juggers

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My old RA-R which went to Italy...so there two yellow RA-R's in Italy

My previous S204 which i just sold, it had Alcons all around which made it the perfect car.



And my current R205

tubbytommy

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juggers you have certainly had the best and rarest of imprezas, what is your favourite version??

i do love the rar you had but im not taken with the s205 though, possibly the hatch shape.

are you getting an s206??

juggers

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Funny enough I hated the hatch when it come out, and only the release of the R205 got me curious. I never imagined I would have preferred it more than the S204 or the RA-R however for me it is the best impreza I've had. It inspires more confidence than the RA-R however I am yet to track the R205 which I'll be doing in the next couple of weeks at Germany

As for the S206 I can't see it being a quicker car than the hatch with the extra weight and the practicality of the R205 is unbeatable.

Can throw my bIkes on the back of it and off I go

stevie1982

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I know but it comes with those seats and alloys which look the nuts, can fit the flap for a few hundred quid ;-) try that for the seats and alloys plus its just as rare and probably cheaper lol

VelasquezRA-R

Wow Juggers S204, S205 and RA-R!!!
I saw the RA-R in Italy, nice, but in the conversion they made so many BIG mistakes they pump up the engine to 380hp but on the racing track was having problems with the brakes, this happens when a not professional (Italian) team converts to LHD a car..

Is someone interested on my blue LHD spec c?

juggers

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I was under the I,pressing that Gian Luca was a professional and he has converted many impreza to LHD?

VelasquezRA-R

Gianluca? He was the Yamaha racing driver for motorbikes,he own an RA-R but he keep it for some months and never convert it to LHD, finally he sold the car to another guy in very north west Italy that then converted properly.

About your car was converted by Jdm garage, bad stuff, it was for sale at 60.000 euro!!!! Really good looking but when i opened the bonnet
"holy s*it!" big mistakes were made during the conversion..
I actually don't know where is the car right now..

fpan

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Very nice cars Velasquez.

Regarding your Spec C, what model year is it, what is the history of it, numbers of owners etc. who did the LHD conversion and how much are you after?

Is it easy to register a JDM car in Ialy?

PM me if you prefer.

VelasquezRA-R

Thanks Fpan,
regarding my spec c this is the text of the announcement in a Italian website:


SubaruImpreza Spec C in perfect overall condition, including 100% originalengine, exhaust, trim geometry. Equipped with Aero kit STI on rear doors, frontand rear bumpers and STI turbine pressure gauge. Imported from Japan nearly 2years ago after having been used by an expatriate engineer for pure pleasureand entertainment.

In my hands the car has been used (and enjoyed) verylittle because I work as an expatriate in the Construction Industry abroad and I come home on leave twice a year only. That’s being the principalreason for selling it.

This Spec Cis rare, very nice, fulfilling to drive if compared with European models. Ithas been converted to left hand drive by a major specialist using a STIoriginal kit.

Please,for further information, contact me -Lorenzo Cipriani- at my email address:velasquez.1982@hotmail.com

You can see the pictures on this website: http://www.autoscout24.it/Details.as...90&sbs=ListEne

The year is 02/2007, I'm the second owner, the conversion was made by a specialist person that already convert 1 white RA-R, his type 20 and mine.
The price is 38.000 euro negotiable.
I didn't find problems to register the car in Italy and when I convert from RHD to LHD there was no need to update the registration book.

I hope i've not infranget the forum rules.

rickya

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VelasquezRA-R, nice garage of cars

fpan

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Hmm, that's double the price of what one costs in UK, I guess there are not many LHD ones but even then buying a RHD one (~£18.000) plus ~5.000-6.000€ for a RHD->LHD conversion (the price quoted is from one of the 5 worldwide Sti dealers that convert rallycars and is based on another RA-R that they did previously) that comes to 28.000€.
Maybe there's a good business opportunity there

VelasquezRA-R

Mmm, I understand, unfortunately this is the price here in Italy, maybe because they are rare, many of my friends sold the car at that price, I'm not so lucky as the were, I'm taking time to sale it.
I bought it at 28.000€ + tax and registration book (1500€) then converted on LHD (9500€) thats why my price is high, this is a bad period for this hapless country, we're in a bad crisis.

juggers

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They also have to pay tax etc so the price is right for Italy. A standard euro sti sells for 45,000 euro so we got it good in the UK.

fpan

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OK.
What is the name of the company that did the conversion?
Yes, prices of 2nd hand cars in UK are better.

VelasquezRA-R

Is not a company but a private mechanic, as I said, inclusive of mine, he convert nr.3 jdm imprezas, would you like to see some pictures during the work in progress? May I know why you (if you are) interested in a LHD spec c?

riiidaa

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VelasquezRA-R, i think your lhd spec-c deserves its own project thread

VelasquezRA-R

I definitively agree with you, and I'm sorry with all of you for my OT,let me open a new thread

tubbytommy

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looking forward to this one, lovely car

fpan

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Velasquez, you have PM

STI Glenn

No need to be sorry Merv i am more than happy with the S204

mervil

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I would be too Glenn fantastic car!!

juggers

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S204 is the daddy the only thing it needs is brakes all round. My perfect car would of been the S204 with the R205 brake setup 6 on front and 4 on the rear. Was close to spending £5k for them and putting them on my S204 and selling the Alcons.

VelasquezRA-R

S204

Never seen a test on best motoring where they compare the RA-R with the S204 or both in Nürburgring, someone said that meybe because it can be faster that the 2011

I would like to open a new thread for my spec c, but I can't see the icon, can someone helps me?

VelasquezRA-R

Oh guys before i forget, I have a friend with an white RA-R bought from England, the car was together with another white RA-R in a British magazine..let me show you the picture, the one in the back is my spec c.

tweaks

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If you go into the projects section the icon should be in the top left corner above the most recent thread to be posted on,click on that and away you go
Lovely cars by the way,would love to be able to afford an ra-r.

Tim

Adam-M

F*cking awesome car, by far the best impreza made, i love the s204 seats aswell would look stunning in this. You can post as many pics of this car as you want, welcome to the site!

chris_wrx

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i know where there is a white one in the midlands

MattyB1983

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For sale ???