My GT2 wagon

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Post by Chris_Rogers » Sun Jul 08, 2012 5:49 pm

Gannon wrote:I think a lot of us would love to own it, but only few that could afford it and/or already have too many play toys.

exactly. I already have two toys and that one was the third and wife was getting annoyed with it. as for wholesaling it. I had a victorian buyer but the mod plates on it didn't mean squat there and the thing would have needed engineeering again. in the end it was all too hard and with a wife complaining I had too many cars - that was the final outcome.
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Post by purp » Sun Jul 08, 2012 6:36 pm

Gannon wrote:I think a lot of us would love to own it, but only few that could afford it and/or already have too many play toys.
I would have loved it, but as with Chris, it was incompatible with the wife... :?

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Post by steptoe » Sun Jul 08, 2012 7:09 pm

Chris_Rogers wrote:wife
Tweetys owner has a fix for this type of predickament :D

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Post by purp » Sun Jul 08, 2012 7:35 pm

steptoe wrote:Tweetys owner has a fix for this type of predickament :D
That fix is also incompatible with the wife... :)

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Post by Mushroom » Thu May 16, 2013 1:34 pm

Hi Guys,

Because I have Girlfriend 1.0 which is compatible with the GT2 Wagon I am the new proud owner of the car.
I have so many questions to ask and a bit of work to do to bring it back up to Chris's high standards but I will try.

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Post by steptoe » Thu May 16, 2013 5:04 pm

COOL ! How many points on your licence day 1 ? :D

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Post by Chris_Rogers » Thu May 16, 2013 5:16 pm

knowing troy personally for a few years and knowing some of his previous cars this one is tame in comparision.

ask away.
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Post by Mushroom » Fri May 17, 2013 10:59 am

Yeah all points are still intact and hopefully this weekend is sunny the wagon will get a lot of attention in the form of cleaning and replacement of fluids.

What do you guys reccommend for auto trans fluid and is it worth me putting a bottle of the Lucas automatic transmission treatment to help keep the seals nice and sound.

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Post by Chris_Rogers » Fri May 17, 2013 12:06 pm

talk to bob grant about what is supposed to go in it. there was something about it.
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Post by Mushroom » Fri May 17, 2013 12:33 pm

Just did thanks Chris he was very helpful :)

I will give you a bell in a couple of weeks about the aircon as I want to get it sorted. Also how do you test the rear window demister as I suspect its not functioning correctly.

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Post by purp » Sat May 18, 2013 7:35 am

Mushroom wrote: Also how do you test the rear window demister as I suspect its not functioning correctly.
Park out side my place right now (-4°C) and wait for the windows to to fog up, then turn it on?

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Post by El_Freddo » Wed May 22, 2013 9:45 pm

purp wrote:Park out side my place right now (-4°C) and wait for the windows to to fog up, then turn it on?
Or just check it with a multimeter when it's turned on ;)

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Post by mr_sp33 » Mon Jun 03, 2013 10:43 pm

Mushroom wrote:Just did thanks Chris he was very helpful :)

I will give you a bell in a couple of weeks about the aircon as I want to get it sorted. Also how do you test the rear window demister as I suspect its not functioning correctly.
It was suggested that the TX valve and receiver drier are replaced (freon wasn't circulating).

Cool to see it back on the forums.

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Post by El_Freddo » Sat Mar 11, 2017 11:52 am

And it's up for sale again. Bargain price I reckon but seems to need a few things looked at.

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Post by Captain Obvious » Sun Mar 12, 2017 9:52 am

damn if only i had the spare cash!
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Post by El_Freddo » Sun Mar 12, 2017 10:57 am

I know right?!

My other issue is other projects... I don't need another car...

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Post by KiwiL » Tue Mar 14, 2017 6:53 pm

Love this wagon! Good to see it's still around.

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Post by wagonist » Mon Jun 04, 2018 12:38 pm

might not be for much longer. The current owner is looking to pass it along, but no one wants it.
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Post by wagonist » Mon Jun 04, 2018 12:43 pm

BTW, El Freddo, I believe it lives in your neck of the woods now ;)
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88 RX Turbo Full-time 4wd touring wagon project - 97 Toyota Caldina GTT (turbo 4wd WRX eater:twisted:) - Hyundai Excel Rally Car:confused::???:
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96 Toyota Caldina wagon

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Post by El_Freddo » Mon Jun 04, 2018 2:41 pm

wagonist wrote:BTW, El Freddo, I believe it lives in your neck of the woods now ;)
Yes it does. I've had the pleasure of having a look at it. I'd say it's a bit of a restoration job if you want to keep it for some time, otherwise I reckon you'd just be running a good thing into the ground if left the way it is :(

I also think the biggest issue is the uncertainty around the engineering requirements in Vic - some engineering firms in QLD are on our VASS approved scheme. So if it's happened to have been done at a listed engineer then it's a walk in the park in that department.

Road worthy could be a bit of work. Then the rest is cosmetic in my opinion.

Such a great looking subi and a very unique (and I'd imagine quick) setup! I hope someone picks this thing up to restore it.

I'd love to, but a) I've got a few things higher up on my wish list and b) things haven't gone the way I'd hoped this year :(

And I'd prefer a manual... but that's just me ;)

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