JDM STI Bugeye opinions please.
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JDM STI Bugeye opinions please.
Ok so i'm looking to get back into a Scooby at the moment but haven't really seen much that i like thats been realistically priced in my opinion.
i understand that you can make offers but if some one is asking £12995 and i think it's worth £10k then i can't see the point in even getting in touch and wasting both of our time. Maybe i;m not cheeky enough.
I do have my eye on something that is very nice and fairly priced but it's not yet for sale so I'm still keeping my eye out.
Which brings me to this
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classifi...code=p&adPos=2
Now this looks a really nice thing, however two things, the bumper badges should be white so possible new bumper or respray at some point and no boot badges??
Other than that it looks pretty good to me, what do the experts on here think and what kind of price would people be happy to offer for the car if in my position to buy? Is it well priced or a bit toppy?
Over to you guys, all opinions welcome.
i understand that you can make offers but if some one is asking £12995 and i think it's worth £10k then i can't see the point in even getting in touch and wasting both of our time. Maybe i;m not cheeky enough.
I do have my eye on something that is very nice and fairly priced but it's not yet for sale so I'm still keeping my eye out.
Which brings me to this
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classifi...code=p&adPos=2
Now this looks a really nice thing, however two things, the bumper badges should be white so possible new bumper or respray at some point and no boot badges??
Other than that it looks pretty good to me, what do the experts on here think and what kind of price would people be happy to offer for the car if in my position to buy? Is it well priced or a bit toppy?
Over to you guys, all opinions welcome.
Last edited by peter a; 20 September 2016 at 01:30 PM.
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That's a lovely example prodrive sti styling !! Roof flap option all positive features indeed I sold my bug sti prodrive type uk last year at £7k with 52k miles on it and this one is a jdm
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The MOT history is good.
https://www.check-mot.service.gov.uk/
Single scroll, so the burble is there and it looks like a pretty good car.
The MOT history is good.
https://www.check-mot.service.gov.uk/
Single scroll, so the burble is there and it looks like a pretty good car.
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The MOT history is good.
https://www.check-mot.service.gov.uk/
Single scroll, so the burble is there and it looks like a pretty good car.
The MOT history is good.
https://www.check-mot.service.gov.uk/
Single scroll, so the burble is there and it looks like a pretty good car.
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All JDM Bugs, including the S202 and Spec C RA, are single-scroll. JDM cars from 2003 (Blob) onwards are twin-scroll.
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I think its fairly priced due to the low mileage and rarity of these now. It certainly looks very clean. I wouldn't read too much into the missing badges, I'm looking to do the same to mine soon. Same with the stickers on the bumper, you can always replace them with white ones again. Having said all that I'd never go straight in with the asking price for any car.
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The dump valve would be, although it may need a small map tweak (depending if it had been mapped for it in the first place). You'd only need to unbolt it, replace the gasket, fit a re-circulation valve and reconnect the pipework. I've even got a very shiny re-circ valve I keep meaning to put on the for sale board...
I've no idea about the turbo timer though. Sorry.
I've no idea about the turbo timer though. Sorry.
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So True indeed, good few scoobs I've had hAve had them on I just turned them off as you can't even lock your doors when the timers on pretty pointless... And you've put me off them for life now I thought they were pointless before but invalidating insurance is a DIFFRENT issue altogether
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Ok so I have called and had a chat with the seller and I'm going to go and have a look on Friday.
No discussion on money at this stage but a couple of points on the car, it was remapped by Slowboy racing after the dump valve was fitted so would require a map tweek after removal of the blow off valve which the guy said wasn't an expensive HKS one but a cheaper version? Standard pro drive exhaust still in place, would the remap have achieved 330bhp with this in place?
Also if Slowboy already mapped this car I assume the Ecutek listened would have paid so the next remap should be quite cheap?
Second point is apparently the defi oil pressure gauge is playing up and jumping around, he said it was just a sensor but hadn't looked into the cost of a replacement.
Now I know that a replacement gauge and sensor will likely be about £200 + fitting which I can negotiate off the price however could this be an engine issue and not the sensor?
If so what am I looking for?
Third point is the car is still running in kph on the clock and speedo, is this easy to change to mph? If so what kind of costs are involved?
Pheww lots of questions.
Oh and one more for luck, when he got the car in 2012 it was totally debadged front and rear so he fitted the pink front stickers.
Do many cars come from Japan debadged or does this point to accident damage and repairs before export?
No discussion on money at this stage but a couple of points on the car, it was remapped by Slowboy racing after the dump valve was fitted so would require a map tweek after removal of the blow off valve which the guy said wasn't an expensive HKS one but a cheaper version? Standard pro drive exhaust still in place, would the remap have achieved 330bhp with this in place?
Also if Slowboy already mapped this car I assume the Ecutek listened would have paid so the next remap should be quite cheap?
Second point is apparently the defi oil pressure gauge is playing up and jumping around, he said it was just a sensor but hadn't looked into the cost of a replacement.
Now I know that a replacement gauge and sensor will likely be about £200 + fitting which I can negotiate off the price however could this be an engine issue and not the sensor?
If so what am I looking for?
Third point is the car is still running in kph on the clock and speedo, is this easy to change to mph? If so what kind of costs are involved?
Pheww lots of questions.
Oh and one more for luck, when he got the car in 2012 it was totally debadged front and rear so he fitted the pink front stickers.
Do many cars come from Japan debadged or does this point to accident damage and repairs before export?
Last edited by peter a; 21 September 2016 at 09:22 PM.
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If the oil pressure gauge is jumping about you need to be really confident that it's just the sensor, as fluctuating oil pressure can be caused by other expensive problems, such as head gasket and piston ring failure.
I believe 330bhp is possible on this car with the mods listed. But any more would need some upgrades. A dyno printout would be useful.
As for changing the clock to mph I've no idea, but second hand clock units can be had for 150-200 from a decent breaker such as Matty at MB.
If you're worried about accident damage or possible engine issues, and you don't have experience with these cars get a decent subaru specialist to check it over. There may be a small fee involved but it'd give you peace of mind. They'd also be able to give you an idea of the cost of converting the clocks.
And get rid of the dump valve.
I believe 330bhp is possible on this car with the mods listed. But any more would need some upgrades. A dyno printout would be useful.
As for changing the clock to mph I've no idea, but second hand clock units can be had for 150-200 from a decent breaker such as Matty at MB.
If you're worried about accident damage or possible engine issues, and you don't have experience with these cars get a decent subaru specialist to check it over. There may be a small fee involved but it'd give you peace of mind. They'd also be able to give you an idea of the cost of converting the clocks.
And get rid of the dump valve.
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If you got it for 6k it would be a steal, cant see the guy knocking that much off though. Funnily enough it sounds a lot like my car. My oil pressure gauge also plays up but I know for certain it's just the sensor.