Steve, you're the man. you cannot fabricate a genuine moment like that, he'll remember it forever particularly the length you went to get the "right" one for him. high five!
awesome car, THE color to have, and a 5 door will be perfect as he grows, wants to take trips with friends, moves into one place or another...and its a very safe car in every way. structurally they're beasts (massive B-pillars that are so thick, they require special EMS training to cut through in the event of an extraction), very predictable handling, no bad habits. service on these is cake, all the accessories and belts are dead front/center and you can change the oil one-handed once you get a few under your belt (pro-tip, jam a red solo cup on the filter when you unscrew it, it'll catch all the drips since the filters completely a straight up/down orientation). put a good 40wt oil in it and change the trans fluid every 2 years or so and she should drive a long time.
love the extra goodies the PO had on there, and believe it or not the tune is a massive plus as a reliability mod. the stock tunes on EJ subarus are awful, and run very lean into the onset of boost (look up closed loop/open loop transition, its janky tuning likely due to trying to sneak out better emissions and MPGs) which is one of the reasons they have a reputation for blowing ringlands. a tune will smooth that fuel enrichment so the engine sees proper AFR's once it ramps up boost. definitely well-bought!
enjoy it...looking forward to some trip reports and you and the boy get to some events and let 'er wind out a bit.
awesome car, THE color to have, and a 5 door will be perfect as he grows, wants to take trips with friends, moves into one place or another...and its a very safe car in every way. structurally they're beasts (massive B-pillars that are so thick, they require special EMS training to cut through in the event of an extraction), very predictable handling, no bad habits. service on these is cake, all the accessories and belts are dead front/center and you can change the oil one-handed once you get a few under your belt (pro-tip, jam a red solo cup on the filter when you unscrew it, it'll catch all the drips since the filters completely a straight up/down orientation). put a good 40wt oil in it and change the trans fluid every 2 years or so and she should drive a long time.
love the extra goodies the PO had on there, and believe it or not the tune is a massive plus as a reliability mod. the stock tunes on EJ subarus are awful, and run very lean into the onset of boost (look up closed loop/open loop transition, its janky tuning likely due to trying to sneak out better emissions and MPGs) which is one of the reasons they have a reputation for blowing ringlands. a tune will smooth that fuel enrichment so the engine sees proper AFR's once it ramps up boost. definitely well-bought!
enjoy it...looking forward to some trip reports and you and the boy get to some events and let 'er wind out a bit.
2010 Civic Si
2019 4Runner TRD Off-Road
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Past: 03 Xterra SE 4x4 | 05 Impreza 2.5RS | 99.5 A4 Quattro 1.8T | 01 Accord EX | 90 Maxima GXE | 96 Explorer XLT
2019 4Runner TRD Off-Road
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Past: 03 Xterra SE 4x4 | 05 Impreza 2.5RS | 99.5 A4 Quattro 1.8T | 01 Accord EX | 90 Maxima GXE | 96 Explorer XLT