22b - How much !!!
24 October 2014, 05:05 PM
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I usually jump to their (the seller) defence when people make comments about 22B's being to expensive but in this instance even i'll agree with the op.
If the car was a UK model, completely original and in mint condition with only a few thousand miles then I could see the 40+K price tag being acceptable.
If the car was a UK model, completely original and in mint condition with only a few thousand miles then I could see the 40+K price tag being acceptable.
24 October 2014, 05:20 PM
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I usually jump to their (the seller) defence when people make comments about 22B's being to expensive but in this instance even i'll agree with the op.
If the car was a UK model, completely original and in mint condition with only a few thousand miles then I could see the 40+K price tag being acceptable.
If the car was a UK model, completely original and in mint condition with only a few thousand miles then I could see the 40+K price tag being acceptable.
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24 October 2014, 07:54 PM
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I can't help but think thats a 15 year old car that didn't cost that much in the first place. Not sure why it would be worth anything like that. I suspect it isn't.
24 October 2014, 08:39 PM
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Iit has become a classic the these sort of prices were inevitable.....only 1 way for 22B prices and thats up regardless of it being a Jap import or UK car doesn't make much of a difference.
24 October 2014, 10:35 PM
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It's the ultimate symbol of the Rallying legend. Some Impreza's where badged as special editions with a little plaque and different seats perhaps a different spoiler or a tad more power etc. They were special over the run of the mill UK Turbo or Jap WRX but the 22B is something else.
You need to understand that the Impreza was a MASSIVE hit in its day (late 90's to early 00's). Not just as a rally car but as a performance car. It won the JD Power survey several times. The WRC over and over. It was performance car of the year. Waiting lists for new ones were long and everyone raved about them. Tuning them took off and they became the Jap car to mod.
The 22B was the absolute closest you could get to a genuine WRC car of the era at the time period when the iconic Impreza was probably at it's most renowned.
Many will tell you that other later Impreza's are better to drive, faster etc. Reviews often said it wasn't great on UK roads. But this is THE icon.
That is why this model will retain its value more then any other Impreza other then a genuine WRC car.
The P1 came later in larger numbers but was basically a UK Type R. No fat arches, no 2.2 etc.
If I had £42,000? No. I would buy a P1 or R, spend money on it to make it as new. Fit a forged engine. Fit fat arches. and still have £20,000 left over to spend on a new sensible car.
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24 October 2014, 10:41 PM
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Well everybody goes on how much, it's the iconic impreza.
7,145 Escort Cosworths made and nobody seems to mind paying 25k, so what's 42k for a car that only 424 were made.
7,145 Escort Cosworths made and nobody seems to mind paying 25k, so what's 42k for a car that only 424 were made.
25 October 2014, 01:00 AM
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The last time I seen a sport Quattro for sale near me it was £40k and I thought is was overpriced, sickens me to think I could have made double that in a few years.
Seems a bit steep at the minute but I think the prices will go very high in a few years. Everyone in my generation that do well for themselves will be wanting one for their garage, definitely the halo model.
Seems a bit steep at the minute but I think the prices will go very high in a few years. Everyone in my generation that do well for themselves will be wanting one for their garage, definitely the halo model.
25 October 2014, 01:49 AM
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There are many cars where you pay for their iconic status. Don't know about the BMW M3 E30 status in UK but here in Sweden you probably have to pay £25k-30k for a good one.
Escort Cosworths seem cheaper here though starting at about 11k to ~16k for the most expensive for sale here right now (winter season so most of them are garaged and don't sell this time of the year). They don't have as good reputation over here I guess
Escort Cosworths seem cheaper here though starting at about 11k to ~16k for the most expensive for sale here right now (winter season so most of them are garaged and don't sell this time of the year). They don't have as good reputation over here I guess
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25 October 2014, 01:56 AM
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under 3k new...........now 50-60k.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...tion-work.html