2004 Suabru Forester STI.
Silver/grey metallic.
91,333 miles.
Taxed until March 2015.
MOT'd until March 25th 2015.

This is a genuine JDM Forester STI and comes from the factory with:

2.5 litre STI engine.
6 speed STI gearbox.
Brembo brakes front and rear.
STI bodykit.
Black STI interior as found in the Spec C.

All this fitted into the Forester body shell makes for a great combination of practicality and somewhat stealthy performance. It's got a huge boot and ISOFIX so if you're a family man who wants STI performance this is perfect.

In addition to the factory spec this car features:

Tein Superwagon coil overs with EDFC. Controller is concealed behind the ashtray cover.
Enkei Racing RS+m forged 18" wheels.
Pioneer AVH-X2500BT double DIN touchscreen head unit. Bluetooth calls/music streaming.
Cobra alarm.

I bought the car last October as I didn't want to run my RS4 through the winter. This came up locally and I'd always fancied one so I went to view.
The car was not pretty but the paint all appeared original. History was non-existent but it seemed mechanically reasonable so a deal was done.

First thing I did was fit a pair of new front tyres to replace the slicks fitted on the car.

It then went straight to Rich at FBtuning for a check over and service. This included:

Oil/filter service with Millers 10w50.
Gearbox and diff oil replaced with Millers CRX75w90NT.
Anti-freeze drained and replaced.
Cambelt replaced. Pulleys/tensioner inspected.
New radiator fitted due to small weep at top hose union.

I've covered about 3000 miles since and now the time has come to move on.
Whilst I had great intentions, the bodywork is exactly as when I bought it and there are a couple of items that could do with sorting:

The drivers window doesn't work. I think the motor is the culprit.
The nearside rear seat section doesn't fold.
The car only came with one key/alarm fob.

So here's your chance to own one of these very rare cars at a bargain price.

£7000
Easily the cheapest FSTI out there!

 

is that miles or km,s ?

 

says miles

 

It's miles. I have the Bimta? certificate showing 41000km's at import and the Clock now shows 106,8## so by my maths that makes 91,333 miles.

 

According to google 106,800km is 66,332 miles...so your maths skills may be in need of a refresh?

Only joking mate but its only good news as it will make the fozzy sell even quicker, not that it wouldn't at that price

Regards,

Subaru Collector 555.

 

When the speedo is switched to read mph the odo starts to clock in miles rather than km's so the total mileage is the sum of
4,1000km's(25,476miles) + (106,800 - 41,000)65,800miles = 91,276miles
I added a bit as I didn't have the exact mileage to hand

The dealer I bought it from didn't realise this was the way it worked either

 

Oh ok, I thought it was still reading in kms

Anyway, put some pics up bud

Regards,

Subaru Collector 555.

 

Pictures added.

 

lovely car i can vouch for it

 

Cheers Mags. Nice light wheels too

 

Opinions please....
I know it's only been a couple of days but, before I put it on pistonheads, have I got the pricing on this wrong?
I was expecting someone to take my arm off at this price

 

I think your spot on, even maybe a bit on the cheap side, maybe it's the milage and the fact it's a 2.5 that's making people nervous.

Looks a good buy to me, I'd be tempted if I was in the market for one, just hang fire for a while, Subarus are a bit of a niche market and the Forester even more so.

 

Maybe advertise it on http://www.subaruforester.org/vbulletin/f75/ too?

 

The no history part does it for me I'm afraid, especially on the 2.5 unit. Looks a good car though, and the price is right considering the lack of service history and the couple of little problems.

 

Thanks bonesetter, done

Totally understand that. I know what I'm looking at mechanically with Subaru's but it was still a gamble.
I have since had the car checked out fully, serviced and run it for 3k miles with no issues. My thought was if it was going to go bang, it probably would have already

 

I've the same car, in the same colour and I would say 1.500 too cheap.

Stick it on pistonheads, seems a better place to sell cars

 

Done

 

My old Foggy STi 04 plate is now past 100K with a gas conversion and no problems with the 2.5

 

Thats put my mind at ease regarding LPG conversions as I heard that if your engine contains weak internals and you convert it to run LPG, it makes it more prone to failing?

Regards,

Subaru Collector 555.

 

BTTT. Sensible offers considered.

 

If you fancy a swap with mine ill take it cracking Forester for the price i'm amazed it hasn't gone

 

Thanks for the offer but I'm not looking for a p/x

 

Ive been trying to talk Tom into buying this Jim
Now that he is qualified he needs a bigger car to get all his stuff around

 

Great plan Pete, loads of space in this

 

Bump.

 

Come on, somebody make me an offer.
You might be surprised!

 

£4k and a packet of miget gems

 

I don't like "miget gems"

 

Nobody interested before I put it on eBay?

 

I like the band, really been getting into their music of late.

Got all their singles, EP and album on vinyl.

Plus I love the Fozzy, recently bought myself an MY03 XT and absolutely loving it.