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Old Aug 20, 2010 | 03:43 PM
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right went to see this car today i knocked him down abit as the oil if filthy it needs changed only needs taxed and its been sitting for 3 weeks

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1899477.htm

ive bought it on one condition when i started from cold sounded amazing no tappet rattel or anything water temp got up fan came on evrything fine left it running while i looked at the service history when i heard a little knocking from pass side when you reved it went away guy has just had the engine rebuilt he was adamint it wasnt the bottom end but i still need to check this he heard it too so its not just me apart from that the car is mint had a hell of a lot of money thrown at it and recipts for it all to

i need to know if there is a good garage around that i can take it to to check this out or if one of you nice members that know there stuff could help might be able to throw you a tenner or somthing am sure its nothing have heard they can be like this just dont have enough experience with the boxer engine

the guy is getting rid of the car cause he has spent a fortune on it then the bottom end went and there is recipts there for over 3k to show it been rebuilt

any info would be gr8
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Old Aug 20, 2010 | 03:48 PM
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I know the guy selling the car and I am sure the work was done by Duncan at hypertech in bonnybridge. I would suggest he is the best person to speak about the work carried out and any possible noise you can hear.

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Old Aug 20, 2010 | 03:51 PM
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I know the guy selling the car and I am sure the work was done by Duncan at hypertech in bonnybridge. I would suggest he is the best person to speak about the work carried out and any possible noise you can hear.

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i thought about this but was wanting to pick the car up on sunday is that garage open on a sunday
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Old Aug 20, 2010 | 03:53 PM
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I doubt it but you give them a phone and ask to speak to Duncan.
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Old Aug 20, 2010 | 03:59 PM
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I doubt it but you give them a phone and ask to speak to Duncan.
no one in the now just ringing out
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Old Aug 20, 2010 | 06:18 PM
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right all sorted that duncan at hypertech knows his stuff gonna nip the car along tomorrow and hes gonna have a wee chat about all the work done to the car even he said the car was one of the better wrx,s and hes gonna sell me oil and filter

exellent busy day tomorow new car and oil change lol
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Old Aug 20, 2010 | 10:05 PM
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Duncan and young Dunc are spot on they will keep you right bud ill keep an eye out for you.
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Old Aug 20, 2010 | 10:09 PM
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the guy was quality 2mins on the phone with him he starts talking about if hes doing a rebuild he pumps a liter of oil into the oil switch port so i goes into all the oil gallaries before a restart now that is attention to detail have never heard of that before but makes total sence in my opinion that is what you want to hear from a mechanic

looking forward to tomorrow guy must be a wealth of knowlage on the boxer engine plus who knows what else as long as its from the land of the rising sun lol
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You wont go wrong with Dunc. Tell Donny when you are picking up the car that Paul from Kincardine said hello ( i used to work with him at the glass works in alloa )
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Old Aug 20, 2010 | 11:54 PM
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thats cool m8 but ave now got someone else telling me there is a descepancy in the plates dont know what hes on about bloody annoying sure hes only tring to help though but still

https://www.scoobynet.com/general-te...ml#post9558206
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Old Aug 21, 2010 | 01:11 AM
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Your plate's fine. It's just because you originally said it was on a 51 plate but it isn't, it's an X which it right for it's age as a 2000 model first reg'd in Feb 2001. The plate coincidentally has the numbers 51 on it, but that doesn't make it a 51 plate!

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Old Aug 21, 2010 | 03:14 AM
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Ahhhhh right so my fault lol what a tube I am I thought car was reg in 2001 feb so shod be an 01 then half way through it goes 2 51 totaly got it wrong the o well off to a good start eh
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Old Aug 21, 2010 | 07:26 AM
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http://www.ukcar.com/features/reg_year.htm

Here you go, this confirms the standard plate letters by month and year. A car can have a private plate transferred on but only from same or a previous age period, so the car could not be made to look newer than it is.
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