Hello... And am I chasing something that I'll never find? ;)

[=jon=]

OK - I'm a few miles south of Banbury - there is a guy in my village with a 3.0L auto for sale - he wants £2750 or thereabouts for it....let me know if you want his number.

I either need to px (trade down) the scooby or get a private sale before I can put any cash down at the moment - cheers though

[MudSurfer]

I either need to px (trade down) the scooby or get a private sale before I can put any cash down at the moment - cheers though

No problem Jon - if you sort the funds out and this guy still has it - let me know...I'll post if he sells it beforehand

[BUSHWHACKER]

There's two here.....

http://www.hsc-cars.co.uk/cars/full.php

Hello!!

[MudSurfer]

Hello!!

You need to stop the 'stealth posts' no-one spotted it....

[=jon=]

Hello!!

You posted at the end of page one as I posted on page 2

Cheers for the link though - One or two of theres are on ebay at the moment - are they a decent garage etc?

Cheers,

Jon

[CaptainBeaky]

They also have a 99T Reg 3.0 MANUAL due in late April, and even better, it's BURGUNDY!

[CaptainBeaky]

even better, it's BURGUNDY!

Errr, ooops...

[Sancho]

Just a suggestion from the quiet engine club: Have you considered going to a manual 3.4 V6 petrol? It will be quicker and quiter than an intercooler TD and probably cheaper. If you're in a Forester XT now, I'm guessing fuel consumption isn't your major concern.

[=jon=]

Just a suggestion from the quiet engine club: Have you considered going to a manual 3.4 V6 petrol? It will be quicker and quiter than an intercooler TD and probably cheaper. If you're in a Forester XT now, I'm guessing fuel consumption isn't your major concern.

Yes - I'd definitely consider a petrol one I'm lucky enough that work foots my fuel bill, so mpg isn't that much of a factor The Scooby actually does 27ish, so isn't toooo bad.

Petrol ones seem even more thin on the ground than derv's though... Do they make a 3rd Gen Petrol Manual, and are they even more rare than the Diesel manuals?

[Sancho]

Yes - I'd definitely consider a petrol one I'm lucky enough that work foots my fuel bill, so mpg isn't that much of a factor The Scooby actually does 27ish, so isn't toooo bad.

Petrol ones seem even more thin on the ground than derv's though... Do they make a 3rd Gen Petrol Manual, and are they even more rare than the Diesel manuals?

Now you mention it......I think they did a manual 2.7 but not a 3.4, although I may be mistaken.

The 2.7's probably a bit on the slow side. I would still go for an auto V6 over an auto intercooler though, as long as someone else paid for the fuel.

[=jon=]

Now you mention it......I think they did a manual 2.7 but not a 3.4, although I may be mistaken.

The 2.7's probably a bit on the slow side. I would still go for an auto V6 over an auto intercooler though, as long as someone else paid for the fuel.

That advert you posted and deleted lied about the gearbox

It may be worth going and looking at that one - looks OK, and as you said, if they've had it for ages they may do a good deal...

Anywhere I can find out for certain if they did a 3.4 manual?

Only thing positive about the diesel is the potential for winding up the boost a bit, from searching it doesn't look like many people have tried it on the 3rd gen ones to see if it's worth taking into consideration...

[Sancho]

That advert you posted and deleted lied about the gearbox

It may be worth going and looking at that one - looks OK, and as you said, if they've had it for ages they may do a good deal...

Anywhere I can find out for certain if they did a 3.4 manual?

Only thing positive about the diesel is the potential for winding up the boost a bit, from searching it doesn't look like many people have tried it on the 3rd gen ones to see if it's worth taking into consideration...

I know, that's why I deleted it .

In my quest for looking clever, I got info on transmissions from here although it's notoriously unreliable....

All I'll say on winding up the boost etc on the diesel is that I know TRD do a supercharger for the petrol

[=jon=]

I know, that's why I deleted it .

In my quest for looking clever, I got info on transmissions from here although it's notoriously unreliable....

All I'll say on winding up the boost etc on the diesel is that I know TRD do a supercharger for the petrol

I've already got one car with aftermarket Forced Induction (second car), two is pushing it a bit

Did a hunt on the auction sites - can't see any manual 3.4s - guess they are all auto...

[marky]

I do 30k a year in my 99 autp 3.0l. Got from Algy too! No complaints, check out the Norfolk off road pics in the off road centre section

Join the ELITE & get a Silver one

[AuldNick]

Outstanding!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Best I did was 174 in a custom chipped Volvo 850R

Best speed on the ZZR1200 was 170-180 'till I got caught in the rain and the bike just kept climbing, engines LOVE cold damp dense air and I quit the run @ 210'ish 'cos the feker had no intention of slowing. Trouble is on the way home 70 was like being parked.