So my 2006 Hawkeye 107000 on the clock only put on about 7500 miles in the last 2 n half years of owning it has kicked me in the b@lls bigtime after MOT test saturday.

Following issues:

1: excessive emissions content at idle excessive
2: after 2nd fast idle excessive

3: both rear brake discs weakened
4: nearside and offside rear inner sills excessively corroded
5: nearside and offside suspension mountings excessively corroded

Advisory Information:

1: both front calipers are badly corroded
2: Rear of the vehicle is badly corroded
3: front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged

So Im understandably gutted as you might expect so now comes a tough decision.

I have all the components to sort out the rear brakes (discs, pads, caliper repair kit, handbrake shoes)

Id need a caliper repair kit for the front brakes.

I have a brand new sports cat but probably cant fit without a remap and cant even begin to think about remap without sorting all other issues.

Ive been told Im looking at about £1500 for all welding work and other issues.

Im really torn as to what to do, do I:

1: sell it as is been completely honest about its issues and see what I get for it? (Not got a clue as to its current value in this condition)

2: fix it and keep it

3: sell it and put some money towards and buy something else but it wont be a scooby probably just a run of the mill motor.

Any thoughts anybody has or anything ive not considered would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Dave

 

how handy are you with the spanners bud? looks like the welding is the big issue here (and cost) if you can sort the brakes and other jobs yourself then id be shopping around for quotes for the welding. local kerbside mechanics might do a decent job on the welding and be reasonable on price too. i feel your pain tho m8, chin up.

 

All depends on model. R SPORT, WRX, STI?

 

Was there any advisorys about corrosion at the last mot?....if not then surely it can't have got that bad in a year....unless you have been parking it in a salt bath!
I would take it for an MOT elsewhere and see if they come up with the same conclusion.

 

+1

- why is a 2006 impreza rotting so badly? I know the classics were old rot boxes but newages I thought were a lot better.

-my old 1999 Vectra had advisorys every year for corrosion on various parts under the car and that was used every day and I never ever washed it underneath and it only got a fail on the 4th year where a tiny hole had appeared near a mounting point.

no way could it get that bad in a year unless like already said you either park it in salt or wash it in acid.

2nd opinion me thinks and check the mot history online

https://www.gov.uk/check-mot-history

 

For Spares or repairs I’ll give you £1150 cash on collection no messing no haggling

It’ll be my Perfect gym car alwYs wanted a 2.5

 

Mine failed on both rear inner sills in November of last year, rotted near the rear jacking points which had been crushed by jacking it up, it's a 2005 hawk sti and was my daily until a couple of years ago, doesn't help i suppose that it's parked over muddy grass at certain times. Got mine plated and welded up plus a blow in my centre pipe sorted for £175 and that was a main dealer as well.

 

I reckon mot station trying to have him off for mug to be honest...

As said above get a second opinion
I was only taking **** on the above comment getting bored my apologies

 

I was thinking it wasn’t too bad a price if it was that bad and with 107k (assuming WRX), but yeah difficult to see how a 2006 could be...

 

 

 

Don't mention the first test......if you do they can see online what it failed on previously.

 

The emissions and brake discs fair enough..

But those levels of corrosion? I expected it from my mid 90's classic but not an 06. I'd take it to a tester you know elsewhere first, I'd say they'l be able to see the records but will quickly confirm if its a pisstake or if its a genuine issue.

 

Just put it in for the mot and don't say anything about the previous fail.
Ive done a few mot's today and have no clue if they had been tested elsewere before I tested them.

 

Seen a couple of badly corroded Hawkeye's lately, one was really bad on the chassis rails under the front footwells, don't know its history but not seen another like it, but did not look like bad jacking / wheel free lift damage gone bad.

 

 

Is there not a Kwik**** you can take it too for a test? without mentioning the previous one...

 

 

It may be worth venturing to a Kwik****, they pass my mates Hyundai Accent every year here in Harpenden.

I'm in disbelief as its the rustiest pos I've ever seen.. Then just address any welding issues afterwards.

 

 

Fair enough, i'd definitely book it into your local asap then and see what the verdict is post test.

 

Find a place that ONLY does MOT`s, they are not looking for work.

 

True bout the price as that is what I’d pay for it as spares and repairs would be a good personal project aswell ...

Let’s hope the mot station is trying to have his pants down and it’s not all so bad all the best to the op but do give me a shout if you want a hassle free sale I’ll bring her back to life

 

Some local councils do MOTs. The one local to me has a good reputation for honesty as they're not looking for work on the back of a fail. However, for the price of a bag of doughnuts they'll give your car a once over and list areas that may need attention in the future.

 

 

 

did you see underneath the car whilst you were there?

only issue now is that on your mot history check online it will still say about the corrosion so a would be buyer may be put off.

 

Says it all about the first tester.

I wouldn't run it with a sports cat without a remap personally, have you done away with any of the cats so far? I thought the hawk wrx had several..

Has it been diagnosed as the Cat at fault?

 

As for the rust it might be worth a trip to a bodyshop and getting a quote, make sure you don't go through this again next year.