SUBARU LEONE START JUNE 2009

This car had been abandoned by my father for some time ... apart from putting a new battery in and some fresh fuel and starting it briefly ( once ) just before I shot the video, it hadn't been started at all since 2007.

It is a very clever design. Nothing about the Leone - apart from it's 'flat four' engine - seems remarkable. It's all the little things that impress me. It is exceptionally simple and user - friendly. No wonder these cars were so popular in the extremes of Asia and Africa.

What's wrong with it? Well, not a lot that I know of. When my father last drove it - in 2003 - he reported a loss of power delivery from the engine. As a man who is not exactly car - proud, and with the car showing 185,000 miles, there may be many simple reasons ( like a clogged fuel filter? )

It's got a bit of rust, but not much, and it's in almost complete condition. The wheeltrims aren't original - it came with none, as I suspect it was used as a taxi at some stage through it's life. The original black ( foam ) bootspoiler and towbar were removed long ago and gotten rid of. In fact the main rust areas on the car, not surprisingly, are were the spoiler bolted on to the bootlid before it the spoiler was removed.

I am considering restoring this car back to what it was long ago. Here in Ireland they seem pretty scarce - I have not seen one on the roads for at least 5 years. What do you think? - please give me your feedback. In fact any advice / feedback would be really welcomed. Thanks!

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[soggytoast89]

thats a cool car

[Volvo400TV]

Thanks soggytoast89. I wasn't too keen on it, but after a good wash it started to look much better :)

[Tomcativ1976]

Nice car! I have one leone and love it.

[Volvo400TV]

I have to say it is very logical. Everything is easy to work on :)

[alessiaccioRR]

che merda di macchina.

[rezekamar]

i have the same car 1992.about 8years and i love it

[jacko7900GT]

I have the same car for about 8 years now..

1990 white 1600cc LEONE.

It has 270000 [Km] on the clock and still works every day.

I never had any failure with it, just a routine maintenance..

BEST car i ever had in my life. simple yet brilliant.

[Abschluss2014]

i'm from germany and i have an l-series (leone) 1800 coupe, i love it!

[Wrxtion]

thats y i love my subaru!... this would be intresting with an sti swap; motor and trans

[shepshepherd]

I haven't managed to badly break The Volvo yet, despite owning it for six years :)

[Volvo400TV]

Very true. Few modern cars have the 'bolt apart' simplicity. Gotta love the Volvos!

[shepshepherd]

Unlike some cars, the are easy to fix on a DIY basis and still work when they are broken :)