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Hi I'm looking for a blobeye WRX with no engine mods, preferable Full service history for my next car and could use some advise for what to look for or to avoid.
I've found one with 1 owner from new and full Subaru service history but it's just over 150,000 miles and worried it's getting on a bit?
http://www.ecociti.co.uk/used-cars/subaru-impreza-2-0-wrx-4dr-doncaster-201606235194260
Any advise would be good,
That is way too expensive for a UK WRX. You can get better, with lower mileages and for less money.
If you really want it the garage quoted in the handbook may be a good place to start for a bit of feedback. But at 150k it will be feeling a bit wooly.
Here's the MOT history which looks pretty good.
Check the MOT history of a vehicle
Registration number: EX54WWH
Vehicle makeSUBARU Vehicle modelIMPREZA Date first used7 September 2004 Fuel typePetrol ColourSilver
MOT history of this vehicle
Test date13 November 2015 Expiry date12 November 2016 Test ResultPass Odometer reading153,066 miles MOT test number3733 2335 4850
Test date28 October 2014 Expiry date31 October 2015 Test ResultPass Odometer reading144,697 miles MOT test number4193 7180 4362
Test date31 October 2013 Expiry date31 October 2014 Test ResultPass Odometer reading135,392 miles MOT test number2254 3480 3348
Advisory notice item(s)
Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)
Test date24 October 2012 Expiry date31 October 2013 Test ResultPass Odometer reading124,472 miles MOT test number4663 7809 2205
Test date1 November 2011 Expiry date31 October 2012 Test ResultPass Odometer reading115,949 miles MOT test number1571 4540 1358
Test date15 October 2010 Expiry date28 October 2011 Test ResultPass Odometer reading104,525 miles MOT test number6026 7858 0253 Advisory notice item(s)
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a light misting of oil (2.7.3)
Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
Test date29 October 2009 Expiry date28 October 2010 Test ResultPass Odometer reading91,682 miles MOT test number8534 1210 9375 Advisory notice item(s)
Nearside Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
Offside Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a light misting of oil (2.7.3)
Offside Front Shock absorber has a light misting of oil (2.7.3)
Test date19 September 2008 Expiry date18 September 2009 Test ResultPass Odometer reading71,323 miles MOT test number2310 5306 8286 Advisory notice item(s)
Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
Test date7 September 2007 Expiry date7 September 2008 Test ResultPass Odometer reading51,268 miles MOT test number1109 6045 7289
I live about 10 mins from the first ad, MX5 city, They have been there years. I haven't heard any feedback about them, good or bad.
The first car is a high price considering the mileage. Yes, it's one owner and FSH, but its done 150k. Just think of all the components that will be passed their best and might need replacing soon. It might have had no expense spared and be in 'as new' condition
The second one looks a decent price for the mileage, last of the cheaper tax too
Bloody hell are prices really that strong, be selling my WRX wagon PPP in a week or so when I drive it back to the UK, 127k miles, needs a cambelt but was only going to ask £2.5k for it which I think is a fair price, but looking around seems I'd be letting it go quite cheap at that.
He said cam belt done, when was it done? It should be on it's 3rd now, original at factory, 2nd at 5 years or 60k whichever is sooner, 3rd at 10 years or 120k whichever is sooner. So, on age, it should have been done between September 2015 and end of February 2016
If the window not working is an easy fix, why not fix it?
I'd rather spend £10 on a new switch and sort it, and then not mention it a for sale ad
If he thinks it's only the switch, tell him to sort it
I've decided against all of them ones and have found a really tidy one, just waiting to find out if its had the belt done and the rest of it looks really tidy:
Bloody hell are prices really that strong, be selling my WRX wagon PPP in a week or so when I drive it back to the UK, 127k miles, needs a cambelt but was only going to ask £2.5k for it which I think is a fair price, but looking around seems I'd be letting it go quite cheap at that.
£2.5k is the right price. But obviously you can ask whatever you like. Ignore dealer's taking the ****.
i am by no means an expert but £4500 seems very steep, also, 2nd cambelt at only 48k?
Mine's one owner from new and 57k mile and Webuyanycar are giving me £4700 for it on monday (they've seen it, so that's a final price). The residuals really are that strong for a good one - I was surprised! Probably worth a grand more on the private market, which is considerably increased over a couple of years ago!
£2.5k is the right price. But obviously you can ask whatever you like. Ignore dealer's taking the ****.
Yeah that's pretty much what I thought.
Mine is no oil painting either, it's been my daily for the last 5yrs so got the usual stone chips and door dings, most of which it had when I bought it. It's not something I care about though as it's almost 12yrs old between that and the milage it's to be expected, I also care more about how a car runs than how it looks, after all you can tart the body up for a grand but a decent rebuild costs about £4k, big difference.
Might give we buy any car a call.
You bought one yet OP?
P.S; Cambelt is 60k or 5yrs but don't worry too much about it as Subarus aren't hard on cambelts and they don't come with a date stamp either.
Last edited by ditchmyster; 30 July 2016 at 08:21 AM.
so a 94k 03 plate should be due another belt change at 120k?
Mine is currently 5k miles and about 2yrs out of date and it aint snapped yet, I'll be heading back to the UK in a few hours, which is a 1300 mile trip ask me if I'm worried about the cambelt but like I said the car has been mine for 5yrs and I know it's not had the 4r$e ragged out of it so I'd rather take my chances with the one I know is ok along with the tensioner and idlers I know are ok as opposed to fitting "NEW" ones that "may" or "may not" be.
But hey like I said on another thread, to some people a folder full of receipts is a good thing, to me it just signifies a troublesome car.
Mine is currently 5k miles and about 2yrs out of date and it aint snapped yet, I'll be heading back to the UK in a few hours, which is a 1300 mile trip ask me if I'm worried about the cambelt but like I said the car has been mine for 5yrs and I know it's not had the 4r$e ragged out of it so I'd rather take my chances with the one I know is ok along with the tensioner and idlers I know are ok as opposed to fitting "NEW" ones that "may" or "may not" be.
But hey like I said on another thread, to some people a folder full of receipts is a good thing, to me it just signifies a troublesome car.
So, rather than spending £300 odd to get your belt done with genuine parts because there's a risk those parts might fail (?????), you'd rather carry on with a Cambelt and tensioners that have been on your car for 5000 miles and 2 years more than they should have been and therefore have a far greater risk of failing than brand new OEM parts?
Mine is currently 5k miles and about 2yrs out of date and it aint snapped yet, I'll be heading back to the UK in a few hours, which is a 1300 mile trip ask me if I'm worried about the cambelt but like I said the car has been mine for 5yrs and I know it's not had the 4r$e ragged out of it so I'd rather take my chances with the one I know is ok along with the tensioner and idlers I know are ok as opposed to fitting "NEW" ones that "may" or "may not" be.
But hey like I said on another thread, to some people a folder full of receipts is a good thing, to me it just signifies a troublesome car.
So you're not prepared to change your belt kit because the new parts might be worse than the parts you replace? wtf!
so a 94k 03 plate should be due another belt change at 120k?
An 03 reg should have had it changed in 08 and 13, so the next one is due in 2018, unless the mileage shoots up first
It's called 'preventative maintenance'. Replace certain perishable/degrading items at certain age/mileage, to avoid failure or inadequate performance of components
So, if you went to look at a 'low mileage' car. 03 reg and 11k miles. would you be happy that it has never had an oil change??????
A tight owner will only have something done when it's either essential or necassary. Not when it 'should be' done
The previous owner of my car wasn't tight and I'm not tight. My car is serviced regardless of mileage, only on age. If I did 500 miles in a year it would still be serviced
22 July 2016, 11:41 AM
Buying a Impreza WRX blob eye
but like I said the car has been mine for 5yrs and I know it's not had the 4r$e ragged out of it so I'd rather take my chances with the one I know is ok along with the tensioner and idlers I know are ok as opposed to fitting "NEW" ones that "may" or "may not" be.
