tHe gUt wrote:

congrats, love the white, i reken white and blue are the best colours to get on gen2's

milkman wrote:

Nice car mate,
8000k? jesus that will be purple!!!
I suggest 6000k max, thats alrready blue most OEM ones are 4200k as they are the brightest.
I have 7000k xenons on my car and I already think they are abit too blue for my liking.. I wish I had gonew ith 5000k

alexxx wrote:

nice gen2! how much did you pay?

dylanf wrote:

Paid 17k for her, 114k km's on the clock, great condition.
She has run through the blue slip today, had to get 2 new tyres and a wheel alignment Mechanic said there was strange wear on the sidewall of the front left tyre.. Apparently he has seen this in some subaru's but only ones with more K's.. some joint breaks and drops the car a bit or the guard so it rubs on the tyre.. I will talk with the previous owner tomorrow about it, its a bit of a worry though I will have to keep an eye on it.
Anyone else aware of this sort of issue ?

welcome and congrats on the car purchase,

in regards to the lights, the ones on the left side of the BMW look the best

I think the lid off an oil bottle that I found sitting on the strut tower might have contributed to the rattle :ohmy:

I think the 8000k HIDs will look best with the white paint. Might be too much whiteness with 6000k

Nice ride you got there buddy!

Welcome to the forums champ!

Nice ride man!  Welcome!

dylanf wrote:

Well some bad news has gotten to me after the blue slip inspection today.
First of all I had to replace 2 tyres as sidewall on 1 was warn down dangerously, $189 each - GT radials.
Second thing (MAJOR) is a blown head gasket. Not sure of the severity of it at this time, but will have to book it in over the next 1 - 2 weeks to get it fixed, the left front rim is also buckled so might get it machined.
So its a pretty massive bummer, good thing is it passed and I can get it registered tomorrow, but I am up for another $1500 - $2000 I would say.
That rattle that I found is actually the water pump, so I really am hoping its gonna be an alright job and not end up costing too much money.
Is a real pity I am really looking forward to having Billy all registered and functioning correct, she is such a wonderful car!
A bit dissappointing the RACV didn't pick up on all of this but I guess the check is not that detailed.. Will keep you all posted on how it goes anyway

dylanf wrote:

Yeh I think I may give them a call tomorrow - not sure what sort of claim I can make or anything.. I mean they mentioned the coolant was diluted and the oil needed replacing but thats about it.

congrats on the sweet looking ride..
white and blue are good.. but so is burgandy!

gen2 RXs FTW!!
=P

sorry to hear about the few downsides.. blown head gaskets are bad news..
hope it all turns out well for you..

she'll be sweet ride once she's all better.. u can bet on that

Welcome to the site.

a bummer about the head gaskit, what test did they do to tell you? its not usually as easy as looking at it idling and saying 'oh the head gaskets gone' well if it is its very gone.

if the seal in the water pump goes it can give similar issues with overheating and bubbling in the coolant, get a coolant check done to confirm it if thats not what they did.

Billsy