Hi folks, joined here a while ago in anticipation that I would be buying a WR1. Yesterday I put a deposit on one and was just wanting some advice on what I should be checking before actually handing over the dosh... known faults,general faults etc.

Car is 2004, totally standard, 48k on clock, FSH and serviced every 4k, cambelt change 1500 miles ago,new discs and pads all round.

Any input would be much appreciated,

Thanks in advance - Jim

 

dont bother, get a widetrack instead
far better car for the same money

 

But you dont know what im paying for it.

 

Get the number of it and check on the wr1 owners site to find out its history.

 

That's great, just waiting for owner to get back to me. Thanks for your help.

 

It's 462 mate

 

dont bother on widetrack -rear axle is wider 2cm
you should buy spec c

 

Have a good look under the car for rust.

 

Equivalent widetracks are several £k cheaper, or at least they were when I was looking.

I went widetrack in the end, so glad I did.

 

that was my point, more car for less money.

wr1 is essentially a narrow track sti with dccd and an awful paint job.

the widetrack has a better spec and updated interior.

 

I'm only paying 8k for it though and that's the cheapest with those miles and recent cambelt change I can find!!

 

£8k is suspiciously low for a WR1, so either you're getting a bargain from a seller who doesn't know what they're selling - or it's a shed!

If it's sound, I'd be tempted to turn it around and make a couple of £k on it then buy a widetrack for £8k instead :P

 

Sounds like everyone is down on the WR1!! My brothers going to look at it and if its in good condition I'm buying it!! £8000 is an excellent price!!

 

8k is NOT a bargain for a wr1

as for selling it on for ten grand. youre in a dream world.

 

£9k is the lowest I've seen a WR1 go for, and I saw one sell for £15k... though it belonged to a detailing company and it was an absolute minter.

I wouldn't say everyone is down on the WR1, the Widetrack is just a better car and they tend to be a grand or two cheaper than WR1's with equal mileage/history.

 

If it aint a wide track, JDM or spec C the normal Subaru "enthusiasts" here will be quick to tell you it's cr*p. All their really doing is talking up their own cars. Take no notice mate. If its a WR1 you want then go for it. Just be sure you get it inspected by someone who knows what there looking at and don't forget the HPI check.

 

Cheers mate I will

 

On AT at the moment there is:

90k WR1 for 8.5k
122k WR1 for 9k
72k WR1 for 11k
40k WR1 for 12k

My Widetrack had 37k when I bought it, and it was £8k.

 

Right,its not good.... Done an HPI check and its brought up Insurance Write-off This registration was recorded as a Category D write-off on 28 Nov 2007.

Should I just walk away??

 

do you need to ask this question??

 

Wow, jumping to conclusions sometimes works out :P

 

Yes, the Impreza market is a buyers' one right now and you will always have trouble shifting that car not to mention insuring it!

 

Buying a cat D can be a cheap way of owning a model car that's normally out of your price range as long as its repaired properly. As others have said selling on and maybe insuring could be a problem. Cars can be written off cat D with very little damage these days. I would not go near a cat C though.

 

What TT said or you want it for £6500 being recorded on the register as a D he's asking the same kind of money as straight ones, there was one for sale by me not so long back with 54k and 1 owner an that was 8.5k private sale, and it still took a while for it to sell and I'm not sure if he may have taken less tbh as it was for sale for 2 months or so, they may be a limited run of cars, but things have seriously taken a beating on price these days and if its recorded then that car seriously has to appeal to somebody for that price, if it was me and he wouldn't negotiate then I would leave it tbh, but that's just my opinion its your cash

 

The guys name who owned it on wr1oc had the username of Foley (if anybody knows of him), i just called the current owner, hes gutted and didnt know it was cat d!! Hes gonna call previous owner to see what damage was. Now if it was light panel im considering taking advantage of situation and offering 6k, what you guys think??

 

If I was looking for a car to track or to heavily modify and keep for eternity, I'd consider a cheeky 5-6k offer.

£5-6k could get you a straight/non-written off 2004 non WR1 STi though I guess.

I'd see this as a lucky escape, spend your £8k on a widetrack

 

lol, even if i cant get it for 6k??

 

Phone your insurance company to see if insuring a cat D is an issue before mate.

 

Just found this one

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2003-SUBAR...item1e7705e54b

 

It's up to you mate. If having a WR1 with black seats is valuable to you - perhaps.
If you're rather the piece of mind of a non-written off car (why was the fact it's been written off hidden from the previous owner?) then you could get a non-widetrack, non-WR1 car for 6k or so.

It could be nothing, bit of panel damage which has been well repaired - but everyone views writeoffs differently, and your ability to resell will depend on that.