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1998 Forester by cpteric
— One of the best cars I ever owned. Has been and will go just about anywhere! Over 250,000 miles with the original engine and running gear. We take this Forester all over forest service roads and I am... Read More
Great Qaulity Subaru by Sean
— First off everybody knows Subaru is world renound for their symetrical AWD system. Although the forester is mechanically identical to other Subaru models it has much more cargo room and ride height. I... Read More
Really Fun Subarau! by Gustave
— My car is a pretty sweet manual Subaru Forester. It's holding up wonderful for 160,000 miles. I've only had to replace the starter. Acceleration is pretty poor, but it's still fun. Awesome gas mileage... Read More

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    asked a 1998 Subaru Forester Maintenance & Repair question about a week ago

    Replacing Heads Gasket

    Picked up the 3rd 1998 Subaru Forester today. The vehicle has 160k miles with clean interior and exterior for around $1,200. Of course they noted that the car has a heating problem (2.5l arguably ...

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    asked a 1998 Subaru Forester Maintenance & Repair question about a month ago

    1998 Subaru Motor Swap

    I just picked up a 1998 Subaru Forester with a 2.5l. Knowing it has some issues with the engine I reluctantly drove it home. Soon after doing some research I found that the 2.5l was arguably one of...

    23 views with 9 answers (last answer about a month ago)

    asked a 1998 Subaru Forester L Maintenance & Repair question 4 months ago

    Will The Engine Cooling Fan From A 1999 Forester Fit My 1998 Forester?

    4 views with 1 answer (last answer 4 months ago)

    asked a 1998 Subaru Forester Base Car Customization question 6 months ago

    Forester 98 Rebuild

    I want to just rebuild/restore my forester with the its stock motor and just give a fair amount of power. Without a turbo looking to get around 300 hp haven't done a motor swap before wpuld have ...

    13 views with 1 answer (last answer 6 months ago)

    asked a 1998 Subaru Forester Shopping & Pricing question 8 months ago

    Used Subaru Forester Questions

    I'm looking at a used Subaru Forester and wanted to know what I should be asking the owner. I asked about the head gaskets and the timing belt and he said at 120k miles. The car now has over 170k. ...

    28 views with 1 answer (last answer 8 months ago)

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