again

 

Nice pictures, nice car

 

Thanks

 

Looks like a beautiful example Bain, is it still available? I may be looking to buy a scooby in a couple of weeks. I was looking at UK STis as I'm a little weary of imports, what kind of insurance premium over a standard UK Sti do they attract and are the runing costs significantly higher than a standard UK model?

 

There is a whole plethora of posts regarding the advantages and disadvantages of imports over uk cars, the best thing to do is a search. I pay £395 fully comp with Liverpool Victoria although they did owe me £300 for overcharging me last year (37years old 5 years NCB) The running costs are significantly less than a uk car as i have mine serviced by a specialist garage(He preps and rallys Subarus) IMO i would rather have him do it from hearing some of the horror stories from some main dealers. Last main 30k service was £215. You pays your money and takes your pick, I chose an import because they are faster, have better equiptment levels and give you more value for money. Put it like this I will NEVER but a uk Subaru again until they give us what they give the Japs

 

Bain, as I'm not to clued up on what the jap spec cars have can you send me full details of the car, what standard equipment it has, what you've added to it etc.

Cheers

Simon

 

Test drive a UK then test drive a JAP. And you won't have to think very hard.

Just sold my STI7, ps nice motor Bain and goodluck with the sale.

I test drove UKs, and even with PPP were dissapointed.

My JAP STI run in optimax, felt much quicker than UK, and as Bain sais you get more equipement for a cheaper price, insurance is no longer more expensive, and its will actually cost you more for a UK with PPP(Classified as modified to insurance company), than A JAP these days. SERIOUSLY!!
And Servicing is cheaper and can be sure its been done by a proper mechanic rather than some 17 year old trainee, working for a main dealer.

All in all a JAP is a much better deal IMHO. Just be sure to buy a good one (For the extra you save pay for a full monty inspection), and Bain's looks like it is, also if warranty is your beef! then buy a private warranty which will be much better than one a dealer will give you. And still have change!.

 

Bain, not sure if I already asked but does it have DCCD?

 

No it doesnt sorry
Ian

 

Paul YHPM

 

up again

 

Cant believe its been on here this long.

Early next year and I would be having it

And people are still asking 10-11k for Uk spec classic's

MB

 

& this is a good one too !

Chris

 

Up again

 

I am getting really hacked off with this lark. Probably going to keep it

 

up





Again

 

 

fair play you are very persistant!!! I would have gone nuts if I had tried to sell for this amount of time. Why not just px it? or even better keep it :-)

 

I think that you have to be persistent when selling a specialized car that is group 20 insurance. There will be a buyer out there, I am in no rush, hence i do not have to let it go for silly money. May be about to but a 1.5 td corsa for running to work. So keeping it may be an option. Also I could join corsa a BBS LOL

 

Back from holiday bump

 

 

Boing

 

Thanks Conrad.
Change in circumstances. First offer over £13k gets this.

 

If i had the money m8 I would have bought it by now and with the money I'd saved I'd have bought a DCCD 6 speed gearbox

Good Luck with the sale

 

 

hmmm!

 

Steven, its a lot of car for the money

 

indeed, but think i would rather put it towards the skyline!

 

Sounds like the same dilema as me these STi 7's are so cheap there very tempting but my heart is on an R34. However, I am thinking is an R34 worth twice the price of one of these...... and my head(sense) tells me a different story

 

make me an offer before it goes in the trader. Some people wouldnt know a good honest car if it fell out of a tree and landed on their head. FFS