Hello, I am brand new to this forum and brand new to Subaru. Have been involved in plenty of forums previously with Vauxhall, Mazda and Honda.
I have just put a deposit on a 97 Type R which I will be picking up next Monday. I will be taking my car into 'Falkland Performance' as I have heard good things.
My plan is to keep the car standard and basically prolong the engine and components(until I end up catching the tuning bug). What should I get done/checked/looked at?
The car has covered 73,000 miles.
Any help would be appreciated

 

Come on guys, any advice on how to keep the car running smoothly? From what I have seen I should run the car on Optimax or Tesco super, apart from that, I don't really know!
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

unless you have any history i would be getting a cam belt service done, also from what i hear a fresh import will need undersealing.

 

Remap so its suitable to run on fuel over here? Definately have all fluids and belts changed IMO

 

Excellent, cheers. So underseal, cambelt and think about a remap! Is it not okay to just run the car on optimax? Guessing a remap won't be cheap! How much should I expect to pay?

 

www.jollygreenmonster.co.uk

 

first, bend over and prepare to be shafted on the insurance on a jap import

 

Why will he be shafted on insurance depends how old he is,NCB etc?
imo no need to spend money remapping it until you start modding it V power and Tescos 99 RON should be fine,if in doubt get it rolling roaded.

 

Have the car fully serviced, thats all the belts, fluids etc, will set you back 5-600 quid but its then 2 years of cheap motoring as the 6 monthly's are only oil changes and so is the next 1 year service (though you may require a change of gearbox oil which isnt exactly expensive)
The car will require a rear fog light fitted, need to pass an MOT/SVA test for roadworthiness, depending on the tyres that are on there (some are not legal in europe) you may have to change them (budget for it just in case ) your new car will need to be run on the highest octane fuel available (shell v power or tesco 99 only in reality) and you may need to replace some minor parts like brake discs if worn out.

Tony

 

£350 all in a year

 

The car has been imported by a dealer and comes with a years MOT so I guess that the fog light etc is taken care off.
**PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF I AM ILL INFORMED**
£390 for insurance: Check(not too bad for a 24 year old)!!
I will explain to the garage about the import and get them to do a full service and probably a rolling road check for laughs.
Tyres has popped up in conversation! how will I know if they are legal(apart from tread wear) and I assumed tyres - tarmac - same wherever!!

 

Look for the e-mark on the side wall

 

I'll check the sidewall. Thanks a lot for the help so far guys.
Hopefully won't be long until I am bumping into some of you at events. Cheers