Hey. My name is Art and I'm now and owner of an 01 Forester S.
Although this is my first Suby I do have a little experience with them. I used to race VWs and often my competition was WRX's and STI's. But thats about it. I've always liked Suby's but haven't been in a place in life to own one until now.
I have a pretty good mechanical knowledge and am prepared to take good care of my new car. It has to be running good and safe for my family as I have a baby who is almost a year old and a wife and teenage son too.
This Forester was a great find and I looked at a few Suby's. First was an Outback that I almost bought but the deal went south. Then a '98 Forester but that one was simply not taken care of and had so many problems that I didn't want to get into that deal.
This one was found in Phoenix and was very nice for what it is. About 170,000 miles on it but it's obvious that it was taken care of. I will mention the few problems because I intend to tackle them soon. This car is great for Flag because of the AWD but the car definately needs some new shoes. I already ordered a set of winter wheels with some snow tires for it. That should do well. The set on there now is brand new, but they are street Pirelli's and would do me great in the summer but seem to slide a great deal in the winter here. We just got BOMBED with snow if anyone is watching the news. I was up on my roof today shoveling and it's up to my waist just on the roof (and I'm 6'7" tall).
Originally from Hawaii but have traveled a lot in my time. A military vet and now they are paying my way through college.
So, I'll post in a different area to help me diagnose the few current problems. Nothing is major, and I'm sure they are easy fixes.
When it warms up I am planning some maintenence. Timing belt, water pump and the usual tune up stuff. Plus I've heard that around this mileage that head gaskets can become a problem. No signs or symptoms yet so I'll plan on replacing those in the spring/summer too.
Any other things I should be aware of?
I'm impressed with the car already. Plus she fired right up this morning after sitting for a couple days and getting covered (no kidding, you couldn't even see the thing there was so much snow). Always a good sign, but there is a plug sticking out of the front grill so in the forecast is gonna call for extreme lows I'll just plug her in. The week before xmas we had a couple nights with -23 and -22 temps. Pretty cold.
Aloha
Although this is my first Suby I do have a little experience with them. I used to race VWs and often my competition was WRX's and STI's. But thats about it. I've always liked Suby's but haven't been in a place in life to own one until now.
I have a pretty good mechanical knowledge and am prepared to take good care of my new car. It has to be running good and safe for my family as I have a baby who is almost a year old and a wife and teenage son too.
This Forester was a great find and I looked at a few Suby's. First was an Outback that I almost bought but the deal went south. Then a '98 Forester but that one was simply not taken care of and had so many problems that I didn't want to get into that deal.
This one was found in Phoenix and was very nice for what it is. About 170,000 miles on it but it's obvious that it was taken care of. I will mention the few problems because I intend to tackle them soon. This car is great for Flag because of the AWD but the car definately needs some new shoes. I already ordered a set of winter wheels with some snow tires for it. That should do well. The set on there now is brand new, but they are street Pirelli's and would do me great in the summer but seem to slide a great deal in the winter here. We just got BOMBED with snow if anyone is watching the news. I was up on my roof today shoveling and it's up to my waist just on the roof (and I'm 6'7" tall).
Originally from Hawaii but have traveled a lot in my time. A military vet and now they are paying my way through college.
So, I'll post in a different area to help me diagnose the few current problems. Nothing is major, and I'm sure they are easy fixes.
When it warms up I am planning some maintenence. Timing belt, water pump and the usual tune up stuff. Plus I've heard that around this mileage that head gaskets can become a problem. No signs or symptoms yet so I'll plan on replacing those in the spring/summer too.
Any other things I should be aware of?
I'm impressed with the car already. Plus she fired right up this morning after sitting for a couple days and getting covered (no kidding, you couldn't even see the thing there was so much snow). Always a good sign, but there is a plug sticking out of the front grill so in the forecast is gonna call for extreme lows I'll just plug her in. The week before xmas we had a couple nights with -23 and -22 temps. Pretty cold.
Aloha
