Well, I've just sent the below information about my car to Hurst Cars and the following photos to see what deal they can offer me on the JDM STI ts Type RA NURBURGRING they have in ( https://www.hurstcars.co.uk/used-car...01807298932925 ) . Will be interesting to see what they offer me for mine as a PX,

Any thoughts on what you think I could expect for mine as a PX ?????

2011 WRX STI Saloonwith 36k on the clock

Engine & Engine Bay
Engine Rebuilt / Forged @ 21,000
New 2.5 STI Block Pair EJ25
Light weight Omega Forged Pistons + Rings
14 mm crankcase bolt Modification
Matched Arrow Conrods
Cosworth Head gaskets & bolts
Cosworth Baffled Sump
High flow oil pump & gallery mods
Safetly Mapped to 350 Bhp / 360flb (Scooby Clinic)


Chevron Motorsport aluminium Radiator & Oil Cooler
Forged Motorsport Coolant Hose Kit
PERRIN Performance Radiator Shroud
PERRIN Performance Radiator Tay Kit
PERRIN Performance Boost Solenoid Cover
PERRIN Performance Pully Cover
PERRIN Cold Intake System
STI Strut Brace
STI Strut Top Covers
STI Strut Brace Battery Clap

BRAKES
Front
Alcon pro r 365mm front discs with 6 pot calliper's
Rear
Alcon pro r 330mm rear discs with 4 pot calliper's

SUSPENSION
Spec C Suspension / Pro-R Blue Performance Handling -Lowering Springs / White Line Camber Bolts / White Line Bump Steer & Roll Centre Kit / White Line Front Brace Clamps / White Line Rear Arms / White line Rear Steering Arms & fast road geometry set up

Exhaust
Hayward & Scott 3'' Turbo Back System

Wheels & Tyres
19 inch Prodrive GT2 Forged alloys
Yokohama Advan Neova AD08R 245/35/19

ICE
Pioneer Sat nav upgrade

Interior
A one off Custom Leather Interior

DAMD Flat Bottom Steering Wheel

Gauges
52mm Smoked Stepper Motor (Warning) Turbo Boost
52mm Smoked Stepper Motor (Warning) Oil Pressure
52mm Smoked Stepper Motor (Warning) Oil Temp

Other
Full bottom line kit, (front splitter, side and rear extensions and rear diffuser)
Performance Creations Mud flaps
Full Pro R Grill Kit
Windows De-Chromed
Bits and Bobs colour coded
STI Fog Light Covers

 

WOW. That's stunning.

 

Why thank you Sir....

 

Hurst will never give you good money for your car sadly. This is a seriously spec'd car with all the right bits and a real find for someone on here. I hope it goes to an enthusiast rather than Hurst Cars to sit in their stock for a year or so like so many others. You'll be gutted to see what price they put it up for sale at I'll bet you!

 

What sort of power is yours running?

It seems like a massive waste of money selling considering the £1000's you have spend on the upgrades. They will never offer you good money. MattyB on here might be willing to offer you decent money then break it out for parts or just sell up as privately and then buy the other

 

I will only seriously consider it if they came back with a good strong offer on mine, as we all know how much all the mods / upgrades we do to our cars cost... I'm only considering it at the moment and would only change mine for something a little different / special and I think this may be a good investment for the future..

 

Its running 350bhp / 360flb and I hear what your saying and have to agree with you, just thought if I could get a good price for mine it might be a better investment for the future

 

So you will get it and not have the "upgrade itch" and not sped £1000's more making that even better? lol

Was expecting more power can the engine handle with the correct supporting mods/tune?

 

they might specialise in Subarus mate, but they're still a trader at the end of the day....
I doubt they'll offer you a decent price for yours - particularly with the lovely parts. You'd be better off selling privately then perhaps going to look at the one they're selling.

Just my 2p

 

Why would you bother trading for a relatively unknown car when yours has a lot of good kit already fitted?

If i was in the market for a car like yours or the one your looking to trade to, id definitely have your one.

 

How much you hoping they offer?

 

Lol, your so right, I just wanted a safe map on the car wasn't bothered about chasing big figures, just a nice safe reliable road car......

 

Just thinking about it at the moment pal, but thanks for your comment......

 

You are probably right Ste, and if I do decide to go for it I will also look at selling mine privately ………..

 

Really have no idea at the moment on price, if they do offer me a PX price then it will give me an idea on what I could expect for it from a privet sale, if I went down that road, but the more reply's I read on here and other forums I'm wondering if I would be doing the right thing.......

 

He definitely sells nice cars but his prices are a bit on the high side

 

I can see your reasoning behind this if you're looking at long term investments and not going to be using the car much. The Type RA special will appreciate year on year as it sits in your garage now. But you have to weigh up how long you're prepared to hold onto this for as you're going to be paying below average for yours trade in and above average to Hurst on the new one. You're already going to be £10k down on the deal and the car would have to appreciate significantly over the years just for a return on investment. These types of vehicle at inflated prices will only appeal to investors and collectors when the price outweighs the actual package, so your re-sale market will be quite small.

Yours is lower mileage and a perfect example of a very well and very tastefully modified saloon STI. It's a very difficult one this. I can see the merits either way.

 

In this type of scenario, regardless of the car's worth, I would ask myself if the car you're wanting will offer any discernible performance benefits for you in the way that you use your car? Do you regularly push your car to the limit and left wanting more? If so then the upgrade is worth it, otherwise I don't....

 

To be honest I'm not sure this ownership or potential trade is about driving or pushing the car by the sounds of it, more the investment potential now.

 

Hmm, investing in cars is always such a gamble and the ROI can be over so many years, is it worth it to have a nice car and not enjoy it?

I'm sure there are other cars that would be better as an investment though, maybe? Either way, I wouldn't do it in this case

 

All depends where the turning point is on the collectable model in question. I knew someone who'd owned a brand new Mondeo some years ago, when it started to depreciate he managed to do a direct swap for a classic E30 M3 that someone else had, no money, just direct swap. Of course within 3 years of the trade the Mondeo was worth nothing and the E30 had appreciated in value even more. It's all about selecting the right model that's likely to increase, the more rare the better as in the RA.

 

Thanks for all the reply's..., the main reason I'm thinking about changing mine for the RA is it's rarity in the UK, in saying that I'm sure there was only around 400 of my shape bought to the UK so how many remain on the roads today remains to be seen, so I wont be too disappointed if we don't come to a deal. I've had a good long chat with Max from Hurst Cars and he will be getting back to me soon with a PX price for mine. After the comments on here regarding me changing mine, I'm less likely to go ahead now unless Hurst come up with a deal I cant refuse ...

Cheers

Hughy

 

Go and have a look i bet you find yours in better condition, then offered 10K plus less on yours,
you could have yours tuned to 400hp for very little money if you wanted some more excitement from it or few more handling mods,
but yours is lovely and well spec'd but i do see your attraction to the Ra.

 

Also depends what auction grade the RA is. Also, special edition imports , even low miles, are not immune from being thrashed. For example, the yellow spec C that I imported 3 years ago at 19500 miles was followed a year later by Paul's similar one. Mine had a wing and headlight replaced, so was R grade, and Paul's was a nice 4b. Guess whose clutch went at under 20000 miles? These jdm cars are also not immune to engine failure.
Go and drive it, that's the only way to tell, but your current spec is so high that you may be surprised .
Lastly, there are better ways of investing than not driving a high performance car; as has been said before, who doesn't **** their partner so she can be tight for her next boyfriend? That's what happens when cars are bought and not driven.
I've also seen the state of some of Hursts imports before prepping; it was a long wasted journey for me.

 

Nail on the head.

 

It's always going to be subjective but you've invested time and money into your car and we all know with modding you get a minimal return on the money you sink into building the car the way you want but we do it anyway as its a bug/hobby.

You've got yours to the spec you want so by trading it in what are you gaining other than having a limited production run car which most won't even know about. The thing is its going to come at a premium to make that jump, possibly 10k+ if not more, are you gaining a better car by doing so, probably not other than a limited production run so for me I'd stick with what you've got. Or for 32k I'd be looking at something different and step away from the marque for a while. I did and enjoyed some cars I've always wanted to own.

 

Thanks for all the comments / reply's, ..., after reading all the above and getting mine out the garage to turn her over (which I do once a month while not driving her) I think I will listen to / take the advise given on here and stick with what I know / own.. The only reason I was thinking of changing is the rarity of the 2013 RA as I like something a little different , but as some have said above that rarity will probable cost me 10k - 15k to PX then more to get the car how I want it.... Hurst Car's are ringing me this afternoon with a PX price for mine. It will be interesting to see what they offer me and after reading the above post's I'm know armed with the right questions to ask regarding there car as this importing cars is all new to me. Once again thanks for the reply's and advise,

Cheers

Hughy

 

Good luck matey. Let us know what they come back with and I'll give you £500 more!

 

 

Forgot to say, both cars very lovely, whatever.