Le Safari doesn't like the cold.

"Logansteno: Bought a VW?" (logansteno)
11/11/2014 at 19:12 • Filed to: None

It took me four tries to turn it over just now. FOUR.

It kept getting progressively closer to starting each time, but I was worried about the starter to I kept stopping. It's never had this problem before, and it started about a month ago. It always starts after a few times though, so I'm not really concerned. My dad says to tell him if it keeps happening. So I guess I'll keep an eye on it.

Here, have a Legacy GT. Another potential Safari replacement. Subies hold their value really well so I dunno.

DISCUSSION (22)

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
11/11/2014 at 19:17

I think the limit of time before overheating the starter is 30 seconds.

My citroen won't start > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
11/11/2014 at 19:17

The Legacy was one of the possibilities when I got the C5, didn't buy one because I couldn't find a low mileage example.

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
11/11/2014 at 19:21

Now cut that in half and subtract 2 and that's probably the limit for mine.

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > My citroen won't start
11/11/2014 at 19:21

All the ones I'm looking at are well over 100k, but I'm not one to turn a car away from high mileage.

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
11/11/2014 at 19:55

http://stlouis.craigslist.org/ctd/4748303881…

Get on the phone.

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3
11/11/2014 at 20:09

AH. 144,000 MILE ROTARY. APEX SEALS. BOMBING ENGINES. GET IT AWAY.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
11/11/2014 at 20:17

Trying to find the limit on your starter, I discovered that Safari's were available with the Iron Puke. Be happy you have the monstrous 4.3l, some kid out there probably has your twin with the 2.5.

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
11/11/2014 at 20:19

Yup, a whopping 95 horsepower. I really wonder if it could even reach highway speeds.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
11/11/2014 at 20:23

Probably, but how easy would it be to hold it there I wonder?

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
11/11/2014 at 20:27

I'd imagine having to constantly almost floor it. And forget about it if there's a headwind.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
11/11/2014 at 20:29

Driving my 4Runner with a headwind is hellish. I had to drive it 75 miles(one way) with a headwind and it would hit 70, and then immediately slow back down to 55-60. I can't imagine doing that in something that makes the 4Runner seem fast.

jkm7680 > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
11/11/2014 at 20:30

Well, time to burn it already.

Btw, Insurance on a Legacy GT is amazingly high because power.

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > jkm7680
11/11/2014 at 20:35

Awh, damn.

jkm7680 > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
11/11/2014 at 20:46

That's what I said, Try a non GT Legacy. Even for me, the insurance was too much to handle.

CB > jkm7680
11/11/2014 at 21:34

Actually, I looked at the insurance between a 2005 Legacy GT and a 2004 Impreza, and it was cheaper to insure the GT. I guess it depends on area, maybe?

jkm7680 > CB
11/11/2014 at 21:41

I'm in my 20's, DC area, clean driving record, and only one major accident (Not my fault)

That all probably has something to do with it.

CB > jkm7680
11/11/2014 at 21:42

I'm a similar age, although I probably live in a less hazardous city, and have no accidents.

So yeah, probably. I hear DC is a shithole to drive in.

jkm7680 > CB
11/11/2014 at 21:46

DC driving sucks.

1. Cops galore.

2. No radar detectors.

3. TRAFFIICCCCC

4. Roads with Grand Canyon sized craters in them.

5. The hood is always 5 minutes in any direction.

CB > jkm7680
11/11/2014 at 21:48

Radar detectors aren't a deal breaker for me (besides, they're illegal here as well). The shitty roads? Now that's a problem: you have to pay for high insurance and any damage caused by the roads? That's bullshit.

I think you forgot cyclists, too.

jkm7680 > CB
11/11/2014 at 21:50

Oh God, don't eve get me started on cyclists. Nothing like getting run over by a twig looking man wearing spandex while riding a bike made out of paper mache.

twochevrons > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
11/12/2014 at 09:23

AND AUTOMATIC. WHYYYYYYYYY?

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > twochevrons
11/12/2014 at 11:22

Oh see, that part isn't an issue.