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Buying 04 Forester XT;performance Question;

14 messages,  Last post on Jan 17, 2011 at 11:16 AM

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#11 of 14 Re: Buying 04 Forester XT;performance Question; [jef123] by p0926

Jan 10, 2010 (9:03 am)

Replying to: jef123 (Jan 09, 2010 11:29 am)
Your advice is about 30 months too late
 
Or were you just generally warning potential owners away from getting a used XT? In which case there needs to be some perspective. My 04 XT just turned 6 years old and I haven't had to fix a thing.
 
-Frank

#12 of 14 brianalex by brianalex

Jan 10, 2010 (10:01 am)

I decided against buying it anyway.
 I looked hard and long at buying different Subarus but in the end, I wasn't convinced that the reliability,at least in the used examples I was interested in,was up to par with some other Japanese brands.This and the performance level of the naturally aspirated models ultimately turned me away. Plus I don't need AWD in Los Angeles and I don't travel to snowy areas and was concerned about the liability of this complex system and the MPG effect as well.\ thx for all the replies. BrianAlex

#13 of 14 Re: brianalex [brianalex] by ateixeira

Jan 11, 2010 (11:03 am)

Replying to: brianalex (Jan 10, 2010 10:01 am)
Thanks for reporting back. Good luck with whatever you end up purchasing.

#14 of 14 Re: brianalex [brianalex] by subbewannabe

Jan 17, 2011 (11:16 am)

Replying to: brianalex (Jan 10, 2010 10:01 am)
FWIW,
   Our 04 XT auto is approaching 100K miles. I do the oil, filters, fluids, tires , battery (5 years!) and bulbs; the dealer does the major service intervals. ZERO repairs required.
 
It still runs like a cheetah when you hit the gas. Biggest problem: my wife loves the car! The visibility, the pick-up in town and in the mountains, the cargo room, the giant sunroof. Its been her primary driver since it was 6 months old .

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