newbie alert

[felix_19]

hey guys, going to look at a forester next weekend, changing my vectra for one so bit different, fuel economy worries me a little, anything to look out for?  

[Jay762]

Wotcha and welcome - we have a buyers thread which will give indications for engine stuff and no doubt some of our fozzy members will be along to advise on the specifics

 

http://uk.subaruownersclub.com/forums/topic/1619-help-check-guide-buying-1st-subaru/

[Gambit]

Hi mate welcome to S.O.C :)

[felix_19]

cheers guys had a look at the guide, spot on hopefully picking it up on the 2nd 1999 forester s turbo lt  

[stants]

Hello welcome, very capable car and puts a smile in my face every day, what kind of mpg are you getting at the moment out of your vectra ?

Urban I get about 21 ish mpg, longer runs and motorway cruising off boost takes it up to a more reasonable 30-32 mpg

[felix_19]

averaging 46 so quite good but its boring, the one i'm looking at has a few mods and claiming 260bhp

[stants]

Ah well sacrifice for smiles is much better :-D

Is it a uk car or an import ?

As for the mods ask for paperwork, uk cars came with smaller turbos and other different bits so getting 260 out of it would require more work than an import which should be able to reach that with just a remap.

Don't know if your aware but they only like to use vpower too

[felix_19]

oh right didn't know that is it only v power or is it just high octane fuel, its a uk car, td04 turbo, yellow 440 injectors 3 port boost solenoid and a few other bits, do there sound about right?

[stants]

Other fuels work just not as well.

Seems to be Shell, sainsburys, tecso/esso, in that order.

Thy just seem to like the Shell better foe some reason.

Yeah sounds about right as the uk cars came with td03 standard. Make sure it has had a remap I'm sure it will have had to take into account for the turbo and solenoid mods but always better to ask. And ask what fuel it's been mapped on, Depending on who has mapped it may have 2 switchable ones for high octane and regular fuel :-D

If it has all that dont expect to get millions of miles from a tank it will be far too much fun and very addictive, the look on peoples faces is priceless when they have been shown up by a respectable family wagon :-)

[felix_19]

lmao, i can imagine its been mapped yea, do they just run rough with normal fuel then?

[stants]

Yes and theres the chance of an increase in detonation/knock.

[felix_19]

cool, what kind of power is your one running? and how many miles do you get from a tank?

[felix_19]

and how common are head gaskets going?

[stants]

Sorry I could have sworn I replied to this,

Heads going is a tricky one, standard cars are pretty reliable only ones I've really read about have been putting lots of power out .

As for mileage from a tank 330-350 is the best I've had

[felix_19]

tomorrow could be the day mega excited lol 

[stants]

Hope it all goes well [emoji16]

[stants]

Any news?

[felix_19]

my dreams of scooby ownership has been crush i'm afraid, had a bad bit of rust on the rear arch, it just would have been a massive down grade, i've started looking at impreza's but we'll see 

[stants]

Ah well theres plenty more examples out there mate, just a question of unearthing one to your spec

[felix_19]

yea i know bud just my want list and budget are opposite sides of the scales lol