Planning to buy a Legacy 2 litre R. Questions...
Discussion
Afternoon Subaru people, I'm now in the final stages of looking for and buying a 2 litre R model estate.
If any of you have direct experience of this model in particular, is there anything I need to look out for when I go to view? What is the interval for cambelt replacement and how reliably do they fail if left too long?
I've noticed that three of the cars I'm considering going to view are all BL55 registrations, which appears to be the Reading area. Are Subaru UK based there or have a load of these been registered by a fleet company?
If anyone knows of an example for sale I should really avoid please feel free to PM me!
Thanks for any advice you can give and hopefully I'll be in a decent example within a week or so.
Cheers.
If any of you have direct experience of this model in particular, is there anything I need to look out for when I go to view? What is the interval for cambelt replacement and how reliably do they fail if left too long?
I've noticed that three of the cars I'm considering going to view are all BL55 registrations, which appears to be the Reading area. Are Subaru UK based there or have a load of these been registered by a fleet company?
If anyone knows of an example for sale I should really avoid please feel free to PM me!
Thanks for any advice you can give and hopefully I'll be in a decent example within a week or so.
Cheers.
Hi, sorry for the slight delay, had to help a friend move house yesterday.
Here are a couple of quick snaps. The second shows the replacement rear exhaust section which was mentioned above(and the sharp eyed will notice a replacement drop link too, both sides just done before sale.
The dried mud on the ground is what I scraped off the rear wheel arch liners. Some people just do not know how to wash a car properly!
Cheers.
Here are a couple of quick snaps. The second shows the replacement rear exhaust section which was mentioned above(and the sharp eyed will notice a replacement drop link too, both sides just done before sale.
The dried mud on the ground is what I scraped off the rear wheel arch liners. Some people just do not know how to wash a car properly!
Cheers.
For CaptainSlow and anyone else interested, the exhaust came from these guys.
http://www.pro-speedexhausts.com/pages/public/inde...
Fitted a year ago in June and has a lifetime guarantee.
Cheers
http://www.pro-speedexhausts.com/pages/public/inde...
Fitted a year ago in June and has a lifetime guarantee.
Cheers
Well, that went well! I gave the car a good wash this morning and when I've tried to start it it won't play ball. It isn't the "nothing doing" of the immobiliser or the churn but no turn of a dead battery either. It's more like the click flicker nothing of...what?
I'm wondering if I was a bit over enthusiastic with the hose pipe and I've flooded something. Any ideas?
I've tried both key fobs so I've ruled them out I think.
Any help gratefully received!
Odd. Battery voltage is waaaay down but has been fine all week. Still reckon I've added some resistance or drain somewhere!
I'm wondering if I was a bit over enthusiastic with the hose pipe and I've flooded something. Any ideas?
I've tried both key fobs so I've ruled them out I think.
Any help gratefully received!
Odd. Battery voltage is waaaay down but has been fine all week. Still reckon I've added some resistance or drain somewhere!
Edited by gforceg on Sunday 28th September 13:41
Hello again chaps. I've had the car a month or so now and I'm liking it more and more. I've started looking around online for things like service items and there is clearly a massive selection or choice of sites.
What I would like recommendations on is, hopefully, a single site a bit like MX5parts which I use for my GF's car where I can get everything in one place and be pretty sure it'll be the right part first time.
I'm not looking for wacky performance upgrades just OEM or equivalent parts. Which site do you use?
Thanks
What I would like recommendations on is, hopefully, a single site a bit like MX5parts which I use for my GF's car where I can get everything in one place and be pretty sure it'll be the right part first time.
I'm not looking for wacky performance upgrades just OEM or equivalent parts. Which site do you use?
Thanks
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