Troy Posted October 18, 2015 Posted October 18, 2015 Good evening all, more of a lurker here and long time impreza lover. I've been toying with the idea of finally buying an impreza, as i have a little money to spare and now seems like the right time. I have been searching the net for a while, looking for the right one. I kind of like the idea of a wagon, and don't want to break the bank just yet. I have spotted this wagon, and it's got the right styling, but upon asking for a photo of the engine bay it appears the intercooler is front mounted, which leads me to believe lots of other stuff has been done to the car. So, opinions please. Does anyone see anything that stands out as a warning? I see the skirts aren't original, and the fog covers due to FMIC. I'll try and get a photo up of the engine bay. http://www.krystalcars.co.uk/used-car/subaru/impreza/2-0-wrx-5dr/for-sale-in-nottingham-nottinghamshire/aetv67232852/ EDIT: Not ideal, but heres a link to the engine bay shot - https://www.flickr.com/photos/tp-photography/shares/Wa06s5
quit Posted October 18, 2015 Posted October 18, 2015 I have a wagon fetish Anyway yeah looks ok. Main thing is... Is it mapped for a front mount ??
Troy Posted October 18, 2015 Author Posted October 18, 2015 You'd think so, but I swear prices are going up. Can't find a blob for that sort of price with half decent mileage. As for the map, I really don't know, and the seller seems to know very very little about it.
Phil3822 Posted October 18, 2015 Posted October 18, 2015 That is a nice vehicle and seems like a good price. Would be good to see what history the car has considering the work done. May be able to contact the garage who done the work. Worth a good shot in my opinion.
Troy Posted October 18, 2015 Author Posted October 18, 2015 There may be history of the remap and all work carried out, but the seller isn't brilliantly helpful. I'd more than happily go and have a look/check the history, but the car is close to 200 miles away from me, so I'd really need to be sure it's at least worth the effort before I took the trip - hence asking on here.
Troy Posted October 19, 2015 Author Posted October 19, 2015 Have just come across this, which is incredibly local. Am having a look tomorrow eveninghttps://www.gumtree.com/p/subaru/subaru-wrx-2002-fsh-280bhp-vgc-94000miles/1138533294
stants Posted October 19, 2015 Posted October 19, 2015 Looks like that's been owned by somone who cares ! At the end of the day you could buy something cheaper and have to put load of money in at least that appears to have all the bist and bobs already sorted [emoji106]
quit Posted October 19, 2015 Posted October 19, 2015 Blob eye http://www.ebay.co.uk/ulk/itm/171964495641
Troy Posted October 19, 2015 Author Posted October 19, 2015 I did see that blob, but it's the mileage that put me off. I realise that's not really high for a looked after Subaru, but I'm thinking of resale value in a couple of years time too.
Troy Posted October 19, 2015 Author Posted October 19, 2015 Just looked, and that blob is in Shildon, which may as well be Scotland. I'm in Bournemouth.
quit Posted October 19, 2015 Posted October 19, 2015 Yeah the mileage would prob put me off a bit Found a mint one for 3500 I'm tempted with myself
Scoobyghost Posted October 20, 2015 Posted October 20, 2015 Don't be put off by mileage. Lots of us are 150k+ going strong. A well looked after Scooby will go and go. I'm just hitting 169k miles on a UK classic turbo 2000.
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