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| sk8kat1 |
 Mar 30 2007, 11:52 AM
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Senior Member  Group: Members Posts: 911 Joined: 10-October 05 From: belvidere ,IL Member No.: 4,937  |
ok I need a new car my daily is taking a dump .... I have pretty much come down to a subaru .. seems to be what I want but looking for cheap-ish but still good and reliable ... so with that said are there years / models to avoid and how many miles on a subaru is too many ?
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| VaccaRabite |
Mar 30 2007, 12:22 PM
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En Garde! Group: Admin Posts: 13,443 Joined: 15-December 03 From: Dallastown, PA Member No.: 1,435 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
What model are you looking for?
Zach |
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| sk8kat1 |
Mar 30 2007, 12:29 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 911 Joined: 10-October 05 From: belvidere ,IL Member No.: 4,937 |
outback wagon or forester -- base models or just above .. NA engines --- unless there are better ones someone suggests
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| brer |
Mar 30 2007, 12:47 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,555 Joined: 10-March 05 From: san diego Member No.: 3,736 Region Association: None |
beware of pre 2000 subaru 4 cam 2.5L engines.
the head gaskets are timebombs, which is why they are so cheap. Go for a 2002 or newer 2.5L twin cam. |
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| tdgray |
Mar 30 2007, 03:05 PM
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Thank God Nemo is not here to see this Group: Members Posts: 9,705 Joined: 5-August 03 From: Akron, OH Member No.: 984 Region Association: None |
All the above and I would stay away from WRX's.
Kids buy 'em and beat the Sh&t out of them. I have a Outback sport (think imprezza wagon). It is nice but I would like a little more room. I'll be buying the bigger outback next time. |
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| JPB |
Mar 30 2007, 07:45 PM
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The Crimson Rocket smiles in your general direction. Group: Members Posts: 2,927 Joined: 12-November 05 From: Tapmahamock, Va. Member No.: 5,107 |
I'd get a WRX so if something happened, you can always take the engine out and put it your 914 (IMG:style_emoticons/default/thumb3d.gif)
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| sk8kat1 |
Mar 31 2007, 01:01 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 911 Joined: 10-October 05 From: belvidere ,IL Member No.: 4,937 |
QUOTE(JPB @ Mar 30 2007, 05:45 PM)  I'd get a WRX so if something happened, you can always take the engine out and put it your 914 (IMG:style_emoticons/default/thumb3d.gif) nice... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) |
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| sww914 |
Mar 31 2007, 02:09 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,439 Joined: 4-June 06 Member No.: 6,146 Region Association: None |
The 2.0 engines are pretty bulletproof. The mechanic that I know at the local dealership says if you don't abuse them, the only repairs they ever need is an oil pump seal and spark plugs every 100,000 miles, and timing belts every 60K-80K .
I've put 80K on my WRX with only 1 problem, 2 radiators failed within the first 20K. |
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