forester models

[Pappu1]

i have been told that the forester models have been based on the WRX wagon equvalent for the same years - this specifically relates to engine and ecu setup

97-98 foresters = v4 wrx setup

98-200 - v5 wrx

2000-2001 - v6 wrx

2001 - 2003 - v7 wrx

2003 - 2004 - v8 wrx

2004 + XT - 2.5 litre v10 wrx

now this is just some info i am wanting to confirm hence the question (dont flame me if its incorrect lol)

would you guys know

[nt_a_foz]

I can confrim the earlier ie 97, 98 foreters are the early v3/4 setup

and the 99-2000 models are based off the v5/6

but unsure apart from that

[Guest]

Yup the SF models correlate to the v3/4 and v5/6 based on engines and chassis (We looked at the differences at one of the last Auckland meets). dunno about the later models though, i think they got their own chassis at some stage though?

[Pappu1]

whats the model code for the v5/6 setup?

99-2000 i presume?

[Guest]

 pappu said:

whats the model code for the v5/6 setup?

99-2000 i presume?

the v3/4 are SF5A*****

the v5/6 are SF5B*****

[Pappu1]

 matdaymon']

[quote name='pappu said:

whats the model code for the v5/6 setup?

99-2000 i presume?

/quote]

the v3/4 are SF5A*****

the v5/6 are SF5B*****

ahh thanks for that...

[Pappu1]

is this a good buy for the price?

http://www.fast4s.co.nz/detail.php?refno=11553

considering km etc as well...?

condition is all right

front seats from a wrx - bit worn but ok

dealler will put in stereo

otherwise good condition

i sat in it andit felt like a rocking chair compared to my wrx..lol.. sounds harsh i thought but thats what it felt - maybe the standard suspension is set to really soft eh..

anyway, opinions please...

[Guest keltik]

Id never buy a car from fast4's

[nt_a_foz]

 keltik said:

Id never buy a car from fast4's

+1

seems a reasonable price buyt wouldnt buy a car from there

[Guest itsgotgo]

 nt_a_foz']

[quote name='keltik said:

Id never buy a car from fast4's

/quote]

+1

seems a reasonable price buyt wouldnt buy a car from there

me too,looking at that pod...i would say that car has had water damage.

wouldnt touch it with a barge pole :-X

[Pappu1]

 itsgotgo']

[quote name='keltik said:

Id never buy a car from fast4's

/quote]

+1

seems a reasonable price buyt wouldnt buy a car from there

me too,looking at that pod...i would say that car has had water damage.

wouldnt touch it with a barge pole :-X

oooohhh really... dam!!

but the price seems rite for the KM etc ay?

[Guest dcornie]

i would not go there again i had nothing but problems when i bought my evo from there and my mate has had nothing but problems with his skyline that he got form there

[Guest keltik]

Mates V5 run a bearing a week after he bought it. Fast4's wanted nothing to do with it, only agreed to pay half after a trip to the small claims

[Guest itsgotgo]

 pappu']

[quote name='keltik said:

Id never buy a car from fast4's

/quote]

+1

seems a reasonable price buyt wouldnt buy a car from there

me too,looking at that pod...i would say that car has had water damage.

wouldnt touch it with a barge pole :-X

oooohhh really... dam!!

but the price seems rite for the KM etc ay?

can they garantee the kms?soon as i looked at the pics,it didnt sit right with me for some reason.

mine has done near 150km and still has the grey matting under the hood and original seats.

[Guest]

 itsgotgo']

[quote name='keltik said:

Id never buy a car from fast4's

/quote]

+1

seems a reasonable price buyt wouldnt buy a car from there

me too,looking at that pod...i would say that car has had water damage.

wouldnt touch it with a barge pole :-X

oooohhh really... dam!!

but the price seems rite for the KM etc ay?

can they garantee the kms?soon as i looked at the pics,it didnt sit right with me for some reason.

mine has done near 150km and still has the grey matting under the hood and original seats.

Yeah thats what I thought! and +2 on the pod filter I removed my protection stuff around 145k and it was in WAAAYYY better condition than that.

Its been fiddled with a mod stick so I wouldn't touch it,with or without the rusty pod, never know what else has been done to it.