Yes, another crank no start.

[Dusty B]

Sad to hear that - the little BMW is a truly sweet driver's car.  It's a toss-up though.  With the title issues, likely head replacement and general unknowns, the BMW is heading well into the red.  If it was me, I'd procrastinate!      Fix up the Subie like you said, then reconsider where you want the BMW to be.

BTW - I'm pretty sure you can drop the glove box door by unscrewing the four little philips-head screws above it in the dash.  Sometimes that'll give you enough wiggle room to push the latch catches in with a screwdriver or long pick.  The catch has a cheap pot-metal actuating lever that tends to crack.  You can replace it pretty easily - the latch unscrews from behind the glove box door and comes apart into two pieces.

We've had great luck with Subarus as well.  I've considered an XT6 or SVX on several occasions...I love the oddball cars.   I very nearly bought an EJ22ET Legacy GT once...while they're not very powerful in NA-spec, it'd be fun regardless.  My wife drove a nice old Impreza LS automatic for years, perfect match for her.  I mainly recall it being terrifically easy to work on.  And oh-so-slow.  We sold it to my FIL and the little teal beast runs on and on.  I'm not even sure how many miles it has...but I'm sure it's over 200K by now.  I occasionally ask if she'd like a newer one with more letters on the trunk...

Thanks Dave. Believe me, I'd like to procrastinate.... and I usually do, haha. I have a DD 05 civic for the commute (83 miles each way), a 66 beetle that I've been re-doing, the 05 LGT wagon that I love and is almost complete once again, the e30, 2 motorcycles, and soon to be 2 sons! Enough to keep any man busy for a lifetime pretty much.

I HAVE actually have a 91 Legacy SS. Have that awesome little car for two years. Ended up going a TMIC conversion since stock they are non-intercooled. Did a 20G turbo setuo on it, as well as many suspension and power upgrades. I loved that car. I've also built a turbo-ed 98 forester that was about 2 inches off the ground (suspension, subframe, and body modifications to do so), turbo-ed/modified imprezas, and a wrx. I've been doing the subaru game for a while, and been able to enjoy a few oddball cars as well. I've always wanted an XT6 or a 4wd loyale!

[DesktopDave]

I HAVE actually have a 91 Legacy SS. Have that awesome little car for two years. Ended up going a TMIC conversion since stock they are non-intercooled. Did a 20G turbo setuo on it, as well as many suspension and power upgrades. I loved that car. I've also built a turbo-ed 98 forester that was about 2 inches off the ground (suspension, subframe, and body modifications to do so), turbo-ed/modified imprezas, and a wrx. I've been doing the subaru game for a while, and been able to enjoy a few oddball cars as well. I've always wanted an XT6 or a 4wd loyale!

Amazing how great minds think alike, eh?      I didn't think anyone knew what those were, just a few Subie guys.  The one I missed out on now has some twin-turbo mod from a Supra IIRC.

Just wondering...but how do you raise a Forester?  Is there some taller spring/strut option, or did you mod the suspension arm?  I'll tell you why I'm curious...my wife wants a sport-ute and I'd rather she didn't.  Not that there's anything wrong with that, but I'm not keen on a truck-like C-O-G.  Let alone that a Forester is so much more of a practical car than all the other station wagons out there.  They're cute & maneuverable, great for the rare occasions I must commute & parallel park them.

[deansweet]

Speaking of Subaru's... I own a 2011 Impreza 2.5i. It's my 1st Subaru i've owned.
I always wondered if it is possible to squeaze a late model STi motor in to a Mk1 Justy or Brat. Is that even possible?

[Dusty B]

Just wondering...but how do you raise a Forester?  Is there some taller spring/strut option, or did you mod the suspension arm?  I'll tell you why I'm curious...my wife wants a sport-ute and I'd rather she didn't.  Not that there's anything wrong with that, but I'm not keen on a truck-like C-O-G.  Let alone that a Forester is so much more of a practical car than all the other station wagons out there.  They're cute & maneuverable, great for the rare occasions I must commute & parallel park them.

I think you misunderstood me, I had lowered mine substantially. However, raising them is just the opposite of lowering. Instead of cutting/removing the subframe spacers, you weld in taller ones and add a longer strut and spring combination. Then, just like a truck, you can add larger tires that tailor to your needs. My friend and I lifted one of his 92 legacy SS and he was eventually able to fit the equivalent of a 30" tire under it!

[Dusty B]

Speaking of Subaru's... I own a 2011 Impreza 2.5i. It's my 1st Subaru i've owned.
I always wondered if it is possible to squeaze a late model STi motor in to a Mk1 Justy or Brat. Is that even possible?

Yes, you could fit that motor in either of those two cars, the latter being the easier of the two to swap (obviously space-wise). There are people on forums who now make a living doing harness merges for people doing swaps. Send them your body harness and late model engine harness, couple weeks later they send you back a merged harness to plop into the car. The service on average will run you 600+, but from results I've seen it's well worth it.