Yuuuup. the Forester I have been looking at is a no-go. it runs but.. It has the AVCS system which was never available here in 99 and only available starting in 04 on turbos only. So.. To get it running I need the wiring harness and ECU and I cannot afford that ($200 - $400 to fix).. And not gonna buy a non-running vehicle with no money to fix it. That said.. I just found a 2002 Toyota Echo. 1.5l Automatic (wish it was manual), 148k miles, 1 owner (who I happen to know), meticulous maintainence, runs and drives fine, the works for the same price.. So! It is no Subaru nor is it a sports car.. But it is roomy and gets wonderful mileage.. Perfect for the amount of driving that I do. If all goes well I pick it up Sunday sometime ^.~.^