stuart148

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iv had a few subarus now and I much much prefer the classic
and that's me who's had a 03 sti, 04 wr1 and a 55 widetrack (with 420bhp and plenty of suspension mods )

stu

Spe1973

It's a crying shame to put them to rest but I can see where ya coming from

bighead

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yes ...my mother give me that nickname !!

ditchmyster

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I don't think it's appropriate to mention your mother in that context.

Gear Head

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So are your mums lady parts destroyed after you popped out, or is there some incest going on?

ditchmyster

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I think that's a question you should pose to old Bighead.

bighead

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well what can I say .... she took one look when I was born !

RoyPinhey

As a v5 type r owner I enjoy the upward curve the prices are going on . . I like to think I have the best version/body style (coupe) and colour combo out there and this will demand a premium in years to come

(Then again I am biased)

Gear Head

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Either Grey, White or Blue. (every colour except yellow!)
If it is a good V5/V6 Type R, then these hold their value well.

LuckyWelshchap

Interesting point, linking financial value with a valued opinion of your car.

I think that's the key thing, prices aren't just about whether one car is better than another, it's also about how valued 'your' car is by others.
Watching prices rise (or fall less than others) is fulfilling in that respect.

LuckyWelshchap

This 'which is the better car to drive?' type of discussion often fascinates me.

I suppose it's the same as some people love rollercoasters, some prefer ghost trains and others stick to the merry-go-round.

For me personally I liken it to whether you prefer a Gypsy Moth, Spitfire, Gloster Meteor or Eurofighter, and whether having flown a later generation would you go back?

My first, a Cat, was a huge increase in the performance I'd been used to and I didn't think it could get better.
Then along came a classic WRX, which performed better than the Cat.
Now it's a Hawk, and I don't think I'd go back.

I buy things to make my life easier, and I'm happy to let modern technology do that, sad as it might seem to say it.

I will say though that the WRX was by far the better value imo.

dj219957

ditto

no rust, 93 wrx, one uk owner with no silly mods tucked away safe.

scoobyboy1

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Why compare a Classic Type R/ RA with a blob STi?? Should'nt the newer version of those cars, a Spec C, S202 etc etc be more of a match!!!

A UK blob STi is just a new version of a UK2000(flame suit on)!!

type-ra

My yellow Type R is safely tucked away:



Standard ones need to be looked after

lordharding

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I think in the next few years the classic owners will only come out for shows and weekends
Modifications will become renovation projects

We will find garages and body shops who will be good at the rusty arch treatment

Someone will make a fortune doing a copy of the rear arch replacement
I believe Subauru now supply them at £350 each so someone will do a copy of it

Power mods will be replaced woth nice under bonnet mods and then they will be replaced with originality

The classics will remain and become just like the RS at ford shows

The rest of the classics are down to £800/£1500 and will be wrote off / scrapped and broken up for parts or untastelfully modified and viewed on fb

I think even the chavs are stopping buying them down at the last couple of cruises I've been at ( yes I know I'm sad at my age ) there was only a couple of classics
Fuel cost and maintence means they are moving onto fiestas and other cheap hatches

f1_fan

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Spot on IMO! Look at early Mk1/Mk2 Golf GTIs, it used to be all about slamming them and bodykits etc.. now the few that are left are being restored to factory spec and it is these that are fetching the big money!