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2005 Hawkeye STi JDM for £13,250 good deal?
Hello everyone,
I'm looking to buy my first subaru having owned focus st's and civic type-rs over the past few years. I noticed an ad on ebay this week for a JDM model. Here's the link 2005 Subaru Impreza WRX 2.0 Turbo STi 1300 Miles - eBay Subaru, Cars, Cars, Parts Vehicles (end time 07-Nov-07 08:28:03 GMT) The seller is hsc-cars who I have checked out and seems to be ok. I have sent them an email and recieved a polite reply telling me the car is a fresh import from japan and is waiting for registration. Does this look to good to be true, or are JDMs selling for around that price? I do like the look of it :D |
Sounds very cheap to me almost too cheap
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Originally Posted by scooby-tc
(Post 7325396)
Sounds very cheap to me almost too cheap
The bloke did say he didnt have a problem with me running experian checks and getting the AA/RAC out to do one of their healthchecks |
Does seem a bit too cheap to be true! Although, if he's prepared for you to have it inspected by the AA/RAC; it cant be bad, surely? :wonder:
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Far too cheap for my liking...
G |
261hp? wtf?
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1300 miles?
Highly likely when you call they will say its a mis-print and give you an inflated figure. Good way for them to get talkiing to you though. |
As above seems way too cheap. :wonder:
That will have DCCD-A, twin scroll turbo, equal length headers etc and be pushing 310/320bhp, not 261bhp. :thumb: If you go to see the car take someone who knows sti's with you. All for a bargain, but blobeye 04 JDM Sti's are going for more than that with higher mileages. :norty: |
Good deal? **** yeah. If it's genuine, a bargain.
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Its doesnt say is a JDM version. It simply says that its been registered overseas which may means its been imported from Holland or the like.
With 260 bhp its certainly not a JDM. |
Originally Posted by The Hoff
(Post 7325646)
Its doesnt say is a JDM version. It simply says that its been registered overseas which may means its been imported from Holland or the like.
With 260 bhp its certainly not a JDM. |
That footwells pretty dirty considering it has only done 1300 miles :wonder:
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I emailed the bloke who said it has just come in from Japan
don't know what to do |
Not for me that one fella, I'd avoid it.
G |
Googled them and found this, may be helpful, only appears to have started trading in June.
https://www.ukdata.com/company-credi...S-LIMITED.html |
OTR price that would be VERY good ;)
The Standard JDM is normally 300bhp and remapped for UK fuel 327 bhp, looks like they've got detail of a 2.0ltr UK/EU car. But defimnately a JDM It' only 25 miles form my place too, were is my cheque book LOL Tony |
Their website shows the car with 1500 miles.
Strange to have 2 mileage mistakes :wonder: |
They made hawkeye's way back in 05???
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Originally Posted by AlanPPP
(Post 7325881)
They made hawkeye's way back in 05???
my hawkeye is Dec05 ;) IIRC
Originally Posted by michaelro
(Post 7325861)
Their website shows the car with 1500 miles.
Strange to have 2 mileage mistakes :wonder: first milage Import/ auction miles Second actual milage after driven from docks to VESA test and then to Glouster ;) |
Maybe,just maybe they actually dont know the cars true worth, although that is a long shot!!
As dealers they have to give you a standard 3 month warranty as well. Also telling people on here is opening up the market a bit more and some unscrupolous punter might be trying to buy it as we speak,lol. Good luck though. Mac |
Originally Posted by bluenosewrx
(Post 7325940)
Maybe,just maybe they actually dont know the cars true worth, although that is a long shot!!
As dealers they have to give you a standard 3 month warranty as well. Also telling people on here is opening up the market a bit more and some unscrupolous punter might be trying to buy it as we speak,lol. Good luck though. Mac |
IMHO this is a better car than a UK one.
You may find Jap suspension a bit hard for UK drivng, so get Prodrive spring kit fitted, also lowers it and 4Whell aligment done about £5-600. Remap for UK fuel £5-600 not completely nesscary ;) but will perform better. Better still get a good exhaust system on it and then remap, 350-360bhp and it's a hoot to drive. Enjoy, BTW ask to see the Auction Appraisal sheet should be a auction grade 5 or 5.5 for this year and milage ;) heres some good info from Simon ;)
Originally Posted by Simon 69
(Post 7238796)
BIMTA is short for the British Independent Motor Trade Association. The auction grades are decided at the Japanese auction house, when the car was appraised. BIMTA cant confirm the Japanese auction grade, in fact, if they were to then it would be contrary to many of their members' interests.....
The auction grade will be clearly marked in the top right hand corner of the appraisal sheet. You are looking for a '4' as a minimum and ideally a '4.5' - '5.5'. Grades such as '0', 'A1' & 'R' indicate a 'repair history' car and should be avoided. If the vendor doesnt have the auction appraisal sheet, then I wouldnt consider buying the car. This is likely to be either because the car has a low grade / repair history or because the car was bought from a docks auction here in England (docks auction cars are usually poor grades, spammed up for sale here). There is no good reason for a genuine importer not to have the appraisal sheet, in fact, I will go further and say that the appraisal sheet forms a substantial part of the vehicle's provenance. Tony |
I bet you still need to add the import duty etc to that price. Seems way too cheap for me.
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Go and see it, before someone pulls it from under you.
I know if it was white/black. I'd be calling them myself. :norty: |
I predict that it's either (a) not a JDM (b) is a JDM & there is something wrong with it eg accident damage, clocked mileage etc. It's too cheap to be a 05 JDM with 1300 miles on the clock.
TX. |
His feed back on ebay makes good reading, may just be genuine.
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Originally Posted by Martin-STI
(Post 7326604)
His feed back on ebay makes good reading, may just be genuine.
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Originally Posted by T5NYW
(Post 7325904)
New models in Japan come out in oct/Nov UK normally gets them March ish ;)
my hawkeye is Dec05 ;) IIRC maybe not mistake ;) first milage Import/ auction miles Second actual milage after driven from docks to VESA test and then to Glouster ;) |
Having been a bit silly and been stung by a seller on ebay before (nowhere near the amount of money involved here though) i'd say leave it - it really does sound too good to be true.
Go and have a look anyway and do your homework on the model it claims to be. I don't know enough about the JDM's to be able to give you any advice myself but even i know it should be more than 261bhp. Clarify eveything that he claims and take it from there. |
JDM Haweye
(2005 model code GDBE4EH) (2006 GDBF4EH) 2,0ltr Twinscroll turbo Equal length headers Rear Wash wipe 8Krpm redline Rear privacy glass HID lights (no headlamp wash) Haweye Folding wing mirrors Flare passenger side UK/EU Hawkeye 2,5ltr 7Krpm redline HID lights with headlamp washer Heated wing mirrors non folding I wonder if this is the buy price or on the Road Price :rolleyes: Tony |
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