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Subaru Legacy advisory question Aug 31, 2013 17:01:27 GMT 1

Post by kirk280 on Aug 31, 2013 17:01:27 GMT 1

Hi all, I'm looking to buy a Subaru Legacy that's done ca. 110K miles. From an online check of its MOT history I discovered that at the latest test it had the following advisories -
Offside Rear Upper Anti-roll bar has slight play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)
Metal brake pipe heavily painted
N/s/f and o/s/f lower suspension arms rear rubber bushes cracked

My two questions are: 1) Why would painting the brake pipes result in an advisory? Is this because it may mask corrosion?
2) is a slight play in the ARB and cracked rear rubber bushes a big issue? (i.e. expensive if I bought it?)

Many thanks!

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Subaru Legacy advisory question Aug 31, 2013 17:16:38 GMT 1

Post by baz657 on Aug 31, 2013 17:16:38 GMT 1

Aug 31, 2013 17:01:27 GMT 1 kirk280 said:

1) Why would painting the brake pipes result in an advisory? Is this because it may mask corrosion?

Yeah, that would be the only reason. We can only check what we see. It's possible that the brake pipe is fine and was in good condition when painted but as the tester can't be sure an advisory is given. The owner can then decide for themselves what to do about it.

Aug 31, 2013 17:01:27 GMT 1 kirk280 said:

2) is a slight play in the ARB and cracked rear rubber bushes a big issue? (i.e. expensive if I bought it?)

Not a big issue at all and reasonably quick to repair. Subaru parts are never going to be cheap (compared to Ford/Vauxhall for example) but the parts you listed wont run into hundreds. You might get an idea of the price of parts by going to Euro Car parts and entering the registration number www.eurocarparts.com/

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kirk280 Owner/Driver Posts: 3 Last Online: Aug 31, 2013 18:12:01 GMT 1	Subaru Legacy advisory question Aug 31, 2013 17:45:39 GMT 1 Back to Top Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by kirk280 on Aug 31, 2013 17:45:39 GMT 1 Many thanks for a speedy reply Baz!

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