the_boy

Has anyone got any experience with either of these 2 models??

Legacy RSK B4
Legacy GTB (not the new model)

Basically I'm looking for more information with regards to servicing costs etc
I know the RSK is import only (not sure about the GTB) and thus it will be costly to run. Does anyone have any figures etc?

Does running a GTB compare with running an Impreza?
I've seen a few minters and it looks to me like you get more bang for your buck..............

Any advise greatly appreciated

H7

Here you go ... Costs of running a Legacy RS-B (saloon version of the GT-B) over 2½ years (not cheap ) :

31-Oct-99 Insurance £559.00
10-Nov-99 Car purchase £16,384.00
11-Nov-99 Undercoating £99.00
14-Dec-99 4 tyres £611.00
14-Dec-99 Wheel balance £22.50
23-Dec-99 22.5k service £120.50
16-Mar-00 30k service £441.31
06-Jun-00 37.5k service £85.57
20-Jun-00 4 tyres £548.02
21-Jun-00 4-wheel alignment £32.32
10-Aug-00 45k service £146.26
17-Oct-00 Protect-a-shine £95.00
25-Oct-00 52.5k service+MOT £332.31
31-Oct-00 Extended warranty £449.00
31-Oct-00 Insurance £664.00
31-Oct-00 PIAA Super White bulbs £185.00
13-Dec-00 2 rear Bilsteins £954.69
13-Dec-00 4 tyres £524.05
22-Dec-00 Fit rear dampers £102.81
05-Feb-01 60k service £573.93
05-Apr-01 Blitz Realize TT Exhaust £454.73
05-Apr-01 Blitz Air Filter £77.54
08-May-01 67.5k service £377.81
07-Jun-01 Front discs and pads £390.91
27-Jun-01 4 wheels £1,081.00
27-Jun-01 4 tyres £329.00
26-Jul-01 75k service £150.96
31-Oct-01 Insurance £633.35
09-Nov-01 82.5k service £131.91
13-Nov-01 2 tyres £258.50
03-Dec-02 Warranty refund (£382.13)
17-Jan-02 Tyre swap £10.00
24-Jan-02 4 tyres £455.90
25-Feb-02 90k service £354.46
01-Mar-02 2 rear Bilsteins £948.81
12-Mar-02 Fit rear dampers £86.95
03-Apr-02 Rear arb bushes £0.00
03-Apr-02 4-wheel alignment £0.00

Cheers,
Brian

the_boy

Bloody hellfire, you spent a lot on rubber

That's a serious amount of maintenance, cheers Brian.

H7

I did do about 75,000 miles in that time, though

davyboy

2 sets of rear dampers @ £900 each!

Did they see you coming?

SCOOBY TOWERS

iTrader: (7)

@ £185 for White bulbs they must have seen him coming a f**king mile away !

the_boy

75, 000 miles!! That would take me about 7 years to do

If you look at it like that then it's not too expensive to maintain. Admittedly you did pay over the odds for some bits but it doesn't seem too bad.

Why did you have to replace so many Bilsteins?

H7

Problem was, Bilstein stopped making the dampers for the RS-B so I had to hunt the planet for replacements. If you had the only ones around and someone was desperate to buy them, how much would you charge? And several track days (and 30k miles) seemed to be the lifetime of these babies, so another set was needed. Seemed to be the going rate - two sets bought a year apart, from different sources, for around the same price of £400 + VAT each

That was for four pairs of H1s and four pairs of H3s - I thought that was quite reasonable

All servicing was done by a Scooby dealer too ... no expense spared

Brian

clarence

I thought that they won't touch any JDM cars.

H7

Depends who you know. Everyone has his price