Jay762

Wotcha and welcome, great to see a scoob in its natural habitat 🙂

Wotcha and welcome - Unfortunately Subaru do not make a good diesel so in answer to your question, run a mile. Or buy a petrol subaru

Wotcha and welcome - great looking motor, looks very tidy. Feel free to set up a thread in the build section to share you changes as you go

Wow - that is a chunk of money 😮

Hi - From the picture your car looks in top condition and with the benefit of long term ownership you know the car. I dont know what the garage would cost you but if you have a drive I would invest in a decent car cover that wont damage the paint work in the wind and is breathable so condensation does not build up. Also a decent battery charger that will 'maintain ' the battery not just charge it. Consider some axle stands to get the wheels off the ground or so you can remove the wheels all together. This way you can take your time checking for rust coming under arches with no access issues, spray waxoil etc. This then takes the pressure off the 'what do I do?' and certainly means you wont forget the motor. The move to STI power has been done and is certainly achievable but do you actually want / need more power for the driving you do or for you to enjoy the car more? My personal opinion would be to keep it as is but well maintained for occasional use (you can get daily insurance easily now) The engine will have to be run every so often to stop the seals drying up and leaks starting when you do use the car again.

Hi - All down to what you plan to use the car for? Performance tarmac, daily commute / school run, towing, off road tracks, off road goat tracks, occasional weekday use with autocross at weekends?

Wotcha and welcome, feel free to share photos, create a project thread to track progress on any changes you make - all friendly on here

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The C7 has got a 20mm lift kit on it https://www.motorauthority.com/news/1024134_forbidden-fruit-2015-subaru-exiga-crossover-7

Not a levorg buuuut - replaced the headunits in the imprezas for an immediate improvement, next will be the speakers as they are not brilliant, still missing some bass though and am looking at an underseat unit for the passenger seat. May end up with an amp but I have been here before and ICE is as bad as tuning, its a slippery slope 😁

@Pete - Levorg is our most recent Levorg owner - may be he can share some thoughts?

Had zero issues with my 2.0 NA engine, have massive issues with a 2.5 turbo that had been built by Scooby clinic - failed after 4K (1K in my ownership) so good an bad experiences. If properly maintained they can be very reliable, many examples do over 200K. You may find the power to weight ratio of the 1.6 engine in the levorg to be not great particularly if you have a full load buuuut saying that I have never driven a levorg and also I do not know what cars you are used to - if you are switching from a renault 5 gt turbo to the levorg you will def have issues as that Renault is effectively a go kart with a turbo strapped to it EDIT.... Just checked the specs on the 1.6, turbo with circa 168bhp with kerb weight of around 1620Kg - You should be just fine with those figures

That would work as an initial setting, you may find you need more, some newage imprezas are running -1.75 to -2.0. I cannot find my last printout (it was a few years back) and haven't had one done recently so cannot help any more than this unfortunately. I will need to get a full alignment done this year and was intending to get a fast road / track setup done down at Litchfield and will share those results with you, so again more information that is no use to you at this point 🙃

a point that may be relevant - the front and rear links are different sizes on my 08 hatch may be the same on your 07. A piece of metal bent at 90 degrees with a couple of hole drilled in it will probably get you through your MOT I dont think the tolerance on these items is too fine

What do you want / need doing? This will be worth getting an idea on as when you contact different places they will want to to know your requirements. The reason for this is due to soooo many options available - a basic service to full forged rebuild £100 - £3K ++++ dependent on spec

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I cannot see the plastic adapter that connects the wiper to the arm in any of your pictures - is it there and is the correct one for the arm eg not teh smaller option taht comes with this blades?

Wotcha and welcome 😉

If you build it - they will come..... possibly. Its a good idea, give it a go and see what the response is

Hi - not sure how injectors could generate white smoke as there sole purpose is to put diesel into your air flow. White smoke for me means coolant is being burnt at the same time as your fuel / air mixture. Keep an eye on your coolant. You will get white smoke out of your pipes until warm with most vehicles, more visible when its colder outside, is it possible you just hadn't noticed that before?

Wotcha and welcome Peter, you are right - we have not had many levorg owners but ill ping one of our admins and get something setup, Waynes World / Field of dreams - if you build it they will come...... Possibly 😁 Feel free to start a project thread, post pictures etc all friendly on here

It does seem like the Subaru dealer has some room for improvement in the customer service department - not great at all. It does sound like you will be happier with your new motor, which is what it is all about 👍

Hope you find it an enjoyable experience - but you know where we are if you find that side of the family not as much fun 😁

Wotcha and welcome - Feel free to share photos and ask questions etc, all friendly on here 👍

Do you have an idea on price? Good luck with the sale