# 2010 Subaru Forester 2.5X Automatic

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2010-subaru-forester-2-5x-automatic/74153>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** subaru, forester\
**Created:** [August 18, 2012, 9:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2010-subaru-forester-2-5x-automatic/74153 "2012-08-18T21:36:50Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![edb1961](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/edb1961/32/122_2.png) [@edb1961](https://community.cartalk.com/u/edb1961)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2012, 9:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2010-subaru-forester-2-5x-automatic/74153/1 "2012-08-18T21:36:50Z")

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I was thinking about checking out the above vehicle at my local dealer (Chevrolet). They’re asking 15.9k and it has 57k miles. I need to know if it has a timing belt or a timing chain and how reliable is the engine/transmission.

Ed B.

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**Author:** ![GSragtop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7c8e57/32.png) [@GSragtop](https://community.cartalk.com/u/GSragtop)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2012, 10:57pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2010-subaru-forester-2-5x-automatic/74153/2 "2012-08-18T22:57:59Z")

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Timing Belt… Should be fairly reliable, but its weak point (supposidly fixed but I think its too early to tell), is head gaskets. Wholesale (manheim market reports actual cars being purchased by actual dealers) with that type of mileage is about $13,500… So figure the dealer owns it for $14,000’sih to be safe… That is assuming its not a limited or Premium.