Cheers pieman I'll remember the negotiating skills for the next one.
Well viewing didn't go very well. There was a stamped service history but no documentation supporting it. The chap had only had it a few months and said it was too big so he was selling.
I took my torch with me and had a look under the drivers side front wheel and what I assume is the chassis/subframe ( box section metal) had rusted through badly. I was asking the chap about the cambelt and he didn't seem to know much about it. So my next inspection was the engine bay. Unsure which belt it was (cam or auxiliary ) had perished badly and had a big tear and gauge in it! Was quite lucky the belt stopped where it was so I could see the damage. Also the belt was perished through age.
To be fair I don't think the seller knew and seemed pretty peed of as he bought it of his friend whose a mechanic at sva imports. Apparently he was assured the cam belt was ok!
So I decided to call an end to it there and wished him all the best. Nice bloke but the car wasn't what I was expecting, tbh I was quite disappointed as had a good feeling about it.
Btw he told me his reserve price and it was £5200.
Never mind the search continues.
So is corrosion a major issue on the subarus? Am I wrong to expect supporting documentation supporting services?
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