October 15, 20205 yr 10 hours ago, softroader said: Thanks Bennie. Makes me a lot more comfortable with the EJ251. i currently own/drive a 2002 Forester with the EJ251 engine.. headgaskets were done on it long before I bought the car.. current odometer reading is 261k and counting. Keep up with good maintenance, and you should be fine.
October 15, 20205 yr If you have a known quantity, the car is serviceable and runs well, keep it; made the mistake before of getting rid of a Subaru that was mechanically excellent that did not look great.
October 15, 20205 yr Author 1 hour ago, ThosL said: If you have a known quantity, the car is serviceable and runs well, keep it; made the mistake before of getting rid of a Subaru that was mechanically excellent that did not look great. Im not sure who this is addressed to, but I'll answer. I upgrade cars once there is significant safety updrades. Eyesite has been around for a while to seem reliable. The CVTs seem debugged. And due t my present situation a power liftgate would be a godsend. However I do agree with you, but also I am shopping (for me) fairly new. Its going to be weird buying a subaru with less then 100K on it
October 16, 20205 yr Nipper, I wish you all the best in your search for a newer vehicle.. the newest we have here is 2006, so not much help, i am afraid. =) Only advice I could give you is to try driving an example of each engine type - see which one you like better. Trim levels that go with each engine type may be something to think about as well.. that is assuming the 6 is a higher trim level than the 4 would be, of course.
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