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I have recently 'acquired' a Subaru Impreza WRX.... it was being stored in a garage I own, but the tenant has not paid rent for several months and has stopped replying to any correspondence. I have advised him that if rent isn't paid then I will dispose of anything left in the garage.
DVLA have advised me that there is no Registered Keeper for the vehicle, so I believe I should be able to either register the vehicle in my own name, or just sell it with the new owner registering it themselves.
The car has been in the garage since 2017, and I have the keys, however I have no information as to whether the vehicle is in working condition.
Vehicle Info according to DLVA are as follows:
Vehicle make - SUBARU
Date of first registration - July 2000
Year of manufacture - 1994
Cylinder capacity - 2000cc
CO2 emissions - Not Available
Fuel type - Petrol
Euro status - Not Available
Real Driving Emissions (RDE) - Not Available
Export marker - No
Vehicle status - Untaxed
Vehicle colour - White
Vehicle type approval - Not Available
Wheelplan - 2 AXLE RIGID BODY
Revenue weight - Not Available
Date of last V5C (logbook) issued - 25 March 2017
Any advice on what this car may be worth, and the best way of selling it would be greatly appreciated. I don't want to spend time / money on any repairs, I just want to sell as is.
not enough info to give any advice...it's an early car that has been messed with, so your only hope of it being worth more than a couple of Sheckles is if the mechanical bits are any good/rare, which is a challenge from a single photo. Looks like it has Trendline Recaros and Takata harnesses, which is a positive start...
From searching using the vehicle reg, I've come up with a VIN of: GC8012509. From a quick bit of research I think this short VIN may imply it's an import, though I can't seem to find much other info.
A 1993 WRX, originally in Black Mica. JDM 9import.
Could be anything now though
As for value, push it out of the garage and have a good look for rot. Around the arches and sills, under the bonnet and then pull out the trim in the boot and look at the condition of the suspension turrets. Take plenty of photos and post on here.
Last edited by TECHNOPUG; 29 November 2022 at 03:53 PM.
Sorry for such a delay, I've had a lot going on. These are the pics I could get, hard to get much with the car in the garage and I haven't been able to take it out.
You need to push it out of the garage and look at the body for rot underneath. Have you opened the bonnet? Does it even have an engine in it? What's the registration number?
You need to push it out of the garage and look at the body for rot underneath. Have you opened the bonnet? Does it even have an engine in it? What's the registration number?
Problem is because of the way it's parked I can't actually open the doors enough to get inside the car, so I can't pop the bonnet. I'll need to get the car towed out before I can do that. Reg is L694 PNU. VIN is GC8012509
Someone put the hand brake on and then got out of the car.....
Yeh not everyone is that skinny now days, not to bash OP ofc, as i dont think i would be abIe to get into the car and im average build. I think with the gap in one of the pictures if you quite slim you could just about to get to it but im talking lanky skinny or even child maybe.
OP you could possibly put one of them smaller trolley jacks under the rear diff and push the car providing front brakes not biting, it looks like just about. enough space maybe? if not that then you could always see if you got a mate with a winch and just drag it out.
Someone put the hand brake on and then got out of the car.....
haha yes but unfortunately the only door that unlocks from the outside is the passenger side. They’ve parked the car with the passenger door close to the wall, so it can’t be opened much, then jumped out of the drivers side locking the door. The only way to unlock the drivers door is from inside, which can’t be reached as the passengers door can’t be opened. Couldn’t make this up!
Yeh not everyone is that skinny now days, not to bash OP ofc, as i dont think i would be abIe to get into the car and im average build. I think with the gap in one of the pictures if you quite slim you could just about to get to it but im talking lanky skinny or even child maybe.
OP you could possibly put one of them smaller trolley jacks under the rear diff and push the car providing front brakes not biting, it looks like just about. enough space maybe? if not that then you could always see if you got a mate with a winch and just drag it out.
Thanks for the tip. I think I’ve found someone who may take the car and owns a tow truck so they should have all the equipment they need to get it out!
If you could find a small child to squeeze inside to let off the handbrake put it in neutral and open the bonnet, then if the battery is flat, charge it up or put jump leads on to get enough volts into it to open the windows.. (DON'T TRY STARTING IT!!) then we'll all have a better idea of its condition. The superstructure is misleading as they rot something awful underneath so it could just be a scrapper anyway.... After all, it is 30 years old. With the reg, you can go on the dvla website and do an mot history search to look for details. of any fails and advisories.... In fact I've just done it!
Last edited by nicam49; 28 January 2023 at 04:31 PM.
28 November 2022, 04:40 PM
Acquired a Subaru - query on value & how to sell
