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Old 28 November 2010, 01:53 PM
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Question possible buyeye or later model purchase

im looking to buy a wrx bugeye soon, i need a little bit of advice on buying one. im not sure what to look out for when buying one, other than service
history.are there any common problems that i need to be aware of? other than the usual crash damage and the cars history (hpi check).

please help!!!!!!!!
Old 28 November 2010, 02:00 PM
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FSH
Belts changed
usual smokey turbo
any knocking
if modded then try and check whats been done and check if its been re-mapped to suit, (who mapped it)
if it has PPP then ask for proof ie cetificate.
Old 28 November 2010, 02:46 PM
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Give it a good test drive and get it up to temp. Pay close attention to the gearbox for things like worn syncros and jumping out of gear.
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This is a bit of an everything checklist, so it covers most things out there

http://www.subaru-impreza.org/impreza-checklist.html

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Old 28 November 2010, 02:56 PM
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If you see anything post a link on here, plenty of bugeye owners about so we might spot something iffy

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Old 28 November 2010, 03:14 PM
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Default Bugeye purchase

Obviously you are going to get the pretend rally drivers out there but just have a good look for the things you would in any other car or take someone with you who does.You will be able to tell if the car has not been looked after and just ragged around.I have had mine for nearly 6 years and just done things for service tyres,fluids and brakes not had any major problems great car especially in the wet and white stuff.
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thanks guys,lots of useful info for me to digest.just want s really reliable standard, unmolested example.
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