No, the car is running perfectly.
The problem was that it was a part of a deceased relatives estate that I am executor of and needed to be moved from their property. It had sat for ten months, had two tyres totally flat, did not start, had no MOT, was minging outside and was even more vile inside, as it was about as mouldy as a car can get. I tried several dealers and said I'd sell this cheap, but I couldn't get anyone to come out to see it. Selling it privately would have been an idea, but I live an hour and a half away, and so would not be able to attend any viewing easily. It was tricky. Eventually, I bought the !Removed! thing myself even though I don't want it, because it had to be removed from the property, as that has to go on the market.
I got the worst of the mould off, got it tested, taxed and insured, got tyres sorted and drove it home. All it needed was a battery to start it. I turned the key and off it went like a swiss watch. It idled there silently. no surprise really as it's only done 31,000 miles, has a full Subaru history and has done only 1,500 miles since the end of 2012. Under all the crap it's a cracking car. The problem I now have though is removing the smell of mould and such. It's immaculate internally and has been thoroughly cleaned up. I'm going to biobrisk the entire interior next week, and this is why I wanted to change the pollen filter too.
Know anyone wanting to buy a great forester.???...ha.
