So i have an 88 Toyota Supra as my second car (92 lego auto wagon as the primary), and i love it. But i live in MT and it snows for half the year and the the other half is dirt and rough asphalt roads, but i am a bit addicted to the power. I have a guy that wants to trade me a 01 forester with 180k and a 'newer' motor, 5 spd, clean. Is it worth it? Are these engines just utter garbage? Can i do anything to at least get it up around 200hp? that would be fine with me. Thanks guys.

you say "newer motor". do you mean newer in the forester as in already swapped or newer than your 92 legacy motor? Also you're motor should be non-interference and his is interference motor.   I personally would keep your 92 especially if the mileage is not to far apart. You know your car better and you may end up with his problems. odd that he wants to trade down, so to speak.  Maybe I'm just to paranoid and untrusting when comes to used cars unless I really know what I'm getting into.

Edited January 12, 201511 yr by lewisd