http://www.swapz.co.uk/swapz/3576578...RAS_VERY_FAST/

says its 440 bhp with print out and 6 speed gear box

 

a few points to note

1-swap value says £4k+

2-the interior looks the inside of a kiddies play group

3-the spoiler looks ****

4-swapz is full of time wasters

5-if something seems too good to be true...........then it generally is

a well spec'd impreza running a proper safe 440bhp will have been someones pride and joy and will command a higher price

dont get drawn into the wibbly wobbly world of no-hopers and there subarus with massive power for not much money

 

if it really has got a six speed box and forged engine its worth it but writing uprated rather than listing the parts rings alarm bells, also if it was an sti engine the manifold would be red.

id want rr printouts to prove the bhp and receipts for the uprated parts but if he has then then its worth the money easily


id say shrek is spot on though......

 

where does it say 440bhp and 6 speed?

 

it does have brembos and coilovers too and in the interior shot it has a six speed **** but more importantly it has the lifter to get the car into reverse on a six speed box so it may not be lies..

 

did seem cheap to me, he says he has rolling rd printout.
says engine is forged and done by area 52 motorsport.

 

get the reg number and ring area 52 to confirm what works been done,i did this when i bought my impreza-i rang powerstation and they confirmed everything it had done there

 

if he can back up his claims id take a look, it looks to me as if he has a 6 speed box in and you wouldnt go to that expense and trouble if you were running 300 bhp.

 

he seems genuine, gonna have a look over the weekend, says he part exed it on his 07 plate beemer last year. only in brum so not far from me.

 

reading the ad though it says 4k+ and no mention of bhp so where did the £3500 and 440 bhp come from?

 

ive been txing him offered £3500 cash , he said he has rr print out 440 just didnt list it, i have the reg now so gonna ring area 52

 

and why hasnt it got the red inlet manifold? there is no bhp gain in swapping a sti manifold for a wrx version

very strange.

swapz is full of ********* so be wary of things,i put my type r on there and i specifically said in my ad i wanted a impreza/no diesels/no audi tt's etc etc

i got offered..............

1-a pikey gold chain......yeah cos i can get to work in that cant i

2-a audi tt with pink stripes.......yeah cos im a gay hairdresser in my spare time

3-a black bmw x5 with 20" chrome wheels........yeah cos i live on melton road in leicester and deal drugs

**** swapz.............

 

lol swapz is generally for sheds, but the red manifold apart it does have decent mods you can see in the pics including the box. its worth a look at that price id say.

 

Seems too cheap to me, therefore dodgy. Check over thoroughly and make sure the parts listed are actually there..... well the "uprated" parts whatever they are ???

 

i know swapz is not the best place to look but im looking everywere really.
rang area 52 deffo got work done there , just gonna ring me back later to confirm rr printouts.

 

In that case it can't be all bad then worth checking after confirmation from them. Although I've never heard of them though.....

 

you have never heard of area 52?

 

Thought I recognised this. It was up for sale in forecourt claiming 400bhp with no evidence by a car dealer. Looks nice being honest, but 4k is a little steep without proof of power, or any mods. There's no big names on that list for anything...

 

Oh it was forecourt for £4000

 

simtek ecu is on the list, as are brembos and six speed box which you can see in pics also

 

says he has rr printout 441 bhp from sept 2012 ,

 

wonder if he'd swap for this?

http://www.swapz.co.uk/for_sale/3548...forced_engine/

Then again, he might something in orange?

 

no emma i've not..............?

 

That's a good enough reason to give it a miss.

 

Why are they no good ?

 

440bhp has to be an MD321T surely? or one of the SC's?

Could just be that he knows jack all about the car, area 52 should have the FULL spec on it, if theyre any good at keeping records.

Why would you give it a miss Ditch?

 

A friend of mine used to swear by Area 52 but they did something on his 440bhp Classic that wound him up so he went elsewhere. There are a few posts on Midlands Scoobies that say "Area 52 say I need a new engine" when there's clearly other options so I'm not sure how good/bad they are?

 

He doesnt know much, he told me that, hes gonna let me know what turbos on it later about 5pm

 

They're obviously dodgy monkeys. Looking at the engine bay its a WRX engine, and from the state of it it's not been out recently so I'd say the forged piston's bit is rubbish. Why go to all the trouble to pull the engine out, split the block and change the piston's to forged but not spend £100 on ACL bearings and a few hundred on forged rods also?.

If you test drive it make sure you get into 6th. Although 440BHP on the 2.5 engine? I thought they'd need pinning at that power?.

 

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