advice on buying 2001 bugeye sti
08 August 2007, 10:04 PM
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advice on buying 2001 bugeye sti
Lads,
Lookin for some advice, I'm gonna be going over to look at a 2001 bugeye STI in 2 weeks time over in the UK. The car has only been freshly imported from Japland and is in immaculate condition in every way. It has just had all belts including timing belt done and full service and has only 59k miles on the clock. It is completely standard apart from a boost gauge.
Just looking for some tips on checking this car out as it is costing me a lot to buy and I dont want to be caught with a lemon.
What are the things to look out for?
What goes wrong on these cars?
Are the engines a bit more reliable than the older say Ver 3 STI's?
Finally just a few other questions I have..
Should this have DCCD fitted to the car? ( Its a wagon if this makes an difference )
Will the 2001 model have Brembos or Subaru 4 pot brakes?
Will the exhaust from my 1996 Ver3 fit this car?
What kind of map do I need for this to make it run on 95 RON? I know about the ECUTEK map (Thanks Renno) but is there any other types of map I can get done or can I get an Apexi Power FC and get this fitted and mapped?
oh and is there anyone between Burnley and Hollyhead that could map this car for me?
Lookin for some advice, I'm gonna be going over to look at a 2001 bugeye STI in 2 weeks time over in the UK. The car has only been freshly imported from Japland and is in immaculate condition in every way. It has just had all belts including timing belt done and full service and has only 59k miles on the clock. It is completely standard apart from a boost gauge.
Just looking for some tips on checking this car out as it is costing me a lot to buy and I dont want to be caught with a lemon.
What are the things to look out for?
What goes wrong on these cars?
Are the engines a bit more reliable than the older say Ver 3 STI's?
Finally just a few other questions I have..
Should this have DCCD fitted to the car? ( Its a wagon if this makes an difference )
Will the 2001 model have Brembos or Subaru 4 pot brakes?
Will the exhaust from my 1996 Ver3 fit this car?
What kind of map do I need for this to make it run on 95 RON? I know about the ECUTEK map (Thanks Renno) but is there any other types of map I can get done or can I get an Apexi Power FC and get this fitted and mapped?
oh and is there anyone between Burnley and Hollyhead that could map this car for me?
Last edited by Omeara_darragh; 08 August 2007 at 10:08 PM. Reason: forgot something
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