'05 Impreza STI "import" - is this a good price?
01 November 2006, 09:24 PM
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'05 Impreza STI "import" - is this a good price?
Hello there,
My local (non-Subaru) dealership has a 05 plate STI with 31k miles going for £15,999. It DOES NOT say "Type UK" anywhere on it and it was originally imported by Motorpoint of Derby. I wondered if this will have the type-UK engine or be a JDM 300BHP one and how to tell the difference easily?
Wondering if you think this is a good price, and what are the main pitfalls I might encounter buying / owning an import.
Any advice appreciated!
Steve.
My local (non-Subaru) dealership has a 05 plate STI with 31k miles going for £15,999. It DOES NOT say "Type UK" anywhere on it and it was originally imported by Motorpoint of Derby. I wondered if this will have the type-UK engine or be a JDM 300BHP one and how to tell the difference easily?
Wondering if you think this is a good price, and what are the main pitfalls I might encounter buying / owning an import.
Any advice appreciated!
Steve.
02 November 2006, 09:09 AM
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It's a euro import, identical to uk spec except that the following items would not have been on the car at new, but motorpoint might have fitted them:
cat 1 alarm
tracker
locking wheel nuts
If you decide to go for this, check out the remaining warranty, there were some issues with this in the past and you might find that the 3 years pan european warranty runs from when motorpoint bought the car, not from when the 'first' owner bought it from motorpoint
Easy way to tell a jap import is that they have a rear screen wiper.
cat 1 alarm
tracker
locking wheel nuts
If you decide to go for this, check out the remaining warranty, there were some issues with this in the past and you might find that the 3 years pan european warranty runs from when motorpoint bought the car, not from when the 'first' owner bought it from motorpoint
Easy way to tell a jap import is that they have a rear screen wiper.
02 November 2006, 03:11 PM
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It sounds a bit expensive to me. I've got a 8500 mile, 06 plate Motorpoint supplied Sti with tracker, cat1 alarm and 2 years 3 months warranty left that you could have for not much more than that.
02 November 2006, 04:31 PM
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Originally Posted by weemac2000
It's a euro import, identical to uk spec except that the following items would not have been on the car at new, but motorpoint might have fitted them:
cat 1 alarm
tracker
locking wheel nuts
If you decide to go for this, check out the remaining warranty, there were some issues with this in the past and you might find that the 3 years pan european warranty runs from when motorpoint bought the car, not from when the 'first' owner bought it from motorpoint
Easy way to tell a jap import is that they have a rear screen wiper.
cat 1 alarm
tracker
locking wheel nuts
If you decide to go for this, check out the remaining warranty, there were some issues with this in the past and you might find that the 3 years pan european warranty runs from when motorpoint bought the car, not from when the 'first' owner bought it from motorpoint
Easy way to tell a jap import is that they have a rear screen wiper.
02 November 2006, 11:49 PM
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Originally Posted by chrisl25lnf
hi i thought all jap imports had a max limit of 280 bhp???
Cheers, ST
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