Hi guys, New to the forum & the scooby world (well not quite yet anyway )

Looking at some 1.6 STI replica's , They look pretty mint from the outside with all the upgrades ect, But I'm just looking for advice on what to look for when buying one , Pro's Con's of it being a none turbo , What's most likely to brake first...

Any information would very much appreciated guys.

I live on the Isle of Man & I'd have to make a trip to the mainland to buy one , Just don't want to make it a wasted journey or be wasting my time altogether with it.

^_^

Zak.

 

Cons = Slow as hell and you will get destroyed by your mates in Saxo VTR's.
Insurance will be thumped by "declared" upgrades.
Buy something simple and standard and cheap - build up your no claims then buy the real thing. An Impreza minus a Turbo really is a **** car

 

/\ completely agree.

How old are you, how many NCD, how long have you held a car licence, what is your budget for a car, what's your insurance budget?

 

Not worth it mate if you want a scooby that isn't turbo get the 2.0ltr

 

I'm 27 , held my full car licence since 2011 , 3 years no claims , Got 4k to spend, Wanted to keep it cheap but not buy a bag of s*** that's been ragged & likely to brake on me in the first week ^_^ , There's a few older Subaru's for sale on the Island but people ask for stupid money here.

 

Find one on the mainland and get a ferry ticket

 

That's my plan 👍foot passenger across then drive the car back. I've just been searching insurance on some 2.0lt and it's only £10 More than id be paying for a 1.6 so may as well go for the 2.0lt.

So many about on eBay though...a lot claiming to have not been ragged...what are the tell-tale signs to look out for with these ?

 

Have you had some quotes for insurance already? Maybe speak to the Insurance Brokers on here, they generally offer a very good premium. I cant speak for the others, but I would highly recommend Ian Michaels - member Moley on here.

 

Compare the market quoted me 722 for the year on a 2003 Subaru Impreza Wrx. I've not tried any manx insurers yet.

 

Thats a really good quote by the sounds of it

 

It is a good price, but you should be able to do better with the guys on here...

 

Hi,
When you have a car in mind please feel free to give us a try for insurance if you like.
Regards,
Dan.

 

Not a bad price but is that with mods declared?

 

Far too many factors involved these days

Most companies won't insure you with mods declared unless they are specialists

 

Just checked with a manx insurers and got this quote...smashes the others right outta the park

 

Do you only do a 1000 miles a year, I know the Isle of Man is pretty small but I do more than that just pottering round locally and mines a weekend car.

 

Was actually meant to be 10k lol although I run my business from home , so apart from pottering up to the post office and town don't get out much 😂