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spec 04 · #21 19-01-2006, 05:48 PM

mines just hit the big 40000km , its a 2000 model

DarkMoose · #22 19-01-2006, 06:43 PM

lol u havn't been driving it enough. Na, low km's doesn't really mean good engine, theres a few ppl that blow engines before they even reach 25k, all depends on the driver and service, take a look at the log books ect, engines are easy enough to buy these days, just upgrade to an sti engine if thats what u want, as for me i think i'll be selling my baby soon.

Narchi · #23 19-01-2006, 06:50 PM

hi kms dont always mean really bad. A person who does alot of hwy and country driving with regular servicing will have a much better motor then a person with low kms city driving. Alot of things to take into account. 8 months b4 i finally decided on my car and ive had it for 4 months and had about 7 pretty decent issues. I think its more of a luck draw. Just make sure u keep money aside for things that may go wrong and buy a car u feel comfortable with and u know it feels right to drive. U cant really go wrong there.

kenneth2koh · #24 19-01-2006, 07:36 PM

Hmmm... how much would a STI engine cost?? or an overall convertion cost. as i wanna set a side some $$$$ if my engine gotblown away... hahaha...

or change to new 2.5L short block will be a better alternative? Sorry, i dun really know wat a short block is?? wat i understand is it contain the main parts of the engine.

Thanks PPle

BLUES · #25 19-01-2006, 09:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fobz

Any WRX with low k's isn't being
enjoyed to it full potential.

I disagree - 1.7kms around Barbagallo is way better than 17km on the freeway.

BLUES · #26 19-01-2006, 09:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Intra

I just clicked over 100k.

Unfortunately wrx's are becoming (if not already became) the azn commonwhore. It's just tooooo easy to buy a cluster with lower km's, plug it in and sell it privately. Although some cars have the genuine km's on the clock, i would be a bit sus on a car with minimal km's.

Interesting point - each time a vehicle is transferred the Km's are recorded on the transfer papers and eventually it's logged into the DPI's computer system.

A friend got caught up in a odometer scam whereby he bought a "low" km car, only to be told by the DPI/Police Fraud Squad that his 80,000km car had actually travelled in excess of 200,000kms - the dumbass before him got charged with fraud, cause when he bought the car, the km's were recorded at ~120,000kms on the transfer papers. The DPI computer system automatically detected that the km's had gone backwards from 1st owner to 2nd owner to 3rd owner (friend) & that's how the whole scam unfolded.