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Thanks, I did give them a go but to no avail. I think I might be confusing some things, I have a key with the fob integrated into the key rather than a key with separate fob.

Again that's some great info! Thanks so much Mr B! I do have one question that appears to have been answered on several posts but it didn't work for me. I'm trying to turn off the audible tone when I unlock and lock the car. I know to turn the ignition on press the button on the fob and then press 6 on the keypad, but nothing happens.

Well I went to see the car, and spent 45mins underneath it tapping every panel and sill I could find. Luckily this one is a goodun' it obviously had a thin underseal applied in the past as most of the underseal was still on the arches and up inside the strut towers but was starting to flake off around areas closer to the road. I did buy it and my plan is to sort out the surface rust and then take it up to a specialist to have the old underseal removed and a new one applied. Apart from that the AirCon needs a regas but that's about it! Sat on the motorway at 75mph for two hours no problem and it tracks brilliantly, ooof the wind noise from those mirrors though!

Superb, thanks for your insight, it's incredibly helpful for newbies like me. I'm hopefully going down to see it later this week. I'll keep this thread updated with what I find.

Thanks Mr.B! I've had a look at a few so far and this one seems to be one of the better ones about, I'm yet to see a mint no rust one. My concerns really come from looking at the cross member diff mount bushings which are the worst part of the car as I know it's a big job to change them. Would this put you off?

Hi All, New member looking to get into an 03 SG Forester XT. I've had a good read through the forum on what to look out for in an SG, thanks for some great posts that helped me. I've found an XT that has less than 100k miles but has some corrosion, I understand given their age most will have some rust to a degree, what I'd really like to know is to what extent is corrosion economicly repairable on a forester? I'm happy to spend some money getting one sorted and then undersealing it so long as the bills don't get silly. Is this one too far gone or easy to put right? Thanks!