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The rails are to hold the (missing) rear hatch covet, that hides the trunk’s contents from prying eyes.
Caution! Rust free and with good engines these are good machines. Especially the higher spec ones like this. Mine is a base model with 325,000 km in Australia. 2nd owner from 90K. Never expected to get one because they're not proper 4WDs but it was the right choice in 2013 and it's been amazingly good ever since.
But, these was a lottery with engines due to the head gasket issue. Mine uses a little oil but has never dripped. Plenty need expensive fixes or an engine swap. Which can be surprisingly cheap depending on you and your location.
And rust – if there is rust in the body, I'd want to see the underside in detail. Maybe still worth it if you are happy to learn and willing to swap bits between successive cars.
A Subaru low on oil? Who would have thought…
I am currently repairing my 2005 Outback XT manual. I have to pull the headliner and fix the sunroof drain so it stops leaking and then pull the carpet and get the mold smell out. I have new brakes and rotors to install and find the vacuum leak to get power back. It also need some paint as well. It has a 1” lift and slightly larger tires.
My 2001 forester still pushing strong things last forever if you take cares of it
rear seat cup holders are located in the back of the center console. the door you see at 5:57 flips down with 2 spring out cup holders.
Those are great until you get on the highway and the tired frameless window seals generate the wind noise of a 737. 🤣
Love your videos guys! Quick question, do you happen to know if this is stock suspension? I've got an '03 XS and would love to buy a set of General Grabbers, but I'm worried that they wouldn't fit without also doing a suspension upgrade. Thanks!
I had the XT version. How about 0 to 60 in…5.4 seconds😳. I put BGFs on mine. No alterations. I could go mud holing on the weekends and run with the sports cars on the at to work. Still miss it. Mine also came with the weather ban radio. Too cool of a car. Quirky and fun.
Might need to stand back a bit more than 10ft for it to look great, but hey, it’s still a massive improvement.
Question open to all: I just had my oil changed in my 2012 Forester and paid a couple hundred to go along with their recommendation to have them do a oil flush-whatever that is. It sure is quiet I'll say that much.
yeah, I've got an old forester I'll sell you, it has been the worst financial mistake I've ever made. Here is a tip, from 2011-2013 the FB25 engines were bound to fail. (ringland failure) don't believe me? Subaru had a program to replace engines, but it has ended. Mine has 85,000 miles on it and consumes about a quart every 150 miles now. It has never been low on oil, clean, low miles, but it needs a new engine 🙁
So what did you use for a CAT? The 1200 OEM or an after market one?
My father bought a 1983 Subaru GL wagon in 1983. It got us through the swamps of Louisiana, snowy Germany, Californian deserts, Italy's Mediterranean climate, and finally Texas' deserts (He was US Air Force). He sold it to a college kid. Over 200,000 miles on it, carborated, manual transmission, 2 decades of service. I now have a 2018 6MT Forester.
5:55, how didn't they notice the little door below, that's got pop out drink holders
The side rails in the trunk area is for a rare net that goes across, only holds like 10 pounds of stuff so like a few shirts or a jacket, the long compartment in front of the rear seat is for an umbrella
The manuals of this generation, down here in NZ actually came with a dual range box but my 4EAT crawls really quite well even if its shifting isn't the smoothest on road. The biggest problem with all Scoobies from this era are the frameless doors – really easy to break into, which is a bit of a drawback if you want to park it with your camping gear while you go off hiking or something. Oh, and I hang my dog towel on those little rails.
I have a 2017 Forester (SJ). They are super comfortable, economical, and capable daily driver that you can take anywhere.
I put all terrains on it as well. I've used it for hunting and driving miles on forest service roads with zero issues. Its short wheel base helps out A LOT. And still get 30+ mpg highway easy (unless your going over the speed limit). You can fold the rear seats down to fit a full size air mattress in the back to sleep. The only thing to be desired is a few extra horsepower.
I just blew up my 06 forester x with 178000miles… going to put something else in it
Nice video, nice restoration. For the back seats you have an other set of two cupholders, on the back of the arm rest, in a small drawer, I wonder how you don't know about that. just below the actual armrest, the part you flip over and showed those cup holders. The one I'm talking about is near the central tunel.
The rails and hooks in the cargo area are for vertical cargo net attachments. Cargo nets can be purchased aftermarket or at Subaru dealerships and fit many models of Subarus.
I use the rails in the back to secure cargo items with bungee cords.
When I lived in the U.P. of MI, I had a 98 Plymouth Grand Voyager with the heated windshield wiper strip. Godsend in an area with so much snow and ice.
I have the 2008 xt sports model. Best car i've ever owned. Great content!
Hey make sure it doesn’t catch fire.
410,000 km on mine!!! 2004 Forester XT
Question for the Subaru owners (and based on a comment in the video). my '09 Forester is throwing a O2 sensor code an check engine light and yes cruise control is disabled. but the stability control off light is also on. is stability control actually disabled when the check engine light in on? seems like a major safety feature to disable for a bad sensor.
any thoughts?
[no I havent tested it as yet with some rough driving]
If you clean your EGR every 20k miles. You will never need a head gasket replacement. I bet you it's dirty. (It only takes about 15 minutes)That is why the cat was broken. Because it got over heated. EGR got stuck open.
The rear cupholders are below the armrest, at least it is for me or is is just jdm?
2006 Subaru Forester XT limited AT 205k miles, 5 years ownership. Good condition. I had a 2007 MT Forester before that. Your's seemed kinda rough, frankly. Good on tfl for fixing it up.
This is great; get an affordable vehicle, fix it up, and auction it on your site
You can go anywhere 40mph haha
No, Subaru sucks
Hi guys hope you can help me, i have the same car and issue with check engine light and crankshaft position sensor showing, i replace it and it runs well now but the light deosn’t go off, i tried using scanner or unplugging the battery but nothing works, the damn light and cruise control set are still there blinking… Any help please
Ah, the heated wiper park. One of my favorite Subaru features. Never a stuck blade in the winter. I'm really surprised a feature like that never became a common feature on cars. Subaru even made it easy to get. Basically if you had the heated seats, you had the heated wiper park.
That cargo area is awesome.