donthaveascoobie

Hello,

I dont have a Subaru but I'm keen to get my hands on 1 sometime soon. We currently have a 2003 Mini Cooper S and a 1995 BMW 320i coupe. Both great cars, but we have 2 dogs and a load of camping gear so i'm hoping to get my hands on a Subaru estate to replace either the Mini or Beemer. I'd like a standard Uk model in order to keep the insurance down a bit, although i'd be very tempted to stick a backbox on it to unleash the rumble

From a practical point of view, I'd like a Forester Turbo, but on a limited budget of around £3-4k.

From a 'boy racer in me is trying to get out' point of view, i'd like an impreza wagon Turbo

I wouldn't say no to a Legacy estate either though.

If it came down to it, i'd chop the Mini in as I reckon that's got to be worth at least £5k as a trade in.

We've been for a nosey round some garages in the area today but didn't find anything. There is a chap local to here who's selling, what looks like a tidy, UK Forester S Turbo. It's a 2001 with 89k miles on the clock for just under £3k. Might go for a nosey....

I'd be very grateful of any pointers. Does anyone know of any good independant dealers or traders to check out?

Cheers,

Mark

MICAWRX

Welcome, where are you?

donthaveascoobie

I'm in Warrington. We had a quick nosey in Car Planet earlier but they haven't got much in at the moment.. They do have some in the 'Arriving soon' section of the site though.

MICAWRX

A run along the M62 may be worth it....!

http://www.wrc-sales.co.uk/bradford/index.php?mf=6&p=2

SUBARU FORESTER WRX TURBO ST/B

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2000 / V reg, 61,000 miles, 5 Doors, Manual 5 speed, Station Wagon, Petrol, White. PAS, ABS, Adjustable seats, Adjustable steering column/wheel, Air conditioning, Climate Control, Electric mirrors, Electric windows, Remote locking, Spoiler, Tinted glass. 18" alloys, 4 pot brakes, STI suspension, roof rails, half leather trim, BLITZ boost gauge, MOMO steering, CARBON bonnet, earth wiring kit, GREDDY profecb controller, STI strut brace, double din kenwood stereo, panasonic LCD motorised screen, full aftermarket bodystyling, fresh import comes fully UK registered.

You'll have to sell the Mini!

donthaveascoobie

cheers for the link... I spotted this the other day when i did some searching. I do like the look of it but it's a bit pimp'd for my liking really. I'd like something a little more standard looking.

That said, it'd definitely turn heads!

I wouldn't mind spending that kind of money and part-ex'ing or selling the Mini if i thought insurance wouldn't be too bad and for the right car. I've only tried Go compare so far and it'd be about £800 for an 2001 Impreza WRX Wagon and around £700 for a Forester S Turbo, both UK models with no mods

Scooby Dan

Try a specialist broker for insurance such as A-Plan , Keith Michaels or Adrian Flux, you might be surprised how much they could save you.
Welcome to Scoobynet.

donthaveascoobie

Will do, thanks I'm already with Adrian Flux with the mini as i used to have a modified Beemer and stuck with them when i swapped to the Mini a couple of years ago. Would definitely be worth a phonecall anyway

Cheers for the Welcomes too

donthaveascoobie

i just got myself a 52 reg Wagon chuffed to bits with it.... i'll stick some photos on soon, but for now, i'm off to play out!

stressymare

congrats hun and welcome to scoobynet

donthaveascoobie

Thank you for the welcome... Only got one picture, before leaving the dealers! It was dark by the time i'd finished playing out



Really pleased with it... looks really well looked after

Razorwrx1

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Looks Great Mate. Welcome to the fold

The Dogs B******s

Looks well,welcome

green fast machine

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hi mate from a fellow wagon owner iin warrington

ste

donthaveascoobie

Cheers for the comments. Took some more arty photos in Delamere Forest earlier so will stick them online later on

donthaveascoobie

I've posted these pictures in a wagon thread elsewhere but here they are again for us Northerners...