We sold my girlfriend's GTI on the weekend and went out and picked up something of a bargain, and I think you'll like it...

MY04 ('53) Subaru Forester XT
1 owner from new
102,000 miles
Full service history
Unmarked interior
Full leather
Headed seats
Huge sun roof
Cruise control
Nice subtle exhaust

It needs some work to the body, the front bumper will need repainting as it's peeling from a scratch and I need a new cover for one of the headlight jets. There's also a lot of scratches that need polishing out and a few dings on the bonnet but all of this is simple to sort out and is part of the fun and it should come up very well afterwards.

Mechanically it's in very good shape with no odd noises from the engine at all. It also pulls like a train so I'm wondering if it is standard or has been remapped at some point. I'm planning to put it in for an inspection just in case I've missed anything but it drives superbly well. There is a knocking from the front which sounds like the ARB but I've already agreed with the missus that if anything breaks we replace and improve at the same time.

Two terrible photos taken this morning for you, but I'll add more once I start the TLC.





I'll get some photos up of the interior as it's in better shape than my Hawkeye STI was.

Anyway, not bad for £2800


Thoughts?

 

Looks nice enough, and i like the colour, not a bad price either.

I like fozies had one a few years ago, get a decent disc pad combo, front and rear drop links and arb's, strut brace and geo and they handle quite well, certainly used to surprise people with mine, not quite a scoob in the twisties, but not far off either, and you can get a fair bit in the back too.

I've settled on a blob wagon ppp now for the best of both worlds.