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Old 05-17-2017, 07:21 PM   #7
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Originally Posted by neilr View Post
The latest iteration of the BRZ has me considering getting back into an 86, but...

My wife's 2009 Impreza recently needed to have its head gasket (or is that plural?) replaced. It has, maybe, 80K miles on it. Looking around other Subaru forums and talking with local mechanics, this appears to be a known Subaru problem.

My question: do the 86s also have this issue?
I've yet to see a definitive case of a blown head gasket on a non-modified 86 with 80K miles. I've seen plenty of modified 86's driven hard without a blown head gasket.. with 70K miles or more (mine's included).
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