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Old Jul 20, 2011 | 06:50 PM
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Hi guys and girls, Nooby here had a quick look around just now and this site looks good! better than most forums! any way Im looking for some advice really in a few months im going to be looking at getting myself an Impreza, always been a huge fan of them and loved them in the rally, trouble is I dont know a great deal about them and what various engines are available in the Impreza, and what kind of tuning options are available, any information at all would be an awesome help or if you can forward me onto any previous threads etc. many thanks guys, Adam.
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Old Jul 20, 2011 | 06:58 PM
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Welcome to the madhouse.

What's your budget? That is the first question I think.
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Old Jul 20, 2011 | 07:00 PM
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welcome to the site.. 2nd question: can you get insured?
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Old Jul 20, 2011 | 07:08 PM
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3rd question..can you afford the running costs..insurance, tax, petrol?
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Old Jul 20, 2011 | 07:11 PM
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4th Question: How old are you?

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Old Jul 20, 2011 | 07:19 PM
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5th question....do you have a sister?
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Old Jul 20, 2011 | 07:21 PM
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Q6.

Do you have a cat? Will your car have one?
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Old Jul 20, 2011 | 07:28 PM
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Originally Posted by CREWJ
4th Question: How old are you?

And welcome to SNet
There might be a clue in his username.


Welcome to the forum Adam. Tuning options are endless, depends on how much you want to spend.
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Originally Posted by jayallen
5th question....do you have a sister?
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Old Jul 20, 2011 | 07:45 PM
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Lmao yes...I do have a sister and once a scooby is purchased would consider trade for tuning options!! well my budget is going to be around £5-6 realistic, ive tested the water with a few Ins companies and tried insuring a wrx sti think it was the 265? i think it was, which came out at £1980 which im willing to take but would like to get it down a tad if not i set out to buy this car with £2000 as a max insurance budget so can do, and finally im 21, but by the time I come to buy/insure the car I will be 22 so maybe insurance will drop a touch more!
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Originally Posted by WRX5705
3rd question..can you afford the running costs..insurance, tax, petrol?
yea will be okay, I use a van for work and also for odd runs to the GF's, the shops etc. so the car would be purely for enjoyment purposes
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Originally Posted by andythejock01wrx
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Do you have a cat? Will your car have one?
ha! noo lol i don't, the wife does lol and if its a good option as a tweak to an impreza then possibly not!
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Old Jul 20, 2011 | 07:52 PM
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Lmao yes...I do have a sister and once a scooby is purchased would consider trade for tuning options!! well my budget is going to be around £5-6 realistic, ive tested the water with a few Ins companies and tried insuring a wrx sti think it was the 265? i think it was, which came out at £1980 which im willing to take but would like to get it down a tad if not i set out to buy this car with £2000 as a max insurance budget so can do, and finally im 21, but by the time I come to buy/insure the car I will be 22 so maybe insurance will drop a touch more!
Where did you get your quote from Adam?

Worth trying Keith Michaels or Sky Insurance (brokers) as they specialise in these cars. £2k's a lot to give to an insurance company! Maybe you could wait till you have a year's NCD?

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ha! noo lol i don't, the wife does lol and if its a good option as a tweak to an impreza then possibly not!
Sports cat would be good, rather than your std moggy.
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haha
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Originally Posted by andythejock01wrx
Where did you get your quote from Adam?

Worth trying Keith Michaels or Sky Insurance (brokers) as they specialise in these cars. £2k's a lot to give to an insurance company! Maybe you could wait till you have a year's NCD?

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Yea that was just a quick check tonight really I tried Bell Insurance who I was with on my last car but Il definately give those a try, have 2 years ncd at present and by time I look at actually buying the car will be very close to 3, Your right though, £2k is a a wedge to give to them when i could put some of that towards the car, Il be shopping around a lot prior to buying
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Old Jul 20, 2011 | 08:15 PM
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also give "A Plan" a ring..welcome along and good luck
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Old Jul 20, 2011 | 08:35 PM
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2k on insurance : (
How old are you , I'm 23 with no no claims n dnt pay that on my wrx
Oh and welcome lol
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Old Jul 20, 2011 | 09:14 PM
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Make sure the wife dosen`t find out about the gf
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beat me to it!
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Old Jul 20, 2011 | 09:36 PM
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that doesnt sound bad to me im 22 and insurance is 1700 on a uk
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Old Jul 20, 2011 | 11:24 PM
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Gonna need a bit more than £5 - 6 quid for an Impreza too. What do you think this is, SaxoNet?

Just kidding, welcome to the forum
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Old Jul 21, 2011 | 11:18 AM
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Welcome along mate, hope you like spending ya money!! lol
im with elephant and i got a good quote from them. i pay £1000 for a bug wrx 24 4 years ncb
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Old Jul 21, 2011 | 02:43 PM
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cheers guys! haha saxonet ftw :P cheap and chearful saxo vts lol, im 21 Rich, i have 2 years no claims, will be doing a bit of shopping online tonight after work around some of the companies you guys suggested and a few some of my mates with high performance cars use, great help though, this is LEAGUES above saxo net!!
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Just a bit of a dampener, if your going to modify then most (if not all) insurance co's will refuse you insurance at your age, its hard enough getting insured on an STI under 25 (you may well find that A plan and KM wont do it), so you may be better aiming for a wrx ppp to start with (which is similar power to a standard 2ltr UK STI) then give it a couple of years until your 25 before going for an STI.

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Hi mate, Welcome i have a MY05 JDM STi i was 24 a couple of weeks ago 3yrs NCD and i pay well under 2k also shop around
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I got a good quote from Aviva recently, A plan and Keith Michaels wouldn't even insure me....30 yrs old, 8 years NCB, no points, 06 wrx, MANCHESTER - not a good place for insurance.

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Thats crazy wheres the sense in that!
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