mikeywilliams

hi, im looking at getting myself an 52 plate impreza off a mate and just need a bit of advice really, the engine was running 320bhp before bottom end went and now its been sat in garages for 3 years engine obviously will need replacing but what im wondering is will everything else be ok with a little TLC or will brakes/suspension and the like need replacing,
cheers any info would be great

mike

mikeywilliams

anyone please?

steve ex vauxhall

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Tbh mate it's not likely you would get a decent answer on here.
You would need to have a damn good look round the car to see what's what.

Could have seized brakes, handbrake could be stuck on, could be loads that needs doing, or very little, without looking at the car no one could really give you a clue

blackvenom

Depends if it's been stored away, or just left parked, clutch could be stuck on, smart person would have greased the brakes and had the clutch pressed, battery disconnected,
Interior could be moldy it's common for the car to get damp. All depends on the price,

mikeywilliams

clutch was taken out with engine apparently and no mould so for £1000 think me and the brother in law are going to attempt a rebuild before buying another engine

alcazar

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The only thing that happened to mine in 9 months was rusty front discs at their rears, which caused pitting and they needed replaced earlier than normal, plus a flat battery.

MattyB1983

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How much is the car... £1000???

mikeywilliams

yeah is that bad?

MattyB1983

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A WRX I'm guessing ?

tubbytommy

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a £1000 for a bugeye wrx with a knackered engine lol you must be mad

MattyB1983

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When cars like this can be had for under 3 grand (see link) your mad to throw a grand at a bug WRX with knackered motor.
Before you know it you'll have another 2 grand wrapped up in it.

https://www.scoobynet.com/subaru-444...0k-3200-a.html

mikeywilliams

the problem i will have is i dont have £3k and i know this car and the money spent on it and it would be a mid term project that i can learn on, the engine had less than 50000 before big ends went

tubbytommy

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what other mods has it then as this may be a better way to determine what its worth

mikeywilliams

i will update on mods/spec etc properly when i see matey

stonejedi

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Spot on,even if you buy this car for circa £1000 you will still have to pay another few thousands to get the car up to spec by the sounds of it.3 yrs parked up is quite a time.

irondrew

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Agree with this...but... if you and your bro are gonna do it together it will be a great laugh for 500 each! Yes it will cost you more but a good way to learn i suppose. Wont be easy though im sure... Good luck if you do it

MattyB1983

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If you plan on a long project then I can see the attraction and a grand is not a huge outlay. Just bare in mind that you'll probably end up with a car worth less than it owes you, but then so do I and just about every other Impreza owner..lol..

If you can persuade the owner to knock a couple of hundred quid off the price then go for it chap.

mikeywilliams

found out couple things about the car, it was remapped by power engineering for vf34 turbo k&n typhoon induction kit all still with car albeit in boxes lol, magnex exhaust system, has eibach springs 2 owners from new including my mate, interior is shockingly clean considering its been sat for so long so i think im gonna snap her up ��

Osimabu

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How rusty is it underneath? Have a good look.