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the round black blob? thats normal

forrester blob? hahaha

He's very very very glad,,,,,, hahahaha He's very very very glad He's very very very glad

By topping it up, how much are you actualy putting in? would be a big puddle on the floor if rocker was leaking as much as it sounds like it is 1 Litre per 1000, 1 Litre per 100 miles?

haha nice. was even pondering the sti version, but prob a bit too strong money for a daily

hahaha, no probs. shoudl have been more specific in the title me thinks lol

um guys, this is in the forrester section lol

What model/engine and what is your real average mpg folks? pondering on replacing the volvo with one in 12 months time but being daily and company paying for fuel i need to hit a certain MPG (50), whuch i realise they wont do, but i dont mind putting the odd tank in

not at the same price, currently looking at options :(

noooo, just found otu the guy i was buying the block from didnt realise i was gonna have it so he has sold it on :( so im now engine block less :(

Possibly, i just went to yee horses mouth lol

http://www.wilwood.com/BrakeKits/BrakeKitsProdFront.aspx?itemno=140-12874 $1700 + shipping + import tax + vat + profit which at a rough guess £1146.59 + £50 + £250 + shipping + dealer profit is gonna put them way up there in the £2000 area, Ap's work out cheaper not sure how comparable they are though.

importing them from the US tends to make em very pricey iirc

No there different, they look similar, Ksport piston seals, D2 pistons/dust seals

Headgasket on a scoob is always full rebuild, you found out why ;)

Used to have crap or none existsant dust seals, d2 seem to get better reviews. For me though godspeeds offer thats on for 6 pot aps for £1250 would be the route to go if I was upgrading, not as cheap as the d2's but ap's are the muts nuts when it comes to brakes.

Version 4 by the looks of it in case anyone asks :)

Looks good, few mods i've spotted with it so far ( in case you didnt know), V3 car, Wheels Face lift front end rear spoiler (v5 rep or possibly P1 spoiler cos of the carbon lip) P1 front lip P1 seats (can tell from the blue on the bottom)

i'll be going down when cars fixed so prob arrange a meet for it, did for first one then car broke and it got called off anyway

hahaha, she gives as good as she takes :D lol

Subaru will wash their hands of it, they stated in 2010 that it was the owners fault for tuning, driving them to hard, not servicing them properly etc etc total bollox but saved em millions in remedial work. 2.5 out the box is !Removed!, very common for pistons break the ring lands , head gaskets to fail etc. If it's gone to API they should be well aware of the issues and put none subaru pistons, gasket and head studs in then no more issues down the line with it :)

Alyn at AS performance has been selling the stuff harvey's developed, well worth the money imo. Spoke to harvey many times on the phone and met him a couple of times. Such a loss to the subaru world :( RIP

Carbon wrap is a bit meh imo, proper carbon ones tend not to be a 100% fit, had a proper seibon one on my M3 and panel gaps wern't great

My mrs would slap me if i dared to suggested a super mini instead of scoob lol

Big concern is how its stored, remember a guy who stored his car for 3 years and left it without proper coolant in it, 3 winters later goes on dyno for mapping, heater matrix is ruptured (not a cheap or easy job) which pee's water all over the interior, that's fixed and then found the headgasket has gone due to the ice splinting pipes lifting the heads. Forresters are hardy beasts, but not gonna be cheap to get back on the road at all, gonna need a full service, prob a set of tyres at least which wont give you much change from £1500. Add in other rubber items that don;t like being stood and its asking for trouble. Can't see it being viable myself