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bigzz786786 · 08-15-2017, 09:48 PM

Did i get a good buy?

Got a 2001 bugeye jdm wrx auto with 125,000 clicks for 5900 rally blue with oem hid projectors and an sti exhaust. First thing i did was take it to hbl autosports to do a oil change, tranny fluid and filter flush, transfer case fluid change, diff fluid change, coolant flush, brake fluid flush, new tires and tire valves, new spark plugs. timing belt was done at 98,000 km and water pump done too, pvc is new too. No oil leaks around the engine, valve cover gaskets look good and holding. Compression test shows 45 across but thats because it was sitting for 6 months, leakdown test shows 15% cylinder 1 and 5% cylinders 2-4, they said cylinder 1 may go down after a while if i do couple more oil changes every 3000 clicks and also using 94 octane (the previous guy filled up 3 times in a row with regular, thankfully nothing was harmed.) All in all im now into it for total 7500. Only other issues is the front drivers side axle boot will need to be replaced soon, passenger rear window does not go down (all others do) and the japanese aftermarket deck will need to be replaced with a normal aftermarket deck.

Its my first time buying a jdm wrx so i don't know if i got a fair price for it.

08-15-2017, 09:48 PM	#19357
bigzz786786 I Fwap Fwap Fwap to RS Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: vancouver Posts: 1,580 Thanked 2,169 Times in 249 Posts Failed 404 Times in 66 Posts	Did i get a good buy? Got a 2001 bugeye jdm wrx auto with 125,000 clicks for 5900 rally blue with oem hid projectors and an sti exhaust. First thing i did was take it to hbl autosports to do a oil change, tranny fluid and filter flush, transfer case fluid change, diff fluid change, coolant flush, brake fluid flush, new tires and tire valves, new spark plugs. timing belt was done at 98,000 km and water pump done too, pvc is new too. No oil leaks around the engine, valve cover gaskets look good and holding. Compression test shows 45 across but thats because it was sitting for 6 months, leakdown test shows 15% cylinder 1 and 5% cylinders 2-4, they said cylinder 1 may go down after a while if i do couple more oil changes every 3000 clicks and also using 94 octane (the previous guy filled up 3 times in a row with regular, thankfully nothing was harmed.) All in all im now into it for total 7500. Only other issues is the front drivers side axle boot will need to be replaced soon, passenger rear window does not go down (all others do) and the japanese aftermarket deck will need to be replaced with a normal aftermarket deck. Its my first time buying a jdm wrx so i don't know if i got a fair price for it. Last edited by bigzz786786; 08-15-2017 at 10:48 PM.