Car appreciation... the aesthetics, the engineering, etc

*Subaru fistbump*

Cheers all, took it for a clean and spin this morning, seems to drive straight. All tools in boot and some oil too, which I will take as a good sign, not bad. I reckon the owner is legit and serviced it as he said - he looked the type. So fingers crossed for a goodie. Will take to subaru here for a check anyway, to make sure all safe.

Great car for the money and very capable. What mileage is it on?
As someone else mentioned regular oil changes are important. They also tend to suffer from sticky pins in the calipers and can eat up cv joints for fun. And rusty y joint behind the backboxes. Those are the main things to look out for really.
Enjoy.

177km thanks for the tips will get those looked at.

so i’ve just driven to the supermarket over a flyover behind a truck

gravel flying out the back

chips all over my windscreen, i have company name and photo of number plate and chips

company hung up on me when i phoned and wont pickup again,

an i fucked without a dashcam?

Probably. Might be worth reporting an unsafe load (giggidy) to the police so it's on the record.

Went for a look at an E39 and this was at the dealership

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cheers looked on there.
Seems no bluetooth or aux, will have to enjoy catalan radio for a bit. Don't even have a dire straits CD to use sadly.

Holy fuck. So rad!

How was the e39?

Unsafe loads are the responsibility of the DVSA. Might be worth going to them if the police ignore you.

Yeah, my legacy had a dual cd and tape(!) Unit. Some of the jdm ones had minidisc....
If its got tape you could use an adapter.

You can also get a replacement surround and then install a double din unit of your choice.

Yeah seems I need some russian unit or something, I do have tape so will try do that for now. I'll look into it when back from kygyzstan.

Surprised how good the engine sounds actually, it's nice.

Went to see CHL Leisure this morning, the M5 is very popular it seems. The quality of their work looks very nice, seem like nice people. Lot of money for what is, ultimately, a van- but a nice van. Would be my first four cylinder vehicle and my first diesel- a real shame about the death of the TSI.

Has anyone on here got experience of testing cat suspension on a 4 post kinematics and compliance test rig? Presumably would be part of a race engineering situation.

I'm trying to find out where these test rigs are located and an idea of cost for use.

They also tend to suffer from sticky pins in the calipers and can eat up cv joints for fun.

Yep, sounds like my experience. Still great cars and welcome to the club @skinny

If it were me I’d just live with the 4cyl diesel, it’s a van that’ll be laden down with a load of additional built in furniture and a massive hole cut in the roof, it’ll never be an engaging drive.

The Lotus was one of 5 Esprits of all flavours they’d just taken from a collection to sell, they looked amazing.

The E39 was the right spec, right colour, low owners and miles but there was evidence of an oil leak on the undertray and they wouldn’t let me drive it. It’s an auction so I’ll keep my eye on it.

Thanks!

Did you lot get your chain tensionera changed? Wonder if I should.

Ah, that famous characterful VW TSI engine.

Sounds like the TSI had to be wrung out to get the power out vs the torquier diesel, and it's going to drive like shit on anything approaching a fun road anyway.

Doesn’t drink from the devils pump though.

But academic as the TDi is the only game in town.

No but now I'm thinking I should have. I have the older H6 3.0 and would love the newer lump like yours, enjoy.

What was it, 5 series?

Have you tried contacting a few local to you universities that run formula student.

Actually not yet but it's on the list!