Further help required in buying an Impreza!
#1
Ive had some great and really helpful responses to and ad i put on "help required buying". This is my situation, im about to buy my first impreza, i have a budget of £12-13,000 to spend. Ive been up to a Subaru dealer b4 i cam across this site and he has offered me an "R" reg 1997 2000 AWD in Reddish blue, the car was originally £11,995 and he has offered me £4,700 for my car in part-ex which is a 1993 "K" reg Mitsubishi Pajero SWB in Blue over silver with all extras incl Clifford alarm and cd player. The deal is i would give him my car and £7,050 cash, i haggled new Subaru mats inside all round, Subaru mud flaps, 12 mths Warranty full tank of juice and Alloys of my choice from a range they have! From some of the emils i have recieved on here from fellow hepful scooby enthusiasts selling their cars and the details and pics i have had from them, £11,995 seems over priced for an "R" reg car that has done 54,000. From your experiences and if you was buying again from scratch and had a budget of 12k-13k would you firstly buy private or from a dealer where usually the prices are slightly over but you get a warranty, or buy private and what 4 door model would you go for if you was me in the 2000 AWD range! Sorry it was a bit long winded but i wanted to get my position across! Thanx Rob
#2
Do you have to buy a UK model? If not consider buying an import, you will get a nice STi4 or 5 for you price range. They are cheaper, will have less miles and go a helluva lot quicker (280bhp v 205bhp - someone correct me if these are not quite accurate).
Downsides can be insurance and an ever decreasing petrol gauge
I have an STi3 (P plate) which I bought last year. It had just been imported, and had no history (risky I know), but I have 30K miles driving plesure since, kept it serviced and it has given me no probs whatsoever. Oh, and it goes like **** off a shovel.
Just my tuppence worth
Downsides can be insurance and an ever decreasing petrol gauge
I have an STi3 (P plate) which I bought last year. It had just been imported, and had no history (risky I know), but I have 30K miles driving plesure since, kept it serviced and it has given me no probs whatsoever. Oh, and it goes like **** off a shovel.
Just my tuppence worth
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oi standard early turbo 2000 have 208 bhp [img]images/smilies/mad.gif[/img] lol damn peaps tryin 2 rob me of valued gee gees lol 4 that money u'd probably wana MY98 at a guess i got a MY97 for just under 10k from a dealer 10 months ago although 68k on da clock it aint a prob but i wood of saved myself a fortune in changing white dials over if i'd had a MY98 & i kud get extra gauges in the centre pod I think i posted ISDC faq in yer other thread which tells u other differences between the different models but just incase my short term memory loss strikes again SIDC faq
Reckon u shud get sumin scweeeeeeeet 4 yer bling bling thou
Si
Reckon u shud get sumin scweeeeeeeet 4 yer bling bling thou
Si
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I recently bought a 98 R estate in Reddish Blue with 40000 miles. It was on sale for £12995, with not too much trouble i got the dealer down to 12250, a tracker fitted at cost and around £800 more for my trade in than any other garage would offer. And they put new mats in without having to be asked.
#6
Also, if you CAN sell you car privately you should be able to do very well buying a Subaru privately.
I bought a 99MY (218ps) 5 door with 40k, FSSH and Aircon 6 months ago for £10500 - genuine car, all bills, no bumps, HPI checked, inspected, did a full MOT etc. Then bought a Subaru ext warranty for £300 for peace of mind.
If you have your wits about you, do the checks and use your common sense and gut-feeling you can save a fortune. Whatever the books say, realistic trade value now is about £9500-£10000 for a 99 with average miles. Don't let the dealers charge you £14 !
I bought a 99MY (218ps) 5 door with 40k, FSSH and Aircon 6 months ago for £10500 - genuine car, all bills, no bumps, HPI checked, inspected, did a full MOT etc. Then bought a Subaru ext warranty for £300 for peace of mind.
If you have your wits about you, do the checks and use your common sense and gut-feeling you can save a fortune. Whatever the books say, realistic trade value now is about £9500-£10000 for a 99 with average miles. Don't let the dealers charge you £14 !
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