I'm in the market for a scooby, do I buy UK or import? What are the pitfalls with servicing etc?
My local dealer are selling new models at wholesale price, I recon I could get a WRX for around £20.5K is it worth it?

 

why are they selling at wholesale price?

I was offered a car at ex-factory price, great I thought, all it meant was the dealing was paying the delivery charge and road tax!

 

20.5k for UK car.
17 for an import which is a UK spec car.

I still know where my money would be...

Nick
(MY00 from Holland)

 

What are the differences between import and UK (apart from the price)? I've been warned away from imports cos of servicing etc.

 

Bought mine direct from a Belgium dealer for 16.5K. Car is service at local UK Subaru dealer, as yet no problems.

Dave

 

Got my MY02 WRX wagon for £16k and a bit all in from Belgium. The UK dealers are happy to handle warranty work and servicing. So why pay UK prices??

 

There are 2 different types of imports, grey and parallel.
Grey imports are jap cars, ie wrx's of the classic shape, parallel cars are uk spec cars imported from abroad (ie holland, belgium etc).
If you have a Parallel import you shouldnt have any problems as these can be serviced by uk dealers (after registration with IM) grey imports will not be touched with a bargepole so speciallist servicing comes into it (and they are usually cheaper than uk dealers).
Other points to note, grey import scoobs can only be run on 97+ octane fuel (super unleaded to you and me or optimax which is 98.6ron) as jap scoobs have their timing set for 100 ron fuel.
Check out www.SIDC.co.uk for more info

Tony