delta1 wrote:Had a Subaru Forester...loved that car, but after 225,000 miles, it blew its head gasket...woulda cost about $3000, so I just traded it in for a new car...in retrospect, I spent $25,000 more, and prolly woulda been happier to get the Forester fixed...
my son's Impreza RS blew it's gasket at 125,000 mi...he paid to get it fixed and still has the car...
Everybody I've known who has had one has lost gaskets around 100k. And nobody I know who has replaced em has gotten more than a couple years on the replacements.
First engine I pulled was a Subaru. Buddy had a 97? 2.5RS and blew a gasket. We had the block and heads machined, reassembled, and blew again about 2 years later. Another friend with a 07 Legacy GT wagon is on his third pair. Coworker had an outback, dropped gaskets at 90k and again at 105.
If I can get trade in, they can have it. If they refuse, I'll pull the engine again. Looking at used Honda Accord around 14k. I spent 22k on this Subaru and 10 years later it's shot, and I spent about 8k in repairs/maintenance in the last 3 years.