Mega-Miles 1983 Subaru GL 4WD Wagon For Sale on Bring a Trailer
Key takeaways
- This four-wheel-drive wagon has really gone the distance.
- Sure, the pair's flat-four engines are different from what you'd find in a Honda CR-V or Toyota RAV4, but you'd sure have a hard time explaining to an alien why they're different.
- Take, for example, this 1983 Subaru GL wagon with the apparently rare Black Diamond Edition package, which has just turned up on Bring a Trailer (which, like Car and Driver, is part of Hearst Autos).
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This four-wheel-drive wagon has really gone the distance.
Bring a Trailer Here's a Subaru wagon from a time when the company was far outside the mainstream.It's got huge mileage but extensive servicing and is obviously well cared for.It's deeply practical but also totally collectible.Last year, the two best-selling Subarus in the U.S. market were the Crosstrek and the Forester, both of which are just crossovers. Sure, the pair's flat-four engines are different from what you'd find in a Honda CR-V or Toyota RAV4, but you'd sure have a hard time explaining to an alien why they're different. Once, though, Subarus really were different.
Take, for example, this 1983 Subaru GL wagon with the apparently rare Black Diamond Edition package, which has just turned up on Bring a Trailer (which, like Car and Driver, is part of Hearst Autos). With its funky shape, shifter-engaged four-wheel-drive, and wonky engine-compartment spare-tire placement, this is a gem from an era when Subarus were properly weird.