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Old Mar 2, 2015 | 11:17 AM
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Default 'Cheap' early WRX's

Where are all the cheap (£1500) WRX's these days?

Have they all rusted away, been stripped, or ruined?

There were lots for sale 2-3 years ago, but they seem to have vanished or gone up in price.

(Fancy a nice early WRX some point in the future as a runaround car so i can garage the Evo)
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Old Mar 2, 2015 | 11:27 AM
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Seems a good price mate
https://www.scoobynet.com/subaru-444...ck-v4-sti.html
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Old Mar 2, 2015 | 11:36 AM
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Oh yeah, and i sold him his other car!!!
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Old Mar 2, 2015 | 12:04 PM
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This was posted on our local forum

http://reallymeansounds.com/motors/index.php?id=29320
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Old Mar 2, 2015 | 02:30 PM
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The sort of people that bought them for that 2-3 years ago tend to kill cars very quickly. Most are probably sitting half stripped in council estate gardens.

Rotten underneath and blown head gaskets = more than car is worth.

I've not seen a classic saloon for a couple of months.
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Old Mar 2, 2015 | 03:08 PM
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I'm looking for a early type RA which is hard work even more harder to find a good one
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Old Mar 2, 2015 | 04:41 PM
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Cheshire Performance bought them all, they are now 'sought after and rare' and £10,000
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Old Mar 2, 2015 | 05:45 PM
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If only
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Old Mar 2, 2015 | 06:29 PM
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Been thinking of a early classic to restore myself, Been inspired by some of the projects ive seen on here, especially some of the Type RA's and the P1 project on here.

Fancy a early STi and make it mint. problem is the early STi's fetch more then the later classic STi's as there a lot rarer.
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Old Mar 2, 2015 | 06:43 PM
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The prices do seem to have shot up all of a sudden. Probably worth buying a WRX shell and building up with STI parts as you go.
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Old Mar 2, 2015 | 06:56 PM
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I here you Gary been looking for one myself, most have been broken for parts and descent ones are going up in price.

Keep looking one will turn up
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Old Mar 2, 2015 | 07:16 PM
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Originally Posted by BBB3
I'm looking for a early type RA which is hard work even more harder to find a good one
I've got a M reg sti RA it's white I'm just trying to locate another DCCD gearbox for it, I bought one last year but it had no codes on it. As it transpires it was the wrong year for my one, I've fitted it but it seems the original diff doesn't like it. I'd take £2500 as it sits if your interested?
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Old Mar 2, 2015 | 07:21 PM
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People don't want to sell them for peanuts so they get broke a fair bit now. I have tried to sell mine for a little more than £1500 and no one wants to buy them unless there like £1000 or there about's and I wasn't letting it go for money nuts
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Old Mar 2, 2015 | 07:55 PM
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I sold mine for £1800 7 years ago £1500 is more than fair
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Old Mar 2, 2015 | 08:01 PM
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Originally Posted by EOEUMC
People don't want to sell them for peanuts so they get broke a fair bit now. I have tried to sell mine for a little more than £1500 and no one wants to buy them unless there like £1000 or there about's and I wasn't letting it go for money nuts
Dam right I'd rather keep it than give it away. One sold for £4155 on ebay only the other day item number 201292344935. These RA cars are getting rarer.
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Old Mar 2, 2015 | 08:31 PM
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I would rather lose a nut than sell mine now tbh Nothing comes close to the fun of a V1/2 GC8



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Prices have definitely risen...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Subaru-Imp...item3f481cd676
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Old Mar 2, 2015 | 08:48 PM
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Originally Posted by jayallen
Quality!! Do you want to go halves on the deal? I'll have the wagon!
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Old Mar 2, 2015 | 08:59 PM
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Originally Posted by 53
Nothing comes close to the fun of a V1/2 GC8
Or the V3 with its power increase
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Old Mar 2, 2015 | 09:54 PM
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Power can be bought I don't like the V3 frontend much, I'd have to retro fit the V2 face Mine is standard looking but far from standard
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Old Mar 2, 2015 | 10:08 PM
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I have Amber indicators and no heavy side skirts
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Originally Posted by 53
Power can be bought I don't like the V3 frontend much, I'd have to retro fit the V2 face Mine is standard looking but far from standard
I'd defiantly fancy a V1/2, only mod I'd do would be V5/6 STI wheels
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Old Mar 2, 2015 | 10:15 PM
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I've gone the other way and gone for V2 wheels lol
Joking aside tho,,lovely car you have 53,be rude if I didn't ask spec please.
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Originally Posted by Moley_WRX
I'd defiantly fancy a V1/2, only mod I'd do would be V5/6 STI wheels
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Old Mar 2, 2015 | 10:23 PM
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Originally Posted by ossett2k2
I've gone the other way and gone for V2 wheels lol
Joking aside tho,,lovely car you have 53,be rude if I didn't ask spec please.


https://www.scoobynet.com/garage/199...a-2379-53.html
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Old Mar 2, 2015 | 10:31 PM
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Just slightly modded then
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Old Mar 2, 2015 | 11:07 PM
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Yep, I've been looking to re-shell mine but the price of a decent classic is mental. Do i go down the Newage route?
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Really seen some nice clean ones going cheap
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Old Mar 3, 2015 | 10:06 AM
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Originally Posted by bigsigh
This is the sort of thing I'm after. How hard would it be to get this over the water?

Not too fussed on UK vs WRX as I'll be modding it as I go. Just HAS to Sonic Blue.

There were a couple of Type RA WRCs but they've been sold. I had a WRC before but couldn't get on with it as a main car. Now I'm after something just to mess around with.
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Originally Posted by EddScott
This is the sort of thing I'm after. How hard would it be to get this over the water?

Not too fussed on UK vs WRX as I'll be modding it as I go. Just HAS to Sonic Blue.

There were a couple of Type RA WRCs but they've been sold. I had a WRC before but couldn't get on with it as a main car. Now I'm after something just to mess around with.
That sounds a bit steep for what it is I only wanted £1850 for mine . May be I will have to wait a little longer and up the price
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