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2004 Subaru Forester Xt, Rare 5 Spd, 88k, Koni/sti Parts on 2040-cars

US $10,600.00
Year:2004 Mileage:88700
Location:

Ellicott City, Maryland, United States

Ellicott City, Maryland, United States
2004 Subaru Forester XT, rare 5 spd, 88k, Koni/STI parts, US $10,600.00, image 1 2004 Subaru Forester XT, rare 5 spd, 88k, Koni/STI parts, US $10,600.00, image 2 2004 Subaru Forester XT, rare 5 spd, 88k, Koni/STI parts, US $10,600.00, image 3 2004 Subaru Forester XT, rare 5 spd, 88k, Koni/STI parts, US $10,600.00, image 4
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2004 Subaru Forester XT, 5 speed manual
88,700 Miles

$10,600 in cash or cashier's check


- Non-smoking and no pets
- Clean title with no accidents
- Well maintained with full service history. 
- Koni and STI suspension and brake parts
- Many fresh maintenance items

In great mechanical condition and ready for immediate service. I'm a mechanical engineer with plenty of auto experience and I do all the maintenance myself. I can answer any questions or show you the underside of the car (I've got a lift).

======FEATURES======
- Heated seats, mirrors, and windshield wipers
- 6CD changer with premium audio. Previous owner installed an AUX in line so you can play from your phone or music player. 
- Subaru roof rack, Yakima roof rack attachment is available for single bike mount
- Front side airbags (torso and head) - only on XT for this year
- ABS with electronic brakeforce distribution front-to-back
- Standard cloth floor mats and another set of rubber all-weather Subaru mats (including trunk)

======THE LONG VERSION=======

First owner bought in Baltimore and did all required service at the Owings Mills dealership. Sold to me around 62k miles all stock. 

I did the following work and modifications:

- STI brake booster and master cylinder
- WRX/ Saab 9-2x steering rack (faster steering ratio and linear instead of progressive). Installed with new urethane rack bushings
- STI rear sway bar with STI endlinks
- Koni yellow adjustable sport dampers with STI springs (adjustable rebound)
- Continental DWS tires with plenty of tread left. D, W, and S letters still showing on all tires.
- Transmission and differential fluids Subaru synthetic Extra-S
- Regular oil changes with synthetic and Wix oil filters. 
- Always premium gas.
- Mishimoto intercooler hoses and all aluminum fully welded radiator
- Morimoto HID bixenon projector retrofit (not just xenon bulbs put into stock housing). Yellow/white 4300k bulbs, not purple or blue.

New Parts within the last 1000 miles:
- 2 front CV axles
- 2 front ball joints
- left tie rod
- New drivers window motor
- new battery
- repaired leaking A/C line - fresh recharge

At ~85k miles the turbo bearings began to give out, but was caught quickly. I removed the stock oil screens in the feed line and installed a good used WRX turbo. There is a small exhaust leak at the wastegate linkage pivot pin that causes the turbo to be audible as it spools (think WRC car). This will not cause any mechanical issues, CEL, etc because is on the exhaust side and downstream from the turbine

Also replaced gaskets,  oil drain tube, radiator hoses, and intercooler tubes with Mishimoto silicone tubes.

Currently the only known issue I can think of is a subtle thumping noise at low speeds. It sounds like a CV axle so recently I replaced the front axles, but the problem did not go away. I have driven it like this for over 1.5 years and it has always been fine and it is safe. I also checked over all suspension an drivetrain components and everything feels tight with no slop or play. Unfortunately I don't have any more time to diagnose it further.

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