Nick7225

Cheers both of you - I've got a couple on my watch list on gumtree, from both the SF and SG models, so hopefully one of those will pan out. Are the Auto's any good, out of interest? Mrs A has an auto-only licence so it's something I'm bearing in mind, so long as they've got a bit more testicular fortitude than a Volvo who's gearbox I managed to make implode on the M62 a few years ago...

Cheers - newbie question, but is the SF model the one to go for then? I think I've been looking at the SG (2003+) models but if the SF is a bit more bulletproof I'll revise my search and go for one that'll leave me with a few spare beer tokens. Basically, if it'll get me and Junior round the not-so-mental trails at the off road centre at Tong, (Sorry Stants, you've got another West Yorks member joined) with a bit of fettling and some decent tyres then I'll be happy

Hi - I'm new to the forum and hopefully new to Subaru ownership. I've inherited a bit of money and in the spirit of the person who left me with it, I'm going to have a bit of fun with some of it, so I'm looking to buy a Forester so me and my son can go off and get it nice and muddy after a bit of subtle modification. I'm going to be having a good read of the forum over the next few days, but are there any glaringly obvious things to watch out for, or a particular spec I should aim for getting? My budget isn't massive, probably a grand and a half, so I'm concentrating on Gumtree for a 2003ish model It's not going to be a daily driver, more of a weekend toy, a dog carrier and load lugger if I get dragged to IKEA, so MPG and massive amounts of acceleration don't bother me, i'm more interested in being able to get away from the beaten track with my lad and spend some time with him, so would a regular Forester X have enough grunt under the bonnet or should I be looking at the XT? I know, I should also be looking at Land Rovers, but I drive one of those everyday at work and I fancy something a bit different. Any advice you could give would be very welcome - Cheers!