Copart Rebuild Challenge
Who hasn’t heard of the Copart Rebuild Challenge? For the last few years, Copart has been putting on a contest where the winner in each category wins $1,000 for the best rebuild project. This year, the categories are: Custom, Powersport, and Rebuild. Here is my entry for the rebuild contest. This is a 2007 Subaru […]
Subaru Cooling System Basics
This last week, a friend of mine was experiencing issues with his cooling system and his car began to get hot. His car is a 99 Legacy L Sedan with the 2.2L, so it was highly unlikely that a head gasket would be the issue, unless he overheated it, which was not the case. I […]
You hate to see it: Don’t sell your car to a junkyard
Why do people sell their cars to the junkyard when you offer them a better price? In this Boxer Tech Podcast, I show you a prime example of what actually happened to a car I offered the seller a fair price for. Backstory: A few weeks ago, my buddy Mark, whom I was with at […]
Subaru Head Gasket Failures Explained
I have seen more than my fair share of head gasket diagnosis from repairing Subarus. I’ve done so many, I can pretty much do it in my sleep and without pulling the motor from car. Diagnosing a head gasket issue is easy, but some may not understand how or why it happened. Many Subie Newbies […]
Wife’s New Daily Driver
So a few weeks ago, my wife was driving home from work in our family Forester and she came to revelation. The Forester is great, but it’s not really a family vehicle. Our other car we daily drive is a 2014 Ford Fusion and while it does the trick, when loaded with a baby stroller […]