****FOR SALE - 1999 (V reg) DBM 4dr Turbo - £8,000****
29 December 2003, 12:45 PM
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Apologies in advance for the long post but I feel a bit of history is necessary 
1999 DBM 4 dr Turbo 2000 AWD
100,500 miles
FSSH (CVC Cardiff, then AF Nobles, Penicuik)
8 months MOT
2 months tax
Factory fitted sunroof (very rare)
6 CD Multichanger, Pioneer stereo
2 Owners from new - registered 01/9/99 (me from 64,500 miles)
Interior is as new
please note: Knocklink, Boost Gauge, AFR meter, PIAA driving lamps & MY00 alloys have been added since these photos
Doesn’t show the car very well… but nice photo
£8,000 no offers
Now before anyone goes off on the usual
I'd like to make a few things clear about the pricing of the car, so please read on if you are interested, otherwise please ignore.
The car was previously owned by a sales manager who was based in Wales and did the entire 64,500 miles to and from the Scot Eq head office in Edinburgh (hence mostly motorway miles)
Brief history:
At around 75,000 miles 3rd gear went pop and the teeth found their way everywhere so, rather than an expensive (and not always 100% perfect) gearbox rebuild, Nobles (local Subaru dealer) sourced and fitted a 2001 gearbox with only 14k on it with a 2 year dealers guarantee.
Clutch was changed at the same time to save labour charge later on.
At 86,000 miles the engine suffered a fatal piston failure due to a combination of (failing MAF or shorting HT lead....) again rather than a costly and not perfect rebuild I chose to fit a brand new short block supplied by Subaru UK and fitted by AF Nobles. 2 year dealer guarantee. The MAF was changed at this time and the new engine was run in under 3k revs for the first 1,000 miles where I then had the oil changed and then built the revs up slowly until 3k covered on the new block.
90k service was also carried out at the above time, to save belt labour charge, along with new discs fitted all round. Total cost £3,456.75
Following the above catastrophe
I took the car to AWD in Perth and asked Grant to fit an A Pillar boost gauge, AFR meter and Knocklink as in all honesty I was terrified that this would happen again I also asked AWD to ensure that the car was fuelling correctly and AWD assured me that all was ok.
The car has been slightly modded but nothing too extravagant or reliability compromising. AWD put a Dawes valve on briefly but I removed it after about a week when the knocklink showed a bit too much activity and my bank balance was too scared to repeat the above
Modifications
>Fully colour coded
>Magnex twin downpipe
>Swana BackBox - 3.5'(lovely burble but not too loud) Centre section is still in place and passed MOT in Aug with no hassle.
>Green Cotton Air Filter
>Knocklink
>AFR meter
>Boost Gauge
>PIAA Driving Lamps (& Covers)
>Clear side and front repeaters
>Clear headlight protectors
>Bumpsteer Mod and allignment (done by Falkland)
>New prodrive springs and shocks at front (replacement upgrade due to wear)
>MY00 Alloys fitted earlier this year (good Toyo Proxes all round)
New starter motor last month
Although driven quickly the car has never been tracked and I have always warmed and cooled the car down properly and since I owned the car it has never been run on anything other than Optimax & ESSO SUL.
The paint work has a few minor door parking dings but I have religously polished the car with Autoglym polish and sealer once a month so it still looks 100%
The point to note about the sale of this car is that the main bits of it have done between 15 and 20k miles so for 8k you are effectively getting a new classic with the big bits still under guarantee.
It's me that's spent all the money so you don't have to
Will p/ex for somethng cheaper and a bit more.... marriage friendly
Please e-mail at simon.patterson@bailliegifford.com (office hours only) or call on 07803931416
[Edited by SiPie - 1/12/2004 4:55:38 PM]
1999 DBM 4 dr Turbo 2000 AWD
100,500 miles
FSSH (CVC Cardiff, then AF Nobles, Penicuik)
8 months MOT
2 months tax
Factory fitted sunroof (very rare)
6 CD Multichanger, Pioneer stereo
2 Owners from new - registered 01/9/99 (me from 64,500 miles)
Interior is as new
please note: Knocklink, Boost Gauge, AFR meter, PIAA driving lamps & MY00 alloys have been added since these photos
Doesn’t show the car very well… but nice photo
£8,000 no offers
Now before anyone goes off on the usual
ooooh that's a bit steep for such a high mileage
The car was previously owned by a sales manager who was based in Wales and did the entire 64,500 miles to and from the Scot Eq head office in Edinburgh (hence mostly motorway miles)
Brief history:
At around 75,000 miles 3rd gear went pop and the teeth found their way everywhere
so, rather than an expensive (and not always 100% perfect) gearbox rebuild, Nobles (local Subaru dealer) sourced and fitted a 2001 gearbox with only 14k on it with a 2 year dealers guarantee.Clutch was changed at the same time to save labour charge later on.
At 86,000 miles the engine suffered a fatal piston failure due to a combination of (failing MAF or shorting HT lead....) again rather than a costly and not perfect rebuild I chose to fit a brand new short block supplied by Subaru UK and fitted by AF Nobles. 2 year dealer guarantee. The MAF was changed at this time and the new engine was run in under 3k revs for the first 1,000 miles where I then had the oil changed and then built the revs up slowly until 3k covered on the new block.
90k service was also carried out at the above time, to save belt labour charge, along with new discs fitted all round. Total cost £3,456.75
Following the above catastrophe
I took the car to AWD in Perth and asked Grant to fit an A Pillar boost gauge, AFR meter and Knocklink as in all honesty I was terrified that this would happen again I also asked AWD to ensure that the car was fuelling correctly and AWD assured me that all was ok.The car has been slightly modded but nothing too extravagant or reliability compromising. AWD put a Dawes valve on briefly but I removed it after about a week when the knocklink showed a bit too much activity and my bank balance was too scared to repeat the above
Modifications
>Fully colour coded
>Magnex twin downpipe
>Swana BackBox - 3.5'(lovely burble but not too loud) Centre section is still in place and passed MOT in Aug with no hassle.
>Green Cotton Air Filter
>Knocklink
>AFR meter
>Boost Gauge
>PIAA Driving Lamps (& Covers)
>Clear side and front repeaters
>Clear headlight protectors
>Bumpsteer Mod and allignment (done by Falkland)
>New prodrive springs and shocks at front (replacement upgrade due to wear)
>MY00 Alloys fitted earlier this year (good Toyo Proxes all round)
New starter motor last month
Although driven quickly
the car has never been tracked and I have always warmed and cooled the car down properly and since I owned the car it has never been run on anything other than Optimax & ESSO SUL.The paint work has a few minor door parking dings but I have religously polished the car with Autoglym polish and sealer once a month so it still looks 100%
The point to note about the sale of this car is that the main bits of it have done between 15 and 20k miles so for 8k you are effectively getting a new classic with the big bits still under guarantee.
It's me that's spent all the money so you don't have to
Will p/ex for somethng cheaper and a bit more.... marriage friendly
Please e-mail at simon.patterson@bailliegifford.com (office hours only) or call on 07803931416
[Edited by SiPie - 1/12/2004 4:55:38 PM]
29 December 2003, 01:47 PM
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I wouldn't worry at that price mate, what a bargain for a MY99!!
Those in the know, will know not to worry about 100k miles, as long as serviced at specified intervals - and the fact you have a new short engine, means it's easy got another 100k miles on it, treated right.
Revise your price to £9k - seems a bit fairer to me
Those in the know, will know not to worry about 100k miles, as long as serviced at specified intervals - and the fact you have a new short engine, means it's easy got another 100k miles on it, treated right.
Revise your price to £9k - seems a bit fairer to me
29 December 2003, 01:51 PM
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Thanks sulli
Hopefully someone "In the know" as you mentioned will see it on here.
Just want someone who can see the bargain that they are getting and appreciate the way it's been looked after and everything that's been done on the side of caution.
As you siad it should run easy for 100k with very little trouble... or at least nothing as big as what I've had to do
Cheers again
Hopefully someone "In the know" as you mentioned will see it on here.
Just want someone who can see the bargain that they are getting and appreciate the way it's been looked after and everything that's been done on the side of caution.
As you siad it should run easy for 100k with very little trouble... or at least nothing as big as what I've had to do
Cheers again
29 December 2003, 04:46 PM
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Sorry Nick
I'll be sticking it in the local paper for £9,500 but just wanted to see if I could get a quick end of year sale to a fellow SNetter
Price is above (I think) book.. due to mileage but considering the whole damned car is almost new I thought £8k seemed a fair bargain ..
All invoices available
I'll be sticking it in the local paper for £9,500 but just wanted to see if I could get a quick end of year sale to a fellow SNetter
Price is above (I think) book.. due to mileage but considering the whole damned car is almost new
I thought £8k seemed a fair bargain ..All invoices available
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29 December 2003, 06:27 PM
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Simon has been unlucky with the things that has happened to his car and has probably spent more on it in the time he's had it than most owners do in a lifetime - he's a lot more of a 'just get it as new no matter the cost' guy than I am!! I've seen the big bills with my own eyes
However, despite the fact that its in direct competition with my car which is for sale at a similar price I have to be honest and say that si's drives that little bit, 'newer' This is largely down to the nearly new box, clutch and engine which all run super-sweet. The mods are also very nice and the car pulls very well. A good buy and I'll assist in keeping the ad at the top
However, despite the fact that its in direct competition with my car which is for sale at a similar price I have to be honest and say that si's drives that little bit, 'newer' This is largely down to the nearly new box, clutch and engine which all run super-sweet. The mods are also very nice and the car pulls very well. A good buy and I'll assist in keeping the ad at the top
30 December 2003, 06:04 PM
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Thanks again Sulli
Advertised price in the papers as from the New Year will be as you suggest my boy
Cheers again and a final bttt for the New Year
Advertised price in the papers as from the New Year will be as you suggest my boy
Cheers again and a final bttt for the New Year
30 December 2003, 06:16 PM
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If only it was worth £9.5k (not pissing on your fire si but you know its not) As simon knows I've advertised mines for around that and haven't had a single phone call. Si's car is priced correctly IMHO
As simon knows I've advertised mines for around that and haven't had a single phone call. Si's car is priced correctly IMHO
30 December 2003, 11:28 PM
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Si's car is priced correctly IMHO
Cheers for keeping this up there Kenny ......... especially when it's in direct competition to your own
