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hi i am looking to buy my first impreza this week and the one i am looking at is a wrx sti 99 yr

can any one tell me anything i should be looking for at this age

the car has done 72,000 miles and looks great with a few extras 

i am also looking to meet up etc when i have one  

 

 

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What sort of extras? Run away from body kits and be very wary of VTA dump valves.

 

Start with the standard stuff:

 

Service history - as with all Japaneses cars, vital. If it hasn't got one, or it looks odd, run away. Repairs to scoobs are expensive - a new turbo is well over a grand to supply and fit for instance.

 Any accident damage? Odd panel gaps etc?

 
Is it an import? If so, was it ever undersealed - many imports don't have underseal.

 Watch the current owner when he starts it (and make sure the engine is stone cold before he does - a warm engine means possible cold-start problems): does he wait until the engine is warm before booting it - or tell you that he does that? Does he let it cool before turning it off. Both suggest some care.

 

Blue smoke on pushing down the accelerator is (I believe) sh*gged turbo bearings - expensive. Grey smoke is the usual: worn piston rings.  

 

 

If possible, get a specialist to check it over. The RAC etc will pick up obvious stuff, but I'm not sure how good they are with turbos.

 

 

 

M

 


 

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i am buying it from a subaru garage it looks well looked after and it does have full history from subaru and has a tracker fitted.

it is a import but never thought about undersealed i belive the owner is a member of this site as it has some sidc stickers on it.

what is a vta dump valve? i know it has a bailey dump valve on it and i intened to keep most of the car standard.

it dont seem to have any smoke from start up or when you put your foot down

 

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