I'm looking at a clean 98 Forester with 70K miles for $7800 here in Nor Cal. Assuming it gets a clean bill from my local Subie mech, should I get it or pass? I'm concerned about it being the first year for the Forester, should I hold off for a 99 or newer? Thanks LT
I bought a new Forester december 1999. I have 100 000 km now and it still drives like new. I replaced the tires at 95 000 km. Brake and clutch are untouched. No oil consumption. I don't feel a great difference when driving a new one. HH
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Yes, it was the first year for the Forester, but it uses the Impreza chassis and the same drivetrain used in other Subarus, so really only the body is new, which is not usually the problem on 1st year cars. Ed B
2) If manual transmission, Subaru changed pressure plate design starting in
03/98 and continuing though 07/99. (Subie clutch material is prone to chatter when the clutch is cold but ours built in 2/98 would chatter even when warmed up). Check the build date on the vehicle you are thinking of buying. See:Dealer replaced the cylinder and also lubed the axle (anootehr recall item) when I had them inspect it. The vehicle checked out very clean, just had a full service 10K ago, so I bought it. $7800 for an L model with 70K miles, I'm happy. Just need to upgrade the poor factory stereo... Thanks all for the comments. LT
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