I kind of dig it.

This is the part I don’t get. Where the fuck do you live where needing a bulletproof vehicle is actually a priority? Medellin? Moscow?

I guess it’s more important when you’re driving a moving billboard proclaiming that you make poor decisions and don’t care if people know you support a fascist. 

Bring back the BRAT!
And offer an STi version.

Baja would be nice, too...

One other thing (had to make a new post because I missed the edit window): I consider myself to be a fan of Subarus. I’ll be driving my Forester to the Texas SubieFest this weekend.

But if I can find newer, nicer Subarus than this for less than that in my area, it’s either because A. we’re super spoiled to rust-free…

...and yours (in a realistic market) would have sold for $2k. This is not a rare or especially desirable model, just one that’s well-cared for.

I sold a 2001 Lexus GS430 with nearly 200K for $6500 a year and a half ago. It’s ridiculous. 

When the bubble pops, if this one is still on the market, they’ll be lucky to get…

My favorites are the 3rd gen Foresters and WRX’s. They have the cleanest looking lines, without the odd proportions. Oddly, they’re the least popular among the owners - often because it’s perceived that this is when Subarus became “boring” in their design.

Someone’s riding that used car bubble until it pops.

The key was to use the multi-layer steel head gaskets for the turbo engines to replace the ones the N/A engine came with. It was actually part of the service bulletins. 

It’s funny how among the Subaru crowd, the early models are more desirable - mostly because they stand out among the sea of anonymous CUV’s on the road. Ugly? Absolutely. Quirky? Indubitably. That’s the “charm,” as they say. 

It would need to be closer to $3K. There are LOTS of these still around, being an unmolested N/A Forester with an auto transmission isn’t that special... the only thing that makes this one stand out is that it hasn’t really been used the way it’s supposed to (which is kind of shame, really).

The seats got better by the early 2010's or so. But these are the cheap “truck bucket” seats.

I am #subienation, but this... is too expensive.
A N/A 1st gen Forester for 8K? I mean, yeah, it’s clean, but still.

It’s slow, and if keeping it pristine is part of your reason for having it, you’ll never really use it the way it’s meant to be used.

Another change in perception. A car that covers 250k miles is just “fine”. That’s twice the life we expected in the 60 thru 90's.

Bingo. No matter how the election turns out (but especially if Trump wins), these two delusional self-obsessed drama queens are going to end up constantly squabbling and trying to undercut the other, knifing each other in the back and then making nice to each other’s faces while the entire country collapses into…

That’s actually good to hear. Maybe it’s just the Texas variant of the Kia dealership that is crap. 

Kia dealers really do suck.
The cars are actually fine, comparatively (our ‘12 Sorento is going on 250k miles). But that dealership experience is abysmal. 

And the Mazda 3 got left off the list... 

The liftoff oversteer functionality of the Mazda3 is a real joy! It was what made me realize that FWD wasn’t the antithesis of fun. 

Throw a set of sticky tires on, and maybe some lightweight wheels, and they’re sporty in any trim.
The only reason I traded mine in was because I needed a vehicle with a 3rd row. I tried to love the Mazda5 when I test drove one, but it felt like too much weight was added to the 3, and my wife couldn’t get over her…