WannaB4;162282 wrote:

Hi all, been a while away (got an L-series so been hanging around on Ausubau more) just looking at a Legacy GT (auto) grey import at the mo and have a few q's that I need help with:
- tappet noise on a 140,000km EJ20G (the original engine so I'm told), is the engine stuffed? I know on a NA EA-series engine it's par for the course and does do much damage, but on a EJ turbo engine is it bad?
- what price is fair for a grey import? needs a handful of stuff done to it but nothing major (or so it seems - what else should I look out for?)
- read up not long ago about people getting VicRoads letters asking for their grey import Legacy's to be brought in to be looked at again for reg issues, any updates? this one was bought from a dealer in Ballarat in about 2000, who was importing a lot at the time if that helps?

Cheers,

Just above the starter motor (passenger side)

Sounds like it's worth of a revs check or equivalent in your state. So it's currently out of rego at the moment?

Cheers for the info all, it was imported and sold on by a dealer/importer in Ballarat in 2000 as a grey import (with 40,000km on it hmmmm...), no yellow compliance sticker that i could find, and the VIN is just stamped into the chassis strut top, not on any plate. It still had rego, but was being sold w/out RWC (I'm in Vic) but had no engine number on the sticker, which seemed very odd. Looks a bit wrong, so I think I'll just keep on looking for B4's instead. Thanks for the help all.