What's up with Justys???

[wishiwasawd]

do they still make them? what kinda cars were they...good? tell me a
bit about them, i rarely ever see one.

 

[Greg]

do they still make them? what kinda cars were they...good? tell me a
bit about them, i rarely ever see one.

I've got a 90 4WD (there was 2WD's as well), and it's not bad,
good gas milage 8.5-9.5 L/100Km (5 speed) Good in the city, not great
for the highway. The 4WD is part time, is excellent in the winter with
even so-so tires, even better with good snow tires. I think they stopped
making them in 94, the 1.2 L motors had issues with oil pumps, which made
bad things happen to a couple motors at least They have enough room
for 2 people in front, and 2 people with toothpick legs in the back, but
don't expect to go anywhere to fast then.
I know where a couple more are here, and I see them occasionally here
(once a week, or two is the best guess) They are expensive to maintain if
you need any big parts, even the little ones can cost a bit. I'm happy
with the one I have, it needs work, but overall it was good for the money
I spent on it.

 

[TG]

Very inexpensive and you get what you pay for. No longer made and that's
probably a good thing. Much like a Yugo in many ways, and all of them bad.
TG

 

[Homer]

do they still make them? what kinda cars were they...good? tell me a
bit about them, i rarely ever see one.

I have an '88 4WD with just under 200,000 miles on the odometer.
It spends most of it's life in the employee parking lot of the Los Angeles
International Airport and has never failed to start there.
It has great handling (I actually mounted a Valentine 3 axis accelerometer
in it and generated 0.7G with stock tire pressures on a 50 foot circular
skid pad), and fantastic acceleration ( zero to sixty the same day!).
It is currently running on it's; 7th battery, 5th fuel filter, 4th timing
belt, 4th set of 12 inch tires, 3rd vacuum switch that has something to do
with emissions and costs $150.00, 3rd radio, 2nd ignition module, 2nd water
pump, 2nd catalytic converter, 2nd muffler, (it seemed to run better without
any muffler at all), 2nd AC compressor, 2nd set of rear brake shoes, 2nd
pair of front drive shafts, and original clutch.
I have changed every gasket and engine oil seal in it more than once with
the singular exception of the rear main, and it never needs an oil change
because it still leaks a half pint of engine oil per week!

 

[peter]

yes, they are still being made and available in Europe.
Check any European Subaru website i.e.
http://www.subaru.nl/lineup/justy/presentation/

 

[Florian Feuser /FFF/]

yes, they are still being made and available in Europe.
Check any European Subaru website i.e.
http://www.subaru.nl/lineup/justy/presentation/

Funny, with the Justy in the US model line-up (up to 39.7mpg), they would
probably make the EPA requirements for average fuel economy of their passenger
car fleet. Without the classification of the mew Outback as a truck...

Florian

 

[Chris Phillipo]

Subject: Re: What's up with Justys???
From: Florian Feuser /FFF/ <(e-mail address removed)>
Newsgroups: alt.autos.subaru



Funny, with the Justy in the US model line-up (up to 39.7mpg), they would
probably make the EPA requirements for average fuel economy of their passenger
car fleet. Without the classification of the mew Outback as a truck...

Florian

But you shoot holes in the new "upscale" image they are trying to put
over on people

 

[Florian Feuser /FFF/]

But you shoot holes in the new "upscale" image they are trying to put
over on people
--

How is a truck "upscale"?


florian

 

[Ignignokt]

Funny, with the Justy in the US model line-up (up to 39.7mpg), they
would probably make the EPA requirements for average fuel economy of
their passenger car fleet. Without the classification of the mew
Outback as a truck...

According to Car and Driver magazine, Subaru isn't in any CAFE (Corporate
Average Fuel Economy) trouble, and isn't going to see any CAFE benefit from
reclassifying the OB line as "light truck." This is in direct contrast to
other auto manufacturers who, whether intentionally or not, are just sliding
by the CAFE regs by calling some of their more questionable vehicles
"trucks" instead of "cars." DC's PT Cruiser (non-convertible version -- the
convertible is a "car") comes to mind...

- Greg Reed

 

[JW]

How is a truck "upscale"?

Very good question! I still can't get over feeling sorry for the folk who
have to come to town in their truck. Guess it'll stay with me. Part of
the problem of being brought up where trucks had a function I guess and it
sure was not to bring the family to town. Fuel out to the tractor maybe..
or some good ol' rabbit huntin'.

 

[Bobby The D]

in message

It is currently running on it's; 7th battery, 5th fuel filter, 4th timing
belt, 4th set of 12 inch tires,

12" tires!! LOL. Quite the difference from today's cars with 18"
wheels and no increase of ground clearance!