Regular Car Reviews: 1997 Subaru Outback Sport
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- Опубликовано: 27 сен 2024
- This is a car from the 90's. In the 90's station wagons were allowed to be called station wagons. In 2015 station wagons are called "crossovers" because manufacturers are fearful men won't buy their cars if they are less than 100% manly.
I used to work in a camera shop and all the Dads bought Canon point-and-shoot cameras because they were called "Powershots." The Dads didn't want Nikons because they were called "Coolpix." Coolpix sounds like a girl's first perfume.
In an age when men are injecting Synthol into their muscles, "station wagon" means "pussy-whipped."
The bros loose because the Outbacks were some of the greatest cars ever made.
In 2016, if you can put Tetris on a TI-84 graphing calculator, you're still the god of algebra 2
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No today it's all about emulating gameboy games on it
What, is there no love for Drugwar anymore?
@@thekernel69 tetris is a GameBoy game
The 97 Outback Sport was my first car. It was this color too. This brought back all the feels. I'm so disappointed in myself for getting rid of it back in 2007. Just ran the carfax on it yesterday and it went through 5 owners in the past 8 years and was just given a salvage and junk title 2 months ago. I failed it. Tell the owner never to sell his. He'd regret it the rest of his life.
subaruwrxfan I only clicked on this video because I knew you'd comment given that the other day you were talking about your Outback just the other day :P
Would one of these with a little bit of rust be worth $2199?
+subaruwrxfan They're not that rare dude. You act like you can't go on craigslist and find 25 others on one left click lol.
+Kolton Baker Jesus mother of peanuts, no. If you want a project subaru, like.. $500USD tops. If you want a drive-away, then like $1200 max. You can get them around here (Eastern Canada) for about $500 Canadian
+olskoolnewpaint That was his first car...You cant replace that
I had no idea 97 was THAT big of a year for video games. Impressive year.
Jagh Haringenamn I don't think there is any year I have more nostalgia for.
David Hoffnung agreed, i was born in 1997 and everything i love seems to come from that year lol, specially cars.
I was born in 1990. I never had an N64
Jagh Haringenamn '97 and '98 were insane for gaming. Look 'em up. The lists are chock full of classics.
Jagh Haringenamn The original Gran Turismo came out that year as well.
6:47 "Little weird on the mileage, but it shines everywhere else"
That sums up 85% of every good automobile ever made.
Where's the "Coexist" bumper sticker?
baker2niner should be top comment. No question.
About to put* MAGA on mine. people are going to be so confused!
Mike Stanis Only "Coexist" "Don't balme me, I voted for Bernie" and the green Vermont "VT" stickers go are seen on Subies. That would just mess everything up
Mike Stanis I once saw a 2nd gen Prius with a gadsden flag sticker on it.
I put a MAGA sticker and truck nutz on mine so...
I have a 2000 Impreza Outback Sport with a 5 speed.
One time I got 23 MPG.
That's weird because I have a much bigger 1997 2.5l Grandwagon (Legacy Outback) and I get 26 mpg (US) in normal mixed driving and 30 mpg on the highway. It's a 5 speed manual though (plus dual range).
Bruce Hoult After 4 years of ownership, I still don't know my 99 outbacks mpg. I just assume 20mpg.
(Golf clap)
Bruce Hoult i have the 99 legacy outback with the five speed and i hit 26 mpg..... Once.
Shit guys I have a 99 Legacy Station Wagon 5 spd and I get 25 on the regular and 31 was the highest I've gotten
HOW THE FUCK ARE YOU GOING TO POUR SURGE DOWN THE SINK. THIS IS MADNESS
daybreaK I freaked out at first but then i remembered that you can get Surge again, albeit at a slight premium.
www.amazon.com/Surge-Citrus-Flavored-Soda-16fl/dp/B00M2OGS08/ref=sr_1_1?s=grocery&ie=UTF8&qid=1431938624&sr=1-1&keywords=surge+soda
DynamiteDupree "Slight" premium. lol
daybreaK Someone told me it wasn't as good as they remember. Just sayin'...
Also for a 16 oz 69mg of caffeine isn't that much. Black tea is on par per oz with sodas. Possibly more.
Kinuhbud Surge probably had moar caffeine in it back in the day. :/ The flavor's probably changed, too, for obv. reasons.
You can have that radioactive waste. I'll stick to water.
Seriously though, 1998 was faaaaaaaaaar better than 1997. A list of things we got in 98':
- Metal Gear Solid
- Half Life
- Resident Evil 2
- Gran Turismo
- Rainbow Six
- Ocarina of Time
- Introduction of the Skyline R34 ( But just the GT and the GTT, the GTR came one year later)
- And many more things that I don't remember
A bit late i guess, but you can add one of the best cars ever made, the Subaru impreza 22B!
1998...the final year of the Monte Carlo just being a 2-door Lumina, '99 brought the "NASCAR style" body panels. I only know this because a friend of mine had a '98 Monte. It had a keyless entry remote and it was like black magic back then! My '91 Escort I was still rolling at the time didn't even have power locks or windows...and I don't even think they were an option.
In those 2 years the decade shifted forward
And dude ranch
and Fallout 2 ;)
Outbacks of today are huge because they're Legacy Outbacks and this is an Impreza Outback
Ever heard of the subaru xv crosstrek? Basically a renamed outback sport based on the impreza.
Benjamín Valenzuela This car is exemplary of the trend that so many are following - the cars are aging (and ballooning, and sagging) with the generation that originally embraced them. Look at an NA Miata next to an NC - an old Impreza vs a current one - or *shakes head* - a 4th generation Civic hatch vs an 8th. As an 80's and 90's car fan, the world really did end on December 31st, 1999.
***** They also made the Outback significantly larger in 2010 because so many customers bitched and moaned about the back seats being too small in the previous generations of Legacys and Outbacks.
***** It's not even small. Haha. It's just not as tall as the other crossovers out there so it appears smaller. In terms of the Outbacks footprint, I wouldn't be surprised if it is just as big as a Ford Explorer or Honda Pilot. It's actually more closely sized to a midsized crossover rather than a small one. My Mom has a 2013 Outback. It absolutely dwarfs my 2004 Volvo V70, which is more comparable in size to the older Outbacks. I like the Outbacks better when they were smaller too.
***** Subaru even classifies it an an SUV :\
Lol i remember that ad made me think subarus where australian when i was a kid. I thought the stars on the badge where supposed to be our flag derp
bud ley As I recently found out, you're not at all alone there. Those Outback ads made half a generation of people think Subaru was an Aussie brand.
bud ley you mean to say... it's not?!
***** wow...you learn something new everyday even as a Scoobie nut
***** Which should make them the unofficial car for astronomy nuts everywhere. What's better than a AWD wagon like an outback for getting your Obession telescope out into the middle of some soft grass field?
bud ley I thought the same thing when I was a kid. I also thought the radio ads for the local Hyundai dealership were just pronouncing "Honda" weird.
And I couldn't figure out why our station wagon said "Chevrolet" on the outside, but "Celebrity" on the inside...
The best car Australia ever made...
PistnRods What you did there. I see it.
PistnRods Nah, Falcon XB mate
..... made in japan.... fuck
Dan Boari nah v turbo for that hetik dose
HSV GTS VF FTW
Never thought I'd get to see this. Now I want to keep my 98 even more.
It's a great quirky car from when Subaru was cresting during the WRC. Now Subaru has peaked and most of the models have gone vanilla to push volume rather than innovate in a time when every car company offers AWD crossovers. I hope Subaru can find that quirky unique aspect of their vehicles again or else they'll soon end up like Honda and Nissan, just shadows of their formers selves selling unremarkable vehicles.
Sadly rust will kill the suspension, the 2.2 is fine below 40mph but gutless above that and sometimes I find it difficult to merge getting on the highway. Still a beast in the snow and fun at lower speeds.
s0nnyburnett That's exactly what mine was like. It's got that good low-end grunt that all of Subaru's flat four engines have, but absolutely no top-end power.
I quite enjoy merging in mine. You get to go flat-out all the way up through four gears to get to highway speed. It's awesome.
@@nomadben fuck i miss mine. Got killed a few days ago.
I just got home from buying a 99 Legacy wagon. I can now sleep well knowing Mr. Regular probably approves.
Hell yeah, boy. Got me a 96 Legacy wagon.
great choice!
Sean McDonnell 98 forester 5speed currently. Former 04 outback owner
We Americans need to get back on the manual transmission movement.
Seth Thomas Totally agree! I have a '97 Outback Sport, with 240k mi! Still runs like a raped ape! And, best of all... it has a 5 SP!
Can't. Electricity will kill transmissions soon.
I coasted on the coolness of my mom's Subaru Outback as a kid. I learned to drive a 5-speed 1997 Subaru Outback.... in white.
I have a 2000 Impreza Outback and I love it to death.
how many miles?
@@bctopper hmmmm... About ur mom
Xx_Loaf Bloke_Xx I want one aswell!!
Congrats on your third subaru outback review! It's so regular MY MOM HAS ACCEPTED MY LESBIAN LIFESTYLE /mr.regularvoice
If you weren't already my favorite person on RUclips, the Huxley reference right out the gate made it so. Thank you.
AND THEN PINKERTON OMG MARRY ME DUDE. NO HOMO.
I own one of these and you've described it so well! They punch way above their weight in practicality and everyday use.
The 4speed auto is a workhorse if not a little clunky between shifts and needs another gear and closer ratios, but you can put it in 3, which tells the center diff to leave power at 50/50 F/R and it's pretty good.
I recently got to drive a same generation Legacy Outback with the 2.5L and the interior of that car actually makes it feel like a much nicer place compared to the Impreza but doesn't shift it's weight in the corners nearly as nice.
I feel like the Crosstrek has picked up where this car left off
Yeah its pretty much continuation of it since its also an Impreza. Shame subaru never put a turbo in it except for that awful diesel EE engine
Pouring Surge down the sink! Unforgivable!
In Australia, no one drinks Fosters. No one.
That's why they pushed it so hard here 😫
Pablo668 what do you drink?
Tooheys Extra Dry, Asahi, Rogers (local mid-strength), Coopers. It varies, but never Fosters. never.
Foster's is Canadian for what's Australian for beer...it's brewed by Molson or some shit. No one drinks it here either. (Here = Oregon)
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I drive 105 miles round trip and I own a 2018 Ram Sport. I picked up a 99 Impreza L wagon for 154500 miles for $1,800. 2.2 4spd auto. Little old lady drove it highway miles since brand new. It needs struts/shocks, and a couple other misc things but the interior is MINT and it runs amazing. Got some dents and the back bumper is missing the red paint so it’s just the black undercoat but I love it to death.
Listening to this as I drive my 1998 Impreza in ‘straya, still love it like when it was new. Feeling sad I’m 1 year too late to relate to this video 😅
I listened in my 98.
Just bought a 2000 Outback Sport with a 5 speed and 80k miles for 1600, couldn't be happier, very recommend.
I own this car but the 2000 year model, and I love it, never getting rid of it! I also get better MPG than mentioned in the video.
I have a 97 Impreza Outback Sport with a five speed MT and lemme tell you. It's so much fun driving around! But the fuel economy is true... if you get over 20mpg you're golden. I absolutely love this car and I wouldn't want to replace it ever.
Is that Matt Farah milion mile Lexus?
MindBlowerWTF Is that Matt Farah milion mile Subaru?
***** No, its not
MindBlowerWTF Someone answer! Is this Matt Farah's million mile Lexus?
MindBlowerWTF no
it's patrick
MindBlowerWTF Yes it is look at the plate and the million miles. All of you are blind.
2.2 is a beast for longevity. And the AWD system is just so good when the weather is nasty.
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Best. Video. Ever. Makes me feel old listing all of those N64 games but as you said I'm reliving nostalgia, as I just bought a '98 Outback. Ohhhh the 90's.
I really enjoy the diddy's composed and sung for each episode! And the reviews too of course......
Still got my 1993 Impreza hatchback with a manual transmission, with a little over 565,000km (351,000 miles) on the clock. Bought an Outback a couple of years ago, but I can’t part with my old Impreza. It just did everything you ever asked of it; daily commuting, moving house, camping and ski trips down dirt roads...and it just kept on going. It isn’t worth selling, and there’s no way I’m going to give it to a scrap yard.
Thinking of swapping out the struts and springs for ones from a Forester to give it a cheap 2 inch list, and use it for my mountain/camping/bush walking vehicle.
In California, this is the official car of cargo shorts and lesbian love.
good god, the Pinkerton reference + X Wing vs Tie Fighter has just made this non-car guy a fan for life
Holy fuck you just made me nostalgic for the mid to late 90s. What the hell man, I was 10. I couldn't drive then! My mom rode a Taurus wagon, and it sucked.
Got an 02 impreza outback sport with almost 140k miles. Great car, lots of fun, very practical. Just hope my head gasket holds up.
Stick to the recommended service intervals and you'll be just fine
@@ryanfrantz2582 funny getting this reply notification now. Im in that same car taking it around the US 163k miles
Just picked up a 1999 5-speed Impreza Outback Sport I'm lovin it
I remember that ad campaign. I grew up ALWAYS associating Subaru with Australia. It wasn't until much later that I started comparing them to other Japanese cars
I had a 99' version of this car 2.2L, 5 speed manual, white and Grey 2-tone, and the 2 little spoilers on the hatch. I wish I had kept better care of it and not blown the motor, but it was just so much fun to drive it hard, especially in the winter.
Also, I understand your frustration with Symphony of the Night and the discovery of the second castle. Like, what do you mean I gotta do it all again but it's upside down and the enemies are twice as hard? Insanity! The fact that full completion of the game is 201%, not 200%, and not 100%, but yes, 200, plus 1, so 201%, just goes against all logics of things math. Like, what's the super super secretly hidden chamber with equally as secret item or artifact worthy of the extra 1% in that equation? It blows my mind!
Seriously though, what is it, because I never made it that far past the second castle.
you really need to test a golf gti
Thank you for reviewing my most-wanted car, my dream car, before I knew anything about cars.
Dude, seriously consider doing a review on a early 90s Subie Loyale with a 5 spd and on-demand 4WD. They get you were you want to go with great fuel economy. My family has 4 of them and they're the fucking best!
I love my 1994 Impreza. It only has the 1.8l but when winter comes the joyrides begin! All my friends wait for summer to get out and go driving but as soon as the snow touches down I try and break the record for most snow plowed by a Subaru ;)
That SoTN sequence, christ.
I own a 2003 "bug eye" outback sport. It is every bit as fun as the older models, and complain all you like the 2.5L engine has been flawless (and faster) than the old 2.2L. Granted, seeing an old 90's Subi on the road does make me happy.
This is my first car. Its a 1999, manual, and its still a year older than me with 180k miles and still running strong
I'll never look at the word *cafe* the same again.....
Almost everything that mystifies about the American auto industry comes down to CAFE, 5 Star Safety, and the Chicken Tax.
I'm not even joking you. This is one of the cars I want to own in my lifetime.
Pinkerton IS a great album. Still listen to it. I think it's better than the Blue album just because it's not as played out (radio wise) and the songwriting on Pinkerton is equal or better than, in some cases, to big Blue. Damn. I'm a 90's kid.
i had an impreza 2.5rs for 12 years. i had so many great winter adventures in the snow. now i have a smaller and even lighter car with a lot more power, lowered suspension, and fwd. winter is a nightmare now. i miss my gc8.
What? My 96 legacy (5m) literally still gets 30mpg on the interstate, 25 in the city. How could these be so much worse?
I recently bought an 2000 Impreza RS, and I love it to death. My mom had an 02 Outback Wagon... these cars take a beating, get down our nasty PA dirt road in the winter like "Snow? Don't give a shit bout no snow!" and they just goooo without a care in the world. If the day ever comes I sell mine, I'll have to check my sanity levels.
My first two cars, a 98 impreza Brighton followed by a 01 both 5 speed. You put a wrx rear sway bar on them and they were perfect. Man do I ever miss those cars. Light, flickable, fun in the snow.
I get a tingling sensation in my pants every time I see Regular Cars has uploaded a new video.
Couldn't even finish the video. Where do you find the gaul, sir, to pour Surge down the drain?
I thought it was antifreeze, personally.
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Favorite car ever just passed 336,000miles . Sadly It got banged up a bit this winter, clutch braked and slid backwards into a street sign and bushes. The paint is also starting to go after using a drive through carwash weekly. I plan on keeping this thing
Ah, yes. Subaru.
Great manufacturer, from what I know of them. If I ever need something for offroad or just tight driving, I'll hit them up.
You hit the nail on the head with the line about sitting in class looking about the window watching the snow. That was me in Northern VA in 1997. I drive a 98 Outback Limited with the 2.5 and I often think back to when that car was new. I was a sophomore in high school with dreams of supercars in my mind. 20 years later, I'm happily driving a paid for 20 year old Subaru. The car is great in the snow, ok on mileage, and easy to work on. I think the Japanese auto makers hit a high water mark in the late 90's as far as comfort and ease of driving. The newer stuff is taller, wider, and much harder to see out of. I'll keep driving mine until it can't be fixed.
A client got one for 300 bucks, yep, you read that right, 300 dollars!
Just bought a 2000 with manual transmission. It is my favorite thing ever.
Brave New World. Never read it in High School, but I remember my friend telling me about it. Apparently it was so scarring that a reference 10 years later on RUclips still drums up memories.
You gotta do a Wagoneer one day! XD
I wish I was rl friends with you because you're the first guy on RUclips who loves Symphony of the Night, 90's cars that don't get enough attention and Pinkerton. God I love that album.
Southern Europe is full of these (but manual huehue). Try to get on a first gen Legacy. I want one. And I ws born in '97, does that make me cool?
Cesc Navarro 17 year olds cannot be cool. Give it time bro.
shitfaced1337 And how about 18?
Cesc Navarro No.
Cesc Navarro I'm 20 and still waiting for my cool to grow in. I hear it shows up around the time you're 30.
shitfaced1337 Truth.
I have a '99 legacy outback and god damn do I love feeling better than everyone else in the snow. God such a great car.
This is the car that you see everywhere
You cannot go more than 5 miles without seeing this car
Wow. Ok. I have a lot to share on this one so take a deep breath...
I was 17 years old and I was psyched when my dad bought one of these. We drove it everywhere in the snow, rain, back woods of PA, back woods of EVERYWHERE. I'll never forget when my dad let me take this car (aka the good car) to homecoming and prom because I got good grades that year. I LOVED THIS CAR. This car started my overall Subaru dedication. Because of this car I started to learn about rally, the WRC and Subaru's rally heritage. This model was awesome in 1997 and like you said, its still awesome now. A timeless classic! Unfortunately our family car was wrecked in a ditch when someone drove my sister off the road in the mid 2000s.
As for Centralia... I went on a photo excursion there a couple of summers ago. We took shots of the abandoned highway (which I saw you parked at) and explored it as many people do. The heat coming up from the highway was intense that day. You could feel the fire below you.
This RCR was a real throwback for me. Thank you!
Ah the lesbian mobile. The name it carries in the north east of the US
daybreaK Guess I should go and buy a 4X4 Subaru wagon then...
Camo Yoshi THE PRESIDENT LINUX HAS COMETH
***** lol
Camo Yoshi nah new york and vermont its the outback known as the lesbian mobile lol
Camo Yoshi oh yea dont get me wrong i love it but its just what its known as just like miata is great but its a hairstylers car lol
I owned one of these from 1999 up to about 2004-ish. Mine had cloth instead of leather (because Florida). Absolutely spot on with everything you said. The gas mileage was crap, but back then who cared? That 2.2 was a dog... no guts at all, but it was so happy to rev it almost didn't matter. I'm driving a 2008 Impreza these days, which averages about 26 mpg combined. With 0.3 more liters displacement and 33 more hp. The miracles of modern engine tech.
I remember when my buddy bought that exact car and then had you review it. He still loves that thing.
I have a 1998 outback sport and drove from Louisville KY to Cincinnati OH and back with air going full blast and I still got 29mpg. It has 190,000 miles and runs great. When working Maintenence for a apartment complex we got 27” of snow one night and it did amazing, all I had to do was point it in the direction I want to go and it went. There was a big hill between buildings I was the only one who could get in and out.
Great game list. Ty for the nostalgia. This video is officially my 2nd favorite video you've done. The first being 1999 Toyota Corolla (I own a 96, and the car featured in this video). Love your vids man, keep it up you hilarious bastid
Can't exist today because of CAFE rules? What about the Subaru XV Crosstrek?
***** its more hatchback than wagon.
TyranitarComedian
They're both Impreza hatches.
***** The Crosstrek is taller bigger than a fourth gen Legacy, and maybe shorter. If you ever see a late 90's Forester and Crosstrek parked next to each other you will notice that they are almost exactly the same size.
***** Actually, the XV just looks bigger because the hood shrunk. '97 legacy wagon was 183.9-184.5" depending on trim. XV is 175.2", the Outback Sport is 172.2". So the XV is three inches longer than the old impreza,, but still 8-9" shorter than even the second gen. It's over a foot shorter than the fourth gen legacy wagon. The 90s Forester looks the same size as an XV because the forester was based off of the Impreza body.
I did look these numbers up, I'm not a big enough nerd to have them memorized.
Cool little wagons. My ‘05 Impreza Outback Sport 5-speed has captured the love of everyone who meets it. Fuji Heavy Industries really built these well. And it’s even better with the 2.5L manual.
Dude, just wanted to let you know I freaking love your reviews man you are very well spoken and it's amusing to watch! Keep it up!
I was born in 97 and just turned 18. I got every reference about all those video games >.< Growing up with three older sibling, I was still living surrounded by 90's things until the mid 2000's so I feel like I grew up in the 90's just with more computers!
The clunk means the center differential on that thing is long due for servicing. Probably needs oil.
No one checks or changes the center diff oil on these cars.
Also THIS IS A CAR YOU CAN POOP IN.
hulk hogan The center diff shares the fluid with the transmission.
I have a Legacy Outback from the same year. The Outbacks from that particular generation always seem to be peppy, fun cars to drive, and it's even better because they're practical!
Haha, Brave New World.
rrrandommman YEs!
rrrandommman I jacked off to the ending.
rrrandommman Classic book! Awesome read for sure.
YES at least somebody gets it!
My next door neighbor has a manual Outback Sport and it's parked close to my manual 97 Prelude SH that's daily driven and approaching classic car age with all original parts. Those old Japanese cars really do last!
You forgot to mention replacing the engine at 120,000 miles because its cheaper than replacing the head gaskets, and inevitable warped head because somebody neglected to change the head gasket when it started to leak.
Andrew Wittwer On the EJ25 maybe, but the EJ22 was a shit brickhouse. Only thing that killed mine after 150k was the timing belt tensioner bolt.
150k isn't that many miles anymore. Anyone else have a better longevity testimonial for this motor?
CubNole Nope, but whoever did the timing belt and overtightened the bolt sped up the process a lot. Even with bent valves once I replaced the bolt and timing belt it ran... kinda. Check out NASIOC, there's tons of old EJ22 cars running around with 200k+ on them, some with original head gaskets.
CubNole 191K on my 99 OBS and still going. At this rate the body will rust out before the engine dies. The NA 2.5L was the head gasket eater. The 2.2L was an older and much more reliable motor. I've seen a couple with 350k+ on them. The 2.5L turbos have their own set of problems but don't eat through head gaskets like the NA.
Bad Drivers of SE WI Ah yep, my friend had a used truck that somebody previously put a water pump on and ran too long of a bolt through the pump and INTO the #1 cylinder. Everybody thinks they're a mechanic..I love cars that nobody has had to fix yet :)
Mr Regular only you could make good use of symphony of the night with the outback sport... I salute you!
I've got a '98 Forester, does that count?
That thing is amazingly short, I can fit into the front HALF of a parking space, as long as it was laid out and sprayed in the last 10 years.
This was my first car. Red and silver. I can't even explain how much I miss it. It probably logged as many miles sideways in dirt and snow as it did driving straight. Haha
Brave New World reference, this channel has become my e-fling.
I didn't even own a Subaru, but I still feel the nostalgia. I had (and still have) a 2007 Toyota Tacoma with 2.7l I4 sending all 159hp to the rear wheels. I can remember leaving high school after an early dismissal due to snow and pulling out on to the road. There would always be a line 1/4 mile long to get from the side road to the main road. After getting to the stop sign to turn, I'd look behind me to see how long the line was. Then I'd give it the beans and go full sideways out on the road for half the school. Not boasting any power or anything, I just did it because it was fun. The next day was all "was that you leaving the school parking lot?" Umm yeah it was!
That Symphony of the Night edit had me rewinding in utter disbelief in what I'd just seen. I'm still not sure!
not like anyone didn't realize, RCR is a genius.. absolutely love these vids man.. I'm 31, everything you reference rings so true. lol electronics boutique
The FF7 and PaRappa mentions were completely unexpected and completely welcome.
That Brave New World reference at the start made me happy.
For some strange reason this was my favorite car for a long time as a kid, back when they were new.
Your videos bring me back to AP Lit/Lang, and I don't mean that as a compliment.
I own a 2001 Mercury Sable (with the Duratech HELLZ YEAH) and I was relatively excited when you did a review on it. My family owns a 1997 Subaru Impreza Outback Sport and I am HELLA excited you did a review on it.
Our girl had less than 150k miles when we bought it, and now has over 250k miles. (all in 6 years) She is the same color, looks exactly the same as the one in the video, (except she is stock) but is a manual. She's taught two teenage girls how to drive a straight shift and the clutch is still going strong. Her valves leak oil like there's no tomorrow and she smokes more than a prostitute waiting for her next John but as long as you keep oil in her she keeps going. You can't go over 4,000 RPM without her sounding like she's going to explode right then and there. She clunks like mad and you can't see at night because the headlights are so bad, but we wouldn't trade her for anything. What a wonderful and safe car. She's been rode hard and put up wet but we do not own a car with any more try than our old Subie.
Hopefully Mom's "new-to-her" Baja does just as good of a job, she's has huge shoes to fill. My Sable knows she will never be as good as that old Subie. I can't complain about the Sable though, for what it is it has been one hell of a tough car.
I had one of these, but with the 5 speed, which meant it had the sweet, sweet 50-50 split all wheel drive system. It shat its oily guts out in the middle of nowhere in January where they film 'Highway through hell' and I had to hitch hike into town. Got picked up by a couple drunk American guys who were on their way home from the Alberta oil patch. I miss that car
I always loved how these little wagons looked, I want one so bad
I owned a 96. 120k miles on it. Had a horrible engine knock. It overheated. Occasionally died without warning. And the wheel bearing in the back was so bad I had to disable awd because it was screwing with it. For some reason it was still a fun car to drive when I wasn't fearing for my life. Needless to say it was a temporary car until I got my $300 Buick LeSabre with 273,000 miles. Which actually had a starter go out and that was it. I just replaced it and the car ran.
you should do the subaru baja! I'm curious to hear your take on it lol. Had one for years and loved it!
The best begining of a video the word has ever seen
I like how Mr Regular Car acts like we all grew up to high school in the late 90s. I did so I can relate but I wonder if the others can!