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So I am the proud owner of a 1998 Forester L that I bought as a daily driver/fun car. Owned a 2.5 TS Impreza Wagon back in the day, so I'm excited to be back in a Subaru!!:woohoo:
Anyway, got the car for a good deal, but I KNOW it needs some work done before I do anything. Here is what is going on:
98 Forester L - 125,000 miles. Carfax looked normal, nothing stood out. No maintenance records came with it.
I'm sure it needs a timing belt/cam seals/water pump etc etc. Four fresh tires, brakes all the way round and it has a super nice dent on the driver fender. Now I got a good deal, so I have about 2 grand to throw at it right off the bat. (More if really needed, plus I wanna put on a spoiler and I have a rally light addiction.)
What would you recommend to do? When doing timing belt, what else should I just get done while they have it all apart? Only thing I've done so far is an oil change, and have 4 fresh tires/alignment on the schedule.
Here are some pics.
I posted in the newbie forum, thanks for the warm welcome!!!
So I am the proud owner of a 1998 Forester L that I bought as a daily driver/fun car. Owned a 2.5 TS Impreza Wagon back in the day, so I'm excited to be back in a Subaru!!:woohoo:
Anyway, got the car for a good deal, but I KNOW it needs some work done before I do anything. Here is what is going on:
98 Forester L - 125,000 miles. Carfax looked normal, nothing stood out. No maintenance records came with it.
I'm sure it needs a timing belt/cam seals/water pump etc etc. Four fresh tires, brakes all the way round and it has a super nice dent on the driver fender. Now I got a good deal, so I have about 2 grand to throw at it right off the bat. (More if really needed, plus I wanna put on a spoiler and I have a rally light addiction.)
What would you recommend to do? When doing timing belt, what else should I just get done while they have it all apart? Only thing I've done so far is an oil change, and have 4 fresh tires/alignment on the schedule.
Here are some pics.
I posted in the newbie forum, thanks for the warm welcome!!!


