mazbow

Does anybody know anything about this car I'm thinking about buying

hardcoreimpreza

Post up some spec and info about it.

Paulo P

iTrader: (42)

rare cars now, there aren't many of these left.

hardcoreimpreza

But its head gasket has gone and has rough rear arches

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/subaru-ter...AAAOSwB4NWzu8z

Paulo P

iTrader: (42)

The rear arches seem to go more commonly on Terzo's than any other UK that I've seen, I don't recall seeing one recently with decent rear arches.

Don't be fooled by it needing a head gasket, it's quite normal for the bottom end to rattle out shortly after the gaskets have been replaced. Budget for a either a full rebuild or a replacement engine.

ossett2k2

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Have a look through this thread,most of the terzo's are listed here so you might find a previous owner. I had no.275 was a good car but basically a uk2000 with some extras.
Mine went really rotten at rear end.

https://www.scoobynet.com/scoobynet-...zo-owners.html

mazbow

Nice one cheers guys
So if you said both rear arches and a full rebuild what would you say its worth

mazbow

What are the differences between a uk2000 and a terzo?

ossett2k2

iTrader: (9)

Special paint colour,alcantara seats,white dials and short shifter,and the number plaque.
Think that's about it.

scoobyboy1

iTrader: (16)

£800 at most, to have the arches properly cut out and welded/painted etc your looking £500 min, and then a rebuild can cost you £1.5k+ if your going forged, so better off finding a cheap used standard bottom end and bolting the bits of this car to keep costs down, so a used bottom-end probably looking at around £500??

Potential money pit mate, your better of buying one running, arches are always going to be the biggest problem on a classic so your best to budget for this even if they appear to not have must rust bubbling!!!

mazbow

ok 800 I though maybe abit more than that i was just looking for a classic somthing i can do some work on in my spare time a mini project

mazbow

So with the classics apart from the rear arches is there anything else that I should look out for that is a common problem with them

scoobyboy1

iTrader: (16)

Dont be fooled by adverts saying a little bit of paint blistering on the arches a easy/cheap fix its not, the bubbling/blister on the outside is only part of the problem, its when you cut away the panel its usually full of rust behind the skin, and will need a lot of work/metal/welding/painting!!

If your looking for a Turbo 2000, make sure the gearbox has no crunching, and makes sure it goes into every gear, I got stitched up on my first Impreza(13 years ago), as the 5th gear would jump out as you come of the accelerator, never checked on test drive.

mazbow

Ok cheers mate