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forester - tell me about them - rob - 21-05-2020
have an oportunity to buy a forester its a 2001 automatic with 125K miles.
it has the 177ps engine.
i couldnt find any decent buyers guides - anyone know of some sites with some info on things to look for ?
forester - tell me about them - speedfreek - 21-05-2020
et voila
http://bit.ly/M0Lv5Z
I say go for it
forester - tell me about them - FirebirdPhil - 21-05-2020
Head gasket on the left bank worth checking, something to do with heat soak? But not a common failure point.
Very reliable and robust cars - will easily cope with anything you want to throw at it. I drove one through axle deep mud (with snow/mus tyres) and it coped perfectly well.
forester - tell me about them - toxo - 21-05-2020
The head gaskets were improved by 2001 weren't they? It's the mid 90s ones that have HG issues.
forester - tell me about them - rob - 22-05-2020
aaggghhhh she first said she would drive it, now " its toooo big" , right she is getting a micra instead! :Chair: