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    Soon to be new VR4 owner

    Hi all.

    Off to see a vr4 on Friday. Never owned one before, I've always had legacys. Is there anything specific that I should look out for?

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    Just found out that it has white smoke on startup. Could this be a possible head gasket problem?

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    It is sometimes normal for what appears to be smoke on start up and when idling , this is normaly down to condesation

    I will dig out the link to our buyers guide a little later for you as it has some good pointers on what to look for

    maybe post up a link to the car as we may know of it

    oh welcome to the club

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    why not have a look in the for sale section on here, there are some good deals to be had there!

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    As said some white smoke on start up and cold idle is quite common on these and not necessarily a fault.

    Good luck in your hunt!

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    Hi & welcome to CVR4 & good luck hunting.
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