*Sonic*

Just trying to gauge what the car is worth, either as is or as completly standard, maybe looking at part ex/upgrading to a Bug Eye

Full spec & pics below



EU spec (Dutch Import) MY00 Subaru Impreza Turbo in Sonic Blue, FSH, 6 months MOT, 37k Miles, all receipts, including original purchase by previous owner

I still have all the original bits too

Engine
AE800 ECU
Magnex Twin Dump Decat DP
Magnex Resonated Decat Centre
Scorpion Tuner 5 BB
ITG Panel Filter
STi Intercooler
Samco Turbo Hoses
Earthing Mod


Drivetrain
17" Gold Prodrive PD7's
PD7 Full Size Spare
215/40/17 Tyres
Eibach Lowering Springs
DBA Gold Long Life front Discs (drilled & grooved)
Ferrodo DS2500 Front Pads
Braided front Brake Lines
DOT 4 Fluid
Front Strut Brace
Rear Strut Brace
STi 5 Quickshift
Red Painted Callipers


Interior
Autometer Boost Gauge
Autometer Oil Pressure Gauge
Autometer AFR Gauge
Knock Link
Defi HUD VSD II
Triple Gauge Pod
STi Gear ****
Pioneer DEH-8100R DAB Head Unit
Pioneer 6 CD Multichanger
Prodrive Mats (including Boot)
Glove Box Light

Security
YES

Exterior
Xenon Headlamp Bulbs
Subaru Headlamp Protectors
STi Fog Covers
P1 Front Splitter
Clear Side Indicators
Blacked out Front Indicators
Blacked out Wedges
Colour Coded Side Skirts & Rear Spats
22B Bonnet Vents
Genuine 22B Rear Spoiler (from a UK 22b)
Sti Red/Clear Rear Lenses
Prodrive Stone Chip Protectors (front)
Pink Stars Badge
Rear Windscreen (tinted, with rear Wiper)

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Interior


Engine Bay


More Polished pics




Car as standard when I bought it

EddScott

Guess this doesn't help you much but my car looks almost identicle to your car as it was standard.

A chap down the road from me has a bugeye in the slightly darker colour to our cars and you put the two together and the classic has much more road "Presence" to the bugeye.

IMHO the classic shape looks like its there to do the business. I wouldn't swap mine for a bugeye but thats just me

cheddar bob

What sort of price you looking at as it is m8?

Blairc

Sonic,

Firstly a BTTT for a really tidy looking car.

Next I`m afraid that I`m going to do a little thread hijacking i`m afraid. I noticed that you`ve fitted the following mods:

DBA Gold Long Life front Discs (drilled & grooved)
Ferrodo DS2500 Front Pads
Braided front Brake Lines
DOT 4 Fluid

Would you mind giving me a quick review of this set up as I`m looking at doing exactly the same to my RB5.

Cheers.

WRX KID

I agree with EddScott the Classic Impreza looks far better than the Bugeye model, I have a 1997 Jap Import WRX and wouldn't change it for a Bugeye Impreza anyday

glassman

evening blairc still happy with it keep it clean?

PhilA

You may find people reluctant to give you a rough price. Most people looking (like myself) are interested in buying one so giving you a selling price is a bit silly. Why don't you work out how much you would get for the mods if you sold them on this forum and work out how much you would get for your standard motor. Add them together, that'll give you a ball park figure. Then work out how much your willing to knock off for the fact that you will not have to spend the time removing the bits etc.
Let me know how much your selling it for when you are ready.

mancamefirst

I think the quickest and most effective way of getting a sale would be to get the 22B wing off it, and put a STi4 back on. Set the car off a treat it would, and probably add £££'s.
Now if you could only find someone else with a 74F mid level who would be prepared to swop, you'd be laughing....hmmmm

Best o'luck with the sale, upgrading to a bugeye though!! How does that work

Danbo

BTTT for Sonic..........a very nice car.

TAINTON

Thats one sweet Scooby.

Bearing in mind MY00 PPP set me back 12.5k surely with your mods you would be looking at 13.5k.

Im no car expert so that figure to everyone else is probably way out but id gladly pay 13.5.

If at all you do sell and decide to split some bits I would be interested in your spare alloy (PD7) one of mine has been kerbed by previous owner plus other bits. Let me know

Good Luck & Bttt ;-)

PhilA

but this doesn't have PPP?

talizman

iTrader: (1)

But it does have.....
AE800 ECU
Magnex Twin Dump Decat DP
Magnex Resonated Decat Centre
Scorpion Tuner 5 BB
ITG Panel Filter
STi Intercooler
Samco Turbo Hoses

Which, unless I am mistaken will produce at least the same, if not more power than PPP.
Plus with a car of this age, warranty isn't an argument 'for', as it has since expired anyway.
Plus, PPP residuals are not what they once were, so the power mods that Sonic has fitted as just as good if not better than PPP since they are customised for power/sound etc without having to compensate for emissions/warranty etc etc like the PPP does.

If my STI 8 wasn't a new car with 3 years warranty, I certainly wouldn't buy the Prodrive bits. For much less cash, I'd buy Blitz exhaust with full de-cat and get an Ecutek remap, which would produce more power and much better sound.

BTTT for ya Sonic, and good luck mate!

PhilA

I am aware of the differences. My point is a car with PPP usually fetches more, however a car with normal mods doesn't.

talizman

iTrader: (1)

I wasn't trying to "make you aware of the differences" Phil, I was simply saying that IMO, PPP is desirable if the car is 1 or 2 years old, due to warranty reasons etc.

Once a car reaches 4 years old (like Sonic's), I'd rather customised power mods, since warranty is no longer an issue, not to mention more power can be achieved since reliability parameters are not such an important issue.

The PPP is designed with a considerable safety margin in order to warranty the modifications.
If you retro fit your own "PPP" then you can reduce the safety margin, hence releasing more power with nicer exhaust note etc whilst still maintaining reliability and safety. (if done right)

Anyway, it used to be the case that PPP on a car tended to add approx £1000 to the residuals. This is no longer the case I'm afraid, and you won't find a great deal of difference in price between a personally modded car and a PPP'd one these days.

My car is 10 months old, and although it is advertised for sale, if I keep it, I am sorely tempted to ditch the PPP and fit my own choice of parts!

gjfleming

Anyway nevermind all that what sort of price are you looking for ?

scoobchrissy

iTrader: (1)

WRX KID each to there own i guess!!!!!!!

PhilA

Why the picture?