So /o/, I've read the sticky and I have a more specific

>>17883447
its the only real reason why i personally think every and any evo is a better car

its the one main crux of the car aside from needing to pull the engine to do literally any work on it

>>17883447
Head gasket issue affects a limited range of years on the phase II DOHC EJ25, and once replaced is a non-issue as long as you didn't overheat the engine and warp shit or whatever.

As for the tires, it's not that big a deal. Don't run one decent tire and three bald ones anyway. The only reason to worry is if you have a manual wagon because that's the only case where you have a VC diff, and it's in the center, meaning you want the speed of the front and rear axles to be about the same. You're not going to kill anything unless it's way off. Otherwise you'll have to resort to being so autistic that you adjust your relative tire pressures until you get the exact rolling circumference of all four tires equal by marking them with chalk and rolling it down a parking lot.

If it's a late 90s, expect that it's going to start to be doing old car things. But otherwise, they're pretty sturdy battle wagons.

>>17883447
never buy a subaru. just get a civic for 3k.

>>17883487
And if it needs towing, I'm guessing it that I'll need it on a flatbed vs. 2 up towtrucks?

>>17883507
If it's a manual then flatbed for sure. A 2-wheel tow on a manual will turn your center diff from limited slip to open.

Automatic I forget if the clutch pack disengages with the car off or not. Flatbed it just in case.

>>17883499
I need something a bit bigger than a civic, to load stuff into, but not truck size since I am not loading that much stuff.

>>17883507
Actually now I think of it there's a fuse you can pull in an automatic to disable the clutch pack so I would assume it disengages with the car off. But that's something you should look up first before giving it a 2w tow.

>>17883517
post your local craigslist

>>17883517
You can do a lot with a roof rack, mind. I used to have an Impreza OBS and people sometimes thought I was defying reality with how much I was able to pack in and on top of it given sufficiently clever arrangement and strapping.

I moved from one state to another once with less space. After living in a small house for a while it took me 6 OBS trips to move the next time. It'll be a box truck rental next time around.

>>17883541
https://sfbay.craigslist.org/search/sfc/cta?search_distance=9&postal=94122&min_price=1500&max_price=4500