Should I swap my Celica GT4 for this?
 

Right i'm new to this forum and have never owned an Impreza before, but the time has come for me to get rid of my Celica GT4 and get myself and old shape STI.

Basically i've been offered a straight swap for my GT4 with some guy who has a 93 WRX. The WRX has the STI V3 engine in it and the facelift WRX gearbox.

What i'm basically asking is if you guys think it s worth it and maybe if any of you have seen this car before and know if its a good one or not?

Heres the pistonheads advert for my GT4:

Toyota : Celica GT4, excellent condition!!!

Heres the pistonheads advert for the WRX:

Subaru : How a classic scooby should be!

Let me know what you guys think. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

no.

your celica gt4 is a minter....

that STi...not so :thumb:

find a nicer STi my 2p worth

Ross

1. If you get a Scooby you need to change your username ;-)

Your celica is ALOT nicer mate.

The bonnet vents on that Scooby are horrific - Looks **** imo

I wouldnt your car is worth more than his! find a cleaner standard example.

have you drove it

"How a classic scooby should be"

uhmm i beg to differ.

The vents are horrendous and are those 19`s its running on?

Sure the paint job looks good but its all a bit 'bling' for me and not what an impreza is about, perhaps thats why it got the fast car feature, do people still read that lol.

Be interesting to see the full spec list though.

IMHO the Subaru isnt worth £4500. I've seen a few 98/99 facelift STi's for sale for less than that.
Plus STi's are a bit prone to bottom end failure, probably why the engine has been changed but if the V3 engine has never been rebuilt either, chances are you'll be shelling out for a rebuild in the coming months/years.
I'd personally look for an Sti thats been rebuilt or a 99> UK model that can be mapped.

Subaru : 1997 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX STI WHITE V4 turbo

The bonnet vents on that Scooby are horrific - Looks **** imo[/quote]
Agree!!!:nono:

it says 18s in the advert but no for that price i reckon you could find a nice standard STI 3.

I think Harvey did some experimenting to see if sticking 1 of those vents actually worked and i sure it didn't and as for sticking 1 over the battery area is fecking pointless.

a nicer looking one imo

Merryhill Auto Centre : STi Version III, Red Top Engine, Power Follow Exha

If you want to get Subaru id wait and get a newer sti for the money. I wouldnt be swopping your GT4 for that wrx matey, cuz:

1 - That wrx is over priced:Whatever_
2 - Your GT4 is absolutely mint and is one of the nicest ive ever seen:notworthy
3 - For a few more pounds you could swap for a much newer sti with some nice goodies:norty:

Up to you though, im not a fan of GT4'S to be honest, but yours is georgeous matey:thumb:

Thanks for all the responses guys its appreciated. Think I might give this one a miss now so just as well I asked before I jumped in.

Sorry for my total lack of knowledge here but around what mileage should I expect an STI engine to need rebuilding?

Also what do you think of this one in AutoTrader?

Auto Trader UK - SUBARU IMPREZA WRX STI SPEC!!FRESH IMPORT LOW MILES

Or alternatively are there any you would suggest I take a look at?

mate your GT4 looks a lot cleaner nice sweet example i would not swap.

I suggest you take a look in the 'For Sale' section here in Scoobynet, some real cracking cars pop up for sale in thier, and chances are they will be sensibly and professionally modified by site members:norty:

You could get a real good car if you keep an eye out:thumb:

Just out of interest, why would you like an STi over a UK model?

Subaru : 310 BHP!! UK SUBARU IMPREZA TURBO!! FSH.

I'm not totally mate. I really don't have much knowledge about Scooby's at all, call me thick but I just thought the STI's were better spec car haha

better spec ? worth more ?
ive had a gt4 mate just like your's id get a nice sti over one but not a k plate pretending to be ah em .... halford's show car :norty: .
sell you gt4 and buy a nice sti mate .
or failing that try and keep the gt4 as one day it will be worth alot of monet .

You could get a newer remapped UK version producing the same, if not more power, for the same price.
Each to there own though.......

Aye your right mate, I think i'm going to give that one a miss now haha! Would keep the GT4 just i'm getting a bit bored of it now and need 4 doors with a bairn on the way.

Looks like i'll have to sell up and sit tight for a while until a good one turns up.

These guys are 10 mins down the road from me,

some of their stock is'nt quite as mint as they make out:Suspiciou

Alot of the cars had bad scuffs/bumpers resprayed/worn interiors etc.

Just my opinion

That's fair enough i was just going by the piccy :)

I know mate:D

It looks a nice one on the pic.

I was looking at some of their cars last year and Keighly Tade centre springed to mind.......

keep the celica or find a better scooby . its overpriced and looks pretty ropey

well mate there was a spanking black , sti wagon on a r plate the other day on ebay made 3300 nice clean car aswell ! .

Car with a bonnet like that and tinted lights :cuckoo: ....AVOID LIKE THE PLAGUE:D

have you driven a scoob yet?
how do gt4's compair to scoobs speed and handling wise because i quite fancy one? I used to have a st185 but that was soooo slow

piston heads mate , there are loads of clean untouched scoobys on there for under 4 gs

Noooooooo:lol1:

had two scoobs now got gt4 imho the gt4 is a better car all round mate

Cobblers ...had a GT4 ST205 & a GT4 ST205 WRC & whilst very very good cars, they're not a patch on my '96 STi for either pace, handling or character

That Sti looks like a chav mobile, don`t change for Gt4 for that thing.