From reading it all I got these things to check
- Make sure bonnet is cold before using
- check oil for and condensation
- brake fluid
- coolant levels
- check all windows go up and down
- all doors
- boot area
- lights
- tyre tread levels on all 4
- tyre makes
- listen for knocking sound on idle and then during steady driving
- quiet turbo and no smoke at all
- fluctuating idle revs
- make sure catalytic converter still there
- check for clutch judder in each gear
- no fear crunching in each gear check at multiple revs bands
- no sound from gearbox in each gear through the Rev range
- accelerate hard in each gear once warm for any problems
- any pull towards a side when using breaks check lightly and hard at multiple speeds
- check round all the body work for problems take pictures of any problems
- check interior for wear
- handbrake check for how high to pull
- biting point quite low down
- any noise from anti roll bars check hard cornering slow and fast both sides
- check suspensions strut tops for rot or rust
- wheel arch rust
Think of any others to add?
I was looking to buy a subaru impreza 2L RX, the plate is NL08 XWV for you to look at specs, it is priced at £4500 and has 73k miles.
I will be looking at it next week sometime and just wanted to know what I should look out for, its general reliability and if the mileage is something to worry about
Thanks any help is appreciated