Test drove the one your talking about and wasn't too impressed with it. The alloys will need a full referb as there are some big chunks taken Out of them.
Not to mention the high mileage for the year. I know the price reflects the mileage.
They did a good detail on the car as well but red dust was all over it when digging around it especially in the boot.

Thanks for the find. Had good search on here and couldn't find this. Not many Kms since then. Ties in with the dealers story about the previous owner only driving it every few weekends.

No worries. I was looking for the misses but she is set on getting a foz, and as much as I would like to buy for me and give her my car, I've put too much effort into my foz for her to run it into the ground.. I swear no mechanical sympathy

Looks the exact same minus the spoiler.

Hi guys,
Just to go back on a previous question about the extended warranty.
I searched the site and seems that everyone is dead set against them. Is there any point/advantage of me getting one other than holding a piece of paper in my hand.

Also is a compression test alone on the engine good enough as a pre purchase inspection on it?
Need to start getting things organised. Getting itchy to get it in the driveway now.

Thanks

My friend had a 08 sti, tuned to 320whp, thrashed it, cylinder three failed. Put it back stock, and had a rebuild done at dealer. The engine does not feel right, suspecting cylinder wasn't bored at all.

Dealer aometime does do warranty rebuild, but how well they can do is the next matter.

After StephonR's pm, I think leak down test will give u more accurate result, but compression test is much easier to do still.

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MY08 STI 422whp at 1.5bar on E85, built by Diversion Garage, assembled and tuned by EvoR

Update from new owner: 375whp at 1.4bar on 98, at Tokyo Motorsport

Never rush, take u time, even ask the owner to drive the car to c how well he treats the car.

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MY08 STI 422whp at 1.5bar on E85, built by Diversion Garage, assembled and tuned by EvoR

Update from new owner: 375whp at 1.4bar on 98, at Tokyo Motorsport

It's at a dealers so have no contact with the previous owner.
Took it for 2 test drives and the second test drive a good 40 minutes putting it through its spaces in an industrial area with the dealer. Feels great but I'm not as mechanically minded as a lot of you guys. So want piece of mind really. Given the type of car and past if could of had.

Just a though, borrow a obd reader, check how many km has it done since the last check engine light(if any) was clear. If its recent, there might be sth wrong.

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MY08 STI 422whp at 1.5bar on E85, built by Diversion Garage, assembled and tuned by EvoR

Update from new owner: 375whp at 1.4bar on 98, at Tokyo Motorsport

SO got the car inspected and a compression test done and everything is perfect, except two tiny things which aren't even problems.

1. No high beam brake light. Was on the spoiler and when it was removed one wasn't installed on the back window..... the dealer is going to do that.

2. Slight wear on the front tyres against the plastic wheel arch..... just have to adjust the new coilovers to stop it, and also wear on the inside of the tyres. However a new set of coils were put in and alignment etc before traded in so the guy said it was fine and would have solved that.

So in all in great shape. They mechanic said he wouldn't have a problem buying it.
Compression was 130-131 for all cylinders. Still have to get the report as the dealer picked up the car.
Will have to take the hit on the timing belt in a few thousand km as there is no info of it being done. The car hasn't hit the 100k mark to more than likely wasn't done before being traded in even if it is close to the 100k mark.