went for a test drive in a Impreza wrx on a k plate....82,000 miles on it a/c its an import from japan it seemed in really good condition they want 4500 for it just wondered what i need to check for and is this a good price. Its had one owner since it came to the country and seems like its been very well looked after. any advice would be great thanks

 

sounds a bit steep for a k plate these days im selling mine for £3300 .first thing to check is if u can insure it mate i made the mistake of trying to insure it after buying mine only to find out it would cost me £1859 tptf otherwise check the cambelt has been done, it has a cat 1 alarm (insurers wont touch u without one) and make sure its been run on optimax since its been here . if in doubt take someone who knows their stuff mate there are a lot of ****ters out there at the mo

 

k plate with 82000 on it!!!!!

hardly run in yet!!!!!
and some of that will be km's

my k plate shed is shown nearly 170000, but some of that is kms, and still puts like a train!

infact it should see 300bhp on sat!

 

yeah its been run on optimax he says he can put a cat one alarm on it for 200 on top of the price...insurance is being sorted by gary who is on scoobynet...he's ringin me in morning so fingers crossed. cant wait to enter the world of scoobys

 

ive had 16 cars in 5 years .had my 93wrx nearly 12 months and not one thing has gone wrong with it,straight through mot, starts perfect every time ,honestly its the most reliable cars i have ever owned (apart from my sti)

 

£4700 for a k plate have you not had a look around mate. its a buyers market at the minute .guess if your happy with it mate go for it and welcome to scoobynet

 

thats what i mean i dont know anything about what to look for or rice...what i dont want is an import thats been ragged and cost me loads....i just wanna have one completly standard for a year then gonna get a new impreza.....i would like to buy one off someone from scoobynet tho cos at least i know its looked after and not been involved in bank robberys and accidents lol

 

where you live guv?

 

As good as this car may seem with prices at the moment you will be able to find i mint example for less than £4700. Like people have said its a buyers market so look around.

 

yes £3400 93 wrx scooby cat 1 alarm

 

There you are. Told you so!

 

does anyone know of anyone selling a wrk for that price? also insurance seems a lot cheaper on a turbo 2000 would that be a better option to get experience with a subaru? how much could i get a nice example for?

 

Yes uk impreza's are cheaper to insure. I had a uk turbo 2000 MY97 p plate which sold for £5000. Uk cars are only available from 97 onwards so i dont think you will get a uk car as cheaply as you can pick up an import

 

I might just be guessing here but I think kingofturds may be selling one

 

Hello
Im Thinking Of Selling My M Reg,WRX,White,70,000 Miles(Combined KMH/MPH)
With Tracker Etc,For The Same Money,Let Us Know If Your Interested.........

 

As long as your over 25 with some no claims you should be able to insure it for under £1000 if not yuo're looking at stupid money! Insurers wont even touch me on an import yet!!

 

er no, I believe they have been around since '94

 

Correct! My first UK car was a '94 L reg. Had over 100k miles on it when I sold it in 2000. Still going strong now I believe. It did have tweed "farmer style" interior trim though! LOL

Matt

 

When I was checking insurance, got quoted £1200 for a UK Turbo, best I could get on an import was £3300 ( on a car worth £5K ! )

If you are young, have low no claims or havent been driving long, definitely check the quotes first before buying.

 

you must be phsycic

 

theres no way i can get insured on a wrx rang absolutely everyone and no one will do it!!! UK turbo it is then