u/tankbuster01

Recently graduated and waited till my Ps to get a car, been looking for over a year and have 10k (as a good buffer) saved up for a car. Found a 1997 Subaru Impreza 2.0 NA for about 3,400 in good condition with regular servicing, I’m planning to lift it to about 200mm ground clearance with springs and thicker AT tires, and other necessities to make it grassroots ready (gravel) since it’ll also be a camper car as I do a lot of hiking/kayaking. Wondering if this is a good idea, just want some feedback on how it’ll handle the dirt and slides since there’s barely any videos online of how an NA awd wagon with only 118hp compared to a sti and wrx🤣 (if you have any videos send them my way). Thank you.

I’m in Aus and I’m thinking of buying a 1990s Subaru L forester wagon rust free, well maintained, etc (down here it’s just the L for some reason🤔). It would be my only car, but not a daily driver since I prefer to take public transport since it’s faster than driving. I would mostly use it for camping trips in regional Victoria and kayaking etc. I don’t know anything about cars but I would like a hobby car to have fun learning and maintaining all diy. Is this an okay car to start on? Any advice on whether this is a waste of time and a giant money pit😂 and whether I should just buy a falcon or forester for half the price🫩….just love the look and character of the L series…

Any advice welcome! Totally new to cars so keep that in mind when answering thank you!