That sounds like a great ride. I would love to have a small truck, but I can't seem to find anything that gets decent mileage anymore. Maybe I'll have to try to find a used civic wagon or something.
"Bernie Baymiller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Used to have a 1971 Subaru FF1 station wagon....great little "truck" with >front wheel drive, flat 4 cylinder, air conditioning, jack and spare tire >all under the short hood over the engine. Got 35 mpg around town and had a >huge cargo space in the back. Great for a pile of golf bags. Once bought the >boys an air-hockey table and put it in the back all set up. Hauled washing >machines and dryers, two at a time, in it as well. Rear seat folded up >against the front seat, rear axle was under the body (absolutely flat floor >and low) and rear door was split, so top could be down with tailgate >extended. Great for long boards. Drove it off-road and on-road...great >traction and light weight... so light that a couple of men could push it out >if it did get stuck. Only down side was the poor quality of materials at >that time...Japanese plastics and vinyls were bad, bad, bad. Engine blew a >head gasket at 140, 000 miles in 1978 and cost to fix it was above the value >of the car. Bought a custom C model VW Rabbit to replace it...fun car with >OK gas mileage (28 mpg), but not as good as the Subaru, nor as much space. > >Bernie >Writeto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >
