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arches are the thing i saw on the pics, they go from inside out so will be alot mroe than just a quick paint, also if ones gone more than likley the other side is going as well. Not a major issue in itself, but still money to be spent to fix it

Seats are the same just retrimmed, when you start looking into the technical side of it the difference are very little, just cosmetic. Also had a solid rear bulk head from what I gather. That said they did do a WR sport pack which was 3 prodrive packs thrown at it, interior, suspension and performance, there's also other options like prodrive brakes and such, but that was all an option rather than basic spec, so just depends what options yours had. Prodrive interior was really nice, had it in my old classic,

So decided to go for it, due to pick it up i a couple of weeks, or when ever the paperwork for the fiesta i picked up last night comes through lol

Mine chatters, its pretty common for it to do it after a front mount is fitted

Slight correction, im referring to the crank sensor,

Given the work it needs £4000 is a reasonable price. I know one priced at £5600 thats been for sale for a good 1-2 years and no bites.

Also if your doing 25 miles in it each way you want it to be comfortable, BMW 3 series would def be high up my list, as long as you get a decent spec'd one will great for long runs. Or possibly maybe a 5 series, MPG will be lower but again its a cruiser so driving arm chair.

See how you go, i know hes ok for servicing as said, no idea how good his knowledge is on engine rebuilds.

ah wondered if that was the case. Mate of mine uses him for general servicing.

hmm, who is it building it?

The small eco engines aren't that eco from what i gather, have the thrape fook out of them to get them to go. a 3 series petrol beemer or v50 volvo (not diesel obviously hahah) that will just munch miles and be comfortable will prob do the job. 32mpg https://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/bmw/e46-3-series-98-06/bmw-3-series-e46-320ci-se-2002/5951232 43mpg https://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/volkswagen/golf-mk5-mk6/2005-05-volkswagen-golf-1-4-s-fsi-5d-89-bhp/7087419

WHo ever said do the crank bearings as well is absolutely bang on, Mate found out the hard way. Was the block not skimmed before being built?

As said it's all about perception, yes it's limted numbers, but given its a uk turbo with a paint job it's not that special in my eye's, but thats my perception of it, bit like the WR1. It's only gonna go up in value so if you don't need to sell it keep it anyway

on an impreza you can fairly easily access the cam sensor and just unclip the connector to it, my guess is the forrester is similar. I'd do that and crank it for 10 seconds to make sure oil pressure is good, then reconnect and fire it up. 6 weeks shouldn't be too much of an issue though in truth. It may be a bit grumbly till it warms up and might be worth just restarting the engine when its warm but other than that should be fine.

get it to a decent specialist and get it on a dyno to find out exactly whats going on.

With it being 2.5 i'd get a sniff test done asap and go from there. may well not be headgasket, but its a cheap test as a start point before you go chasing things round the engine bay.

I wouldn't have another diesel if someone paid me. Gonna get taxed to oblivion going forward

It's one fo those cars that is all over, its basicly a uk turbo with a paint job and few extra bits bolted on. so depends how the buyer perceives it

5k if in top nick at a guess, but its only worth what someone will pay, maybe more than that, maybe less.

Modine is an oil to water heat exchanger. I would suspect the water side has a leak, or did if its not fresh. The green could just be the antifreeze adative in the coolant dried up. Thats all a guess but seems logical

I deny to know anything,,,, hahaha no bother, always good to understand why things are what they are. As sandals says, not an MOT failure. I think only exception is when it gets mega bad and you get jagged edges sticking out, not even 100% sure if that is a fail though to be fair.

Cos it needs alot of work. Arches are shot, they go fromt he inside out so when you see it on the outside its gonna be a big repair. 136k is alot of miles so expect some mechanical issues as well, doesnt work out cheap im afraid. Cheap car = needs work 99.9% of times.

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a 2005 wrx at 2k will be an absolute dog, i would expect double that at around 4k. then to get it to a reliable 300, your prob around the 2k mark on top. Boost gauge isnt really needed.

i'll drop him a line