Legacy Ree Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 (edited) Should I just junk it? I invested a lot of money to save my 2002 Forester...It has new brakes, new exhaust...then I found out the frame was rusted. The engine isn't original, but has better mileage than my original engine (which still has the oil leak prone to this model...and I've been faithful on oil changes). At the time I replaced the engine, I gained the air conditioner which wasn't working in my car...it needs some part to make it work again, but I don't know what it is. The rear door doesn't lock, and the rear wiper doesn't...(but everything else works)...and I love this car WAY MORE than my new 2019 Crosstrek. Is less than $300 the best I can get for a car that had a $1300 brake job before finding out the frame was rusted out? Edited May 30, 2019 by Legacy Ree Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 Lucky Texan Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 (edited) try parting it out? craigslist I guess is how folks do that nowadays or pull the better/smaller parts yourself and offer them in the classifieds on the forums? Edited May 30, 2019 by 1 Lucky Texan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heartless Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 OOOooo - I would like the exhaust if it is still in good shape! I have a 2002 also Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 Lucky Texan Posted May 31, 2019 Share Posted May 31, 2019 a user in Wyoming would love to have the engine I bet paging @BlueSoob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uniberp1 Posted May 31, 2019 Share Posted May 31, 2019 The forester doesn't have a frame. Shock towers rust, but those are the only places on the unibody that should affect body integrity. They cannot be repaired AFAIK, and likely all others in your area have similar issues. However, there a MANY Foresters and Imprezas with bad engines to be had for cheap. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heartless Posted May 31, 2019 Share Posted May 31, 2019 9 hours ago, uniberp1 said: The forester doesn't have a frame. Shock towers rust, but those are the only places on the unibody that should affect body integrity. They cannot be repaired AFAIK, and likely all others in your area have similar issues. However, there a MANY Foresters and Imprezas with bad engines to be had for cheap. technically, no, a Subaru does not have a "frame" per se, but they do have "sub-frames" which do rust/rot out. and for the record, there are other places besides the shock towers that can render a car unsafe. My old GL wagon had a front sub-frame problem, and that was why it was taken off the road - motor still ran great, tranny still shifted fine, but it was structurally unsafe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idosubaru Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 On 5/30/2019 at 9:44 AM, Legacy Ree said: Should I just junk it? I invested a lot of money to save my 2002 Forester...It has new brakes, new exhaust...then I found out the frame was rusted. The engine isn't original, but has better mileage than my original engine (which still has the oil leak prone to this model...and I've been faithful on oil changes). At the time I replaced the engine, I gained the air conditioner which wasn't working in my car...it needs some part to make it work again, but I don't know what it is. The rear door doesn't lock, and the rear wiper doesn't...(but everything else works)...and I love this car WAY MORE than my new 2019 Crosstrek. Is less than $300 the best I can get for a car that had a $1300 brake job before finding out the frame was rusted out? Post a picture of it or a link to a picture somewhere else if you can’t post it here. In rust prone areas it's common to see cars with rusty frame rails which are not a problem. And then sometimes I can be. But yes if it’s just getting trashed or junked, it’s basically worthless. A rusty scrap heap isn’t worth more because it’s got a few new parts in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legacy Ree Posted June 15, 2019 Author Share Posted June 15, 2019 (edited) So sorry for the delay to all replies, life got in the way. I'd still be loving this brute if the back frame didn't rust out! And yes, it's dirty, we live on a dirt road. LOL Edited June 15, 2019 by Legacy Ree Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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