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[SAV84C]

As many of you know I wrote of my lib back in May and this had resulted in looking for an XT 6 months prematurely...

Fortunately my payout was quick and easy and well more than what I would have sold my Lib for which you could say was a plus.

After looking at few cars here and there, even considered a very nice Blue Liberty MY05 GT Luxury with low kms that i found at dealer for $17.5K, I took it for a drive then looked under bonnet, check out the turbo, oil sitting all around it and I went no thanks! The salesman even tried to bullshit me sayin theyve had it checked over and that the 3 months used dealer warranty would cover repairs if there was any problems.. I didnt want the hassels so just walked away.

Kept looking on carsales and found what seemed like to good of a deal, A silver MY05 XT Luxury with low kms for $14K, sent them an email then next day was advertised down to $11.8K, what the hell??? emailed them again, no response... So I kept looking, then I found this MY04 XT Luxury with resonably low km for $16.8K and very nice list of performance mods that was only 10mins away from me so I rang them to go have a look at it...

As soon I as I looked over it inside and out with a fine tooth comb, i knew this was it, the one I want only problem was 2 months rego so there was room to move with the price.

After a couple days and talking to a few people about talking the owner down I managed to purchase this at a very good price.

Day off purchase:


Mods When Purchased:

Clarion MAX385VD Touch Screen DVD
Reverse Sensors with Voice Distance indicators
Whiteline Front & Rear Sway Bars
UHF Aerial (but no radio???)
OEM bonnet protector
OEM Slimline Monsoons

MRT XC kit consisting of:
VF30
3" Turbo Back Exhaust
EcuTek Tune - Retuned by Pulse Racing - 175.7awkw
Hyperflow Top Mount Intercooler
KN Panel Filter (Also have the MRT CAI, undecided on whether to chuck it back on)

As at 12/10/11





Engine & Performance
Full 3” MRT TBE with Catless Up pipe
Large Hurricane Muffler
Hyperflow TMIC
GFB Stealth FX BOV
Backyard Spec Intercooler Splitter
MRT CAI with K&N Extreme Pod filter
Beatrush Radiator Cooling Panel
Custom blanking plate
Fumoto Oil Sump Plug Valve
Gas Bonnet Struts
EcuTek Tune – Pulse Racing 175.7 awkw


Suspension & Brakes
02 WRX Shocks matched with 04 WRX Springs
GDA Sti Alloy Control Arms
Whiteline Front & Rear Sway Bars
Whiteline Adjustble Sway Bar links (F)
Rear Strut Bar
294mm Slotted Front Rotors
EBC Heavy Duty Pads


Exterior
18" CS9 WRX Alloys - Metallic Charcoal with 225/45 18 Kumho Ecsta LE Sport KU39
SMD LED Number Plate lighting
Rear Roof Spoiler
Replica Chargespeed STI Hood Scoop
Custom OEM Grill
Red Hella Tone Horns
6000K Bi-Xenon HID with SMD LEDs parkers to match
Tinted Windows 20%
OEM Slimline Monsoons


Interior
Clarion MAX686BT Touch Screen DVD Player with IPOD intergration/Bluetooth Handfree
SMD LED interior lighting
Reverse Sensors with Voice Distance indicators
Defi Boost Gauge (Green)
6.5" Front Kicker Speakers
400RMS Kicker monoblock
12" JBL Sub
$tu (OzFoz) passenger fiberglass sub enclosure
S2 SG9 Forester AC Dials
Centre Dash/AC Panel Black Vinyl Overlay
Leather Interior

Mods to come
Cusco Front Strut brace - Purchased
Modify the current diff back to 2.5" quieten it down
Upgrade Transmission Cooler
IC Spray Kit
Electronic Boost Controller
Grimmspeed oil/air seperator
Grimmspeed Thermostat
Heated seats and mirrors
Whiteline or Nolathane Rear Diff Inserts
Footwell lighting linked with courtesy light
Fog Light to switch on when unlock/door open
Sti Replica Lip Kit
Vinyl Tinted Tail lights
Smoked side indicators



The power of this comes on so quickly and so much torque!

[Morgan]

Congrats Chris!

She looked great on the cruise!

Keen to get in one of these myself

[aekOne]

Congrats on the purchase mate! 6 months, you, me, wsid

[AussieTemplar]

looks great chris mate! gonna miss the old liberty, but gotta make way for these things.

shame its an auto

[SAV84C]

AussieTemplar, on 25 June 2011 - 09:24 PM, said:

looks great chris mate! gonna miss the old liberty, but gotta make way for these things.

shame its an auto

Yeh but I kinda figured these days sitting in traffic to and from work an hr each way auto comes in handy

[AussieTemplar]

Haha I feel your pain now dude, seeing as I am working in Bankstown. ******* M5 is terribad. I was banked up all the way at southern cross drive and it took me an hour to get through the tunnel last week on thursday.

[SAV84C]

Finally found some time to look over the car properly and touch up a few things, got under the car and found 2 problems...

Busted inner driveshaft boot


Broken sway bar mount on left control arm



The boot isnt so much a problem for me but the sway bar mount is a biggie, I'm gonna need another control arm by the looks of it...Does anyone know if the wrx alloy control arms will fit? I'm guessing they will

[Scuba-Roo]

Yeah they'll fit, not sure if you'll need GD or GC8 control arms. The links look the same as my RS impreza which would be GD.

Seems weird it's broken but.

[Scott]

ouch

they look like GD ones

i have some alloy ones if your in need
and a 6speed to fix the auto problem

[Alex]

Scott, on 26 June 2011 - 02:02 PM, said:

ouch

they look like GD ones

i have some alloy ones if your in need
and a 6speed to fix the auto problem

OY!

sixspeeder is mine!

And I may even take the alloy arms also for extra stance.

[Scuba-Roo]

Alex, on 26 June 2011 - 04:03 PM, said:

And I may even take the alloy arms also for extra stance.

You'll need to angle grind the inner bush that go's through the crossmember to make these fit

Probably be better to get some spacers

[SAV84C]

Scott, on 26 June 2011 - 02:02 PM, said:

<br />ouch <img src='http://www.subyclub.com/public/style_emoticons/default/sad.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' /><br /><br />they look like GD ones<br /><br />i have some alloy ones if your in need<br />and a 6speed to fix the auto problem <img src='http://www.subyclub.com/public/style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' /><br />

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How much u want the arms for?

[Scott]

Alex, on 26 June 2011 - 04:03 PM, said:

OY!

sixspeeder is mine!

And I may even take the alloy arms also for extra stance.

Just teasing haha

[XXB4XX]

I shoulda bought a Forrester.

[Alex]

XXB4XX, on 26 June 2011 - 05:22 PM, said:

I shoulda bought a Forrester.

XXXTXX

nah.

doesn't work.

[SAV84C]

Seeing as I cant get my friken SAV-84C plates back ive come up with a few new ideas... $200 ordering fee later with no other charges as my rego is due in less than a month

[Morgan]

Hmmmm I reckon SAV484...

[Adam]

Morgan, on 27 June 2011 - 08:35 PM, said:

Hmmmm I reckon SAV484...

+1

[AussieTemplar]

TH-37-OY

[SAV84C]

on another note I found some rims, what do you guys think? I havent bought them yet



With a little bit of photoshop and lowering