>> Flat 4 boxer engine.
>> Water cooled
>> 4 headlights.
>> Two foglights (not working)
>> Smaller than a LWB Land Rover.
>> Better turning circle.
>> Tyres cost FAR less.

> Not sure what older model cars you have over there, but "boxer" to 
> me
> means either porsche or Subaru. I'd guess Subaru. I have no idea 
> what
> year range you are talking about, but I'll guess Justy? :)

Give the man a virtual cookie, almost.

My son drives a Justy, which is a vertical inline East-West 3.
Mine is a 1987? Subaru Leone 'station-wagon'.
No street cred at all.
Unlike most of the new Subarus it isn't full time 4WD and it has 
selectable low ratio which gets used seldom but is a lifesaver when 
needed.
I was amazed to find the lack of cam belt and push rods.
Whatever it dies of it won't be a broken cam belt.
They rust a typical amount for Japanese cars so almost all have gone 
from this area. But in the South Island (lower part of NZ) on the 
Canterbury plains around Christchurch there is much less salt in the 
air and car bodies last much longer. My one was, literally, an answer 
to prayer - as they are vanishingly rare here the only way to get one 
appears to have been to have it sent special delivery :-). This one 
spent its recent years in Christchurch until an Israeli tourist bought 
it to tour the country with, drove it to Auckland and then sold it to 
me when he flew out. We've now, entirely coincidentally, I think, 
bought two cars from Israeli tourists.



        Russell



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