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Old 08-10-2007, 11:18 AM
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i'm looking at picking up one of these for the other half..

quite a few people on here that own one/have owned one, so any
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gearbox? issues?
regular issues?
drivetrain problems?
should i be targetting a particular model/year


searching for something around the 20-23k mark
exhaust only.. no other mods preferred

i always buy private, but happy to go dealership if that's a more secure option for her and/or pricing is not that different.
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Old 08-10-2007, 11:21 AM
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Become a member of this Oz Foz forum, you will be inundated with answers

http://www.gtrydaz.com.au/
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Old 08-10-2007, 11:48 AM
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thanks mate

will check it out..

trying to read websites/and check for ads while i do at...
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I have an 05XT but it depends what you or your wife wants out of it?
turbo or NA?
I would go the SG9 series with the 2.5L engines if your budget allows
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Become a member of this Oz Foz forum, you will be inundated with answers

http://www.gtrydaz.com.au/
its www.gtrydaz.com BTW
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i've been looking through the rydaz forum.. lot of good stuff there
it's a shame there isn't one in wa that is nicely priced right now.

goro- turbo..funnily enough.

budget is as above, don't really want to spend more.
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Have a 2002 Forry LE, from 60k and its about 115k now, only thing thats every gone was rear wheel bearings. Havnt had a single problem with anything else. Very happy with it. Not sure if your talking about turbo or not though, but we picked it up a couple of years ago for 19k.
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There are a few nice 'sounding' Foresters in the paper at the moment mate. I was circling a few with a mate on Sunday. Nothing off the top of my head now, sorry.

You could get into an 03/4XT for 23k, roughly 100k on the clock. As with all Subies, 100k service is a killer.

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i heard there's a nice low k GT for sale in perth
think its in the FS section
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http://www.perth-wrx.com/vb/showthre...light=forester

wanted to look at it myself.
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