From your list, my vote would be the Audi. If you're looking at the 2002+, you won't run into the electrical issues that these guys are talking about. The general rule of thumb with VW/Audi is that the first 2 years of every new generation will have the problematic electricals, then it's smooth sailing to the next generation. And even at that, the Audis seemed to suffer less than the VWs. The downside though, I hate to say, is that a lot of people think the 1.8t is a @!#$ motor. Every time I talk about getting an '05 Jetta GLi, my sister's bf (who is a certified VW/Audi mechanic) tries to talk me out of it because of the 1.8t that comes in it. But like stated before, they are NOT cheap cars to maintain. I remember the MAP sensor in my ex-wife's 2000 Jetta GLX VR6 being almost $300.
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Dude I will say from personal experience on multiple occasions you are wrong. There is a large potential for multiple quirky problems with that car. There's no @!#$ rule of thumb about the first 2 model years per model. That particular model and year I can say I've seen 2 friends have many issues. One so bad he sold it at a huge loss because the hassle of the issues coming up all the time wasn't worth it on his dd.
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J03Y wrote:Subaru Forester. Can be modded to sexy, and less chance that some young clown beat on it.
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At least in the Chicago area, the Forester is the new hot rod Subaru. Seems like a lot are snagging them up for that sleeper look. Since nobody expects a ton of power from a small crossover like that. A lot that have bought them are 20-25 and beating the piss out of them. Hell friend of mine has one, bought himself, already piped, exhaust, lowered, tinted, tuned(modded to sexy) at age 19. Drives it like he stole it.
It just kind of comes with the style of vehicle. Dont want a beat car? buy a slow ugly car.
BuiltNBoosted wrote:J03Y wrote:Subaru Forester. Can be modded to sexy, and less chance that some young clown beat on it.
agree with non bold
disagree with bold.
At least in the Chicago area, the Forester is the new hot rod Subaru. Seems like a lot are snagging them up for that sleeper look. Since nobody expects a ton of power from a small crossover like that. A lot that have bought them are 20-25 and beating the piss out of them. Hell friend of mine has one, bought himself, already piped, exhaust, lowered, tinted, tuned(modded to sexy) at age 19. Drives it like he stole it.
It just kind of comes with the style of vehicle. Dont want a beat car? buy a slow ugly car.
Interesting. Exactly the opposite in my neck of the woods. That's why I plan to pick one up sometime in the next few months. I love the look of them slammed and no one is modding them around here. Then again, I have this sick fetish for wagons.
J03Y wrote:BuiltNBoosted wrote:J03Y wrote:Subaru Forester. Can be modded to sexy, and less chance that some young clown beat on it.
agree with non bold
disagree with bold.
At least in the Chicago area, the Forester is the new hot rod Subaru. Seems like a lot are snagging them up for that sleeper look. Since nobody expects a ton of power from a small crossover like that. A lot that have bought them are 20-25 and beating the piss out of them. Hell friend of mine has one, bought himself, already piped, exhaust, lowered, tinted, tuned(modded to sexy) at age 19. Drives it like he stole it.
It just kind of comes with the style of vehicle. Dont want a beat car? buy a slow ugly car.
Interesting. Exactly the opposite in my neck of the woods. That's why I plan to pick one up sometime in the next few months. I love the look of them slammed and no one is modding them around here. Then again, I have this sick fetish for wagons.
I love me some wagons.
I agree with Vince. There are a few foresters locally, and they are driven by a younger crowd. One was on top of a guard rail a few weeks ago.
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Thanks for all the suggestions and help! I've found the car, I'll be picking it up tomarrow
its not a forester, but it is a Subaru! Not exactly fast tho.
'99 Subaru legacy outback limited 5spd, has 134k on it but dose have a tow behind on it so actual mileage is somewhat lower. Extremely mint, inside and out! Zero rust, in the owners manual was a business card for the selling dealer in Utah. Has power everything, and everything works. No leaks of any kind, and super quiet. I was in no rush to get a car, but this was too nice to pass up. I'm excited!
Here's the only pic I have, took it the first night I went go look at it.
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good find. cheap easy, simple to mod and going to be amazing in the winter. That car, plus snow tires, the thing will be unstoppable.
Great find. Those were on my list when I was DD shopping, but I couldn't find one in my price range that wasn't riddled with problems.
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That's what I thought of too Jay, must be a popular car for tourists! Lol!
That's a sweet look! I'm gonna try not to mod too much, but I doubt I'll be able to. I have a sickness, haha! I will hafta do some personal touches, isn't that how it always starts...
I feel like I got a good deal on it and I've heard alot of very good things about them, this thread included. He only had it on the lot for 2 days before I came in. So he didn't move much but I did get it for 6k out the door tax, title, etc
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Great car for a great price!!!
Yellow fogs will be one of the first things cuz the pass side glass is cracked. You know if aftermarket "off road lights" will adapt on it?
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Oh come on yellow fogs? Cant we just do normal color fogs? Yellows are so rice and played out.
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Nice! Identical to my '99 Outback. Mine is few hundred shy of 160k miles, it's been with me for about 55k miles. Most useful vehicle I've ever owned. Not as much fun as my Leggy, but a great family car. I've only tinted Windows on mine, it's always dirty inside & out. Bike rack on the roof & dog barrier in the back
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I think I'm really gonna like it. Thanks for the suggestion on it stargrrrl! Window tint is a must, feels like a sea world tank! You serious about the badge? What is it, and where?
I've always liked yellow fogs, they look good and are functional for rain and snow.
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We take our Outback on all of our road trips, it's comfy to sit in for a long time. Plenty of room in the back for even adults. One rare thing mine has that I never see on others is a bar on the hatch that you can grab so you don't get finger prints all over it. This is a recent pic that shows the bar & also the tint. It's 35 on the front 2 doors & 20 on the rest, we did it to keep the dogs cool when we travel in warmer weather. We had it loaded up with roofing material just a few weeks ago & we're just about to replace the suspension, so it was sagging pretty good!
She'll get you through the toughest snow too. We have all season tires & haven't had a single issue.
Hopefully you'll love yours as much as we love ours. Best vehicle I've ever owned.
Aww yeah that's awesome! It is a twin!! Tint looks great. Those badges are sweet! got em commin
that bar is different, mine has a cutout next to the latch on the hatch for your hand to close it. I already love driving it!
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Leafy (Club Jeffie FEA man) wrote:Oh come on yellow fogs? Cant we just do normal color fogs? Yellows are so rice and played out.
almost as played out as the term rice.
Especially since, from what I understand, yellow fogs are actually functional.
I'm in the market too since my Sunfire is deader than dead, but unfortunately, any good Subi is gonna be out of my small price range.
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I use yellow high beams in my beater.. Best functional modification I could have done. Greatly improved snow/fog drive ability.
Plus they just look cool as @!#$ when using them in the big Outback foglights..
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