decided to take a step up from what im used to and buy myself a scooby had it a couple of weeks but haven't really had chance to introduce myself on here...
i live in stourbridge, west midlands. been looking at classic imprezas for a while, hoping for a pretty standard cheapish turbo, preferably red or white
ended up finding this pretty close by and reasonably cheap...



took a gamble on a cheap-ish turbo that had a bit of an oil leak (which got a lot worse a few days after i bought it ), so i've had to fork out for 2 new rocker gaskets and had the engine properly looked at and cleaned underneath but other than that it runs great. couple of minor little bits here and there that could do with sorting along the way but nothing major.
135,000 miles on the clock, full mot, long tax, nearly full subaru service history, standard other than a dump valve and exhaust system.

not sure if anyone on here knows much about the car, it started life somewhere in wales, moved down to somerset and then up to the midlands where it floated around lye/cradley/kidderminster

 

http://www.type-ra.com/impreza-model-code/
This is a link that will tell u what spec & so on your car is.
As in history of the car can not help u on that .sorry about that.
Hi by the way , well done on getting one of the best cars out there.
U say it was a step up what did u have before the Subaru .
Plus can not see the number plate may help if u show that.
Some members may say no to doing that . But there are alot of good members on hear that may no the car.
Nice to see that you went for the classic Subaru , I think it's the better looking car out of most of them. Some will say diff. Lol. Anyway hope you have fun in the car and on this site arks the right Q . & someone will no the A . P.s just take your time to get the fill of the car 4wd is what I love about the Subaru . But do like to jump
Into A rwd car and get the back end out lol , in the right/safe/place /.
Anyway welcome to the best Subaru web site there is.

 

its a massive step up compared to what i used to have, a very basic standard vauxhall nova
the scooby is only the 3rd car iv owned, i've just turned 22 so the insurance is pretty high which is the main reason i was after one reasonably cheap. the number plate is tbz 3190, it was originally an R reg, not sure when it was changed but i think it was a while ago.

 

A nova lol. Sorry . Age 22 F ing hell insurance must be killing u. Can see y you went for a uk 2000. And not a import . Just take your time to no the car , tell me to fu*k off if you want . I don't no you may be a rally driver or something . I am 40 it's my 1st Subaru my last car was a golf R32 , had Cosworth ,. god 22 I remember have a Renault 5gt turbo at 22. But a Subaru is 216bhp the uk ones . And they are quick . Just remember when going round a roundabout keep in the right gear so u don't have turbo lag & when putting the power down don't lift off . She will grip . But do it some wear safe . Hope you full in love with the Subaru & it has a good lot of members & fan base behind this car .
P.s some one will no your car mate just give it time .

 

Has it been in northern Ireland at any point as i'm pretty sure you have an N.I reg on it currently?

 

im pretty sure it hasn't been in northern ireland but yes it is an N.I reg, i quite like it, something different.

 

Looks good mate

 

Hi and welcome,
If you ever need any assistance with insurance at all the please feel free to drop me a line.
Regards,
Dan.

 

Welcome to the site mate

Nice clean looking classic there too. IIRC the Classic UK turbo to about the my98 was 208bhp and 215bhp thereafter upto the Bugeye shape.

Plenty of knowledgeable heads on here as well.

 

nice classic bud

 

I love a red classic!! I went from 1.2 Clio to 1.6 focus to a bugeye wrx
At the grand old age of 24

Would love a classic but insurance difference between the two was just too intense

Enjoy it mate.

 

I was 19 when I got my uk turbo 2000 then 23 a evo 8 MR FQ 340 26 now with a hawk spec c

 

Now that's just showing off lol .

 

Nice I had a red saloon like that when I was 21

 

I do like a good old classic, seems for a while they went really comon now not so many of them about

 

I've noticed this as well. There used to be quite a few for sale but a decent one rarely comes up for sale on these forums and I haven't seen many on Pistonheads either . Maybe they've all rusted away and the cheaper ones have been crashed by idiots?

 

When I had a my uk turbo there was hardly any about as I came to sell my car I saw loads of them, they were like mk4 golfs everyone had one and then when I had my evo I saw a old but now I got my spec c hardly any around.

I think the prices have gone back up, 8-9k cars seems to be near 11k