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Thanks snoop and stants.. all good info. appreciated. re replacing the sls units, is that something that could be a good idea as a preventative thing, or is it fine to just wait until the sls ones give up the ghost? or does it cause bigger issues when they fail? I am going to look at this car later in the week: http://www.mrbidcars.co.uk/used-cars/subaru-forester-hindhead-201408186686839 Getting excited about getting back in a Subaru, even our bog standard X model use to be fun to drive! Cheers

I had heard that... is expensive to replace the SLS set up?

thanks stants, thats useful info.. especially the tax bracket leap! Ouch. I have a few lined up to look at over the coming week/weekend, so will see how we go!

Hi All, I owned a 2005 Forester X in Sydney about 8 years ago. The car was great and never missed a beat in 18 months. To be fair I wish I never sold it. Anyway, we have moved back to the UK recently, and I am on the hunt for another Forester. I think this time I would like to go for an XT (even though it will be mainly used by the wife), and have started looking at a few. Ideally in 3-4k price range, as seems like you can get quite good cars for your money at this price point. One question I have upfront is about remapping. I have never owned a car that has had a re-map, and was wondering what the real world implications of such a thing are? Other than the obvious performance improvements do they need any additional or special care? Would it be considered a riskier proposition in terms of reliability? I am sure it depends a lot on who did it, and what they actually did, but any guidance or advice would be very welcome. Also any other XT specific things to look out for? I think at my price point I would be looking at the 2.0 XT? Thanks in advance.