Best of the Bargain Basement Vol. 2

Best of the Bargain Basement Vol. 2

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garycat

4,382 posts

209 months

Friday 6th March 2015
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Just seen a tidyish 1999 Subaru Forester S Turbo for £749 at

http://www.backwellmotors.co.uk/contact.htm

seems like a bargain but I couldn't see the mileage.

Captain Answer

1,347 posts

186 months

Friday 6th March 2015
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scdan4 said:


Bought it. 2001 9-5 2.3 lpt

80K, family owned, good FSH (all Saab garages), allegedly garaged from new (and looks like it), non age related plate, the all important tow bar, test until november.

I've not been allowed to drive it yet - the wife loves it however; the stereo is apparently "loud", it's "very very comfy" and also gets a rating of "fast"

All for maximum thread budget.

Is due an oil service and has no evidence of a sump drop so I'll get on to that first. Should upgrade the pcv kit by all accounts as well. Who's good for saab parts does anyone know?
Check out NeoBrothers and Saabits

The service packs you can get on the neo brothers ebay page is what I always buy: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GENUINE-SAAB-900-9000-9-...

Krikkit

26,500 posts

180 months

Friday 6th March 2015
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2013BRM said:
I got lucky alright,
good bits, 1 owner from new, like new inside, good paint, FSSH, HK speakers, memory seats and mirrors with auto dim, rain sensing, self levelling, local indy was pissed off because it is better than his 2010 Aero
bad bits, 200k, scruffy wheels
Top-notch bargain basement work there, that sounds like a lovely car indeed.

scdan4

1,299 posts

159 months

Friday 6th March 2015
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Captain Answer said:
Check out NeoBrothers and Saabits

The service packs you can get on the neo brothers ebay page is what I always buy: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GENUINE-SAAB-900-9000-9-...
Thanks, will bear that in mind. ECP are just round the corner and had oil and filters for todays shennanigans and halfway through the hose kit from partsforsaab arrived - only 2 days since I ordered - Good service as I didn't expect it to arrive until after the weekend. Didn't have time to fit it though.

Had an exciting day under the car dropping the sump to check for sludge today. A little was present, but happily not to much at all. Not the worlds funnest job. I don't think it's going to leak but it was a pig of a job refitting the sump without banging the hylomar sealant on something. If it leaks I'll redo it at my mates house as he has a pit and will probably take the whole front section of exhaust off the car rather than waving it around and banging my head with it. Should make things easier.

It's off to Wales with the wife and child tomorrow for a few days, so should be a reasonable stress test. I've told her to keep an eye on the oil level (for all the good that will do!)

As to the car - the juries still out. Wife loves it but I'm not convinced. It feels a little like a "tank" to drive and I also think the engine is quite rough, although that just maybe because I've been driving a v6 for a few years. Although camrys are not known for their race car agility so I'm still not sure about the tankness.

Time will tell. It is comfy though. smile

CoolHands

18,498 posts

194 months

Friday 6th March 2015
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garycat said:
Just seen a tidyish 1999 Subaru Forester S Turbo for £749 at

http://www.backwellmotors.co.uk/contact.htm

seems like a bargain but I couldn't see the mileage.
not about this one specificzlly but can anyone tell me does it matter between getting turbo / non turbo with these? Much difference? Is it the same engine but turbed and if so is it just mpg that suffers? How slow is the non-turbo?

BorniteIdentity

1,055 posts

129 months

Saturday 7th March 2015
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From memory the non turbos are about 125bhp. Nothing goes wrong. Smallish penalty on mpg for the turbo probably mitigated by fun factor.

I'd probably buy on condition at this end of the market. NA has probably lead a gentler life mind...

CoolHands

18,498 posts

194 months

Saturday 7th March 2015
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my budget seems to have crept up to 5k for a 2 o 2.5 turbo xt since looking last night laugh

Krikkit

26,500 posts

180 months

Saturday 7th March 2015
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Typical subaru engine faults are the only issue at this price... Watch out for excessive knocking from the engine that doesn't stop one the engine I'd warmed, it's either really bad piston slap orbottom end failure.

Had an na for about 30k miles, the only thing that went wrong was the knock sensor, cost £20 from eBay. The only other issue was quite a healthy oil habit due to a leaky head gasket. Great car though, moved well enough and built immensely well.

forsure

2,118 posts

267 months

anonymous-user

53 months

Sunday 8th March 2015
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Woof

Hoofy

76,253 posts

281 months

Sunday 8th March 2015
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forsure said:
Goes like st off a shovel?

gdelargy

73 posts

194 months

Sunday 8th March 2015
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I'm rather tempted by this, since it's not too far away:



1998 Mazda Xedos 9 auto, 2.5 V6, claimed 66k miles and 11 months MOT for £450 ono. "Needs suspension link on passenger front, still drives fine though" is about as bad as the advert gets.

Edited by gdelargy on Sunday 8th March 18:07

Hoofy

76,253 posts

281 months

Sunday 8th March 2015
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Is it just me who keeps revisiting the thread and despite having only just bought a decent BB car am wanting to buy another??

nuts

V8mate

Original Poster:

45,899 posts

188 months

Sunday 8th March 2015
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Hoofy said:
Is it just me who keeps revisiting the thread and despite having only just bought a decent BB car am wanting to buy another??

nuts
Cheap motoring is better than drugs!

Look how much some people spend on utterly mundane cars, though, and it's probably them who are on drugs!

CharlesdeGaulle

26,103 posts

179 months

Sunday 8th March 2015
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Welcome back V8mate. Look what you've spawned!

Cliftonite

8,406 posts

137 months

Sunday 8th March 2015
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gdelargy said:
I'm rather tempted by this, since it's not too far away:



1998 Mazda Xedos 9 auto, 2.5 V6, claimed 66k miles and 11 months MOT for £450 ono. "Needs suspension link on passenger front, still drives fine though" is about as bad as the advert gets.

Edited by gdelargy on Sunday 8th March 18:07
Nice Stag in the pic!


Hoofy

76,253 posts

281 months

Sunday 8th March 2015
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V8mate said:
Hoofy said:
Is it just me who keeps revisiting the thread and despite having only just bought a decent BB car am wanting to buy another??

nuts
Cheap motoring is better than drugs!

Look how much some people spend on utterly mundane cars, though, and it's probably them who are on drugs!
Yeah, the issue is that I only bought the Volvo about 3 weeks ago!!

matchmaker

8,463 posts

199 months

Monday 9th March 2015
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Picked up a cheap snotter last night to run about in while my Octavia goes in for much needed suspension work.

2000 "X" reg Escort 1.6 Finesse 5 door. 80,000 miles, taxed and tested until June. Electric front windows, alloys, the aircon even seems to work! Drives well, no untoward noises or nasty rust.

£200. smilesmile

31mph

1,308 posts

134 months

Monday 9th March 2015
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Captain Answer

1,347 posts

186 months

Monday 9th March 2015
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31mph said:
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