Not the head gaskets, cylinder #4 on ej25, wheel bearings, RUST (to be fair all cars), cheap af paint, lack of interrior insulation, and 4eat is meh. But I'm still going to buy another older boobaru 😂
I was going to get one, but it rusted out and had to go. Then I was going to get my grandfather's 2007 Dodge Caravan. That started rusting and my grandpa just traded it in for a 2014 Grand Caravan, which must be my first car now.
I bought the exact same car a year ago with an engine overheating issue due to the infamous head gasket problems they have. I overhauled the engine and put MLS new gaskets, the thing now runs strong like a tank. It’s my daily driver and I love it!
I hope you bought it! I bought a 98 forester L at 169000 miles and the car runs like a champ! Its currently at 193000 and I haven't had one problem. This car can run at speed on dirt gravel and sand like it was concrete and on low gear car practically climb a mountain.
Those r called ‘frameless windows’. A pillarless veh is called a ‘hardtop’. I’m surprised that u didn’t check all fluids &all 5tire pressures b4 your initial test drive.
I actually own a 2001 Subaru has really good storage come apartment and has gas mileage and and it's 🚙🚙blue there pretty and Subaru vehicles have ever good safety and you get alerted when your in a car accident 🚧🚧
240k on my forester, and still driving strong! Subaru's are worth every penny you pay for it. Our forester is the most reliable vehicle we've owned (since it had 54 miles when we got it.) Definitely a vehicle of choice in my family!
I absolutely love these Early 2000's Subarus... I'm still debating on what I want my first car to be, and a '03 Outback Impreza Sport is a front-runner.
Me lmao, tryin to get a 01 but now since it’s like 19 years old and head gaskets are a pain to replace...thinking if I should get one and it’s a manual I found so let’s see
@Pedro It's the Parking Lights switch which controls the parking lights, tail lights, front side marker lights, and license plate lights; as they run independent of the headlight switch.
The 05-09 Outbacks have pillarless windows and absolutely no wind noise from them. Mostly because the prev generation had that problem so they paid special attention to it I guess.
I love my car that is this car but the "Sport" model, but the head gasket failure is REALLY annoying, and so many cars got affected by it! When I bought my forester in 2005, it was 3 years old. The previous owners had put it up for sale because it needed a new head gasket, so before I could drive it home I had to wait for 5 weeks. Had a few troubles after that, alternator, 12v plug, cigarette lighter, clock, nothing major. But then, last year, I had to replace the gasket AGAIN! So now it has a new gasket! Subaru said with this gasket they have fixed the problem, but I'm sure I'll be back at the dealer replacing the gasket in a few years! Other than the gasket problem, my CHECK ENGINE light has been on forever because of the e-vap system, nothing that harms the car. Tell me of your stories with your foresters! Other than those two things, my car is EXTREMELY reliable! Got 142k miles on it, still running strong (until the gasket blows) love it! NEVER gonna sell it! :)
We have a 2005 Forrester 2.0 X with perm. 4wd and hi-lo box. It's soo great to drive!. Only disadvantage is the reasonably high maintainance engine and the fact it's not quite economic with it's fuel consumption :). Especially since ours runs on LPG.
Ranked #8 in winter preparedness this thing has a tank for an Engine meaning it can go up to 300k miles standard. I have almost bald tires yet it still does well in the snow. I have a real spare tire with the original tread which is about an inch, the tires I have on it may be the originals since they are almost bald, it has 109k miles on it. Bought it for 5k including taxes. I put 2k cash and rest on credit card. Can be resold for 7k for the condition of it but I will probably keep driving the crossover as my daily commute for 5 more years then show it off with a classic plate.
I have drove my 2001 subaru for 13 years. I love my forester. I have used it through many types of weather I almost drove it through hurricane Katrina. It has always been my favorite car since my piece of shit chevy cavalier. I love my subaru
I guess I really wouldn't know cuz my parents have never gotten anything newer than 5 years old for themselves, so there have always been some flaws with their cars.
@NIKOVIDIOT When the seals get old then they start to leak air. Older MBZ and BMW cars with frameless windows had a feature where the window would drop down a bit upon opening the door and go back up when shut. All other cars got that feature in the 2000s. I used to own a 97 ES300 and it had wind noise due to that, I'm not the only one btw it was a big issue being raised on the forums.
You mentioned the bug shield rattling. Well, you camera has a bit of a rattle on the tripod too. Just letting you know in case ypu weren't aware of it. Great video though, Nice car too.
Yeah most cars have wind noise to some degree because that type of wind noise is generated by the rake of the windshield or the side mirrors which is fine because it's not intrusive. Wind noise created by door seals that aren't tight enough is annoying especially if a car in general is very quiet because that noise is now pronounced. The engineers should be able to tune out noises not the owners who paid money for a car.
When I say it was my family's, I mean it was my grandparents'. Nothing major (and as far as i know, nothing minor) went wrong for the entire time they owned it (new until around 100,000 miles).
