Operation: Restoration

One of the surprises that the New year brought was the acquisition of V.2 - our first family car. We really didn't have plans of buying a car this early because of several reasons. First is the price of a brand new car and second the monthly payment you need to pay for several years. That was our reservation, but when we learned about that Tito Vic was going to sell his Subaru Legacy, I grabbed the opportunity. the car, A Subaru Legacy wagon version 96 is a very ideal car for us it has the features of a regular sedan plus a wide trunk space.

Although it already has its years on it the car in general, is still in good condition. The only thing that needs immediate attention is the engine. Initially, the engine oil was leaking due to faulty oil seals and gaskets it was never fixed due to the limited availability of the parts. The search for parts led me to Banawe - where they sell all car parts for almost all  car brands. The first trip to the "talyer" was a disaster, the mechanics not that knowledgeable with the Subaru design damaged the parts upon installation. The only time I detected the faulty work was several days after, this prompted me to send the car back to the shop for improvement. Unfortunately, the mechanics were never able to fix the problem, the best they could do is minimize the leak that's it.

The woes continued when the temperature went up. I speculated on the subject, probably the fan is longer working or a busted radiator it's only a toss up between the two. The thing that I was trying to avoid was sending the car to Subaru directly. There is this negative perception about having your car service directly with the manufacturer, they say that it's too costly and it's impractical. I had no choice, Subaru was "the" only option so with reservation I had the car checked. Upon estimating the car parts I figured, price is not as outrageous than I thought yeah sure we're still talking about a good amont of money but the parts are genuine. And what is more important is the mechanics, they're knowledgeable with the car and the work that they would be doing will have a warranty so it's not that bad.

I've decided to have V.2 to go to Subaru for repairs after all there's no other car shop willing to take on the job because of parts shortage.