81 subaru gl first fire up in 8 years

[mb4lunch]

I just bought an '81 that has been parked for almost 8 years! Hope I have the same luck! The gas in it smells fairly decent. Maybe it was before corn gas? I will try to film it when I do the start-up!

[shades2]

OH M GEE..

[chuggles03]

Price went up alright. It's now worth $50.

[queensplazasouth]

nice pumping varnish thought the carb

[clubcar98]

Started after 8 years? AND had working AC? My god, that is a Subaru for you!

[79Datson]

I am shocked that thing started on gas that was 8 years old.



[v8falcon]

@79Datson It's true the only thing I did off camera was put the battery in.

[quirpco]

Damn straight the price went up. I wouldn't ask a penny less than 10K.

[CHewYue]

Nice wasp nest in the door, lol, great car though, love em.

[murto30]

Good old Subaru.

[letonm]

probably wouldve started first pop if ya pumped da gas three times first and then floored it while starting 

[SubaruWRXtreme]

OMG.... engine working smooth, A/C working LOL

[johgo999]

チョークを引っ張ってもだめですかね？

[xionz83]

my dad's first car. same colour with yours. i never thought that the spare tyre in the engine bay.

[murto30]

Go Scooby! :)

[DeWina512]

what the hell the spare tyre doing in the hood?

[chrismc410]

@DeWina512 All EA-81s and EA-82 Subarus are designed to have the spare in the hood.

[cruddiestcrudever]

@DeWina512 That's where the spare wheel is kept, since the engine is flat 4 there's plenty of room under the hood.

[yamahonkawazuki]

@cruddiestcrudever plus an added effect is the heat from the engine keeps the tire pressure up. ( assuming no leaks of course)

[RideRed1994]

I like the wasp's nest in the door jam at 0:57... Sweet lil' wagon though, she's in really good shape :)

[Finalfantasy08vano08]

COOL



[fernysho]

i had 81 or 82 dont really remember but iwas kicking 12v nissan sentras back in 93. i own that little car for 4 years never really gave me any car problems really reliable car.

[abbeykroeter]

Wish I still had my '83. Thanks for the video it brings back memories. Toyota, nissan and honda could be reliable too in the early 80's but the subarus just had a different character and I mean more than just the engine. Odd, like an airplane inside, tough as nails on the outside. By the way my '83 had dual range 4wd and got about 22mpg around town, 30mpg on the highway, my brother's '81 2wd did better than that, 34mpg or so.

[024reredrum]

What kind of mpg do these things get?

[DeliciousMike]

how'd you keep the rust off it for so long!?

she's a beauty

[v8falcon]

sunny California,good for rust but not interior

[DeliciousMike]

of course!

I have a 66 mustang shipped from cali. No rust, destroyed interior

you should keep it. that car's a gem and a antique soon enough

[flipwiggins]

UNREAL!!!!! I love the early 80s Subarus. Ya can't kill em!!!!

[Mitchd03]

@flipwiggins I just bought a dead one, it's got two blown headgaskets, the guy split a heater hose and didn't notice the temp gauge go off the scale.

New motor went in in ~3.5 hours.

[deathkeeper5000]

how much are you willing to sell it for?

[goingdownthetubes]

perfect if only it was dual range

[myfriendphineas]

It is...

[crammage]

nice!!

[SubaruXT6]

took awhile for the fuel to get threw.

may wanna check for leaks. that will cause less pressure.

[Jac2Mac]

I was surprised to hear a chime on a Subaru this old from 1981. I thought the Subaru from 1981 still used the buzzer until at least 1989.

[akdragon]

I know for a fact that the chime is on the 83's 85's and 87's .  So it doesn't surprise me that the 81 has a chime

[rcdriver10]

Just drive this Subaru - forget the new ones because they never have the expensive feel...

[crammage]

awd not as good on gas