Usually when folks are trying to sell a car, they conceal any of its misgivings. Not this guy or girl though.
Listed on the Detroit area's Craigslist was a 1996 Subaru Outback painted a lovely shade of teal. And while it has done a solid 300,000 miles, that's only the beginning of a Subaru's life. These cars last forever.
While the original ad has been taken down there are a couple of excerpts worth giving a read.
Check it out below:
Check engine light has been on for about 200,000 miles. My dad put a piece of black electrical tape over it, but that fell off two summers ago, and a bumblebee got stuck on the piece of tape when it was laying on the dashboard and carried it away...
...If you're a parent considering buying and fixing up this car for a teenager in your house who imagines they'll use it to go to the local drive-in theater with a cute boy / girl and let their hormones run wild, rest assured, this car is an automotive chastity belt. I mean, look at it. Every part of the car is shaped and styled like the least attractive parts of the human anatomy. The back is too small to lay down in, the rear seats are contoured in such a way as to make love-making impossible, and the center console is loaded with enough protuberances and jagged edges that necking could lead to a visit to the emergency room. This car is the anti-boner, its pastel paint job and fabric interior dousing any hormonal flames. Trust me on this, I drove this car for four years. Your teenager will experience a baffling streak of abstinence when they drive this car, to their frustration, and your relief...
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