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Old 09-04-2012, 12:18 PM
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How many k's
and basically get under it
and look for diff leaks, esp rear
and if your keen,check the heads/block, a small hairline fracture isnt unheard of and can knock a couple of g of the price if its still a go
check underbody, signs of heaps of offroad, crash damage
and just anything out of the ordinary
Also look out for clutchs and damaged syncros
So how do u check the head/block for hairline fractures exactly?
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Old 09-04-2012, 12:41 PM
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You just grab a touch and have a look you will be able to samass all cracks/ lines. You will see if the head gaskets are leaking you will be able to see it when you look under neith, can check for leaks behind the timing cover when your underneath you will also e able to see water pump/ thermo stat gasket leaks too
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thanks heaps for your input guys, thats the car i was talking about..i cant really justify the price tag then if its in that sort of condition...i was expecting it to be in awesome condition but by the sounds of it its not...

ill keep looking....really i want to find a eagle eye STI, i do have a budget but will to spend around the 30k mark give or take a bit...i have found a few nice ones in the eastern states but im just not sure at this stage if its gonna be worth my while getting them brought over to wa.

does anyone know of a mate or anyone thats thinking about putting there eagle eye sti on the market soon or something...seems like they are pretty dead in WA atm




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I'm pretty sure I went to see the same car you are looking at. Crystal grey with sunroof? If so then...

My comments on inspection;

- It has an ECUtek tune, not a Verso tune.
- The body is in OK condition, but it does need some TLC in my opinion. Front bar has some paint removed near the bonnet, I was suspicious of how this would have happened, you'll see what I mean if you have a look. Few dings here and there
- Rims have bad gutter rash, pretty much all of them
- Interior is below average. Front seat bolster is completely worn. I couldn't live with it - but I'm anal about my cars, might be OK for others.
- Sunroof is a great gimmick.
- He couldnt remember if it had an upgraded fuel pump or not. (A common upgrade when doing tune, zorst etc)

The guy is a great bloke, but you get the impression he is not a Subaru enthusiast.

On the test drive I felt it wasn't quite 'right' Call it gut feel, but it just didn't have the pull of a well sorted car, lag was hideous from a 'tuned' car. I would have expected better.

It may well be a good car, but my gut instinct said hold off and wait for another.

The guy is dead keen to offload it too, so if you really wanted it you may get it for a good price.

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Old 10-04-2012, 12:49 PM
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White 05 STI for sale on the forums. Do it, so i don't. My Mrs will thank you! great car for a great price

http://www.perth-wrx.com/vb/sale-car...a-wrx-sti.html
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I would look at this...

2005 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX STI AWD S MY05 Sedan Private Cars For Sale in WA - carsales.com.au

Find out who did the build and tune on it.

EDIT: Beaten. Same car as REXXXED linked to. It is worth buying.
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I dare say it was all MMS workmanship but I may be wrong, wait for Sethor to reply

One thing with the 05-07+ STI are the DCCD especially with the loud clunks you get from the rear diff when doing slow turns... IT COMPLETELY NORMAL.
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MMS has done all the work on my car.
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does anyone know of a mate or anyone thats thinking about putting there eagle eye sti on the market soon or something...seems like they are pretty dead in WA atm
By eagle eye, do you mean an 06/07 STi?

Commonly reffered to as a pig here. If so, mine is sort of on the market :P
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