JDM Postmaster Subey

[daveb91]

I dont know if anyone has seen the Subaru Legacy Wagon the woman uses for the rural parts around Vienna. Its white and its right hand drive. Now this is not the usual stupid conversion kit with the pedal brackets and chain drive steering wheel going to the passenger side, this is the real deal the dash is set up right hand drive, it was sitting at Walmart and then the Vienna post office. Can you buy these special or is this woman just into the JDM scene Yo!

[Kurt_W]

As early as 1990 (beginning of the first gen Legacy,) special order RHD Legacy's were available for purchase in the US. They continued to sell RHD Legacy's up to around 1997 when they were discontinued. So all you're seeing is a special order "mail-delivery" Legacy.

There's usually a couple of them in the service department down at Louis Thomas as there are quite a few rooming around the area.

[C_Note]

Postmen that deliver in Subes have been using authentic RHDs for several years, that I know of. At least in Marietta/Fleming.

[daveb91]

Didnt mean they were JDM was king of kidding. Thats the first actual RHD reg mail car Ive seen like i said most have those chain drive steering wheel to the rh side.

[xjoewhitex]

well actually dave i have looked into it... I saw this one i thought was for sale on the side of the road one time... and stoped and checked it out, rhd all the way... i was like omg this would be sweet to buy but no1 was home so i came back the next day.. and they had to of them.. but either one of them were for sale.. so me and im started talking about how he got it... he said just basicly you look them up on autotrader.. or ebay.. and go pick them up... But he said you better plan on traveling because your not going to find them local :?

sry for the life story.. just thought it would help

[Davis Silver Sti]

well actually dave i have looked into it... I saw this one i thought was for sale on the side of the road one time... and stoped and checked it out, rhd all the way... i was like omg this would be sweet to buy but no1 was home so i came back the next day.. and they had to of them.. but either one of them were for sale.. so me and im started talking about how he got it... he said just basicly you look them up on autotrader.. or ebay.. and go pick them up... But he said you better plan on traveling because your not going to find them local :?

sry for the life story.. just thought it would help

Plus it would be very difficult if you wanted to sell it again. PRetty much a keep it forever car.

[Kurt_W]

Plus it would be very difficult if you wanted to sell it again. PRetty much a keep it forever car.

Unless it says “WRX” or “STi” on it from factory, pretty much all Subarus are “keep it forever” cars. The resale values of Subarus are horrible; how many times have you heard someone (aside from me) say “Hey, I really want an OBS or L-wagon”? I had my 95 Impreza for sale for almost a year at well below book in good condition and I didn’t have a single person come look at it. The primary reason so many Subaru owners are repeat owners is because it’s easier to trade the car in at the Subaru dealer then sit on it for the rest of eternity.

I actually think you might have less trouble selling a RHD Legacy then a regular one, especially if it had low miles. To rural mail delivery people, the RHD Legacys are very desirable as they are one of the few legal RHD cars available. Most of the postal people that I’ve talked to that drive them have had several and usually run them well over 200,000 miles.

On the bright side, it would be very easy to convert a RHD Legacy with a JDM turbo engine as the wiring is all on the correct side…likely all you’d need to do is the wiring, then stuff the engine and cross member in.

[daveb91]

Oh well the only Subey worth talking about is the XT LONG LIVE THE door stop!

Wonder if I can get one of those postman CRX SiR. :lol: