Buying my first wrx?
13 June 2015, 10:47 PM
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Buying my first wrx?
As title I'm looking to buy my first turbo scooby ive had 2 non turbo blob and hawk but now wanting a wrx as I test drove one the other day and been bitten by the bug!! So I'm looking to spend around the £5k mark and wanting to know what I can expect to get for that money and is there anything that I should be looking out for apart from the usual bits like accident damage and plenty of paperwork, and also good places to look to buy? I'm located in Bristol but willing to travel a bit to buy the right one... So if you've got any tips for a buyer I'll gladly take them
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13 June 2015, 10:59 PM
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I'd love an sti but insurance for me is a killer! �� what price should I look to spend on a wrx? Don't want one that's done a million miles.. Saw a wrx with sti upgrades for £5k but the guy hasn't replied to me?.. gutted really looked really clean and low mileage to good to be true?
13 June 2015, 11:02 PM
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if you must buy a wrx then look at late blobeyes, 2004/5 and if you're a modder try and get as much for your £ as possible.
Problem is, by the time you've declared all your mods (which the cops are heavily clamping down on and seizing cars) you could probably afford a stock STI, which is a MUCH better car
Problem is, by the time you've declared all your mods (which the cops are heavily clamping down on and seizing cars) you could probably afford a stock STI, which is a MUCH better car
13 June 2015, 11:07 PM
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Yeah that's true and I hadn't thought of that.. I'm after something tidy and yeah I'm after a blob ideally, and not after a classic not a fan if I'm honest and stir are going for strong money at the moment it's a toughie!
14 June 2015, 06:18 AM
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Better to have a nice tidy WRX than a shed of an STI that's going to need a load of cash throwing at it.
Look for the cleanest, well documented example you can find. £5k should get you into a very good WRX, avoid heavily modded ones because as mentioned above insurance get's expensive.
For me PPP WRX is a good bet, if you can't find one with PPP it's easy and cheap enough to collect the parts to add it yourself.
WRX PPP makes for a very good daily driver and is significantly cheaper to run than an STI, mine returns 28 to 36mpg when driven normally an STI will be more like 20/25 mpg, which ultimately equates to a couple more days a week in the driving seat before you're back at the petrol station, yet it has the same (well slightly better) real world performance as an STI, it's also a nicer place to be on Britain's pot holed roads.
I mention these points as it seems as though finances may be of some concern so stretching your budget to get an STI may not be the wisest decision, because what your likely to get at the bottom end of the STI market is one that's due brakes, tyres, cambelt, wheel bearings with a crunching gearbox and knocking suspension.
No one is going to sell you a nice clean minter that wants for nothing having just forked out on that lot.
Look for the cleanest, well documented example you can find. £5k should get you into a very good WRX, avoid heavily modded ones because as mentioned above insurance get's expensive.
For me PPP WRX is a good bet, if you can't find one with PPP it's easy and cheap enough to collect the parts to add it yourself.
WRX PPP makes for a very good daily driver and is significantly cheaper to run than an STI, mine returns 28 to 36mpg when driven normally an STI will be more like 20/25 mpg, which ultimately equates to a couple more days a week in the driving seat before you're back at the petrol station, yet it has the same (well slightly better) real world performance as an STI, it's also a nicer place to be on Britain's pot holed roads.
I mention these points as it seems as though finances may be of some concern so stretching your budget to get an STI may not be the wisest decision, because what your likely to get at the bottom end of the STI market is one that's due brakes, tyres, cambelt, wheel bearings with a crunching gearbox and knocking suspension.
No one is going to sell you a nice clean minter that wants for nothing having just forked out on that lot.
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14 June 2015, 11:28 AM
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As title I'm looking to buy my first turbo scooby ive had 2 non turbo blob and hawk but now wanting a wrx as I test drove one the other day and been bitten by the bug!! So I'm looking to spend around the £5k mark and wanting to know what I can expect to get for that money and is there anything that I should be looking out for apart from the usual bits like accident damage and plenty of paperwork, and also good places to look to buy? I'm located in Bristol but willing to travel a bit to buy the right one... So if you've got any tips for a buyer I'll gladly take them
thanks mike
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14 June 2015, 12:10 PM
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Buying my first wrx?
Better to have a nice tidy WRX than a shed of an STI that's going to need a load of cash throwing at it.
Look for the cleanest, well documented example you can find. £5k should get you into a very good WRX, avoid heavily modded ones because as mentioned above insurance get's expensive.
For me PPP WRX is a good bet, if you can't find one with PPP it's easy and cheap enough to collect the parts to add it yourself.
WRX PPP makes for a very good daily driver and is significantly cheaper to run than an STI, mine returns 28 to 36mpg when driven normally an STI will be more like 20/25 mpg, which ultimately equates to a couple more days a week in the driving seat before you're back at the petrol station, yet it has the same (well slightly better) real world performance as an STI, it's also a nicer place to be on Britain's pot holed roads.
I mention these points as it seems as though finances may be of some concern so stretching your budget to get an STI may not be the wisest decision, because what your likely to get at the bottom end of the STI market is one that's due brakes, tyres, cambelt, wheel bearings with a crunching gearbox and knocking suspension.
No one is going to sell you a nice clean minter that wants for nothing having just forked out on that lot.
Look for the cleanest, well documented example you can find. £5k should get you into a very good WRX, avoid heavily modded ones because as mentioned above insurance get's expensive.
For me PPP WRX is a good bet, if you can't find one with PPP it's easy and cheap enough to collect the parts to add it yourself.
WRX PPP makes for a very good daily driver and is significantly cheaper to run than an STI, mine returns 28 to 36mpg when driven normally an STI will be more like 20/25 mpg, which ultimately equates to a couple more days a week in the driving seat before you're back at the petrol station, yet it has the same (well slightly better) real world performance as an STI, it's also a nicer place to be on Britain's pot holed roads.
I mention these points as it seems as though finances may be of some concern so stretching your budget to get an STI may not be the wisest decision, because what your likely to get at the bottom end of the STI market is one that's due brakes, tyres, cambelt, wheel bearings with a crunching gearbox and knocking suspension.
No one is going to sell you a nice clean minter that wants for nothing having just forked out on that lot.
14 June 2015, 04:31 PM
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Thanks for the replies guys I'm more than happy with the power of a wrx (can always upgrade later) I checked my insurance again but amended it to see the difference in price when it's time for renewal in a couple of months and an sti is do able but the extra money I could put into a nice wrx, just need to find one now and a PPP would be worth keeping an eye out for? Any power or handling differences?
14 June 2015, 04:35 PM
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Hi,
Please feel free to give us a try for insurance if you like. If you wanted to PM me some contact details I'd be happy to arrange for one of my quotes team to give you a call back.
Regards,
Dan.
Please feel free to give us a try for insurance if you like. If you wanted to PM me some contact details I'd be happy to arrange for one of my quotes team to give you a call back.
Regards,
Dan.
14 June 2015, 04:38 PM
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5k is a pretty tight budget for an sti, decent classics are going up in price as well as newer ones, they have all been bought up by craps performance or broken now 
14 June 2015, 05:12 PM
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Thanks for the replies guys I'm more than happy with the power of a wrx (can always upgrade later) I checked my insurance again but amended it to see the difference in price when it's time for renewal in a couple of months and an sti is do able but the extra money I could put into a nice wrx, just need to find one now and a PPP would be worth keeping an eye out for? Any power or handling differences?
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Well I have been looking at this one and hoping to view it it has been modded but would value any opinions
http://www.pistonheads.com/classifie...--2004/4262185
http://www.pistonheads.com/classifie...--2004/4262185
14 June 2015, 10:03 PM
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Is a very nice looking motor although I think it's been on a few weeks and I would be careful with buying any car with the engine light on. Am sure the guy is genuine and a the engine light may just be in due to the tgv and lack of map however you can never be sure, it might be something more serious.
Also I've heard mixed things on whether you need to have the car mapped if its had a decat - some say running without for long periods may cause issues. Probably the best thing to do with any private purchase would be to take it on a test drive to a specialist and pay them to run diagnostics and look the car over, that way you can be a bit more confident in what you are buying
Also I've heard mixed things on whether you need to have the car mapped if its had a decat - some say running without for long periods may cause issues. Probably the best thing to do with any private purchase would be to take it on a test drive to a specialist and pay them to run diagnostics and look the car over, that way you can be a bit more confident in what you are buying
14 June 2015, 10:48 PM
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Well I have been looking at this one and hoping to view it it has been modded but would value any opinions
http://www.pistonheads.com/classifie...--2004/4262185
http://www.pistonheads.com/classifie...--2004/4262185
That just looks like trouble from the word go...
Maybe something more standard?
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14 June 2015, 10:50 PM
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Sound advise I did worry about the engine light being on as it could be a cover up for a serious issue. im going to view hopefully Tuesday so will see what's said about it?
Ok I think I'll avoid...
And I don't mind standard, after something clean and well maintained with plenty of paperwork is what I'm ideally looking for
Also should I avoid high mileage or are they pretty sound?
Ok I think I'll avoid...
And I don't mind standard, after something clean and well maintained with plenty of paperwork is what I'm ideally looking for
Also should I avoid high mileage or are they pretty sound?
Last edited by mikey89; 14 June 2015 at 10:57 PM. Reason: Adding to thread
15 June 2015, 11:10 PM
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Rubbish. Speak to Keith Michaels or the other specialists, a common myth put about by many unknowing owners who cannot be arsed to go beyond GoCompare etc and not true.
https://www.scoobynet.com/insurance-...608e17aa5d26dc
Last edited by The Trooper 1815; 15 June 2015 at 11:12 PM.
note taken
15 June 2015, 11:32 PM
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