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If your still looking for an Impreza wagon I am selling mine. 52 reg 139k miles all welding done and engine overhaul. Turbo to tailpipe cobra sport exhaust. Standard 1.9 turbo engine mapped to 240 bhp with no mods. Just cosmetic (both bumpers need re spray) been used as a daily for last 5 years selling as brought caravan and need 4x4 to pull it!

Thanks very much for the specific information. We got the Forester for 2500 and fairly tidy.

I have converted the husband to be a Subaru lover! So we shall be become a two Subaru household. I own Subaru Impreza 2002 WRX and we are looking at a Forester 2006 XT with all weather pack 115,000 on the clock, two owners from new from a dealer which has been serviced rigorously since owner brought from same dealer in 2006 so engine all good we should hope. Exterior doesn't sppear to have usual Subaru rust issues (been stung there before with the Impreza). The exterior paintwork has some scratches and bumpers need new ones as been reversed into something at some point (hopefully dealership who have one scrapping has both bumpers and just need to get painted) not surprised because the village that the dealership is in has streets only just wide enough for a horse and cart! The issue I am asking about is that the previous owner did not "get on" with the alarm so the dealership disarmed it! Dealership said that the immobiliser is in the key itself and the push button on key fob was just for the alarm (they have stuffed some kind of gunk in the hole where the push button was), they are now telling us that the alarm "ECU" is effectively knackered ? (again they think they can take one off they are scrapping and put it in) - there isn't only one key. So how easy/difficult would it be to get new alarm system put on or just get another key/fob for remote central locking for it? Any Forester general foibles to look out for? (We know the usual Subaru ones from current Impreza)

Update on exhaust system. We brought and had fitted the Cobra 3" sports cat from turbo to tailpipe with NO remapping and what a lovely purr she has now! We have had issues with the engine management light coming on at speeds over 50mph (doesn't happen often because Devon road infrastructure so pants you rarely get over 40mph!) ECU thinks it's not getting enough oxygen but that has been sorted with an "elbow" cheat in the pipe so the ECU thinks it's ok now! Possiblely looking at a walbro fuel pump upgrade and then remapping; however may be some time yet as we are going to be a 2 Subaru household, I have converted he husband lol and we looked at an 2006 Forestor XT last week which he is buying! So now will be asking about Forestors too!

No don't "need" the whole lot only centre and back but thought seeing as doing most may as well do it all and stainless should last! So that's why looking at downpipe too ; but also the quandary of where the cat is? As if not in centre, or back then needs to be in the downpipe hence looking at that - my garage mech is a by the book type too so would not "play with emissions" and being Devon not to much choice of garages either. This is the system we are looking at: http://cobrasport.com/index.php/cobra-sport-exhaust/subaru/impreza/subaru-impreza-wrx-sti-107/road/subaru-impreza-turbo-turbo-back-system-with-sports-cat-resonater.html Should be a link there for Cobra sports exhaust turbo back sports cat and res. Seminol89 - is that JDM as in the garage (which is situated in Devon, highly unlikely or JDM American brand?

Savage - I did not look in the description on their pages! Doh - it does actually state they are all Saturn pipework! It seems that if you get from Cobra themselves they are full blown retail; however just about everyone else selling them like piranha, roadrunners, scooby world, japspeed etc all able to take at least 10% off????????? Still for down pipe alone it's at least 300 then with centre and back at least 350 so give or take!

Savage bulldogs - seems the brushed pipework Cobra is no longer available from piranha on eBay but searching elsewhere to see if anyone else has it - I think because we are looking for the whole system from turbo to tailpipe (downpipe, centre res and back box) that's it's still going to come in at around £700-£800 unless we go second hand and you never know what people have done to those.

Stants - oh dear re the sports cat; however since the recent turbo inlet pipe incident and £300 quid lighter in the pocket we have to wait a while but it seems that sports cats are very fickle things! After getting scoob back last night at the eleventh hour before the road trip, she's a totally different animal now! The power is massively increased (unsurprisingly!) I went straight out onto the Atlantic highway to "test her out" and I am absolutely gobsmacked at the difference in power. Then I got home and immediately sent the hubby out in her - he came back saying "is it the the same car?" With a massive smile on his face and stating we could become a 2 Subaru household!!! Well my hubby is not a petrol head like me (he happily drives Mitsubishi colt automatic!) so shocker!!!!!!

Way hey - got scoob back at 6 tonight. Wow different car! Running as sweet as so the road trip is on! Took her straight out on the Atlantic highway and the turbo actually works now!

Big shout out to Nippon spares in derby (import car parts specialists) as they shipped the part to Devon for nothing on a 9am delivery! Should be getting scoob back this afternoon - plus a large hole in the husbands wallet for diagnostics and labor. Then off on road trip up the M5 to the midlands on Sunday so will get to test scoob out on flat bendless roads (well compared with deepest Devon anyway) ooooooo dual carriage ways too! Infurstructure down here in terrible at times.

The garage mech has said it is the induction in,etc turbo pipe that someone has just pushed INSIDE the turbo causing air intake from outside!

No worries all good chat re exhaust though! I will be looking into the piranha products - but the cobra exhaust is definitely what we are going to get now. Nothing else comes close to the lovely throaty boxer rumble! Thanks for the good debate and research. My poor scooby back in the garage yesterday and turns out whoever touched the turbo on it last (only had it for 6 weeks) shoved the induction intake turbo pipe INSIDE the turbo! No wonder lacking in power and sending engine management light into "strobe" mode flashing on and off so much!

On Impreza WRX 2002 wagon, Any help please - 4 days ago engine management light came on and went off when driving steady but short distance stuck! Took to garage they said all fine it was rear diff pressure monitor and all cleared down nothing wrong £100 quid lighter! Today engine management light came on again and stayed on and we have since brought an OBD II reader and it came up as P1086 - Tumble generator valve #2 (LH) position sensor circuit low input. Taken it straight to garage this am. Have done some internet research and seems it may be the tumble valve sensor knackered or valve itself stuck. I am supposed to be doing a road trip this weekend it's now Wednesday and wondering if anyone else has had this fault, what was it and how long did it take to sort it out?

Thanks all for advice; we have a custom joint in Barnstaple only 20 miles away (but bloke only there 2 days a week lol). I have had a quote from them it's a POWERFLOW??? Connected to top gear tuning seem to be a national outfit they say £450 for full stainless system for 3" - now full cobra system comes in at £890??? having watched a few you tube vids for scooby exhausts now - the throaty boxer rumble seems to be best on the cobra system. I have come across some other brands now too like Haywood & Scott and Inveda, they like the powerflow seems to be quite high pitched but don't know if that's the skill of the camera man though lol at the moment the Cobra system is winning out right - so may just ignore my garage guy and do it anyway - one thing he did say was that the sports cat on any system only lasts one MOT worth before having to be replaced?? Any experience of that anyone?

Haha based in north Devon - so decent custom joint would mean a road trip somewhere. Everything in Devon is few and far between! Would love a custom job, will try to research but I am betting nearest will be exeter or Plymouth which both are 2 ish hour drives mostly because of the twisty roads mind