WRX Wagon and Servicing
Discussion
Hi guys,
I didn't want to completely hijack someone else's thread as this is a bit more specific. I'm looking at blobeye WRX wagons as a possible replacement for my CTR and I've struggled to find anything remotely that ticks the boxes. Nearly jumped into an ST220 but that fell through and I’ve recently come across a fairly local WRX wagon (54 plate) that I’m considering taking a look at.
It’s an unmolested example with no PPP so I’m happy with that as I can fettle it myself with mods at a later date. The car is around 79k milage but the seller was honest and said it was due a service as the last one was at 65k in April 2011. In total the car has 6 stamps from main dealers / specialists. The chap seems a respectable middle-aged gentleman and commutes / works in London with the car having done a few motorway miles in his ownership so doesn’t seem like the kind of guy that has abused the car (he’s changing for a 5 series diesel). Tyres are fairly new and decent Continentals. The cambelt was done and documented in 2009 at a mileage of around 35k so was done on schedule by time rather than mileage.
I’m just worried about the gap in servicing up to the current date even though he hasn't done too much mileage in that time. Am I being a bit too cautious? As far as I can see it’ll need another cambelt in 2014 going by time and I’ve no plans to remap/fettle with the car for the next year or two. So I’m wondering if I did go for the car should I just get a proper service of all oils done by a decent specialist and plan to overhaul things in 2014? When I come to the second cambelt change around 2014, what else should I be looking to replace? Water / oil pumps?
The chap is happy to reduce the price so I can get a service done at my place of choice, or he's happy to get it done prior to the sale... which leads me onto my next question. I’m based just south of Oxford near Didcot and he suggested a place in Newbury (the name escapes me) but any recommendations would be great.
I didn't want to completely hijack someone else's thread as this is a bit more specific. I'm looking at blobeye WRX wagons as a possible replacement for my CTR and I've struggled to find anything remotely that ticks the boxes. Nearly jumped into an ST220 but that fell through and I’ve recently come across a fairly local WRX wagon (54 plate) that I’m considering taking a look at.
It’s an unmolested example with no PPP so I’m happy with that as I can fettle it myself with mods at a later date. The car is around 79k milage but the seller was honest and said it was due a service as the last one was at 65k in April 2011. In total the car has 6 stamps from main dealers / specialists. The chap seems a respectable middle-aged gentleman and commutes / works in London with the car having done a few motorway miles in his ownership so doesn’t seem like the kind of guy that has abused the car (he’s changing for a 5 series diesel). Tyres are fairly new and decent Continentals. The cambelt was done and documented in 2009 at a mileage of around 35k so was done on schedule by time rather than mileage.
I’m just worried about the gap in servicing up to the current date even though he hasn't done too much mileage in that time. Am I being a bit too cautious? As far as I can see it’ll need another cambelt in 2014 going by time and I’ve no plans to remap/fettle with the car for the next year or two. So I’m wondering if I did go for the car should I just get a proper service of all oils done by a decent specialist and plan to overhaul things in 2014? When I come to the second cambelt change around 2014, what else should I be looking to replace? Water / oil pumps?
The chap is happy to reduce the price so I can get a service done at my place of choice, or he's happy to get it done prior to the sale... which leads me onto my next question. I’m based just south of Oxford near Didcot and he suggested a place in Newbury (the name escapes me) but any recommendations would be great.
Bit of a gap, but (from my non expert perspective) if it had fully synthetic oil and it's mainly motorway miles then shouldn't be a problem. Have a major service straight off and change all the fluids - personally I'd do the cambelt now as well, for peace of mind, and so that the next couple of services are virtually just oil and filter.
Octoposse said:
Bit of a gap, but (from my non expert perspective) if it had fully synthetic oil and it's mainly motorway miles then shouldn't be a problem. Have a major service straight off and change all the fluids - personally I'd do the cambelt now as well, for peace of mind, and so that the next couple of services are virtually just oil and filter.
I've just had mine done (again) and its a small relief. As I understand a new age scoob should have its oil done every 10k? Mines had 14 changes now at 127k. So really it's overdue by 4k. Hardly the end of the world. Get it out ASAP replace with decent stuff change the belt and enjoy
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