks
@@UpShiftOliverYT No probs!
Does anyone know when this video was made? I bought this exact car (the only one I know of in Colorado with a white spoiler on the trunk) in January 2019, and then yesterday I found this video by happenstance. Blew me away to see "MY" XT6 on UA-cam. 😆🤩
Congratulations I'm very jealous of your purchase! I can tell you exactly when the video was made when I get home tomorrow night. It was almost definitely in October of last year though.
The video was filmed October 11th, 2018! So you bought it just 3 months after I drove it. Very cool. I'd love to see it again someday if you fix it up!
The front reminds me of like an old prelude lol,
Great video bro your killin it 👍👍
I clicked on this thing to reply to your comment in the first thing I hear is the squeaky belt in the beginning of video mine sounds just like that I love it
Hahaha that's great.
That was an awesome car
I know, right? Wish I could have taken it home.
@@802Garage I just wonder how it would be to work on..
Honestly not that hard other than the air suspension and if you have the digital dash. Just look at that engine bay! Pretty clean and bare with lots of room.
@@802Garage it is pretty roomy, although all of the lines scare me. Lol
Ahhh, just some 80s vacuum line goodness, hahaha.
Hey this was my dad's car when you did this review just found the video I think its so cool its on youtube I miss the car I wish we did not sell it !!
Also I have a UA-cam channel its the account I'm posting on now
Hahaha that's awesome! He was nice when I wanted to drive and film it. I definitely wish I could have bought it, but had no way to finance getting it and driving it across the country at the time. I'll subscribe to you! Make sure you check out my TikTok and Instagram I have posted a lot more there lately.
Ok i will do that thank you for subscribing to me
@@ThatSubaruKid-YT You're welcome!
Such a cool looking car!
Glad you think so! I gotta check out your latest vids to figure out how I could have improved my overview though. ;)
@@802Garage Do we need Subarus on our channel? LOL
Doesn't everyone?
Probably my favorite Subaru engine. Loved it so much I put one in my Brat.
That's an awesome combo! They are super cool.
I heard it was a hard engine to rebuild or get parts for? Only made for two years ?
@@gr4608 It was more like 4 years, but yeah, parts are starting to get to be quite difficult. Main reason I'm switching over to an EZ36.
Where are ya? Need some more videos to watch.
Def coming soon. TBH I've been spending hours a day just cleaning the garage now it's not so cold. People are gonna be amazed the difference. Winter was just killer. Still have 3 ft of snow. Thanks though! I really appreciate the comment.
I know it's not a perfect solution and I'm def not saying you have to, but I do also have 7 vids on Patreon right now and I'll be releasing another one that I may make publicly available in the next few days. $3 you could watch them all haha. I would just give links, but if I do it for one person I'd feel like I was betraying the patrons. :P
I forgot this car existed. Guess you can say the SVX took inspiration from the XT. Rad car!!
Yeah I wish it wasn't so rare. SVX def took after this car. Thanks a lot!
Love this car so much! Ever heard of Frankenwedge?
Meee too.
You are saying only crazy lol
But i think that's the best crazy car i've ever seen
They're really cool. I want one so bad.
Such a rad car! So many cool details and quirks!
Hahaha, I think Doug Demuro may have covered them once. :P
But yeah definitely a different approach to an interior. It all still made sense though.
To me, Subaru has rarely done something that doesn't make sense.
My dream car now, used to be a Bugatti Veyron when I was super young lol
Haha yeah I feel a lot of us have unrealistic dream cars to start out. This one is pretty attainable! The NSX used to be my attainable dream car, but prices are through the roof.
subaru boxer 6 cars are quite underrated...this car seems to be the car that came before the SVX, it was probably the flagship grand tourer of the car lineup...I am actually 99,9 % sure it was...
Many cars in the 80' s were crazy and had strange features...wait, is that a manual? really? Looks like an automatic design-wise...
Thank you for this review...I can see you have a genuine interest in cars!
Yeah I think this engine was quite a bit more reliable than the 4 cylinder in the XT as well.
It was definitely the forerunner for the SVX and the highest spec car at the time for Subaru overall.
Yep, it's really a manual! Love how they used the pilots joystick grip for a manual shifter.
It was surprisingly pleasant to use. I love the quirky interior on this one.
I def love cars, especially Japanese and Subaru! Thanks a ton for watching and commenting.
@@802Garage 100% Agree!
I have a question, can I send you a voice message on instagram where I try to explain a point about cars? Especially about jdm cars...A point that I believe you might find really interesting of course, please let me know!
Yeah for sure go for it any time. I'll reply whenever I get the chance.
@@802Garage alright I sent it! I hope my point is well explained! You' re doing great contents!!!!!!!!
Thank you! Will check it out in a bit.
I seriously didn't know this thing existed, that interior is absolutely bonkers I need one!
Future classic for sure
100% on board with you there. Def getting hard to find in good shape. At least the interior and back glass on this one were good too. Other than some dash issues.
@@802Garage older complex design it would be a part time job keeping everything working lol have a good one man 🍻
You know how it goes. Some things on old cars are dead simple and some are so damned complex. My 1993 Impreza is basically the sweet spot for simplicity and reliability with still modern electronic controls for the engine.
Ｒ Ａ Ｄ car, sweet review, 10/10
What's up man? Good ta see ya! I want one of these so bad. Hope to see some rando vids from you again soon.
@@802Garage Haha not much has been going on. My motivation has been lacking, but it's good to see you and others put stuff up. I'll throw something on soon. If I find an xt6 for sale I'll be sure to send it your way!
Oh boy. Winter completely killed me, hence the lack of very recent vids. Now that the weather is improving a bit I have been crazy productive. Def more to come soon. If you ever see an XT6 def let me know, hah. Good luck man!
Yes, I made it to the end. What was that Subaru called? It Loosely looks like the MR2? And that's snow you're getting must be a beast!!!
And you can always do a few more parodies those are always funny!!! good luck
It is literally just called an XT6.
They also had a 4 cylinder model called the XT.
I do love the MR2 looking front end.
More parodies are a possibility for the future.
Thanks a lot for watching and commenting.
@@802Garage thank you and your welcome!
My dad has one, I'm restoring it for the fun of it.
That's awesome I'm super jealous. XT or XT6?
@@802Garage XT6, it has air suspension but it failed on the back.
@@andrew.the.one1 Pretty typical, especially for the age. If I was restoring one I'd probably put in some coilovers for a later Subaru and just redrill the mounting holes in the appropriate pattern. There may be some affordable aftermarket air suspension to substitute too. Feel free to send me pics on Instagram if you want!
I miss this car ! My old man owned one before the head gasket blew :( Such a rare piece of Gem ! Look after it well and make more videos of the Vortex !
Wish it was mine! Just got to test drive it in CO. Someone in the comments did buy it. Def hope to find one for myself someday.
I drove the piss out of one of these XT6's about 1996. It was cherry. Great car to drive. Clicky/notchy trans, nimble handling, decent torque curve. Loved it.
I was honestly surprised how smooth the shifter was in this one. But yeah a positive notchy feel. Def understeered, but I'm sure proper suspension and tires would do wonders. What happened to yours?
I was just test driving it off a used car lot, I bought a Saab 900spg instead.
Oooh, not a bad choice!
Yeah I had a bunch of the old 900's and a couple 9000's. They were amazing cars and I'd love to have one with a solid body to restore. Especially an SPG.
Getting to be rare, but SAAB was special for sure.
I've been wanting one of these for so long
Tell me about it! Hope I can find one of my own someday. For now my MR2 will have to do all the pop up headlight duty.
dont know if you'll ever see this but theres a bone stock 88 subaru XT6 that looks to be completely redone with stock 89645.mi miles on it idk iff its something you might want to look at message me if you want the link
Absolutely interested. Can you message me on Instagram or Facebook? Or shoot me an email. It's at the bottom of the description.
I would like the link to pretty plz
Thanks!!! I regret selling my xt6
Please email link to my gmail
Boostcati@gmail.com
Thanks!!!
Such a cool rare car! The old junk yard we went to used to have one of these back with the other imports, these cars were really bad about rust around here.
Yeah, they don't love the winter, like most cars, hahaha. I'll def have one someday.
Man, this thing is sweet. Never heard of it, lol
A lot of people haven't. Super cool though! If you are into weird cars. Pop ups and a coupe though, so automatically cool. Actually now that I think about it, there are very few AWD coupes with pop ups. Basically DSM, the 3000GT VR4, Celica All-Trac, and then a bunch of Subarus. I'm sure I'm forgetting some, but you get the point.
@@802Garage The Celica All Trac has to be my favorite of those, besides the Galant VR4 of course ;)
Really wish we got more of them in the USA. All Track and VR4 are both amazing.
@@802Garage I should do another video update on mine really. It's come a very long way since then, I'll have it at as many car meets as possible this summer.
Such a cool car! Glad it has come far. I can't wait to host some meets this summer. :D
Please do a restoration.
If I could afford it I totally would. Future hopefully. Restomod one of these.
That’s beyond wacky inside! Looks a lot like a Pulsar NX from the front. Cool car, I love the oddballs!(-:
And yes I made it to the end.
Thanks man! Yeah I really dig the kookie styling. I also actually want a Pulsar with the swappable body style. Would be sweet to put an SR20DET in one.
This subi would be sick with an ej20 turbo motor and transmission.
Yeah that would def be a sweet combo. I might be tempted to go with a modern H6 and WRX transmission though. :D
802 Garage ez30 😈
I own one too and they are a pain in the ass to fix but if you ever have anyquestions about fixing any part of the engine let me know for i have worked on most of them
Much appreciated! Not my car unfortunately, but I hope to own one or two someday. ;)
Cool car! I never seen or heard of these. Would be nice to see at the garage
A lot of people haven't. Rare these days for sure! I'd really love to have one.
That interior is so 80's it's almost painful. Love the XT6, should have come with a turbo. :D
It's really cool though!
The XT had a 4 cylinder turbo option.
If Subaru had gone 6 cylinder turbo then it would have been amazing.
Ugh, I want one.
I didn't even know this car was a thing, it is so cool!!
It would be awesome if you bought it and gave it a nice little resto-mod
Yeah I'd love to. I'll find one eventually. Glad to introduce you to another piece of Subaru history!
Was looking enough to ride around one as kid, thought the digital dash was coolest thing ever, used to free hand draw it a lot, never was old enough to drive it though.
cool channel,i love junk!
Thanks! Me too obviously!
@@802Garage check this out when you have a minute its my junk adventure lol : ua-cam.com/video/_nZ6T06Wq8Y/v-deo.html
Super delayed but just had a chance.
@@802Garage thanks for checking it out 🤜🤛
Any time. I just miss some comments. :)
Sorry for watching an hour late
That's alright! Sorry for responding almost a week late! XD
@@802Garage ya I just bought another car a 2000 Pontiac Grand am gt with the v6 package. I'm selling one of the Civics and junking the other
Haha already getting out of the Honda game, huh? A lot of people actually like those Grand Ams.
Good video man! Love the xt6, I imagine that car will be a future classic with it's edgy 80s styling
Always been one of my fav oddballs. I do love Subaru in general. Shame so many of them have already been thrown away due to small issues people don't want to fix like axles or air suspension.
Yeeeeehaaaw
Boo yah!
Hi What happened to the car, I could not find any more videos for it, cool to see more, i had one of this as mi first car, never had other one like it felt like airplane inside
Unfortunately not my car. Wish I could have bought it, but it was a few thousand miles from home. Absolutely love the interior and so much about them.
This is super cool
Yeah I really want one. Appreciate it. :D
Fun fun!
Much fun. I ended up talking to that guy too long though, as is my way.
Dam that’s a rare Subaru 😮
I knooow. I want one so bad. Someday I'll have a warehouse of old Subarus.
Also heard sometimes the doors pop up and when you get in an accident and just seatbelt thing will move when you get a ejected from the car
Never heard of that issue, but it was a pretty low volume car.
I have this things that car it has air ride also the one I have does and I'm having problem with it where can I find a OBD1 machine I'm having some trouble with it I really like someone's advice if you could message me back and maybe put me in touch with someone thanks
I don't know anyone specific to direct you to. What I can tell you is that you should be able to read check engine codes by connecting some jumpers under the dash below the steering wheel and counting the blinks of the check engine light. Try looking up the procedure for OBDI Subarus.
Awww cool
Eyyy, thanks m8! It is a cool weird car.
#Jelly
It was pretty awesome. I still want one bad. Wonder how many are left.
@@802Garage the numbers dwindle by the minute. 😔 💔
So sad. I'll save them when I can. XD
I love the XT's. Such cool cars for the time.
Yeah really underappreciated IMO. I love how Subaru wanted to be so futuristic.
Pretty cool car. Reminds me of a Prelude. Nice car.
Hadn't thought of that, but yeah the front end especially and the rear deck share some resemblance. Thanks as always!
I love mine help me fix it it's stalling new alternator new battery when I get driving it doesn't want to get above like 25 35 miles an hour like its starving for fuel or something
First thing I would do is spark plugs. Fuel filter too. Very often spark issues are overlooked. Since it's a distributor too a cap and rotor would be good if available. This forum post also has a lot of info. Apparently the injector harness can be an issue.
www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/topic/170528-er27-inherent-issues-weak-points/
Same door handles on the vector supercar
Oh really? Like same design or actually same part sourced from Subaru?
@@802Garage ua-cam.com/video/3WEhsS9ybwk/v-deo.html @5:22
Oh wow. Definitely looks like the same item!
Awesome 👍
Thanks! I really want one of these.
@@802Garage can't wait for the next update of the V10 build 🤘
Same here honestly. Really hope family cars stop breaking and I get a little less snow, hah. I'm so excited to work on it more.
*I want to synthwave on this car*
OMG me too. I wish I owned it.
@802 garage I'm doing my first engine rebuild on a 4age I got at the wreckers by any chance would you have a spare itb
I do not, sorry. I do have the original throttle from my 4A-GE which will probably not be used, but it would be difficult to part out right now. Good luck with the engine build, that's really awesome! Gonna make any vids? Also check out the channel "driving 4 answers" if you haven't.
ow and the xt6 had a metal frame unlike most cars and such and mine has gone over 210,000 miles and i will say doesnt look a pretty as that one but it still runs and they are great cars just pane in the but to work on but yea are fun and such and one cool think is they actually will take some damage and still run for in 2017 i was going to work and some people didnt pay attention of where there Big hunting dogs for boars were and i was going 75 mph and hit the dogs by accident of them being there sides to me and hit one dead center of car and the other dogs hind legs but after changing out the oil pump, timing belts, and a few other things it is still running and such and yea that night was not a good night for me for i love animals and i really didnt have the money to fix it but i got it done luckily so yea.
What do you mean by metal frame? You mean it is body on frame and not unibody? that is an unfortunate story about the dogs, but I'm glad you and the car ended up ok.
yea the car has a metal frame like a truck so yea they are great cars for the snow and such for that reason so yea metal frame not a unibody so yea
Ahhh gotcha. Good to know.
That steering wheel is nuts! Wish you had more time to go into the controls on the steering wheel. But what a neat car for only 1K and little rust for how old it is.
Yeah super bizarre to have it so asymmetrical. It's fairly rusty, but yeah would def be worse if it lived in VT. I still want it, hah. The controls are amazing.
It's interesting to see which cars are becoming classic today. If I could have anything, it would need to be quirky and weird like this to stand out from the bought rich-guy fare at car shows
Totally feel you on that. I really prefer unique and adventurous cars to just money thrown at a manufacturer. I can't get over how cool that back glass is. Plus the shifter is just tops.
You need a Renault Fuego.
I'll take one in hatchback! :P
Loved your detailed review, but lol "What is the Doug Score"?
Hahaha. 110/100 for daring to be different! Thanks a lot. :D
There’s turboed 1989 Subaru rx with 86,000 miles on it on Craigslist in New Hampshire for sale and I really want it. not the same car but it’s pretty damn close.
Oh damn that's awesome. I REALLY want an RX Turbo. So badly. Even more than an XT. How much were they asking?
802 Garage it’s 3,300 now I think at first it was 4,000
TBH if I had the money I'd probably go for that. So hard to find.
Never seen an xt 6 cylinder! but over here they are the ea82 sohc twin port head, can come turbocharged as well. But that is cool 🤣
Yeah so that is the XT and this is the XT6. we also had the four cylinder and the four cylinder turbo, but this is basically the later model. I would still absolutely love to have a 4-cylinder turbo stick shift with the digital dash, but that is a true unicorn.
@@802Garage I remember when they also came with the digital dashboard, looks like an 80's arcade game 😂
It's just so cool! XD
I remember those things brand new that thing has not been loved lol!
I was born just before they stopped making them. Yeah, this one has seen some neglect. Interior in good shape at least except some controls! Thanks for watching and commenting.
Very rare over here, but I've seen a couple in the last year, definitely a collectors car
Had to rering the bell....bloody UA-cam 😠😠😠
I hope to collect one or two eventually. Really want a whole storage shed of just old Subarus someday.
That's annoying, but thank you for doing so! New vids soon.
Basically this is the precursor to the Subaru SVX we all know and kinda love for it odd shape and that sweet H6 engine.
and damn for a rust bucket, it has a 5 speed manual
and pop up headlights like the AE86 since both the AE86 and this are from the same era of cars
my mind was thinking of a legacy kind of Subaru but this is a rare find.
Yeah absolutely the daddy of the SVX. The SVX basically took everything from this and improved it, toning down the quirk just a bit.
5 speed, pop ups, coupe, AWD, 6 cylinder. Not a lot of cars that check all of those boxes for sure. Add a turbo and you have something really special.
Yeah the more Legacy like evolution of this would be the Subaru RX which was made at the same time. I want an RX turbo so bad. Super rare too.
You don't see them a lot cause the car is a nightmare to maintain.
legit asking, what makes them a nightmare? blow head gaskets quick etc? hard to work on?
I think the 4 cylinder XT especially was known for some electronics issues as well as fairly frequent head gasket failure. The turbo engine probably had a mess of vacuum hoses too. I've heard of far fewer problems with the 6 cylinder XT6.
Also apparently some small maintenance items like axles were a pain on these cars. Plus since they weren't nearly as common as American or other Japanese cars of the time, I'm sure parts were more expensive and harder to get.
Looking at one now it would be easy AF to maintain given all the space to work on it and simple parts.
@@captainfancypants4933 from subaru meets and all. Most people seem to complain about the electronics going bad.
On these lower volume older cars there were def more wiring gremlins from what I hear.
I live in California mines for sale 800 bucks
Wow really wish I could! You should send me pictures on Instagram or Facebook. :)
I want it :/
Saaame! Thanks so much man. :)
i live with my grandmother who has an 87 GL XT thats been sitting for at least 12 years and im wanting to restore it.
it ran when we it was parked but some animals moved in to the hood.
very little rust just worried about the electronics and i cant seem to find any information about restoring these online are there any tips or advice you could spare?
Wow I'm jealous! Honestly there is very little information on restoring them and parts availability is sparse. The best advice I can give is they are actually quite simple cars to work on, other than the dash components perhaps. Just take everything one step at a time and it's all fixable. If you need spare parts, try checking other models by Subaru from the same years range as the XT and see if similar parts are available. Certain electronic, engine, and suspension components can be borrowed from other models and made to work. Best of luck!
@@802Garage wow what a fast response i appreciate the advice, im glad to hear its relatively easy to work on, it makes me feel a little less nervous about taking it on haha.
well first step is popping the hood (broken release cable) and analyzing the damage, thanks again and ill try to document the process as to help others in the future :)
Should be able to pop the hood with some decent screwdriver and pick work. May be able to reach the cable behind the grill with some long needle nose. You'll likely need to clean the gas tank so check that out too. I'd imagine there's a fuel pump access door in the back. No problem on the quick response! Get notifications on my phone. Def looking forward to seeing you work on your car. Let me know when you make progress please. :)
@@802Garage yeah im going to have to find a longer screwdriver and fool with it in the morning (since it get dark at 5:30 now).
Absolutely ill keep you posted! you are one of the only people on youtube i found who was a regular user and had a video of one of these old forgotten things. once the hood is popped and i clean it out ill post a before video to show its current state.
thanks again for the help im definitely subscribing lol
As Roman would say... I waunt it.
Saaaaame!
Still to this day, I swear you should've bought it.
I don't disagree. Apparently he sold it and the next guy is asking $3500 or something ridiculous. :'(
oh and for a $1000 that is a still for that car in the condition you should of got it when you had the chance
Trust me, I wish I could have! It was in Colorado and I live in Vermont. Plus I was broke and on a long road trip. The car was fairly clean, but it did have some rust issues as well as a few mechanical problems and interior issues with dash pieces. Nothing I couldn't have fixed, I'm just saying it wasn't a phenomenal example. Someone else in the comments did end up buying the car! Thanks for watching and commenting.
yea but was still a still on the way of it and such of the price
Oh for sure. I considered flying back out and driving it home. Honestly didn't have the money.
I have one with 90000 miles help OBD1 can't read it
I said in another comment, but should be able to read check engine light blinks by connecting jumpers.
Oh hello there!
You got first! Hello.
That thing is awesome! So many cool features that were way ahead of its time.
Also can’t wait to see more road trip videos. Did you get any video riding in Trevor’s Supra?
Yeah I love when Subaru was always trying to be futuristic and different. The new Legacy isn't bad though. Just def not quirky.
The very next video is actually me riding in Trevor's Supra! I wish I had more and better footage, but it was a blast.
Nice! I’m pumped to see it!
Gotta get off my lazy ass... or on it... and edit!
Do u know how to work on this car because I’m lookin at one and it cranks over almost starts but it doesn’t and it’s super close
Well first I would recommend going through the typical diagnostic process of making sure you have fuel pressure, unrestricted airflow, and spark. Would also be worth doing a compression test just to make sure that isn't an issue causing it not to fire. Otherwise, I might suspect the distributor or something in the ignition system such as an ignition coil. Even if you have spark, it may be too weak or inconsistent. Apparently, those old distributors used some sort of photo electric sensor to get crank angle, and if it is dirty inside of the distributor body, that may cause an issue as well. I'm certainly no expert in working on these cars, but through a series of basic steps you may be able to work out what is wrong with it. Good luck! Let me know if you find out.
802 Garage thank you I’ll let u know if i can get it stared or not and I’m gettin one bomb deal they are askin 100$ or less and it’s in pretty good shape
Duuude no way. I would fly out to get a deal like that. Let me know if you don't buy it or if you want to sell it for a quick flip. :P
Had a friend with a regular XT and loved that style back in the day. I'd love to have one, or even an old Leone wagon as a long term project. Perhaps have an engine swap or something.
Yeah I def plan to own one at some point. Even to do a modern H6 swap or something. I love the old wagons too. Ugh, Subaru is so cool. Thanks as always!
If I may make a suggestion another UA-camr you might find interesting even though he's not a car guy is Project Farm check them out you might like them
Hey thanks! You're spot on. I love PF. Actually been subbed since he had something like 8-11K subs. My suggestion back is AvE if you don't already watch!
@@802Garage , hey thanks I'll check them out thanks!!
No problem. You'll love it.
By the way what engine is this???
ER27. 2.7L flat 6. Developed based on the older EA18 engine. Pretty cool! Beautiful look in the engine boy if you ask me. I talk about it some at 3:00. :)
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Hahaha, why? Never seen one?
Is there a way I could buy this for $1000?
I'll go $1100
IDDDUBZ CRANBERRY way to make this harmless comment a competition 🤦♂️
No worries he was just being silly.
If you are serious and near CO I can ask the guy if it is still available.
802 Garage that would be great even though I’m in the south Missouri my family would definitely fine with the trip
Messaged him.
Ford probe to me lol
Hahaha, I actually really like the early Probes in terms of styling. This def has some defining differences though. Thanks for watching and commenting!
I had a girlfriend with one of these I always wanted .. such a rare bird
That's pretty awesome! Did you make a new account? I love old rare Subarus.
@@802Garage sorta I debated starting to film and suchbut Im kinda waiting want to finish my RT then when I start Rebuilding kat the es stealth again I might see how the you tube thing treats me lol waves hello
Hah, gotcha. Well if you ever need any tips lemme know! I give quite a few during live streams too.
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sadly i just crushed 2 of these because they were too rusted
It took all my might to heart this. So sad. Wish I could save them all!
yo yo
Eyyy!
Buy it for $600
Wish I could, especially if it was closer.