Biggest thing is finding a used one from a competent owner. I had to go to Vancouver island to find my forester, and even then it had a replaced motor and mods that weren’t done properly. I love my car, but I’ve made a great relationship with the highs at vex and read a LOT to get answers on what to do properly. If you arent planning to mod it, watch for the following:
-Avcs banjo filters. These fine filters clog if oil changes aren’t done religiously, first they nuke the turbo then dump the bottom end of the motor. Ask if they have been serviced or replaced, watch out for “new turbo” in listings
-oem oil pickup cracks and engines starve of oil, morosso and killer b both make good replacements
-good oil, good filters, check every fill up, change every 5k
-let the car warm up a bit before hammering on it, watch out on extended high speed turns (great videos exist of guys getting rid knock from doing donuts on ghost lake)
-non sti transmissions can survive, but treat them nice
-air oil separator, get iag or radium
I’m sure others will mention more, they are fun cars but they aren’t a Honda.
My thread which I try to keep quite honest:
https://forums.beyond.ca/threads/407...ster-xt-build)
It is hard to find another awd wagon with 300whp for the price, but it took some work to get there and keep it manageable. That said, calgary has great Subaru resources.
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