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timmo wrote:standard L series will be significantly more gutless than forester. have you driven one?

No I haven't. I plan to check one or two out this week. I'm just considering all my options.

Maybe the non turbo forester I drove just had issues?

Thanks everyone. I will check for the rust in the above mentioned areas and check the cv's etc. So do the timimng belts have to be changed with these every 100K too? If so I assume thats a $1000 like it is for forester etc. Speaking of Forester that is what I initially started looking for and have t...

Hi I'm new here and I'm looking at buying an L series sportswagon. I'm keen to find out any problems / issues or other things to look out for good and bad for when i check a few out. I'm aware that Cv wear seem to be a common issue. What do i look for? Timing belts every 100thou on later models is e...