This is my 1992 Subaru Loyale, purchased used for $2,500 on February 3, 2002 (I remember the date because it was the day after the Patriots won the Super Bowl for the first time). 81,000 miles on it when purchased, now has over 135,000. This was one of the final production years for the Loyale and its classic two-box design (I believe it was phased out in 1994). I've had to sink at least $2,500 back INTO the car over the past 4 years to keep it running. But hey, that's still a great deal considering what new cars run for these days. The car was my primary mode of transportation in 2002-2004 (high school), saw off and on use between 2004 and 2005 (first few years of college), and has now joined me here in Vermont, which is basically Subaru's version of a retirement home. It is said that "Subarus come home to Vermont to die." That's exactly what mine's gonna do.

Exterior:
(The Soob, January 2004)

Really haven't done much of any exterior modifications to the thing. The most major exterior mod would be the various bumper stickers that have made a home on the windows and bumpers over the years. Whoever owned it before me also put two snazzy narrow white "racing stripes" running along the side of the car when they got it repainted. I also got some black rounded "door accents" for the edges of the doors a few years back from some random online Subaru Parts clearance site. You'd never even notice them unless you knew they were there though.

(The aftermarket door accents you'd never know where there if I didn't have arrows pointing to them).

Oh yeah, and the hubcaps are removable too, I guess that'd count as an "exterior mod".

(Classy)

(Badasssss)

And I should mention, that despite the for sale signs on it in those pictures, it is no longer on the market.

The body itself has held up fairly well. The car was freshly repainted just prior to my purchase of it. Rust spots on the hood and around the wheel wells are beginning to make their presence known though. Although when it is clean, you'd never believe that the car's seen 14 harsh New England winters.