I enjoyed this video far more than I expected. Tommy's witty remarks were on point and seeing Roman jumping and "woofing" like a happy puppy was hilarious. Any obstacle named the @$$ scratcher is going to generate some buzz and laughter. Great job guys and great job by the old Subie gal.

This absolutely reminds me of Richard Hammond and his little Opel Kadett, "Oliver".

@rickyguti

4 жыл бұрын

True!

@D_M_W_

4 жыл бұрын

hahahaha...yesss!!! that episode is unforgetable

@ryansauto93

4 жыл бұрын

Was thinking the same thing!

@henryjohn2218

4 жыл бұрын

oliverrrrrrr in africa.

@eligreen9969

4 жыл бұрын

RIP Oliver

“...I’m not brave enough...but I know someone who is...”. That’s fatherly love!

@gonewplaces2685

4 жыл бұрын

Big Mo Volontold ? Not volunteered??

@stanw909

4 жыл бұрын

Crazy enough .

One of the best off-road videos you’ve made with the most unlikely of vehicles. I was totally entertained. Tommy is a champ!

@ItsNotMeItsYou007

4 жыл бұрын

Might seem unlikely if you never had one or went off road in a small car before but not otherwise.

I absolutely love stories where the underrated, unappreciated, underdog makes the big guys stop and take notice. I would love to have that Subaru as a daily driver.

@philtripe

4 жыл бұрын

pssht...better hurry cause it aint gonna last at this rate. in fact did you hear him at the end? it definitely has a new rattle... i remember these cars new and they were hard to keep running! and i got really use to hearing that cranky Suby starter motor

4 жыл бұрын

@@philtripe Why were they apparently so hard to keep running?

@HughCStevenson1

4 жыл бұрын

@ I had an '81 1800 with dual range and it always kept going, no problem.

@mitchell5064

4 жыл бұрын

2big 2fail they’re bulletproof, even today

That dude in the Cherokee "You're outta your mind with that thing out here!"

@dirtylatte

4 жыл бұрын

That was comedy right there, I chuckled at that too.😆

I bet nobody in 1979 could imagine, that 40 years later these little Subaru's would be very cool

@gs6810

4 жыл бұрын

Lol, that things still isnt cool.

@davidking3311

4 жыл бұрын

Still cooler than a 2020 Subaru

@gs6810

4 жыл бұрын

@Jose Martinez still isn't cool either.

@rollinrat4850

4 жыл бұрын

I had a copy of this exact car. Great little cars. I would follow my friends Toyota pickup on trails. It was so light you could push, lift or pull it easily. I drove it through lots of deep snow and unplowed roads. It got great mileage and never stranded me. A little quirky looking, but I thought that was cool! I sold it for more than I paid for it after using it 6 years. That is cool!

@makingtechsense126

4 жыл бұрын

@@rollinrat4850 - I took mine around a friend's motocross track. We even jumped it. The only thing that happened was the battery shifted (wasn't tied down) and pulled the cable off the starter.

I own a 1992 Subaru l-series in Australia. These things with a 2 inch lift and minor mods, make it the ultimate budget offroader. The car has cost me well under 5k, including purchase, upgrades and accessories. And it goes many places it shouldn't. Even out conqours some vehicles which allways pisses them off ahahaha

@firebir11

4 жыл бұрын

That’s great.

@chrisclark3801

4 жыл бұрын

spectacular man! I had an '88 5 speed. Loved that car. Totally unstoppable.

@Stuka87

4 жыл бұрын

Sadly, soon as Subaru switched everything to CVT's, any offroading ability they had (such as yours) vanished.

@golum22222

4 жыл бұрын

I'm in WA, you in Ausubaru? I was years ago, l built a WRX offroader, check Pimpreza Lancelin on KZread, also a couple of posts after this for my Liberty.

@bradd5112

4 жыл бұрын

My granddad had an 82 Brat, I used to take that thing skiing in NH and I never managed to get it even close to stuck!

ONE OF THE BEST VIDS IN A LONG TIME

I ❤️ the guy in the Cherokee commending you

@rydingwithryan493

4 жыл бұрын

Yea it’s always the odd or slightly outa place vehicles that attract the most attention.

In college my girlfriend had one in red. We lived in NM and could go anywhere in it. We'd leave my almost new 88 civic at home and take the old Subaru when we were going to hit snow or dirt. These are amazing cars.

RIP to all the newer outbacks that will die attempting this.

@angelgjr1999

4 жыл бұрын

Rip Subaru transmissions

@Hamsterlion683

4 жыл бұрын

Angel Gutierrez 😂😂😂those god dang cvt

@dirttales

4 жыл бұрын

Just went through this trail in my 08 2" lifted forester with rear torque locker. It's not that tough if you pick good lines and have an auto box with 4.44 gearing!

@dirttales

4 жыл бұрын

@@angelgjr1999 My 4EAT made it through just fine.

@LowRoller420

4 жыл бұрын

@@dirttales It just shows how much better of a rig a Subaru could be if it had decent non CVT trans option. I had a 5 speed XT Outback but then you had the issue of slipping the clutch when trying to move slowly over obstacles or uphill.

I had a 1992 Brat with the E81 1800cc engine and 4spd man with low range. loved it!

Awesome video! My daily is a ‘77 Subaru wagon and it always surprises me the places it can get me on camping trips here in Australia. So small you can drive around wheel ruts of the big 4WDs without getting stuck in them 😊

Subaru’s never cease to amaze me especially being the proud owner of a 80 dL wagon, 85 gl wagon, 92 legacy wagon and a 04 Forester. 😁

@DeepOwl1073

2 жыл бұрын

79 dl, 80gl, 92 legacy sedan, and currently a 17 Outback. The 92 was the best. That 2.2 was a beast.

@eag4real

2 жыл бұрын

@@DeepOwl1073 The 2.2 was indeed “A beast”.

@DeepOwl1073

2 жыл бұрын

@@eag4real my dad was a Subaru tech from 1976 to 2003. The 2.2 was his favorite engine.

Someone at Subaru must be looking at this and saying what have we become ?

@HughCStevenson1

4 жыл бұрын

Too much luxury (and weight)!

@Aashishkebab

4 жыл бұрын

What's wrong with the cars now?

@markv78

4 жыл бұрын

@@Aashishkebab cvt is worthless and there cars have very little off road capabilities you would destroy a new doing that trail

@MyRegardsToTheDodo

4 жыл бұрын

@@markv78 Let's see how their new ralley cars will be, if they really do re-enter the WRC in 2022. The Subaru Impreza was a total legend as a ralley car.

@markv78

4 жыл бұрын

@@MyRegardsToTheDodo I agree wasn't aware they dropped out of wrc

The more I see this DL the more I love it! That thing is Awesome! And gotta love getting props from the Cherokee driver. You Go Subaru!!!!

19:28 “Yes,! Wow! The power of light weight.“ This really drives home the point how beneficial being small and lightweight are off road.

Weight kills and in a day of armored up moded up 6000+ lb jeeps people forget that less is often more.

@AJ-qn6gd

3 жыл бұрын

The more recovery equipment you bolt on your Jeep the more likely you are to get stuck !

those old scoobies had good approach angle, a short wheel base and light weight. a good combo. thanks for the great vid!

Lived in Colorado my whole life, and I can't remember the last time I saw a 70s or 80s Subaru that wasn't a rolling ball of rust. Seriously in awe of how clean that little wagon is.

The little Subaru that could....

This reminds me of the time I took my 96 rav4 on this trail. I can still smell the clutch.

I completed Fins and things no problem in a 2019 forester. Of note, towards the end of the first half there is a 33” tire and locker recommended obstacle that my forester also conquered. I have a 2” lift and 30” tires

@81eagle

4 жыл бұрын

Heck yeah! I know exactly which obstacle you are talking about. I go down for the EJS almost every year. I do it in my AMC Eagle SX/4 on 28" BFG KM2's. Here's some of Metal Masher from last year. My son following in his '85 Toy. kzread.info/dash/bejne/nWekpLSOlNGrYMY.html

TFL Has Gone Mad!!! Taking this car off road LOL!!! Amazing Hilarious Video. Tommy and Roman are getting funnier in every video. More please!

had one of these back in the 90's - I was also shocked how capable it was off road ! ( with just a set of snow tires )

imagine the subi had low range a fuel injected engine and better tires.that would be a small beast :-)

@Darndiddlyarn

4 жыл бұрын

Had a mate with the leone models, lifted 2" with SAT tyres, things were crazy capable.

@michaelschmidt4618

4 жыл бұрын

I have lifted many Subaru's over the years and done the 6 bolt conversion

@toolshed7652

4 жыл бұрын

Throw in proper cooling and a turbo and it'd be a little beast

@robforsyth8254

4 жыл бұрын

They are great vehicles. I owned a 1989 L Series Touring Wagon with the 1.8 EFI engine and a low range gearbox and could tackle anything that was thrown at it. Great entry point for a novice offroader and fun to drive. Conquered the Brindabella and snowy mountains through mud and snow and a heck of a lot of fun.

@robforsyth8254

4 жыл бұрын

Michael Schmidt you can get hold of the ea82T engine and gives you a little more torque but some here in oz do a 2.5T upgrade and all the sti bolt ons...downside is the spare has to go on the roof or in the boot. Notorious for the roof liner sagging at the worst possible moment and ball joints are problematic.

Tommy seems to be learning what all us old guys who drove under-powered 4 cylinder “foreign jobs” back in the ‘70s would remember. You have to get off that clutch quick and keep the revs up when doing anything where power was likely to be an issue - such as steep hills. You definitely didn’t want to be slipping the clutch to try and go too slow. Most of those cars weighed so little that they just bounced around a bit and you rarely broke anything as long as you didn’t go beyond “moderately stupid.” Carbs were another story and they took up way too much of my time back when I could still look under the hood and not feel like it would cost me $5,000 if I experimented a little.

Watching this reminds me of my buddies '81 wagon we routinely took from L.A. to Baja, Mx. on holiday weekends. Beer, tacos and miles of sandy beaches. Great times.

I bet that was Tommy's most fun day off-roading ever. Point and shoot lifted trucks are fun but when you have to really pick a line and are not sure if it can make it, well you just can't beat that for excitement. I had a Wagoneer and I would get similar comments 'I can't believe you got that back here' and stuff like that. Tommy, hats off to ya for trying and succeeding.

This little Subi was cool AF, but seeing a father and son share this experience together is what made this video for me. Well done :)

My first car in 1985 was a 78 4-door sedan. Loved that little car. My friends and I called it the Little Roo. Blew the engine a year later. My step-dad and I found a used replacement engine for $25 that was just about to be cut up for scrap metal. It was so small, he and I could lift it up and put it in the backseat of his car. Changed it ourselves.

Get tires and put a Weber carb on then you’ll have power

LOL people knew what flat 4s were in 1978, back then there were Volkswagen Beetles EVERYWHERE. In fact I'm pretty sure it was the best-selling import car from the early 1960s right on up to the late 1970s when the Japanese makes finally got a solid foothold.

Loved this video. Entertaining through & through. That Subaru has some skills. I didn't think it would be able to conquer half those obstacles but turns out that little thing is one very capable vehicle. Great job as always guys 😊👍

Drove my 79 dl all over Wyoming in the 80's. Then east Texas till about 2001. Still have it behind the shop in the weeds 😢

I loves those old wagons, I owned a couple and would love to have one again.

@neilmurphy845

4 жыл бұрын

All they need is a new carb and they'll be sorted

@tomasmica325

4 жыл бұрын

Neil Murphy It actually has a brand new carb!

@neilmurphy845

4 жыл бұрын

@@tomasmica325 sorry Thomas I didn't realise whys it stalling going up hills could it be a check valve or pump/filter but some car none the less

@larrygomez6637

4 жыл бұрын

I have a dual-range '84 with a Weber 1.8 liter that does great! I just wish I could afford a locker or two. 13" traction tires are about extinct. Using snow tires.

This is how Subaru generated so much love in the first place with it's rabid fanbase. Cheap, cheerful, and surprisingly capable. I didn't really get it until I got a used forrester (2004) a while back. It is slow, understeers like a pig. But here in Costa Rica, it is an absolute goat! Reliable and just happy to climb things. Easy to fix too!

I owned an identical Subaru with a manual transmission. They really were very capable little cars and wherever you did get a little stuck, the car was so light it was easily pushed, pulled or lifted by a human to get it moving again. I rebuilt my motor and flogged this car all over the Sierra passes and forest trails. I drove it thru closed snowy roads with snow as high as the bumpers. Funky looking yet wonderful little cars! I sold mine for more than I paid after using it for 6 years. It NEVER stranded me or let me down.

Late 70s early 80s were great days for playing around in the hills like this. Subaru just plain, simple, functional, economical, and capable got it done!!! Our mountain rigs were all trucks or vehicles like Cherokee, International Travelall, Jeep truck, full-time 4x4 Ford F250 'Ranger' Supercab, etc. Subaru changed that... other than still having pickup trucks. Looked like this was a great outing and having lots of fun. One of my favorite videos you have done.

Wow it's amazing how wonderful things work originally when you just leave them alone

Boy, did that take me back! My 1972 yellow Subaru was front wheel drive. It could get 38 miles per gallon. I drove it around the logging roads in the the foothills of the Western Adirondacks. Once in winter I got lost and found myself on a snowmobile trail that little thing just kept right on going until I found a road. My father use to say he knew I was coming home because he could hear me coming down the road and it sounded like a coffee grinder.

There is something about this video that is so damn fun. Great work guys.

I had a a 1974 dl wagon (same body) when I was in high school. It was my first car. I took it off road all the time. Your video really takes me back to some great times. Thanks for sharing

Great video, guys. Wow...that little Subie is impressive! Of course, Tommy's driving skills helped a ton.

Better tires, and, perhaps a different carb. Loving this series. I had a GL, that I loved. Thanks guys.

I enjoy watching every moments of father and son having a great time together doing what both enjoy on a nice day. The cars (especially the Subaru) are really just a bonus of the whole show. Would love to raise my kids on the same path. Good job Roman and keep up the good work guys!

I love the little Leone's clattery , creaky progress up and down the rocks, and wouldn't turn one down if offered to me.

I had half dozen Subaru 4 wheel drive wagons from 76 to 84. Although I did 4 wheel all of them, the best was definately the 84 dual range 5 speed. It actually could handle seriously gnarly stuff. I had one that I raised the suspension an inch or so and put on large mud tires. I loved it.

Awesome set of videos highlighting a great old car!! I'm still in shock how well it did.

We owned a 2004 Subi Forrester for about a decade. We never did extreme boldering, but it could easily get through some pretty crazy stuff. One thing I noticed was that when passing traffic on fire roads, many Jeep owners would warn us that we'd never make it up in "that" car. We quickly learned that many jeep owners think only jeeps can do anything. We never knew whether to take their warnings seriously. Most of the time it wasn't even that bad or any worse than what we'd already done up to that point.

I do love those old cars. My first Subaru was a 1971. It was a rocket. My newest is a 2014. How fun! My sister was a ranger for the Canyonlands and drove her old 1976 front wheel drive on some places where 4x4's thought were theirs alone. It was fun long ago. These cars were awesome in snow. I lived in the mountains west of Denver when I grew up. We got these cars and they were good on gas and great in snow. Win win.

My first car was an '83 GL wagon with 4wd. Mine had the 2hi-4hi-4lo selector with the 4-speed stick. Loved that car, but it was in rapid disintegration mode from rust and everything was breaking on it too. We gave up when the clutch finally went, as was going to cost 4x the value of the car to fix!

@edo386

4 жыл бұрын

I have a 83 GL wagon, I've spend almost twice what it cost me in repairs, it has had an awful life before me, but every time I drive it I fell it's thanking me, always cracks a smile, even if I only go to grocery shopping, I love going out to the mountains and road trips on it, so It's worth it :)

@EBuff75

4 жыл бұрын

​@@edo386 Do you use the built-in "cupholder"? Just put your drink into the gap between the 'L' of the 4wd selector and the end of the handbrake! :D

@malifestro7596

4 жыл бұрын

My first car was also that but the two door version. Great first car! :)

@ShaneB666

4 жыл бұрын

Me too, had a dual range 1983 for ten years, still love it.

@myofficegoes65

4 жыл бұрын

I once owned an '81 DL wagon. It also suffered from uncontrollable oxidation which surprised me one day after work. I had a frustrating work day and was looking forward to getting out of there and going home. I got in, SLAMMED the door and heard a large "clunk" from outside. Opening the door I saw a rather large piece of metal lying on the ground. Oops! I guess it's not a good idea to slam the door. I finally had to get rid of my '81 after I crawled underneath one day to check the muffler and saw several holes rusted through the floor.

That subaru exceeded my expectations by miles!! The magic is that is lightweight

Fantastic video, guys! The Subi was quite impressive!

I love this little car, hope to see lots more videos on it!

Anyone else just watched the entire video grinning from ear to ear for the subAAAru? Such a characteristic little car.

Love this father-son video. Best part of the video was seeing Roman do the "woofing" puppy thing, hilarious

Have had 2 second gen and 1 third gen GL wagons. Absolutely loved them. Had the 1.8 ltr with "Dual Range" and manual trans. My 85 had little white spoke wheels, Bridgestone mud and snow tires, grill guard with 1500 lb Superwinch and skid plate...dealer installed when new. Took it into a canyon hunting one time. Slimy red clay that you couldn't walk on. Chained up all 4 wheels, low range, 2nd gear and the dang thing crawled up it like nothing. It thought it was a Jeep CJ. The Subies only limitation is ground clearance. Want to restore a 2nd gen BRAT now.

Had one these as my first car, it had the low range box which made go anywhere the big boys could go. It was unstoppable, it even survived a a 6 foot high jump i launched it off.

Reminds me of my 78 Toyota pickup. 2wd long box sr5 with ac! First vehicle when I was 16 a few years ago. I loved that truck! So simple and very durable. Being very go kart like, I went everywhere at full throttle and always found excuses to go drive it. It taught me more finesse to rally around dirt roads since it could lose power or traction so easily. While I could never reach the places I have been with my newer Toyota 4x4 trucks, I can easily say it was the most fun I've had with a car or pickup.

I gotta say, these 78 scoob videos are putting the BIGGEST smile on my face :) I had a 78 wagon for a little while too, but couldn't get it to pass smog :(

I had the same car, here are some tips. 1. Lower your carb float level a little bit. The only time your engine should quit is when you jump and land badly, never going up or down the hill. 2. If it is legal where you live, removing the bumpers helps your approach and departure angles. 3. You are the computer in the Subaru, a good driver is necessary for the car to shine. (You are pretty good, except...) 4. You need to hit every hill at your horsepower peak (4000+RPM) and finish every hill at or above your torque peak. (2800RPM) No exceptions. Learn that your car is good for unlimited air time and you can drag it everywhere without hurting it too much. 5. 80s Subarus had 15 inch spare tires. Real VW Beetle tires fit perfectly and give you a little more clearance and more traction everywhere but sand. (They do hurt the gearing a bit, just remember to keep the revs up and they are a big plus.)

In 1978 we laughed at those Subaru's with our 4x4 pickups, single cab of course because anything with more interior was too expensive. Secretly most of us wanted a Brat with those rear seats perfectly positioned for drinking. Today I appreciate what Subaru did and how they found a market for those vehicles.

I flippin love that lil Subaru! ☺

WOW!!! So cool to see this classic Subaru wagon conquer Moab. Amazing job Tommy!!

Simply amazing!!! Excellent job Tommy. Love TFL!!!

OMG I haven’t seen one of these Subarus since 1992 I thought they all rusted away I love them so much how did you find such a cool Japanese nostalgic

@GIGABACHI

4 жыл бұрын

Most of them did, sadly. 😭

Dang I really love this little Thing! Honestly its my fav Subaru ever!

Well. Done. That was so enjoyable. Keep doing what you're doing!

That little Subie would make a bad ass restomod! Throw a WRX motor in there, mild suspension lift, modern white mag wheels, and a winch up front. Good looking capable little car!

That was fantastic. For a vehicle that had no business being on those kinds of trails, it conquered it like a mountain goat. Great stuff and I can smell that gas from here!

My mom had one of those and we nicknamed it the "roach". At 14 I would take it and wheel it down by the Skagit river. I rolled it on it's side in a trenched out mud hole. Broke the mirror off and put some scratches in it but thankfully nothing too noticeable and some other wheelers were nice enough to help me get it back on it's wheels. Mom never found out and I went on to roll several other Subaru's during my teens and twenties. I'd love to find a clean 83 GL like the one I had when I moved out and joined the ski bum life. Thanks for a trip down memory lane.

I had to watch. I used to have a 1979 Subaru Brat., the tiny truck version of what you tested in Moab. This was back in the 80`s and it was relatively new, but I used to take it on drives through desert trails and it proved very capable. It kept up with the Toyota truck's and Jeeps sharing the trail. I took it through dry stream beds. It conquered large rocks and some steep climbs.

That was fantastic! Great production on that video and I’m just amazed by that little car. I believe it’s greatest asset is it’s size and weight, like the Suzuki, it could just bound over anything. Thank you TFL.

I had a 77 DL. 4-speed stick shift. 1 speaker radio. 30 MPG. It was a fun and comfortable car to drive.

Those old Subaru's were so cool, this video brought back memories of cruising around in my buddies Subaru Brat. Well done guys!

That Subaru is badass. You guys should be proud. Loved the little Subaru commercial.

Had a 1987 wagon with same sorta drive train. A little more HP. Drove it for years. It got me out of a few very bad snow storms in the mountains. I’d see broncos and pickup in the ditch while my Rú would tractor through anything.

This is one of the best vids I've seen lately. Awesome to that little car do that. Back in the 70s and early 80s, I drove a Scout II. It's what I learned to drive in.

One of the best episodes yet. Loved it!

That was amazing, Tommy!

This was absolutely fantastic and what we all didn’t know we needed right now. Kudos guys! One of my favorites by far!

Best off-roading video I have seen in a long time, please do more with this Subaru!!

I’ve owned 2 subi wagons and a BRAT.... they all had low range... loved em! I lived in Montana and they were awesome in snow....

Im speechless. Love the channel guys 👌👌👌 best car channel on youtube by far wish your videos were an hour long. Keep it up

I have an 84 gl wagon with LOTS of miles and the dual range transmission, I have ABSOLUTELY NO DOUBT it would conquer this course with ease. It also enjoys mud too! I've had mud up to the battery so far...The 4wd system just dont know how to stop.......Thanks for the AWESOME SUBARU video!

Had a used one with 'low range' many years ago. Though gutless, it was capable, and you certainly did it justice. Great driving!

wuss, I learned to 4wd in a 80s wagon. It taught me how to use momentum, pick lines, and shame thoses in jeeps and large trucks that could not really drive. Now I drive a 4d rubicon, and a 2001 TJ. I go where I want, with no problems.

I really thank the KZread algorithm for suggesting this video and this channel, I thoroughly enjoyed watching it. It was like the underdog winning a bout.

Hey Tommy thanks for the old brochure pictures...those were cool to see...nice Oldsmobile picture⭐⭐

I had a 79 Brat (pickup truck version) and a 86 wagon with the dual range transfer case. To this day I've never had a vehicle that did better in the snow. Both were indestructible.

These are, by far the funnest kind of videos that you guys do.

Remember the guy (Moab local, I think) that drove up Baby Lion's Back in an old Crown Victoria? I think there's a video of it somewhere on youtube.

Those old Subaru's were beasts back then. You could beat the hell out of them and they would still keep going. My mom rolled hers once when she was accidentally ran her off the road. Luckily she wasn't hurt because she was wearing her seat belt. It didn't even cave the roof in. They were able to roll it over and it started right up and she drove home on the interstate and the engine didn't even miss a beat. It didn't even hesitate to start. One thing about them is they didn't have much power at low RPMs. But once you got moving and higher RPMs, they could go just about everywhere.

Would love to see the same test with a AMC SX4 Eagle.

Only Tommy could fit in the ancient Subaru! You should have had the Canadian drive it!

A Subaru Brat is my childhood dream vehicle. This is scratching an itch for sure!! Good stuff! MORE!!

Looks like the same trail my buddy and myself took his 57 ford sedan on back in 73!

That was a awesome video. I was just there with my Outback but used a UTV Honda Talon on the trails and what a experience.