2003 Subaru Forester issues: Should I cut my losses and get a different vehicle?

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Hey, it's good you got a nice insurance payment on a car you otherwise would not
have gotten much for with a bad frame...... Just to set the record straight though,
Pennsylvania does salt the road in the winter. They even use more in a good part
of the state because it's more mountainous than the part of NY that I am in....
So that car was in salt for 20 years, It most likely did not rust out the frame
in the short time you had it. Also Those Subadoo's have head gasket problems
that often show up before 200K miles. And the engine has to be removed to
fix that so you got a really good deal in that weather-related trade-in....
I would almost say you dodged 2 bullets there......


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