Baja!!!

[epic]

I must test drive this car\truck\4-door el camino thing.

It looks so... cool

 

[1X83Z]

Are you kidding? It looks horrible.

It and the new Viper GTS-R Concept tie for worst rear overhang.

 

[Brandono]

 

[epic]

Well I didnt literally mean the one in that picture, but it was the only one I could find in a split second. The one I saw on Horsepower TV was soooo purty, its the yellow and grey one...

 

[Frustrated Palm]

I test drove one with my dad. Its pretty good. I dont really see how the rear end of the Viper is ugly, I like big ass's ...

 

[Magic069]

Originally posted by Frustrated Palm
I like big ass's ...

I agree!

 

[12sec. Civic]

Most garden variety Subaru's are very underpowered.


I wouldnt be caught dead in that brat.

The Subaru Brat. The predecessor to the Baja.

 

[vat_man]

Don't knock the Brat/Brumby - that car is the whole basis of Subaru's reputation for reliability and durability. There are plenty of examples of that thing kicking around on Australian farms.

 

[DessViperV-10]

it be better looking with the impreza front end

 

[12sec. Civic]

Every Brat I've seen has been a rusting peice. I'm not saying they're bad cars. But most of the few still in existence have about 30% of their body rusted off.

 

[Josh]

Originally posted by epic
Well I didnt literally mean the one in that picture, but it was the only one I could find in a split second. The one I saw on Horsepower TV was soooo purty, its the yellow and grey one...

The one on HPTV looked awesome. I like the one in the pic you posted as well.

 

[vat_man]

Originally posted by 12sec. Civic
Every Brat I've seen has been a rusting peice. I'm not saying they're bad cars. But most of the few still in existence have about 30% of their body rusted off.

Well, consider that they stopped selling them in 1987 and they're working cars, they've held up pretty well - pretty rare to hear of drivetrain issues with them.

 

[12sec. Civic]

Originally posted by vat_man
Well, consider that they stopped selling them in 1987 and they're working cars, they've held up pretty well - pretty rare to hear of drivetrain issues with them.

No, I'm sure they're fantastic cars.

 

[vat_man]

Originally posted by 12sec. Civic
No, I'm sure they're fantastic cars.

Well, I wouldn't go that far...

 

[HRT_Maloo]

Originally posted by vat_man
Don't knock the Brat/Brumby - that car is the whole basis of Subaru's reputation for reliability and durability. There are plenty of examples of that thing kicking around on Australian farms.

Yeah, Possum Bourne has one (or some Subaru around the same year) that has done over 400k km.
And a guy at my dads old work had one and he wanted to see how many sets of tyres he could shread and pop over the weekend in it. I dont know how many he got through, but it didnt let go

 

[Sage]

While I'm not a big fan of the Baja's styling (the only scheme that looks good is the grey on grey), the BRAT absolutely rules! We have a BRAT sitting in our front yard, and while it certainly has some rust, it would run just fine had the rats not chewed through some of the wiring. It's such a neat car... ours has the cyclop's eye (ultra-high-beam middle light), 11 forward gears, 2 moonroofs (T-top style), and the infamous rear jump seats. Oh, such a lovely car... I hope that someday I can do a restoration project on it.

 

[12sec. Civic]

Originally posted by youth_cycler
While I'm not a big fan of the Baja's styling (the only scheme that looks good is the grey on grey), the BRAT absolutely rules! We have a BRAT sitting in our front yard, and while it certainly has some rust, it would run just fine had the rats not chewed through some of the wiring. It's such a neat car... ours has the cyclop's eye (ultra-high-beam middle light), 11 forward gears, 2 moonroofs (T-top style), and the infamous rear jump seats. Oh, such a lovely car... I hope that someday I can do a restoration project on it.

How could you drop in "11 forward gears" and not elaborate. SO, I'll ask it: How does it have 11 forward gears?


Oh, nevermid, your talking about "Hi" and "Lo" settings for the diff. Its not like you can go--1 lo to 1 hi, then 2 lo to 2 hi, then 3 lo to 3 hi.

 

[1X83Z]

Originally posted by vat_man
Don't knock the Brat/Brumby - that car is the whole basis of Subaru's reputation for reliability and durability. There are plenty of examples of that thing kicking around on Australian farms.

I haven't seen a moving Brat in years. Somebody around my neighborhood keeps one in his driveway, but its license plates expired in late 1990, so he probably doesn't do much driving of it.

 

[DGB454]

I think there must be a lot of Brats that have gone bad around still. I see bumper stickers a lot that say "Spoiled Brat"

I know that was bad.

 

[Duke]

Originally posted by epic
I must test drive this car\truck\4-door el camino thing.

It looks so... cool.

Obviously personal tastes differ, but to me the first part of your statement totally invalidates the second part of your statement.

 

[Hooligan]

Yah, the Brat was definitely the Asian El Camino. This one is just an updated version. Better-looking, but then again I hated the El Camino.