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i have received nonstop good reviews, which is awesome for a car nearly my age!! i have put a down payment on the vehicle and as time passes i am getting consideralbly excited about getting to drive it around and making it "my car" thank you for the mechanical tips too. i will make sure to look at the head gasket and get a mechanic to double check things.. the family i am buying it from operate a mechanics shop just for dodge and subaru (that is a relief as well) thanks everyone for reviews

thanks for the link ans the welcome!

so i am about to make a down payment on a 1986 subaru xt turbo that i found for sale in my neighborhood... it is kind of an obscure car and i am having a hard time finding solid reviews about it. anyone here know about this car? any reviews? good or bad? i see alot of the potential in the car, but have been in the market for a while so i wanna make sure that i am getting a good car this time.

yes there is a check engine light on. the car did it again to me the other day so now i have it garaged until i can take it into the shop.. what happens is i get it started and i notice the rpm is a little high (like 3-4 to start) and then dies down to about 2-3 rpms after 30 seconds. what happened the other day is it started shaking again.. it feels like there is no gas going through it, i'll push the gas pedal pretty far down and it still feels like the car isnt getting any of it or it sputters through. then it died on me again. to start it i have to keep the e-brake on and start it with the clutch and gas going... when it was idling i had to keep my foot on the gas pedal to keep it from dying again. ugh. i am going with the idea that maybe i should start with changing the fuel filter and going from there... any do it at home ideas that i can do before taking it in?

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hi. i am new to this board and new to a subaru vehicle too. i am hoping to find some help or ideas on my car before i take it to the shop and they charge me an arm and a leg. i just recently bought a used 1997 impreza 4 door. i dont know all the specs on it. i do know that when i was driving it the other day it began to shake... like i was out of gear or like the car was trying to thrust itself. then when i stopped at an intersection the car died and i couldnt start it up again... it took three greenlights and me playing with the clutch and gas to start it up again. even after it started it sounded like it wanted to die out again and i had to keep giving it gas to keep going. when this all happened the gas was pretty low and i just put more in the tank.. i think thats what helped it start up again. i dont know alot about cars... and my friends have some ideas... but nothing that i entirely trust... i figured you guys here are darn near experts on subarus and could enlighten me on whats wrong with the car.. any ideas on what it could be? the guy i got it from suggested that it may be the catalytic converter... but it passed california smog a few months ago and whomever i mention that to says it would not have passed smog if the converter was out... help!! much love