In Dunedin there's a metallic-reddish 1992 or 93 SVX running around, being
used as an engineering workshop hack. Sold new here, it cost then $117 000
(~$51 500US); present owner bought it 7 years ago for $65 grandNZ.

The autotrans had a factory fault and failed at 40000km, clutch failure.
Trans replaced under factory warranty, blew again 1 WEEK later. Replaced
for same failure another 5 times before problem traced to Taiwanese seals
used. US seals finally fitted, no problems since.

The car is owned by Saunders Engineering ph 03-456-1488. It has minor dents
etc and the owner doesn't know whether to sell it (a dealer offered him
$14g, another source told me) or restore it. He will sell if offered the
"right" price, though when I asked how much he said "no clue".

He says he did Christchurch to Dunedin (365km) one night, including a
gas/hamburger stop, in 2hr 35min, about 4:00AM. He says the speedo stopped
at 265kmh but it would accelerate on another 500rpm past this. Said its
best acceleration was over 150kmh.

Probably too good to be used as a donor car, and will almost certainly be a
collectable before too long. But a Subaru-loving listee might want it as a
going concern. If I could afford it I'd certainly be keen. These cars have
everything, they go, they are reliable and they go.

SVXs are 4WD.

Andrew Grebneff
165 Evans St, Dunedin, New Zealand
fax 64 (3) 479-7527
<andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz>
VW van, Toyota diesel & mollusc nut
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