From new member forum:
Hi, I'm Bryan, and I live in California. I'm interested in Subarus for obvious reasons, yet I can't afford a new one. I'm looking at used Foresters (there seems to be a lot of them) from probably before 2006. I have a CarMax in my area and am looking to buy from them. For example, they have a 2000 Forester X with 63k miles for $9900. The transfer fee (it's in the Midwest) is about $900. Would something like this be a good deal, and how many more miles would it last? Any pointers? I've heard that late model Foresters tend to be too heavy for the Boxer engine, so I'm looking for an earlier model.
Hi, I'm Bryan, and I live in California. I'm interested in Subarus for obvious reasons, yet I can't afford a new one. I'm looking at used Foresters (there seems to be a lot of them) from probably before 2006. I have a CarMax in my area and am looking to buy from them. For example, they have a 2000 Forester X with 63k miles for $9900. The transfer fee (it's in the Midwest) is about $900. Would something like this be a good deal, and how many more miles would it last? Any pointers? I've heard that late model Foresters tend to be too heavy for the Boxer engine, so I'm looking for an earlier model.