Hello,

Bit of a noob on here. I picked up a 2001 bugeye wrx yesterday and I have to say that I think the car is great. Totally standard car which helps a lot with the insurance etc.

Anyway, the car has only done 42k and has been serviced every 7k. The thing that worries me a bit is that the last service was a couple of years ago. The car has only done 4k since then.

The couple that I bought it from are just retiring and have had the car since new and Im pretty sure they have looked after it (the only blemish in the history was a failed MOT for a windscreen wiper). The rest were all OK with no advisories.

My question is, should I put the car through a service and also should I get the cambelt changed? Also, how much do you reckin this would cost?

Thanks

 

Hi there i would get the cam belt changed if its not been changed before you could get the oil and filter done at same time i dont know how much it would cost as i do 90% of the work on my scooby myself

 

Be sure to use a specialist, knowledge of Scotland not great as to location of Paisley in relation to Perth but AWD Motorsport in Perth were decent when i used them in the past.

 

Paisley is on the other side of the country. perth is a good hour and a hald to twi hours away.

 

At that age should have had 2 cambelts already. Who serviced it? Maybe they can tell you if its up to date.

 

I phoned tha garage that serviced it and they didnt think that it had a cambelt change. That said the guy did remember the car and said what great nick it is in.

 

Sent you a pm.