Is it safe to purchase a forester Head gasket

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sheps58

I am concerned about HG problem. I keep a car fo 10 years. Should I go
Honda CRV or Jeep liberty.
 
HG problem was only for Phase one engines 2.5L built from 1997-1999.
My 2000 Forester has a phase 2, 2.5l and no problem but some people
have coolant weeping issues. What I read is that all HG issues are or
were fixed in 2003. Eddie
 
I'm driving my first Subaru -- a 2003 Forester 2.5X. It has 32K+ miles on
it. So far, no problems. I have yet to add oil or coolant between service
intervals. I'm expecting to get 10 years (or more) out of the Forester.

George Bame
Norfolk, VA
 
sheps58 said:
I am concerned about HG problem. I keep a car fo 10 years. Should I go
Honda CRV or Jeep liberty.

Different vehicle and engine, but my '95 Outback is 10 years old and has
accumulated 173,000 miles. No real problems other than an oil leak, which
really isn't unexpected considering the age/miles. Got a bit of body rust
on the driver's side rear wheel well, but other than that the body is in
good shape. Interior has a bit of wear, but again nothing excessive
considering the age. Before the rust showed up last year, nobody could
believe that the car was (then) 9 years old.

I'd buy another in a heartbeat, and plan to do so around 200-225k miles.

-Matt
 

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