Newbie question on which Eagle to get

[greggblue]

Hi all,

I have a beach house in the Outer Banks @ NC and I want to park a 4WD down there in the garage to run around on the beach when I go down there. I thought it would be fun and different to have an Eagle out there... Would draw some stares and be totally cool.

I have several questions:

- Can the Eagle go offroad and handle deep and soft sand?

- Which particular model(s) should I look for?

- Any particular gotchas I need to look out for?

- Anyone have a decent Eagle for sale on the East Coast?

Thanks!

Gregg

[byrdock]

There's a Kammback on Wilmington CL I hope someone gets before I have to get it.

[thereverendbill]

Welcome to the nest first off and to answer your questions ....... Deep sand i don't know personally but you can make an eagle for whatever he terrain depending upon how determined you are to get it there.As far as models to look for is depending on how many people/ stuff you want to haul, at the moment I am the proud owner of a wagon (my daily driver when it is not needing repairs), a SX/4 that i am going to be restoring, and I will be the official owner of a Kammback today (I love all of the eagle models).  Wagons are the easiest models to find.

When you are looking at an eagle to purchase as a driver prepare to be on the ground, look at the frame sections (behind the tires  is the major spot), check the lines for rust (gas and brake lines run down the passenger side if they look really rusty plain on replacing them) look at the rockers (there are currently replacement outerrocker panels available), check the floors, check all of the bushings in the front suspension, look under the hood to see if there are any loose vacuum lines (this can cause the car to run poorly, not pass an emissions test, and not idle), check for aluminum valve cover (87 and 88 cars come from the factory with them, others have a leak prone plastic valve cover that you will end up replacing)  

And as far as cars for sale. At the moment I know of 2 SX/4s for sale in southern  Pennsylvania, possibly more (send me a message if you are interested)

Happy hunting

[shanebo]

Eagles are pretty versatile. They make a good daily driver but can be modified into anything from a lowrider to a rock crawler. Like Bill said though they had tendencies to rust. Stock they are just as if not more capeable than an Outback...as they are a true AWD that can be operated in 4x all the time...plus I think they look way cooler. With some good wide tires and some suspension mods you could have the sweetest beach buggy around..just make sure you keep the undercarriage washed off. Best of luck

[doneagle]

              HI I for one would not take an out there .IT would be a sin to let an    set out there and rust away .  IF you cared for these cars the way we do .you would not take an   out there....Don